The Review: Topshop Beatnik Lipstick

I've mentioned previously on this blog that I'm not a massive fan of Topshop makeup. I find that whilst their products are nice, there's always something not quite right, the shades, the formulas, the lasting power. As a result, I don't own much, it tends to get passed on to less-fussy friends, or my little sister. Recently though, in my latest haul post, I showed the three products I picked up in Topshop in an effort to love the makeup a little more. 

The real standout product for me of the three I picked up was the lipstick. Beatnik is a lot more subtle than Topshop's usual lipstick fare, which normally look okay on the little sticker at the bottom of the tube, but when swatched are pretty garish and bright. It's a muted berry shade with a hint of rosiness to it. It's pretty subtle, the cliché 'my lips but better' springs to mind here, since it is very similar to my natural lip colour, just with a little something more. 

This lipstick has ended up my handbag lippie of choice this month, because it's so similar to my natural lip colour it goes with literally every makeup look I wear, and when I haven't know which lipstick to wear, this is what I've gone with. 

The formula is the one thing that lets this product down in my opinion. It's got a really creamy formula, so it applies really nicely, but unfortunately the wear time is really short, I have yet to see this last longer than two hours, which is pretty pathetic in my opinion. This will also disappear at the first sign of food drink or kissing too, which is pretty rubbish since I'm a serial water drinker. If I had known how rubbish the wear time was I don't think I'd have purchased this, since I feel like I'm getting through it pretty fast having to reapply five or six times a day. If I use Lipcote it does last a little longer, but the formula is so creamy even that doesn't help that much. 

It's a shame because I love the colour of this lipstick, but I think I'll end up trailing the aisles of Boots with it looking for a similar colour from elsewhere. 

Do you like Topshop makeup?