the colour is a nice muted burgundy and wears great on its own or layered under lipstick. the pigmentation is something that surprised me a lot. i have some of the holika holika water bars and those are so sheer compared to this one! because of the crazy pigmentation, and the dark colour of course, i like to pat the tint on instead of swiping it on. this way i have a little more control over how dark it gets. would absolutely recommend if you're into vampy lip colours and want something super easy and a little more wearable.