Tatcha: Kyoto Lipstick Review + Weekend Reading

The packaging is very pretty and the lipstick tube is heavy - they aren't messing around.

Tatcha is having their Friends and Family Event (20% off with code "FF2016") so I wanted to do a quick review of one of my favorite products, while it is on sale. (If you haven't heard of them, they are a beauty line built on the modernization of traditional geisha beauty secrets - read an interview with the founder here). 
This is the Tatcha Kyoto Red Silk Lipstick, and it is a perfect red lipstick. To be frank, it is also the only lipstick I own. I was never a big lipstick wearer, so, almost a year ago, when I stumbled across this one with glowing reviews (read another one here), I thought why not just buy one, instead of buying a handful of lipsticks which total to the same price? 
The lipstick is creamy, and doesn't crack into lines or look dry. It has more of a matte finish, and layers well. The red gets deeper and more saturated as you layer it on.   

Showing what it looks like IRL. This is with a lighter application so it is a little bit more pink.

What do you prefer for lipwear? Lipstick, lipkits, chapstick? Do you wear it everyday or just on special occasions?

For your perusal:

1. Speaking of lips...Meet the Creator of the World's Most Sought After $60 Lip Balm (Racked)

2. An interview with Ali Weiss, of Into the Gloss and Glossier (Glossy) 

3. I love reading about different people's approach to shopping, and this one, from an Anthopologie allocator, was a fun read (also, it is easy to say, but it sounds like such a fun job!)(Racked)

4. I enjoyed looking at what everyone wore to the Glamour Women of the Year Awards (Go Fug Yourself)

Have a good weekend!