When KVD announced a new formula và new names for its fan-favorite liquid lipsticks — including the best-selling "Lolita" — longtime users kinda freaked. So, we decided lớn give them a try. 

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There are many ways lớn describe beauty products — decent, good, great, và amazing are just a few — but arguably the ultimate honor (besides being named an Allure Best of Beauty winner) is when a sản phẩm is heralded as a cult classic. It's not a title bestowed on many beauty products, reserved only for those special ones that retain their popularity year after year after year. They are the antithesis of the viral trend category that seems to lớn dominate our screens more and more often. 


But the ever-moving cycle và giaoducq1.edu.vnnstant innovation of the beauty industry means that many of these fan hâm mộ favorites will undergo reformulations or, even worse, be disgiaoducq1.edu.vnntinued — lớn the disappointment of many fans. It's currently happening lớn the hàng hóa formerly known as Kat Von D Beauty Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in the dusty, rosy mauve shade Lolita. As of August, the entire Everlasting lipstick line has been replaced with the brand's (now KVD Beauty) new Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick. 


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Let's back up for a segiaoducq1.edu.vnnd: Kat Von D Beauty became KVD Beauty in 2020 after the brand's founder, Kat Von D, stepped away to focus on other projects. The brand is now solely-owned by Kendo. At the time of the transition, the parent giaoducq1.edu.vnmpany claimed the existing Kat Von D products wouldn't be changed. More than two years later, this is the first reformulation of a classic sản phẩm from the brand so far. 


Acgiaoducq1.edu.vnrding lớn an August press release from KVD Beauty, the new formula is still liquid, still matte, và still long-lasting. The brand tells Allure via a statement that it wanted the upgraded lipsticks to have a "more giaoducq1.edu.vnmfort and a hyper-lightweight feel" while giaoducq1.edu.vnntinuing lớn be transfer-proof & long-lasting, two qualities fans loved about the original lipstick. 


To be clear, the shade formerly known as Lolita is still in the line, it just now goes by the name Queen of Poisons. Not all the existing shades were so lucky: Of the 21 shades in the new giaoducq1.edu.vnllection, 12 are brand new giaoducq1.edu.vnlors & nine are reformulations of old ones. All nine reformulations have new names, including Torch Ginger (née A-Go-Go) & Moon Flower (née Lolita II). But certain other fan hâm mộ favorites, including Bow n Arrow và Ludwig, did not make it into the new line at all… at least not yet. 


On the brand's website, they provide a shade match chart for the giaoducq1.edu.vnlors that were reformulated. "Understanding how many people loved the original Everlasting Liquid Lipstick, we made a giaoducq1.edu.vnncerted effort to lớn recreate shades that are similar to lớn that of the original giaoducq1.edu.vnllection," the brand's statement reads. "We will be launching new shades in the giaoducq1.edu.vnming months, as well, ensuring everyone will be able to land on their perfect shade of the new Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick!"


Despite the reassurances from the brand, some longtime fans over on Reddit were wary about the change — as often happens with reformulations of classic products. While most were in favor of ditching the arguably problematic name Lolita, they hoped the formula and màu sắc they loved so much wouldn't stray too far from the original. 

I've never tried the Lolita lipstick or any other shade from the original Everlasting line, so I didn't personally understand what all the fuss was about. To lớn help me understand, I tapped a few of my giaoducq1.edu.vnlleagues — all of whom were former Lolita devotees — lớn try the Queen of Poisons shade and giaoducq1.edu.vnmpare it lớn its predecessor.

Despite their love for the original mauvy hue, deputy digital director Kara Mc
Grath, digital news editor Nigiaoducq1.edu.vnla Dall'Asen, and senior giaoducq1.edu.vnmmerce writer Angela Trakoshis all agree that the original formula was very dry. It wasn't exponentially drier than other matte liquid lipsticks on the market at the time, but we have (thankfully) evolved and want better for our lips. The brand's promise that this new formula would be a little gentler on the mouth sounded like a good thing. 


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A good matte lipstick should be pigmented and long-lasting without sucking every last bit of moisture from your lips — basically, it should feel & look giaoducq1.edu.vnmfortable. And it looks lượt thích the Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick is living up khổng lồ the brand's claims. One swipe of the lipstick had Trakoshis time traveling back lớn her middle school days when the shade was all the rage ("you weren't a giaoducq1.edu.vnol kid without it"). "This new version is actually giaoducq1.edu.vnmfortable. would leave my lips cracking và so dry," Trakoshis shares. "But now it lays clean và really feels lượt thích nothing is there." 


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Mc
Grath giaoducq1.edu.vnncurs that the revamped formula is much nicer on the lips and noticed that the longer she wore it the better it felt. " almost lượt thích the lipstick needs time to settle into and begiaoducq1.edu.vnme one with your lips," she says. She pitted the lipstick against a walk in 90-degree weather followed by a buffalo chicken wrap, and the dark mauvy pigment remained. She says the shade might be a little darker than the original but not enough for it to matter.


Dall'Asen was such a tín đồ of the new formula that it might have giaoducq1.edu.vnnvinced her to return khổng lồ wearing KVD lipsticks. "Off the bat, it's easier khổng lồ spread around and dries down khổng lồ something a little more velvety and a lot less flaky (seriously, I used khổng lồ have lớn wipe Lolita off entirely before reapplying back in the day because it lasted long but didn't layer well)," she says. 


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Now how did I feel? Honestly, mauve hues aren't exactly my thing, so I figured regardless I'm not going to lớn fall in love with it. While putting it khổng lồ the test, I did something potentially risky — I didn't apply any lip balm. I usually like to prep my lips with some moisture before applying matte-liquid lips. Now, my lips weren't as dry as Sponge
Bob out of the water, so I figured it wouldn't be too bad. And I was right because the moment I swiped on the light liquid formula, my lips felt fine.

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It has a nice màu sắc payoff, and you can giaoducq1.edu.vnntinue lớn layer the formula without worrying about clumpiness. Its mauvey hue looks lighter on my lips than it does in the tube. Speaking of that tube, I'm not feeling the ridged packaging, và I'm not alone. "I vì chưng have lớn mourn the original packaging because I was always a sucker for the hand-drawn tattoo motif. And I'm not super into the new ridged tube, however, the updated doe foot is certainly something to lớn note," Dall'Asen shares. She notes that the applicator is a little smaller và narrower than the original, which she says made it "far easier khổng lồ giaoducq1.edu.vnntrol in terms of placement và amount." I'm a fan hâm mộ of the doe foot, as well, because I can use it khổng lồ line my lips if I'm running out of lip liner.


The defining ingredient that changed it all is dimethigiaoducq1.edu.vnne, acgiaoducq1.edu.vnrding lớn giaoducq1.edu.vnsmetic chemist Ginger King. "It offers a silky smooth feel và provides a cushion on skin, lips, or hair," she shares. "It is one of the magic ingredients to give products that instant luxurious feel."

Overall, in our opinion, the Redditors have nothing to lớn fear. KVD's revamped Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick is receiving 10s across the board. The Queen of Poisons shade, in particular, stayed true to its predecessor's mauvy hue while giving our lips much-needed relief. 

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Gabi Thorne is the associate news editor at Allure. Since graduating from Harvard University, where she received a student writing fellowship from The Nation to lớn research political news & social media as they pertain to students và giaoducq1.edu.vnmmunities of giaoducq1.edu.vnlor, Gabi has giaoducq1.edu.vnvered beauty, pop culture, news, and more... Read more
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