10 People Tried Kylie Jenner's Lip Kit and Here's What Happened

The response was mixed.

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As of today, Kylie's Lip Kits are still sold out. The website suggests that they will be restocking, but in the meantime, you'll have to go to eBay to get one — albeit at a much higher price than the original $29. Fortunately, Cosmopolitan.com was able to get a hold of the highly coveted makeup set in the "Dolce K" color and try it out.  


1. Helin

The packaging is fun and feels kind of "edgy" with the drips. The lip liner and liquid lipstick go on a bit dry, but the color is great and very Kylie-ish. The drawback is that it smells like synthetic candy-scented ick, and the fact that it's sitting right under the nose doesn't help. People did say it looked nice though! Which is nice. But overall, mixed feelings. 

Kathleen Kamphausen

2. Danielle

It applied beautifully and felt nice on my lips, but I feel like I looked scary. The color is too dark for me.

Kathleen Kamphausen

3. Charlotte

I don't love the color, but I think there are two others. I would've loved to try the true brown. The formula is actually really good. It's not heavy. The one thing I'm concerned about is drying. I think my lips are going to flake off after this. That said, it doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything, which is very rare when you're putting on a matte color. 

Kathleen Kamphausen

4. Mylan

Love the color. It's super '90s grunge, but the formula … not so much. I tried to do just the lip liner since, well, isn't that all Kylie uses anyway? It was way too drying. So in the quest for "Kylie lips," I added the liquid lipstick, thinking that would be more moisturizing, but that wasn't the case. After about half an hour, it started flaking onto my Starbucks cup.

Kathleen Kamphausen

5. Tiffany

This color is really bad for brown-skinned women. It's hard to review because I don't know if I have the right color on. And my lips are already big, so I don't really see it making a big difference in terms of helping my lips. 

Kathleen Kamphausen

6. Eliza

I appreciate Kylie's entrepreneurial spirit, but I just don't think this is my color. It looks like I ate some candy and didn't wipe my mouth after. Also, the liquid lipstick smells like the meanest girl in eighth grade.

Kathleen Kamphausen

7. Elizabeth

I rarely put anything on my lips besides copious amounts of sheer lip balm. Lipstick just doesn't do it for me. I actually liked the moody/nudey lip liner color and thought it gave my lips some sexy definition. But I was surprised that the liquid lipstick was so matte; one person told me my lips looked dry. When another person said I looked like Claire Danes in My So-Called Life, I decided that was not a compliment and I'd had enough. #Chapstick4Lyfe.

Kathleen Kamphausen

8. Carly

I liked the color but it didn't suit my skin tone and the formula made my lips dry. The imagery on the packaging, however, is sick!

Kathleen Kamphausen

9. Tess

I loved Kylie's liner. It's a really simple, pretty, everyday color! Pretty sure when I saw the lipstick, though, I said, "This is poop-colored," out loud. It was dense and muddy, which are two qualities I don't typically look for in lipstick. Anyway, I didn't look good or bad with it all on, I just looked like a ghost who'd just enjoyed a fudge pop or something.

Kathleen Kamphausen

10. Heeseung 

Going in, all I knew about the Kylie Lip Kit was that it had sold out in mere minutes and that kits were going on eBay for a sweet grand. So I assumed the lip kit would imbue me with magic powers, no big deal. I first used the lip pencil, standard stuff; the color wasn't too far off from my normal lip color and it didn't feel too drying. Then I opened the lipstick and WHOA. Man, the stink. It went from vanilla to an awful cherry Chapstick smell. Against my better judgment, I put it on my mouth, perilously close to where I ingest foods. The lipstick dried to a matte, almost chalky brown. Not my color, or my texture, or my flavor. I also didn't gain any special powers. I think I'd be better off saving the thousand (or even the $29, assuming the kits are reissued) on something else.

Kathleen Kamphausen


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