Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25 BE105 (Velvet) - "Easy and fast makeup versatile pencil comes in four multi-purpose textures and rich hues. Cream version applies smooth and is good as an eye makeup base, for contouring and shading and as concealer. Jewel shades are naturally sparkly, perfect as eye shadow or highlighter. The Jelly texture leaves a dewy finish on lips as well as on cheeks. Matte-textured Velvet is perfect for creating gradient lips and giving cheeks a rosy hue." Net Wt. 1.1g / 0.04 oz via www.stylekorean.com

Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you all had a restful weekend. I'm continuing with more beauty reviews for this week and for the start of the week, I have a lipstick which I haven't really used a lot. This is the Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in shade No. 25.

Details:
- Simply full makeup: Various pencils which could be used for eyes, lips, cheeks, etc.
- Rich color with a single drawing: Rich and pigmented colors that do not need layering over and over.
- 5 various textures: Creamy, matte, glossy, shimmering, and glitter types available. Pick your favorite texture and experience the easy and fast makeup
- Long lasting waterproof function: Made of 'highly functional waterproof polymer'* for long-lasting makeup.

Swatch: Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25

#25 BE105 can be descibed as a rosey mauve shade with cool undertones and a powdery matte finish. This is a wearble and my-lips-but-better shade and is flattering to most skin tones. This shade looks darker in the packaging compared when swatched and on the lips. I thought it would look vampy on me but I was happily surprised that it looked pretty and quite natural on me.

The pencils are supposed to be multi-functional but I haven't tried it on anywhere else except on my lips because I found the pencil to be drying. I needed to prep my lips with balm and exfoliate for this lipstick to apply evenly and smoothly. There was definitely tugging when applying this lipstick.

On lips: Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25

Despite issue with application, I definitely liked the lipstick's soft powdery finish. Pigmentation is full and opaque though the color can settle on lines if you have dry lips. It felt comfortable on the lips and lightweight formula and velvety texture was non-sticky. There is a tendency for the color to settle on lip lines and emphasize dry patches if you don't prep.

Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25

This wore well for up to four hours and needing no reapplication as long as you don't eat. The lipstick is neither moisturizing nor drying but I did apply lip balm before putting this on. I have a renewed interest with this lipstick as I find the pencil-type packaging and multi-functionality convenient and travel-friendly.

FOTD: Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25

Pros:
- Wearable and flattering rosey mauve shade
- Soft velvety finish
- Lightweight, comfortable formula
- Opaque coverage
- Even texture
- Long-wearing

Cons:
- Slight tugging and settling
- Can be drying

Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil in No. 25