However, I realize that the diagonal cross-cut of the lipstick can make application somewhat uneven (one side has more of the lighter shade, while the other side has more of the darker shade). The Application: I’m mostly enamoured with the concept of this product – two lipstick colours in one, and in a rectangular angled stick that makes for more precise application. Make sure that you don’t exert too much pressure when applying it (or in my case, swatching on the arm heh – you can see from my Sneak Preview where I borrowed the lippies from Laneige that #1 had already been broken). The texture of the lipstick is also very slightly softer than your usual lipstick – perhaps due to the level of moisture (which therefore made it slightly softer), as well as the rectangular shape which is thinner than the usual circular bullet (which gives it more bulk and therefore more strength and not so prone to breakage). Take note: It is very important to note is that you MUST open the cap before pushing the lever – or else you’ll end up with a bumped-end lipstick.

On the bright side, it won’t accidentally get pushed when it’s in the handbag. The lever is slightly stiff, which means you need to put in slightly more effort than usual to push the lever down. Now this lever is slightly confusing at first (well, for me at least) – press the level down to push the lipstick up (versus the usual method of pushing up /twisting up to get the lipstick up).

The Packaging: It comes in a rectangular plastic tube with a click-on cap and a push-up lever. LANEIGE TWO TONE LIP BARS SM AURA - MILK BLURRING - MAGENTA MUSE SM MALL OF ASIA ROBINSONS MAGNOLIA - PINK STEP - MAXI.Yes, I finally have all 10 shades, and they’re all labelled too! :DSorry for the splotchy background – you can clearly see that I accidentally bumped/dropped/toppled over some lippies while I was shooting this heh1 Magenta Muse, 2 Red Blossom, 3 Pink Salmon, 4 Milk Blurring, 5 Daring Darling6 Pink Step, 7 Cashmere Nude, 8 Neon Juice, 9 Dolly Grape, 10 Burgundy Love

Laneige magenta muse review