I put this lipstick on in the early afternoon and then went out to see a movie and then a Broadway musical and then came home after midnight and besides some inevitable bleeding around the lip, the color stayed put without a single touch-up (I forgot the lipstick at home).

As far as lipstick/lipgloss goes, I usually wear more clear or nude-toned glossy shades on a day-to-day basis. The color is a brilliant, true red —not too warm but not too blue –and is buildable enough to create a deeper color if desired.Once dry, it really didn’t move much — there was virtually no transfer to a wine glass, and it passed the smooch test with near-flying colors. Aside from the stunning color, I also loved the finish: I feel like the day of the super matte lip is behind us, and I usually opt for a bullet lipstick or a tinted balm. I have trouble finding reds I love with my skin tone, so I was pleased for this slightly deeper, cooler red that complemented my coloring well. As the former Global Beauty Director at Estée Lauder, Violette is no newb to the French-girl aesthetic (it also helps that she is French herself) and what she's captured in Petal Bouche Matte is a soft, velvety blue-red that's so often sought out by the effortlessly chic set (or those who aspire to be). Here at Refinery29, we’ve explored how the hue helped actresses embody Hollywood sex symbols and has become a trademark look for Latinx women from Selena to AOC.

Still, to me that says it would last well through dinner with a touch-up or two, a perfectly reasonable compromise for a liquid lipstick that isn't overly drying or uncomfortable. Granted, I didn't eat or drink anything THAT messy, but it survive through a Chipotle burrito bowl and soda, so there's that. I’ve never been a big lipstick gal before, but every now and then I live for a bright red power lip.It’s definitely one of those liquid lipsticks that needs a lip liner, because after four hours, it was bleeding out the edges. Talk about a product that does so much with so little — for decades, a rouged mouth has held a transformative power for legions of women. I also dabbed some lip balm on a few times and it mixed nicely with the lipstick already on my lips, though that obviously changed the velvet matte effect. Her Petal Bouche lipstick is supposed to bestow the color and soft matte texture of a rose petal, and she has somehow nailed it perfectly. I am a sucker for packaging and could watch YouTube videos of people talking about makeup components for hours so I really appreciated that the doe foot applicator had small indentations on both sides to hold the product as you apply.