Love the color but it won’t sharpenThis is my favorite lip pencil. Most are difficult to apply because they’re so dry. I love how this lip pencil glides on. The color is a great a base for many (not all) lipsticks or lip glossesI truly love this pencil. It stays on for hours - even through a meal. It doesn’t bleed and it goes on smooth. Color selection is good although I can’t find this brand in stores anymore. The only problem is it’s impossible to sharpen. Constantly breaks off and you lose a ton having to start over again. Wish I could find an alternative but for now, I’ll keep buying.After reading all the positive reviews about the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (in Cruella), I was really excited to receive mine in the mail to try it out! My pencil was shipped the day after my purchase and even arrived a couple days before expected.At 645AM, I applied my lip balm first (eos - the ball shaped one) and then the lip pencil; it came on smoothly and easily - so far so good. I did notice some slight drying, typical with matte, and nothing that was bothersome or dry enough to cause cracks in my lips. During the course of my morning, I drank two cups of coffee and from my water bottle (one of those was with a straw) and went to check on my lipstick at 11AM and it was pretty dang near to still perfect. Seriously. It was like I had applied just an hour ago instead of the 4 hours (plus coffee wear!). At that point I simply applied some Baby Lips (in Cherry Me) to combat any minor signs of wear. At 2PM I ate (a messy) lunch and basically wiped it off myself with a napkin, but even afterwards it still left my lips a cute lighter shade of red where I only applied my Baby Lips again and went about my day. It also does not appear to dry flakily or in the middle, which are very nice.Just some background: my skin tone can range from medium to olive (depending on the season and sun exposure, you know) and I have brown eyes. One of my major concerns prior to purchasing this was if the color would work on me, but I took the risk and was not disappointed. It's a gorgeous shade of a darker red without being too dark (if that makes sense). I have the same primary concern as many others have mentioned before me: it's so expensive, $25 for a tiny pencil (that requires sharpening) is slightly excessive. One of things that I'm hoping will combat this a bit though is that it doesn't seem to reply many applications throughout the day. Overall, I would say if you are interested in investing in a solid product - buy this. I love it, but I am definitely also on the search for a cheaper day-to-day alternative.Love it all!When they discontinued my favorite color, Never Say Never, Amazon was the only place I could still find it. I was nervous ordering off of Amazon, as it’s so hard to know what’s real and what’s fake. I’ve ordered two discontinued colors from this seller and they are both the real thing! So grateful!Great color, great feel my favorite!I really like this lip pencil as it stays on well. And I can soften the intensity w/ a neutral overlay lipstick.Lovely bright red which will suit all skin tones. It has a slight silky texture but give you quite a matt look. This does last without drying your lips.Love this product. I am a huge fan of red lipsticks and have z large collection. I read this this was s superior product in a 'suits all' shade of red. It is and it does. Wearable, not drying, great colour and long-lasting.Bought for my daughter who loves itThis lasted only a very short time, for the money I would have expected betterNothing will get me back to regular lipstick