Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics - NSFW Lip Tar

Lovelies! You all know that I'm a HUGE fan of lipsticks, reds being my absolute fave. Ever since I started on my red lip journey, I've had a bit of trouble finding my perfect red. Some have been complete duds and some have been close but no cigar. Well, I. have. found. it....The absolute perfect red for me, my dream red and it's all thanks to this little lip tar. I've known about Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics for awhile now but, I honestly never paid much attention to the brand until I ran into an insanely awesome girl by the name of Delilah wearing this (YOU ROCK!). As soon as I got the chance I hopped on over to OCC's website and since then I've been in complete lip tar obsession mode. I fell in love with this color, NSFW and I have future plans to pick up Harlot.

Even though I had heard great things, I of course wanted to try it out before I bought it. Luckily, Sephora happened to carry this color. All of the Sephora's in my area have a very limited selection, only three to four colors and there were only two or so of each tube so definitely be sure to call and check before going.

I have to say, never in my life have I experienced so much pure saturated color in a lip product. I mean honestly, these lip tars are pure pigment just as OCC describes them. I have to be honest I did not for a second believe the claims of only needing a drop of product but, I truly only needed just a drop and it spread like buttah! Be careful not to over apply unless you enjoy lip color on your teeth...and all over your face. If you've ever used Mehron color cups on your lips, then this has a very similar texture although the lip tars are runny and the color cups are a bit more solid. Since the lip tars are very runny in texture and the colors are so concentrated, you absolutely without a doubt need to use some sort of lip primer unless you apply this product very sheer. I used my MAC Prep + Prime with this and it worked beautifully, the color stuck extremely well. Keep in mind that because of the lip tars texture, you NEED to use a lip brush (a small lip brush is included!) to get the most precision and best final result, if you don't then it will smear like a total bitch and end up absolutely everywhere. This color lasted 4+ hours and even once the initial color wore away it left a very vivid almost purple tinted stain. The lip tars dry to a semi-glossy finish, if you would prefer a matte finish like myself, all it takes is a little bit of blotting.

These lip tars contain: Vitamin E, Peppermint Oil and Hemp Oil as well as, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate | May Contain: Silica Dimethyl Silylate, D&C Red #6, D&C Red #7, D&C Red #27, D&C Red #30, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Yellow #5, FD&C Yellow #6, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide and Mica

The peppermint oil might be my only dislike since I have never been a fan of lip products that contain mint. I have never enjoyed the smell but thankfully the lip tars are very mild and I can easily overlook it. I still have to get used to the tingling feeling of the peppermint though.

Overall, this is absolutely my new favorite red, it's the perfect true red for my skintone and unlike a lot of my other reds, it doesn't lose it's color and turn fuchsia on my lips. As far as the lip tars themselves, they are an absolutely wonderful product and my only regret is that I didn't try them sooner! Just be sure to take your time with applying these and you won't have any issues.

OCC's Lip Tars retail for $16.00 and contain 0.33 oz of product. The coolest thing of all? All of their cosmetics are one hundred percent vegan and cruelty free.

You can check out Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics here
Check out Sephora's online selection of lip tars here

Much love xo