Bite Beauty Creme Lipstick in Tannin

I usually show the ingredients at the end of a post, but as Bite Beauty is all about the ingredients in their products I thought I'd show those first. Bite Beauty products are made from natural food grade ingredients and contain resveratrol, an antioxidant from the skin of red grapes - although I don't think you can be getting very much of it in a 'dose', considering how long a lipstick lasts. The ingredients list does look pretty good to me, and doesn't contain wheatgerm oil for the ladies who prefer to avoid it.

I like the shape of the tubes, which have a differently shaped top for each of four colour families; reds, neutrals, pinks and berries. 

These are now available in the UK at Selfridges London, but a friend from Canada helped me to get hold of one of the reds, Tannin.

Tannin is described as a poppy red. I'd say it's not as bright or orange as the red of most poppies, if I was being absolutely picky. It's a slightly darkened classic balanced red - it leans very slightly to the blue-pink side when it fades to a stain on my lips.

I thought I wouldn't be able to show you a lip swatch at the moment as I have a horrible cold and my lips are quite sore. I was pleased to find that the creamy and comfortable texture of the Bite Beauty Creme lipstick means that I can apply it without bothering my lips and I find it quite soothing, which is unusual for a red.

The payoff for the comfy texture is that I've found it does fade to a stain relatively quickly - I'm left with a pinkish red stain within two hours of application. It does fade evenly though. If you want to keep a bright deep red, expect to reapply frequently with this product.

I have heard the High Pigment Matte Pencils last very well, and I might give one of those a try next, perhaps as a base for this lipstick over the top.

These are available from Selfridges, where I think they are £18 if I remember correctly.