The Mirenesse French Kiss Velvet Matte Lipstick provides indulgent velvety creamy color with its Vitamin C Ester, Vitamin E powerful antioxidant, anti-aging and youth promoting effects. Microspheres of color smooth and fill in lips for a hydrating velvety finish that's never dry! Being lipid (fat) soluble, Ascorbyl Palmitate provides superior lip hydration as it can penetrate the skin and delivery results faster and gentler than water soluble forms of Vitamin C. This helps prevent cellular aging by slowing the cross-linking of collagen which hardens the skin, and it improves proteins and collagens life for better looking skin longer. This product also works perfectly with the antioxidant Vitamin E. Studies have also shown it to be more stable than L-ascorbic acid.