New Drugstore Liquid Lipsticks Perfect for Spring

Here is my list of five new liquid lipsticks that will be perfect for Spring.  Purples and pinks are the must have lipstick colors for Spring for lips that look as fresh as flowers.

ColourPop Marshmallow

MARSHMALLOW by Colourpop

This shade hasn’t been released yet and I’ve seen a promotional video for it, but there aren’t any pictures yet.  Marshmallow is a gray lavender color.  It will be released as part of a new Satin collection.  The container is the same as the Ultra Matte lipsticks but they don’t set like the Ultra Mattes.  This color will be perfect for Spring. (Photo update: 2/29/16)

Maybelline Pink Charge

PINK CHARGE by Maybelline

Pink Charge is a beautiful bright pink.  This shade is part of Maybelline’s new Vivid Matte Liquid Lipsticks.  The formula of these is quite moisturizing, though it isn’t matte and it doesn’t set at all.  This beautiful color just screams Spring.

SWEET PEA by Hard Candy

http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/2016/02/hard-candy-velvet-mousse-matte-lip.html

Sweet Pea is a beautiful pastel pink.  I’ve been hunting it like crazy, but it hasn’t shown up in my area yet.  There aren’t any promotional photos available online, so I’ve linked to a blog that will show you some Blogger photos.  I love the color of this one and the little case it comes in is super cute.

Revlon Devotion

DEVOTION by Revlon

Devotion is a dusty rose pink shade.  This shade may be a little more mature than the others on this list but it’s still a pretty Spring shade.  These have a strong scent and take hours to set.

Milani Fling
Sorry, about the low quality.  This was literally the only picture I could find.

FLING by Milani

Fling is a light lavender mauve.  This shade was recently released to an already established Milani line of liquid lipsticks.  I can’t personally speak to the formula, but these are quite popular.  A beautiful, more unique kind of color for Spring.

New Lipsticks Perfect for Spring

Too Faced Unicorn Tears

UNICORN TEARS by Too Faced  ($22)
Unicorn Tears has a blue appearance in the tube but goes on to look slightly less crazy.  Unicorn Tears is a lavender lipstick with a large amount of blue and iridescent glitter.  I would recommend mixing it in with other colors but can be worn by itself if you’re bold enough.

Lancome Hello Happiness and Paris Please

PARIS PLEASE by Lancome  ($22.50)
Paris Please was released as part of Lancome’s A Parisian Spring collection, but it seems to have been added to their permanent lipsticks.  Paris Please is a pastel pink color.  This lipstick is a perfect and beautiful shade for Spring lips.

Mac Saint Germain

SAINT GERMAIN by Mac  ($17)
Saint Germain has been a part of the Mac collection for several years and is a huge hit.  Saint Germain is a beautiful pastel pink.  This shade is being repromoted as part of Mac’s Flamingo Park collection.

Clinique Wink Pop

WINK POP by Clinique  ($18)
The Clinique Pop lipsticks are well loved and perform beautifully.  Now Clinique has expanded their Pop lipsticks into what is either a liquid lipstick or a lip gloss.  Wink Pop is a nudey light pink that’s said to have a bit of purple to it, a wonderful color for Spring. Part of a brand new line and if they’re anything like the lipsticks, they’ll be amazing.

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Firebird

FIREBIRD by Urban Decay ($18)
This lipstick is darkest shade on this lipstick list and is part of the Gwen Stefani Collection.  Firebird is a dark reddish-fuchsia shade.  This might not be the first lipstick color that comes to mind when you think of Spring, but this is the perfect darker shade for spring.  Firebird packs a powerful, colorful punch.

Here are five lipsticks you need to have for this upcoming Spring.  Four beautiful new shades and one repromote.  Be sure to check out the beautiful collections that come with these shades.

Mac New Chris Chang Collection

I am super excited for the Mac Chris Chang collection.  I mentioned this collection in a previous post, but I wanted to take a minute to talk about the actual collection.

