Maybelline Color Drama Lip Pain Review

I like various lip products but my favourite must be hybrids between lipsticks and lipglosses. I like to have an opaque colour on and at the same time I like the product to apply easily, stay on well enough and not dry my lips. Therefore it is not a surprise that when I saw Maybelline Color Drama Lip Paints on the shop shelves I have picked some up.

Maybelline claims that these lip products have an intense colour and they do not lie. These are one of the best pigmented glosses I have ever used. I call them glosses as they are not straight liquid lipstick, as such, they apply easily and they do stain your lips a little bit so when wearing off they do that evenly. Color Drama Lip Paints are super easy to use and to wear. I have two colours Stripped Down which is a very nice nude and Fight Me Fuchsia which does not need explanation. Normally I am not a bright colour wearer and when I was buying these I thought that Fight Me Fuchsia is going to be a waste of my money but I was quite wrong. I love it! I have worn it on a night out, I have worn it to work and I think it’s a bright colour that you can pull off for any occasion. I also keep reaching for Stripped Down whenever I am getting ready for work and have no time to think what lip colour would work, it goes well with any look.

I am very impressed with this new Maybelline release and I know for sure I will be using these up and getting new ones when time comes. Have you tried Color Drama Lip Paints? What do you think?

Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor Review

When Revlon came out with Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor in UK I ran to the shops. I started swatching every single colour and honestly there and then got a bit disappointed. All of the swatches were rubbing off my hand and smearing all over the place. I was unsure if I should bother spending my money on them but for some reason I did purchase one of the HD Matte Lipcolors and I can tell you that I am glad I did that.

The Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor I picked up is in colour Devotion. (Or I think it is because it does not say anywhere on the packaging. I think that the name was on the wrapper which has been frown away the first instance I took it off). It’s a beautiful rosey pink colour which I think is a great as ‘that pop’ for everyday.

I realised that when I was swatching these in the shop I put a lot of product on my hands and that was a mistake. If you apply them in a thin layer and add more as you need you ensure that you don’t have too much which prevents from any smearing. I must say that I have not had an issue with this product moving around so it’s much better on the lips than I thought it would be. It is not a liquid lipstick, I warn you! This is a matt lipgloss so this will not stay put all day but it does stain your lips so even when the product is no longer on your lips you still have some colour very nicely showing up. Because this is a matte product you do get a tiny bit of drying on your lips but nothing as bad as it would be with a liquid lipstick.

Since having Devotion I have noticed that I have been reaching more and more for it. Especially when I’m a bit in a rush it’s so easy to apply and go. It works with most of the makeup looks and stayed on the lips long enough. If you don’t enjoy full on liquid lipsticks then give this a try because this is a great hybrid that I prefer very much.

Have you guys tried any of the Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor glosses? What do you think about them?

L’Oreal Infallible Mega Gloss Review

I popped into Boots the other weekend and I saw that L’Oreal have some new lipglosses on their stand. I say new but I am a little bit reluctant to use that word. To me it looks like L’Oreal have re-branded most of their lipglosses and have made them part of their Infallible line. The Infallible line is currently doing very well in the beauty world and though I don’t think that the lipglosses are ‘new’ products I still got sucked into the new packaging and the idea that it’s something that I don’t own. I have chosen to get Infallible Mega Gloss in the colour Amen. I have gravitated towards this colour because it looked like one of those currently very popular brownish options that have been hyped up because of the “she who will not be mentioned”. I picked it up and justified the purchase because I did not have any gloss in my collection that was this kind of colour. Whenever I swatch this gloss to me it looks like it is slightly pink toned brown but when I wear it on my lips it looks like it leans more towards brown. I’m not sure if truly brown suits me and I would like it to be more pink but if I use it in conjunction with a pink lip liner then I can make it work for me. (P.S. please ignore other swatches on my hand, I was playing with many products and was too lazy to remove them off my hand before taking pictures) This lipgloss is one of the L’Oreal matte formulas and I can tell you straight away that it is the same formula as their Glam Matte glosses which they brought out last summer. Amen feels and looks on the lips exactly the same as the Glam Matte products do. The only difference is in packaging and a slightly differently shaped doe foot applicator. This is why I would not call the Infallible lipglosses as new whatsoever. Nevertheless, the formula is really nice. As with the last summer options and this new one they are very comfortable matte products. They do not dry out your lips and they are easy to apply. It’s still weird that it is a gloss but it’s matte. Mind boggling! Isn’t it? If you don’t own any of the previous L’Oreal glosses then I suggest to pick one of them up. Though I don’t think that these are new products at all there are some new colours in the collection that are worth checking out. Have you tried Infallible Mega Glosses? What are your thoughts about them and do you agree that they are not technically new products?

Orange is the new Black

Orange is the new trend colour this summer and if you have seen Liza Eldridge post (here) about orange lips you will know what I am talking about. I never thought of trying orange out at all but after Liza’s post I started spotting orange here and there and thus came upon few bits that make the orange trend work for me.

First and foremost is the nail polish in Orange Punch by Maybelline. These super stay 7 days nail polishes are such a good quality and they hold so well just like their name says. The brush is wide so application is super easy and straightforward. Orange Punch is such a beautiful fun summery colour. It is perfect to wear it at the moment and I am just in love with it.

Ok, so the second thing, Exotic Shine Lipstick in Opulent Colour, is a bit of a cheat as it’s not a true orange but it work so wonderfully with the Colorsensation shine gloss in Glorious Orange that the two combined make the most perfect orange-y lips. It’s not a full on orange but a definite wash of orange. If you are a girl who want to pull of orange but is afraid of strong colours then this combo is for you.

I love how these products work together and how they allow to have a fresh summer look. It’s something different and fun.

What do you think about orange trend? Have you been inspired by Liza Eldridge too?

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