Guys… I mean come on… Too Faced kills me. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I’ll never tire of the products they come out with. The packaging is gorgeous, the products are lovely, the colours entrance me… it’s just a brand that I feel is creating things that gets me excited every single time. And these new(ish) Melted Mattes are no exception.

The Melted Mattes are Too Faced‘s answer to the “dry as the Sahara” matte liquid lipstick phase. These are very different from the original Melted lineup (the one I’m obsessed with) in the sense that they go on with a soft formula, but dry down to that matte lacquered paint aesthetic that has become so popular in recent years. They come boxed in the same style as the Melteds, just with “matte” emblazoned on the bottom. Also worth noting – when I first saw these I thought the clear plastic would be soft and bendable like the original Melteds – they’re not! These are hard acrylic and they can actually stand fully upright on their own! They also come with a doefoot wand applicator, unlike the Melteds.

The range of colours is quite different (to me). It has a range of nudes/brown vampy shades with a mix of hot and vibrant pinks and reds. There isn’t a lot of middle ground (although there’s one hell of a gorgeous vibrant orange shade in there called Mrs. Roper) so for those looking for a soft pink, you may not find that in this range. For me, though? This collection is right up my alley!

Too Faced Melted Matte in Miso Pretty

Miso Pretty is described as a “soft ballet slipper pink”. Unfortunately, this was the weirdest looking shade on me but nudes are so, SO personal.

It ended up being a bit too concealer mouth on me with a touch of… peach?  This was the patchiest shade I tried and it seemed to crack a bit into my lip line. But guys, seriously, don’t click away from this post yet, the other shades are beautiful!

Too Faced Melted Matte in It’s Happening!

It’s Happening is described as a “bright magenta”. And aside from coral, this is MY SHADE. It’s all pinky-red goodness and I want it all over my face. Of all of the shades in this range, this was the shade I lusted and swooned over the most.

And I’m so happy to report that It’s Happening has no patchiness and slid onto my lips like  a dream. This it the kind of shade my dreams as made of.

Too Faced Melted Matte in Bend & Snap!

A Legally Blonde reference, how could we not fall in love with this one? Bend & Snap! is a deep raspberry. Another favourite shade of mine, I find this shade quite similar to Melted Berry although slightly less red.

This colour was BOMB. Total colour opacity, no patchiness and amazing longevity. LOVE.

Too Faced Melted Matte in Drop Dead Red

Drop Dead Red was the first shade I tried in the range just because it intrigued me the most (and I already knew I was going to fall head over heels for It’s Happening!, so I figured I had to show another colour some love first!). Drop Dead Red is described as a “deep mulberry”.

You’ll notice in the shot above that you can see some patchiness. I’m really confused by that because it’s not evident in person, nor in video (I’m wearing this shade in my June 2016 Favourites on YouTube). I’ve noticed it twice now in bright lightning photography but rest assured that in normal daylight, you don’t see that odd shading. Regardless, this shade blew me away. There is no other shade in my collection that looks like this. It’s dark and vampy while still giving you that hint of red. I think it’s so freaking stunning.

Too Faced Melted Matte in Evil Twin

Evil Twin is described as a “deep black cherry” and it’s GORGEOUS.

It can look very black, and I assume most people will think it’s a true black on me, but instead of having that blueish tinge that most blacks have, this has the faintest whisper of red. There is ZERO patchiness on this shade – it’s fully opaque!

My Thoughts

I’ll start off with the bad, but rest assured that my general consensus on this product is that they’re a total win. My problem shades were Miso Pretty (patchy/sunk into lip lines) and Drop Dead Red (patchiness). I’d like to reiterate again that my issues with Drop Dead Red were not visible in normal lighting. Studio lighting can be pretty harsh on colour tones and I think it really brought out the worst in that particular shade. The other three shades I have (It’s Happening!, Bend & Snap! and Evil Twin) had no such problems with their colouring and were fully opaque.

Let’s talk texture and feel: The Too Faced Melted Mattes are not nearly as dry as the Colour Pop Ultra Mattes (which I hated). The Melted Mattes come out of the tube rather mousse-y in texture (very similar to the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams), but they dry down within about five minutes to the solid matte texture that we’re used to in liquid lipsticks. You will get “butthole lips” as that’s just the nature of a liquid lipstick. It is essentially matte paint for your lips and there is no smooth edge between where your lips are wet and where they’re dry. I love the longevity of the formula and it’s definitely been one of the more comfortable ones I’ve ever worn (case and point – I wore It’s Happening to work and forgot I was wearing it. Normally, by 3-4 pm, I’m dying to take my lip product off, but that wasn’t the case with this one). They do feel dry on the lips (totally expected), but once I removed them, my lips did not feel DRY, so I’d say that’s a definite win. What I also love about these is that I suffer ZERO lip line bleed out even without using a lip primer. It’s so relieving to know that once I put my lip colour on in a straight line it’s going to STAY that way for the rest of the day!

In short, I love these. I think they’re especially good when you’re at work and haven’t got an opportunity to check on your lip colour. Shades I need now? Mrs. Roper and Lady Balls. SO GORGEOUS.

The Too Faced Melted Mattes can be purchased at sephora.ca for $25 CAD and on sephora.com for $21 USD.

The products featured in this post were sent to me for consideration.