Cheap Lip tint? OHYES

As a complete novice to makeup, I first dipped my toes(or lips lol) into lipstick. Compared to normal lip balms, I found most lipsticks too heavy.

Then...I tried lip tints. They are a definite GAME CHANGER.
They feel like NOTHING, it's amazing.

Essence, is you don't know, is a affordable Canadian brand usually sold in Shoppers Drugmart. I have tried their lip stains and nail polish and have found both to be of surprising good quality!

I have 05 Classic Simplicity, a mid red tone (mid refers to the colours saturation). I find myself always getting either mid toned reds or pinks that air on the cool/purple side. This red is almost a brick red, as it has a bit or orange in it(for orange haters, it is a red don't worry :) )

The application is easy and smooth. I can usually get away with one layer, but you could always add 2 if you want more colour. It's drying speed is about 1min (I did a test on my hand). The stain itself isn't overly powerful, so if you're looking for 'ALL THE COLOUR, ALL THE TIME' this isn't the stain for you. However, I found the way it faded very nice and subtle. With the products small size it isn't that hard to bring it with you and simply re-apply it later.

The only odd thing to me is the smell. It has an powerful fruity/floral-y smell. So please beware if you're not fond of smelly makeup.

So I used Micellar water for cleanup and it took a little bit of scrubbing(it is a stain...kind of the point). Overall painless, I'm sure a normal makeup remover would be just as if not more effective.

I would 100% recommend this product. Especially if you're new to lip tints or makeup overall and want something to try that won't break the bank, and affordable to boot!

(Pictures are of the product, and swatches; 1 layer and 2 layers)
(Technically there's always the cleanup to the left of the 1 layer one...but it cleaned up pretty nicely hahaha)