One of the newly launched products making a buzz in the Indian makeup market right now are these creamy matte lipsticks by Maybelline! Be it lack of good shades in drugstore foundations or sparse brow products, affordable quality matte lipsticks or matte formula eyeshadows; there needs to be a revolution in these categories here. Because spending on the quality ones means making a big hole in our wallet. Anyhow, moving on these creamy matte lipsticks
Shopping for lipsticks is always a tough task because settling on 1-2 colors for a start requires strength. Honestly, it didn’t seem though this time. I am kind of tired of seeing the same Reds, pinks, oranges and browns launched in almost every new release. Except for one shade which screamed uniqueness and the shade is ‘Rock the coral’! It is a very pretty dark coral shade with warm undertones. ‘Flaming fuchsia’ is a hot pink shade.
The lipsticks are housed in matte Black packaging with a color band. But as you can see, the shade of both the color bands is same here which doesn’t solves the purpose of color identification. I refer the stickers (on bottom of lipsticks) which carry the shade name. I wonder why ‘Maybelline’ isn’t anywhere on the lipstick. A little disappointing!
The texture of the lipsticks is creamy and glide on lips smoothly. But these are high maintenance lipsticks. Even a little bit of dryness on your lips and these will cling onto them badly. With passage of time, they start to emphasize lip lines and also collect at the corner of the lips. Also, these aren’t light-weight. When I am wearing them, I can always feel like there’s something on my lips. There’s that waxy and oily feeling to them.
In terms of pigmentation, they go nearly opaque in two swipes. With snacks and drinks in between, they stay for around 3 hours with a lot of color faded from the center of lips. ‘Flaming Fuchsia’ stays for a longer period of time and leaves a strong tint behind.
I wanted to wear these lipsticks a lot but the fuss with which I have to deal (Read: Checking mirror every hour to check my lips) while wearing them stops me from doing that.
Their color sensational range have a high quality texture and superb staying power. And when worn blotted, they look b’ful! ^_^
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If you really want to lay your hands on satin matte lipsticks that are decently priced, do give them Maybelline creamy matte lipsticks a try. Wear them in a blotted manner, topped with loose powder to take away a bit of that waxy texture. If you are looking for a lip color that stays for even longer, check out Maybelline super stay 24 color lipcolor ‘Keep up the flame’. It packs a good punch of color and stays amazingly well.
Price: Rs.325
Quantity: 3.9gm
VCB Rating: 3/5
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Loving this range. I own a nude shade from this collection. They are affordable and amazing.
The flaming fuschia looks great..lovely lip swatches…:)