I finally decided to get some lip tars after hearing how much my Twitter and YouTube friends loved them. On Twitter I heard that Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (follow on twitter @occmakeup) were going to be offering 20 precent off (if you used discount code CYBER2010 at checkout) for Cyber Monday so I thought what a perfect time to try out lip tars for myself (I have ordered lip tars as gifts for others, also I did pick up a lot of the first lip tars to be offered at IMATS 2009 for my twin who loves them!). Now overall I am likely these lip tars very much. They are very pigmented and creamy. Also they are very long lasting, and it's very true that a  little goes a long way. I have found the best way to apply these is to definitely use a lip brush. Now it is true that the darker colors do stain your lips and skin so be careful to take your time when applying these. Also wipe any mistakes off before they have time to dry so you do not stain any area other then your lips. Now just like any lip color such as lipsticks, glosses, etc. not all colors will suit every skin tone. But at the same time you can go by swatches you see on blogs, twitter, Facebook, or YouTube because these swatches will not give you the lip tar's true color (tell people if your just starting off with occ lip tars pick up a few at a time and try them out. Because you are able to mix these tars together you'll be able to see which colors work straight out the tube and which colors you'll need to mix with others color to get a shade that works best with your skin tone). Now the colors I picked out were:

Memento (which is describe as a coquettish (or in simple terms flirty) pink/plum shade)

Trick (which is describe as a creme beige neutral shade)

Demure (which is describe as a rich purplish fuchsia shade)

Petty Beige (which is describe as a rich, golden ecru (or in simple terms a warm creamy beige) shade)

Amine (which is describe as a vivid neon hot pink shade)

Now I was pleasantly surprised to see that the 3 lighter shades I ordered were not as pale or chalky as I was lead to believe by other blogs and YouTube videos. And when I tried Trick and Petty Beige out, I found them to be very lovely nude shades that did not wash me out or give me that nasty jizz lip look that so many seem to think is cute (omg this is not cute on anyone!! I put it up there with the orange fake and bake tan and food related weaves which I still don't understand!). Now Memento is the 3rd lighter shade I got and it's one of the few light pinks that I can say I love. As for the 2 deeper shades Amine and Demure there is nothing bad I could ever say about them!! Amine and Demure are both vivid, bold shades that I think any woman (expescially women of color) color rock. Now over all I would have to say I give these 5 lip tars a 9 out of 10 and the reason for this happen to be because of an issue I had with getting my package (if your on my twitter you know all about what happen). But overall 9 or 10 is far from bad. Now would say go and pick up a few if these for yourself. Also I have listed places where OCC Products are availble

NEW YORK:
ALCONE
322 W. 49TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019
PH: 212-757-3734

MAKE UP MANIA
182 ALLEN STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10002
PH: 212-533-5900

WONDERLAND BEAUTY PARLOR 418 WEST 13TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10014
PH: 212-524-2800

CALIFORNIA:
CAMERA READY COSMETICS 2054B EAST MADISON AVENUE EL CAJON, CA 92019
PH: 619-955-6194

CINEMA SECRETS
4400 RIVERSIDE DRIVE BURBANK, CA 91505
PH: 800-808-0579

NIGEL'S BEAUTY EMPORIUM 11252 MAGNOLIA AVENUE
N. HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601
PH: 818-760-3902

AMSTERDAM:
PRO MAKEUP STORE OOSTELIJKE HANDELSKADE 119 1019 DN, THE NETHERLANDS
PH: +00 30 21 0505 5829< ‎

AUSTRALIA:
ACMUSE
29-35 SHEPHERD'S STREET BROADWAY, 2008
PH: 9281 0003

IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKEUP
139 PUCKLE STREET MOONEE PONDS
PH: (03) 9370 0232

LEHVED
PO BOX 422 DARLINGHURST NSW 1300
PH: (02) 9212 5037

MAKEUP & GLOW
1/189 KELVIN GROVE ROAD KELVIN GROVE, QLD 4059
PH: 866-447-69280

AUSTRIA:
COLORS FOR BEAUTY INDUSTRIESTRASSE I N°4
AT 2620 NEUNKIRCHEN
PH: 43-660-711-77-77

CANADA:
FERNANDA'S
1225 AEROWOOD DRIVE MISSISSAUGA, ONT L4W 1B9 PH: 800-862-1447

STUDIO [MAKIJAZ]
4030 RUE ST-AMBROISE
NEW YORK, NY 10002
PH: 514-934-6254‎

MALAYSIA:
SERENDIPITY
NO 1, JALAN SETIABUDI DAMANSARA HEIGHTS
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
PH: 6019-607 9616

NEW ZEALAND:
EYESPICE
PO BOX 65449
MAIRANGI BAY
AUCKLAND, 0630 info@eyespice.co.nz

PHILIPPINES:
HD MAKEUP STUDIO
MAKATI PALACE CONDOMINIUM MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES
PH: 639228878921

UNITED KINGDOM:
COCKTAIL COSMETICS
COMING SOON!

GENIE COSMETICS
77 PETTUS ROAD
NORWICH, NORFOLK NR4 7BY PH: +016 03 503 599

LOVE MAKE UP
127 HIGH ROAD
WORMLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE EN10 6DW
PH: +0044 1992 4486 98

THE MAKEUP ARTIST BOUTIQUE 33 CONWAY COURT
CLARENDON ROAD
HOVE, BN3 3WR
PH: +00 30 21 0505 5829