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We ordered the QiBest Trio Lip and wore all three pieces through a full day before deciding whether it earns a place on the blog. It pairs a glass finish lip gloss, a velvet matte liquid lipstick, and a fine tipped lip liner into one kit, sold across more than a dozen colour options and several themed collections, with sets starting at under five US dollars delivered. Short version: we were genuinely happy with it, and here is why.
What’s Actually in the Box
Our set arrived with three pieces: a 2g glass lip gloss, a 2g velvet liquid lipstick, and a 0.5g lip liner pencil. QiBest lists a three year shelf life and builds the formula around natural beeswax, meant to lock in moisture so the colour does not sit on dry lips. The brand also markets it as non-stick and transfer resistant, claims we put to the test across a normal day of talking, eating, and the usual coffee. For a kit priced under five dollars delivered, that is still a meaningful amount of formula to work with.
Colour Sets and Themed Collections
The set we ordered is just one shade in a much bigger range. Beyond the straightforward numbered sets, which run from Set 01 through at least Set 12, QiBest groups some of its trios under names like Classical Retro, Sole Memory, Cupid, and Red High Heels, each built around three coordinated shades meant to be worn together or mixed and matched. If you are shopping by colour rather than by set name, it is worth checking the listing photos closely, since shade numbers do not always map to consistent names across collections.
The Lip Liner: A Closer Look
The liner is built around a 2mm nib, thin enough for precise contouring rather than a thick all over fill, and that precision is where it earns its place in the set. It lays down lighter than the lipstick or gloss, so we treated it as a definition and shaping tool rather than a one swipe fill, going over the edge a second time where we wanted more depth.
How It Performed for Us
The lipstick and gloss are the standouts. Both went on richly pigmented, the matte lipstick held its colour through a full day without needing a touch up, and the gloss added shine without feeling heavy or sticky. The formula has a noticeable scent that leans sweet rather than chemical; not for everyone, but not a dealbreaker for us. The matte lipstick takes a few extra seconds to set, so give it a moment before doing anything that involves your lips touching anything else.
What Other Buyers Are Saying
Our experience lines up with the wider picture. The set carries an average of 4.3 out of 5 across ninety two verified ratings, with good quality for the price and decent value as the most common praise. The lip liner is the piece other buyers flag most often as lighter than expected, which tracks with what we found too.
A Word on Shipping
Ours arrived in good time for the shoot, but it is worth knowing that a chunk of the lower rated reviews on this listing have nothing to do with the makeup itself. Other buyers have reported parcels stuck at customs, slow refunds, and the occasional damaged or missing order, the kind of risk that comes with sub-five-dollar international shipping rather than anything specific to this brand. If you are ordering for a particular date, build in some buffer.
Final Verdict
For a kit that starts under five dollars delivered, this is budget done well. The lip gloss and lipstick are the pieces we reached for again, the liner is better suited to fine detail than full colour, and the price makes it an easy way to test a new shade without much risk. We tried it, we rate it, and we will be ordering more colours.
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