I love matte liquid lipsticks, so I'm eager to try as many of them and Pupa was pretty high on the list to try because I've heard a lot of good things about them from some of my favourite bloggers whom I really trust (review from Passing Fancy and Gejba from Parokeets). None of them tried theBalm ones when then wrote their reviews and those are my absolute favourite, so I was doubtful these are as good, but I was sure they must be excellent. I was right in that they won't beat theBalm for me and also not Sephora's, but the formula is pretty great if you tend to have dry lips, though don't quote me on that, read other reviews too. I was originally planning on getting shade 013, a nude mauve shade, but they only had 012 in Müller which I believe is similar only peachier.
Formula: it's moussey and soft, a bit like someone had mixed Bourjois' Nude-ist with theBalm's Hughes and it needs some more time to set, but eventually it does into a nice velvety finish that doesn't looks as dry as matte lipsticks can and it reminds me most of how Bourjois Velvets look on the lips. This makes it one of the more comfortable matte liquid lipstick options, though it's hard for me to say if it's going to be drying for some, but it's definitely nothing like Colourpop's Ultra Matte's or Sleek Matte Me.

Shade: I got the shade 012 which I realised at home, is similar to theBalm's Committed, it's just a bit more peachy, so if you were looking for a similar, but warmer shade, try t...