OCC Lip Tar Swatches & Review
While the name might not be politically correct (or one I think is “cute”) the products by Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics are pretty darn cool. Oh and also they are Vegan & cruelty-free, yay!
As you may or may not know, OCC has this really cool lip stuff called Lip Tar. It’s kind of a mix between a lipstick and a lip gloss. You get the opacity and vivid colors of a lipstick, while still getting the ease of application and glossiness as you would with a lip gloss. I reviewed their gorgeous red Lip Tar called NSFW and their black one called Tarred in the past here. I have also reviewed their very nice nail polishes as well. Note: I saw a Tweet from them that they are coming out with new nails colors soon, I can’t wait to see what they have in store!
I decided to try some more of the Lip Tar’s since they now have a few more wearable colors. They have about 26 colors in total now. The great thing about these is that you can mix them to create pretty much any color under the sun. But I am lazy, so I prefer to wear them straight out of the tube.
Speaking of the tube, these come in an 8ML tube with an angled tip to squeeze the product out of. You only need the SMALLEST amount of the product to get serious coverage. I’m not kidding, a tiny amount. I find that using a lip brush is much easier than applying straight out of the tube.
Most of the ones I tried recently were really smooth and evened out really nicely. Two of them were on the “chalkier” side and I had some issues with, which I’ll discuss below.
L to R: Uber, Hush, Divine
- Uber is a deep kind of greyed out taupe
- Hush is a bridal pink
- Divine is a bright pink flamingo
L to R: Cha Cha, Memento, Pageant
- Cha Cha is an apricot/coral
- Memento is a mauve pink
- Pageant is a bright fuchsia pink
Uber
Uber is kind of a strange color, which is what drew me into buying it. I love taupe anything, and when I saw pics of it online it reminded me of one of my favorite MAC lipsticks from long ago called Folio. They no longer make Folio and I have half a tube left, and have been looking for something similar. This could be it! If you prefer to not look dead, then this might not be the color for you, ha!
Hush
Hush is the perfect antique looking pink. Not TOO pink, not too bright. It’s like a great pink neutral and this is probably the one I will wear the most of these.
Divine
Divine is on the bright side and a little chalky. I didn’t get as even a coverage with this as with most of the others for some reason. I still love the color and will try and work with it!
Cha Cha
Cha Cha is the only one I can say I won’t be wearing. Of these six, this is the least wearable color in my opinion. It’s VERY bright, much brighter than this pic depicts, and it almost looks clownish. It’s definitely not a color you would think of as “natural” looking. Also I had the most application issues with this one. It was chalky and not as smooth going on.
Memento
Memento is another very pretty and wearable pink. This is probably the one I will wear second most of these. Love it!
Pageant
Pageant is a super bright, cool fuchsia, which I adore. It’s definitely wearable, but really bright and obvious. It’s the kind of color you wear when you are feeling bold!
Overall:
I am smitten with these and want to try more of them. I am just amazed at how little amount you need for such opaque coverage!
Have you tried Lip Tar yet? Which ones are calling your name?
-VV
Welcome! My name is Kelly and Vampy Varnish is a cruelty-free beauty blog.
pageant looks great on you
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Gorgeous, gorgeous swatches! I think I’ll have to.. let’s call it “invest”.. in some of the OCC Lip Tars. I’ve been sitting around for too long, everyone’s praising them! And I absolutely love the name.
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These are so awesome. I still havent taken the risk yet.
Love Pageant! Cha Cha is kind of awkward lol… Uber is the cool/edgy color I don’t think I’d be able to pull it off, but looks awesome on you!
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Ahh! That’s going to drive me insane.
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Pageant and Hush are my favourites. Hush looks so soft and vintage…
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I’ve been eyeing the lip tars for quite a while, the colors are so vivid!
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I love Memento (I’m totally reminded of the movie Memento right now. I should watch that again soon. Ugh, I digress… ADD…). Anyway, I think it looks great on you!
They look great! I really like Uber! the texture and consistency looks dead on; I cant wait to try at least one!
Hi Kelly! I was wondering what the wear is for these. I’ve had really bad luck finding something opaque that lasts through lunch and I’m hoping these will do it since Hush looks fantastic.
Hi Kelly! I was wondering what the wear time was like for these since I’ve been looking for something opaque that’ll last me through lunch and I’d like to try out Hush. Also, is there any scent? Is it strong?
Hi Connie,
They last a really long time on me like 3-4 hours. There is a scent, it’s peppermint and it’s definitely there but I wouldn’t say super strong. But if you are sensitive to peppermint then I would say you might not like them.
oh great! peppermint and grapefruit are actually the only scents i like on lipstick/lipgloss. i’ll def try these out. thanks! and sorry for the repeat comment thing.
These are great! I had never heard of these or this brand. Thanks for the review/swatches.
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I wore nothing but MAC Taupe and Folio (and sometimes Desire) lipsticks back in the day and have been wanting to revisit Folio, only to learn it has been discontinued. I wear polish everyday but haven’t worn lipstick in ages and now you’ve piqued my interest in OCC. I think I will add Uber to my cart when I go make my first order for Blackboard and Swamp Thing polishes.
I have Divine but I haven’t worn it yet. I like Pageant on you
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I really like Memento. I am gonna have to check out this brand. I know that the have a green polish from them that I have been lemming.
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I have memento hush and cha cha
I simply love hush! it’s juste as pale as I like and it suits my fair skin really well
I also like memento when I want to go darker
though, I didn’t like cha cha either I will maybe try to mix it but I will never wear this alone because I look crazy :/
Love Uber! It reminds me of a lipstick I wore in the 90′s. It was by Lord & Berry and I loved it but not everyone did. They said I looked dead. The rest I really like except for Cha Cha. That is a strange shade. I’m not sure of the tubes. I prefer lipsticks. I may try one sometime.
They have a shade called ‘Grandma’ thats a gorgeous tangerine (even though the site says coral) that I’ve been eyeing…your review may have pushed me over the edge.
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I have vintage and Fondue for myself, and NSFW, Saftey Orange and anime for my makeup kit! They are SO fun to work with and wear! Absolutely love these and there is nothing like them on the market right now.
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