When the rumours spread that Maybelline were launching a new
line full of super bright lipsticks, I was on high alert! I can be quite brave
when it comes to lip colours, and so I ended up picking up a few tubes from the
line to try. Now that I’ve had some time to wear them and figure out which are
my favourites, I thought it time to share some swatches with you!
I dabbled in each section of the colour spectrum with my
choices (all of which I bought from Priceline, some on sale and others full
price)
Pink Pop: a pale blue
based pink, not the easiest shade to wear but one I definitely like having in
my collection.
Vivid Rose: a dark pink with rose undertones, this is one of
my favourite from the line and leaves a great stain when it wears off which is
why I like to wear it to work.
Hot Plum: another favourite, this is bright magenta pink is
unique in my stash, and I love how it manages to be super bright but still
really wearable.
Vibrant Mandarin: I tend to wear orange shades like this
when the weather heats up, so I haven’t shown this too much love yet. I love
adding orange lip colours to my collection, as whenever I try to find ‘the one’
for a day out I struggle – the more the merrier for the orange lip drawer!
Neon Red: this is an orange toned red that I haven’t shown
much love to (I tend to prefer dark berry tones for winter) but it applies
really nicely.
I think this range is definitely worth a swatch, especially
when Maybelline are on special at Priceline as they so often are. If I could
only keep two from the collection Hot Plum + Vivid Rose would have to stay, as
they wear really nicely and leave a nice even stain behind which make them nice
and long wearing. I haven’t found any of these shades to bleed at all and they
are creamy and comfortable to wear and never dry out my lips. I will note that
because they are quite creamy they do leave marks on coffee cups and wear away
if you are eating, but the stain saves the situation and they are easy enough
to reapply. I have always loved the Maybelline Colour Sensational range but wasn't excited by the overly brown toned range, so this was a welcome addition to the Maybelline family for me, and something I think the brand really needed to revitalise their traditional lipstick image!
Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipsticks retail for $16.95 AUD.
Have you a penchant for bright lips?
Have you a penchant for bright lips?
Which of these would you buy?
*I purchased all of these. Honesty, always.
