Colourpop Velvet Blur Lux Lipsticks Lip Swatches

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Colourpop recently had a 20% storewide sale and I took the opportunity to grab some stuff which included their Velvet Blur Lux Lipsticks. So in today's post, I'll be doing lip swatches on these newly purchased Colourpop Lux Lipsticks as well as sharing my thoughts on them. If you are keen to find out more, keep on reading!

The Colourpop Velvet Blur Lux Lipstick claims to create a soft focus, blurring effect with the same high impact colour. The silky, velvet soft texture smoothes over fine lines and imperfections, while never drying out the lips. It has a formula that works with your look, build up the colour to add drama, or blur out the edges for a soft romantic look. It contains extracts of pomegranate, goji fruit and grape seeds to protect and nourish our lips. I was totally intrigued by these claims I saw online because they totally sound like something right up my alley. I have very dry and eczema prone lips so I am usually very picky when it comes to lipsticks and I definitely go for those more nourishing less matte kinda lipsticks. Having read these claims, I immediately carted out some of them.

Pic from Colourpop.com

Before I get started, let's take a look and admire the beautiful rose gold packaging of this Velvet Blur Lux Lipstick. Each of them is imprinted with little stars on it too which gives it a dreamy vibe. I think Colourpop really ace the packaging here and not gonna lie, the packaging is also one of the most important reason why I decided to cart out these lipsticks.

And much to my surprise, the little stars are not only printed on the packaging, it is also all over the lipstick itself too! A for effort 👍

Bought myself 7 shades in all and to my disappointment, I think some of the shades look rather similar.

1) 21 Questions (burnt orange red)

2) Hey Mr DJ (soft petal pink)

3) Mesmerize (warm rose)

4) Y2K (mauve brown)

5) CA Love (brown)

6) Lucky Strike (mauvey pink)

7) Money Side Up (coral peach)

My favourite shades have got to be Y2K as well as Mesmerize but unfortunately my Y2K broke into halves when I was doing the lip swatch 😭😭😭 So peeps do be careful when you are using these Lux Lipsticks because they are very fragile like that. I also realised that Money Side Up seemed to have a different formula and it is smoother and has a more velvety finish in my opinion. It also stained my lips the most.

As for the lipstick itself, I must admit I was kinda disappointed with it. The application was not as smooth as I expected because the lipstick turned out to be quite drying in my opinion. It does have a matte finish and I feel that it is very drying on the lips. The pigmentation of the lipstick is good and I was able to get an even application with just a layer. In my opinion, it didn't seem like what it claims to be. I definitely didn't feel that my lips are moisturised or nourished. In fact, I felt that my lips were very dehydrated when I was wearing the lipstick. For people with dry lips, do apply moisuturing lip balm before the lipstick. Also I noticed that the lip stick actually accentuates my lip lines instead of blurring them. So in conclusion, I didn't quite like the formula of this velvet blur lipstick because I find it too drying to my liking.

All in all, I'm actually not very impressed with these Colourpop Velvet Blur Lux Lipsticks to be honest. I think the shades are rather similar and the formula is a little too drying for me. They are really inexpensive so if there's something that you have been eyeing from Colourpop, and there's a shade that caught your eye from this collection, I think they are still worth purchasing (for the packaging and the shade).

So that's all I have for this post. I hope you have enjoyed reading it. Please follow me if you haven't already and I'll see you in my next post, xoxo.

New Maybelline Sensational Liquid Matte Lipstick Swatches and First Impression

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Maybelline recently came out with a new Sensational Liquid Matte Lipstick collection and there are a total of 10 shades in this collection. Personally, I feel that some of the shades are rather similar in terms of the tones and colours so in today's post, I will be sharing 3 shades that I think you may consider purchasing. If you are curious to find out more, keep on reading!

The newest Maybelline Sensational Liquid Matte Lipstick claims to be super lightweight with an intense matte finishing that is non drying and sticky. It can also last up to 8 hours. I have very dry lips as you may already know by now, and honestly I think this Sensational Liquid Matte Lipstick is still kinda dry on my lips and it does dry down to a very matte finish. For ladies with very dry lips, do make sure you moisturise your lips well before applying these matte liquid lipsticks.

The liquid lipstick comes with a doe foot applicator and is rather easy to apply. But do note that it does dry up quickly and I had to dip in twice for a full application. It is also transfer proof in my opinion and it doesn't really stain the lips. I must say that I am really impressed as the lipstick does last a long time and I noticed that the lip colour stayed on even after meals. This is one lipstick that you can definitely wear at ease without having worry that it will be gone throughout the day.

The three shades that I personally recommend you to try are 01 To The Fullest, 08 Sensationally Me as well as 10 Bday Suit On.

01 To The Fullest is a nice red colour with a cool undertone that can instantly add a little glam to your everyday makeup. I like that it also makes me look fairer and livelier. If you are looking for a bright red lipstick, this is one that you can consider.

08 Sensationally Me is the perfect in between colour for those who doesn't like to go full glam or nude in my opinion. It is a nice rosey colour that can match any makeup looks and you can definitely wear it on a daily basis. This is also my personal favourite from the collection.

Last but definitely not least, if you are looking for the perfect My Lips But Better lipstick, then 10 Bday Suit On is the one for you. It has the nicest nude pink colour and I like that it doesn't show the lines on your lips like how some other nude lipsticks do. For me, if I am gonna put on a heavy eye makeup look, I will go for a MLBB lip colour to neutralise and tone down the entire look.

So that's the three shades from this latest Maybelline Liquid Matte Lipstick collection that I highly recommend you to try out. They are retailing at $14.90 each and I think this is a very reasonable and affordable price for the quality and it really is very long lasting.

That's all I have to share today and I hope you had a good time reading this post. Please follow me if you haven't already and I'll see you in my next post, xoxo.