works great for me [SEP] sometimes the old fashioned things are the best i can remember my mom having a tangee lipstick similar to this more than years ago this stuff does not smear and retains its color for a long time it interacts with your skin tone to create a shade that i feel is really natural and pretty the different colors of the sticks create different shades so you may have to try more than one to fin what looks best on you i keep my extras in the freezer to keep them fresh and have never had a problem using them later