Topshop Lips Velvet Finish Moisturising Lipstick in Confession and Mischief

Topshop is huge in the UK and I know many bloggers and "YouTube beauty gurus" from there have talked and raved about Topshop's make-up line for ages. But it doesn't seem to be very well-known in Canada, probably due to the lack of stores here (Topshop is exclusive to The Bay in Canada, and within Toronto, only two of the locations sell Topshop — of the two, I believe only the Yorkdale location carries the cosmetics line). In addition to two powder blushes, I also picked up two shades of their Lips Velvet Finish Moisturising Lipstick (not to be mistaken for Topshop's Lip Stick, which are their chubby lip pencils — it's confusing, I know). I finally decided to post a review after testing these for a couple weeks. Their lipsticks are packaged in white-coated metal tubes featuring black stripes on the base, and have a subtle mango fragrance and taste. Each lipstick contains 3.5 grams of product, and retails for $17.

Confession and Mischief

Confession and Mischief

Confession is a medium bright coral that leans slightly pink in a Velvet finish. It goes on smoothly and evenly, and has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is very slightly more pink than MAC Vegas Volt, but they are quite similar.

Mischief is a medium bright orange-toned red in a Velvet finish. It goes on smoothly and evenly, and has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more red than MAC Chili, and less orange than Lady Danger.

The texture of these lipsticks is gorgeous, and reminds me quite a lot of MAC's Amplified lipsticks — really creamy, smooth, and pigmented with a slight sheen. Those who have a sensitivity to fragrance might not like the mango scent in these, but both the smell and the taste disappear after a few minutes of wear. There's really nothing about these I don't like. The only thing I'm confused about is the pricing. I just don't get how Topshop's blushes are $13, whereas their lipsticks are $17. I can't think of any other company in which its lipsticks are more expensive than their blushes. I'm not complaining, though, because I feel like their lipsticks easily merit the price point, but I just thought their pricing was odd. That having been said, I don't think you should go out of your way to get to a Topshop just to grab their lipsticks — MAC is comparable in quality and price, but with infinitely more shades and locations (at least in Canada). However, if you're near a Topshop, then these are absolutely worth checking out.