I like these matte stains a lot, I just need lip balm before, I guess it depends on everyone's lips, because I saw some people review it as not drying. The colors are darker then in the pics, or perhaps in the picture it was applied differently. I thinks this formula needs a bit more effort to figure out how much to apply, to use applicator or a brush, lip balm and/or lip pencil etc. Still, I really like these colors, they seem to be flattering for most skin tones.