I feel using a Tint is a must if someone wants to achieve dewy lips and cheeks (makeup looks).
I have been using ETUDE HOUSE Dear Darling Water Gel Tint from last 3 months.
Keep on reading to know about my experience of using this Product.
Cost: MRP of this Product (Net Weight 4.5 g) is 450 Indian Rupees. (MRP, as mentioned on the product when I purchased.)
Description: This Tint is for Lips. The shade I bought is RD303.
My Overall Experience about this Product: Contrary to what I thought, using this ETUDE HOUSE Dear Darling Water Gel Tint has not been a piece of cake. I could only achieve my desired finish after trial and error. I will try to pen down my experience including the mistakes or failed attempts that I have made while using this Product as elaborately as possible, so that you can avoid those mistakes.
Below are the few attempts where I failed to achieve my desired finish.
- Initially I used the applicator (which comes along with this ETUDE HOUSE Dear Darling Water Gel Tint) to use this Product on my lips. Because the consistency of this Product is towards thick, I tried to pick up as little amount as possible on the applicator. However, even after multiple attempts to spread the Product evenly, it didn’t settle on my lips properly and looked uneven. I feel the gel kind texture of this Product didn’t allow it to set it on my lips. Also, because of this texture, wearing it under mask was not possible because it smudged and got transferred to the mask.
- Because wearing a mask is a must nowadays, after the above attempt, I thought I should try to make it transfer proof by pressing a tissue paper on top of it. But pressing a tissue paper didn’t work because it absorbed almost all the Product from my lips and made it look worse.
- I then tried to apply this Product with my finger, though it looked little better, but it stained my fingers ☹.
However, finally I have found a way to apply this Product, by which I can get my desired finish. So, currently I am using cotton buds to apply this Product on my lips. When I use cotton bud as an applicator to apply this Product, the Product gets applied evenly and gives a translucent finish. Simultaneously, the cotton bud absorbs the excess oily or gel like stuff (however, it does not make my lips dry) and makes the application smudgeproof and transfer proof to a good extent. Though I don’t get the super glossy finish when I use this method of application, still I am fine with it, as it gives even, translucent and dewy finish on my lips. Just to mention, before I apply this Product on my lips, I clean my lips and make it oil-free.
Other aspects which I also like about this Product are, it doesn’t make my lips dry and also it fades away slowly as I eat or drink anything.
Additional Usage- Though this ETUDE HOUSE Dear Darling Water Gel Tint is supposed to be used on lips, but I couldn’t resist myself from using it on my cheeks because I felt this Product can do more than it is supposed to 😊. I am happy to admit I was not wrong as it gives an excellent, natural pink finish. But then again, the finish I get is largely depends on how I am applying this Product on my cheeks. I get the best finish when I apply this Product with a foundation brush. I take very little amount of this Product on the foundation brush and then apply it on my cheeks in dabbing motion. I like to apply it on top of foundation and then wait for few minutes until it is settled on my cheeks. After that I apply loose powder with brush.
Other Comments: I need to blend this Product very fast (specially on cheeks), because if I let it stay on my skin without blending it for even few seconds it would stain that part of my skin and after that it would not blend properly.
My Rating: 3.7 out of 5.
