Urban Decay Lipsticks

Urban Decay has quite a variety of lip products, and with the latest release of the much-anticipated Vice line of lipstick, I realize that these lipsticks are now effectively obsolete. However, this may give you a good idea of the pigmentation of the Urban Decay lines, since they are quite consistent about quality and pigmentation across the board, except of course, if you purchase the sheer lipsticks.

Here are arm swatches of all of my UD lip products to start off.
 
From L to R: High Gloss Lip Pencils in Naked, Punch Drunk and F-Bomb; Revolution Lipstick in Shame and Matte Revolution Lipstick in Blackmail

My Lips - for reference



Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color - Lip Pencils
I was thrilled to get these three lip pencils on sale from Sephora, although it was sadly because they were being discontinued :( Although the colors are beautiful, I do not really care for the texture, since it is quite sticky - much like a typical lip gloss. I suppose I should have figured that, since they are advertised as being "high gloss", but I had never experienced a lip pencil with this texture in the past. The texture aside, the lip pencils are highly pigmented, and as promised, highly glossy.

Naked

Naked is a light peachy nude color that would likely be wearable for a range of skintones, since the pigmentation of this color is less striking when compared to the other two.

Punch Drunk

Punch Drunk is a lovely red-toned orange color that is fully pigmented with one swipe. Because this is in the form of a pencil, application is made much easier, and as could be expected, there is no need to line your lips first. This may not seem that exciting, but when I come to the lipsticks below, precision is not a given with all of the UD lipsticks.

F-Bomb

F-Bomb is a nice, classic, cherry red that also applies fully opaque with one swipe. Again, it is wonderul not to need a lip liner because this is narrow enough to line very well. Since I do not yet have any of UD's lip liners, I will very likely be investing in those sometime in the near future.

Revolution Lipstick
Shame

Shame is one of the satin finish lipsticks from UD's old Revolution line, and as you can see, a liner is needed because the bullet is so large and rounded that precise application is very difficult when applying the lipstick directly from the bullet.

Matte Revolution Lipstick
Blackmail

Blackmail is one of the matte lipsticks from the old Matte Revolution line, and because the bullet is just like that of Shame, precise application is extremely difficult. The other thing about Blackmail is that it has some slip to it, but it applies rather patchy so you end up having to fill in quite a bit. That being said, the "matte" label does not apply to this lipstick in the classic sense of the word because this is a very creamy lipstick. However, either after blotting or over time, it does wear down to a matte finish.

Naked, F-Bomb, Shame and Blackmail are all available in the new Vice line, and it seems like the colors are very similar, but the formula may have been improved upon in the case of Blackmail. In addition, Naked and F-Bomb are no longer available in the high gloss formula, but F-Bomb is available in its original form, as well as in a sheer formula.

I hope to be able to check out the Vice lipsticks soon, since I have heard many good things from those who have tried out the lipsticks already.

Disclaimer:
I did not receive any financial or material incentives for this review. All opinions expressed herein are my own.

Related Links:
Urban Decay's Website: https://www.urbandecay.de/lips/lipstick/vice-lipstick-mega-matte
Sephora: http://www.sephora.com/vice-lipstick-P409523?skuId=1828847&icid2=D=c6:ud_lp_whatsnew_carousel_us:p409523