This collection is full of bright and fun shades.  The packaging is absolutely breath-takingly beautiful.  Dear collection, I need you.

This collection is suppose to debut sometime in June 2016 and I am trying my best to be patient.

There seem to be five lipsticks, four eyeshadows, three blushes, an eye liner, and a translucent powder.  The lipsticks are available in red, pink, yellow, blue, and purple shades.  The blushes come in colors of lilac, pink, and orange.  The eyeshadows are available in yellow, blue, orange, and pink.

I’m loving several of the lipstick colors, but I’m not sure about the blush and eyeshadow.  I think a lot of these colors will be difficult to wear, but I hope that I’ll be able to put whatever I pick up to great use.  I’m trying to be more aware of buying things I can actually use.  Why Mac must you tempt me?

UPDATE:  I've been told the names of these.  The 'blushes' are called creme color bases.  I'm not sure if they're blushes or meant to be eyeshadow bases.  There names are Sock It Xiqu (purple),  Peony Pavilion (pink), and Rich Coral (orange).

The eyeshadows are in the colors Pale Pipa (blue), Royal Woo (yellow), Electric Mandarin (orange), and Mu Mu Bloom (pink).

The lipsticks are called DDDevilish (pink), Cloud Gait (blue), Gold XIXI (yellow), Vermillion Vee (red), and Plum Princess (purple).

L'Oreal Colour Riche Eyshadow

L'Oreal Colour Riche Eyeshadows in Petite Perle, Argentic, and Pain au Chocolat.

I picked up three of the new L’Oreal Colour Riche Eyeshadows.  I have Argentic, Petite Perle, and Pain au Chocolat.  Overall, these shadows are pretty and have a nice texture but I don’t love them.  They’re alright, they aren’t bad.  Still, they aren’t my favorite and I much prefer the L’Oreal Infallible shadows.  These don’t have quite as strong a color payoff as the Infallible shadows.

The other problem I have with these, is that none of them really stand up on their own.  Petite Perle and Argentic are light washes.  Pain au Chocolat is beautiful, but I so rarely wear brown shades that this isn’t going to get much use.  It’s also worth mentioning that these don’t layer well.  They don’t stick on top of each other, but I haven’t had trouble adding in shadows from other lines.

These have an interesting feel to them.  They’re quite soft.  They remind me of the way the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser feels.  I enjoy wearing them because of this comfy texture.  I was thinking because they’re not exactly a powder formula it would be better to apply them using your fingers.  This has proven to be untrue.  I actually think using your fingers forces you to waste some product as these stick to your fingers.  I recommend using brushes with these, brushes work perfectly well.

After I swatched these, I took a picture.  I can't believe how well these stay on your fingers.  Pointer finger is Pain au Chocolat, middle finger is Argentic, and ring finger is Petite Perle.

Petite Perle (205) is a white color that seems to have a pink duochrome shift.  It’s quite pretty but not really all that unique.  I think every palette I have has a similar color.  I’ve heard this line has a matte white shade and I’ve been searching high and low for a color like that.  This is not a matte white shade, though they might have a matte white shade.  It makes a beautiful brow bone highlight and is worth it as long as you don’t already have a shade like this in your collection.

Pain au Chocolat (207) is a brown shadow, it has a darker brown base with a lighter brown shimmer.  I’m not a big fan of brown shadows but I kind of like this one.  In the store, it almost looked like it had a slight purpleness to it which made me want to try it (not to mention this is the shade everyone is talking about).  I haven’t noticed the purpleness when worn or even at home.  I tried using it to deepen up the corner when I wore Argentic, that’s when I discovered these don’t layer.

Argentic (210) is a light shimmery silver shade.  In the store, it looked quite blue-toned.  I was worried about that as I don’t usually like blue-toned silvers but again I haven’t noticed it that much when worn.  Silver eyeshadow is my go to, this isn’t my favorite.  It’s not sheer, but it’s a bit on the pastel side.  It also drives me slightly crazy that this shade’s name is in English while the other two are in French.  Quick tip to anyone learning French, most English words that end in -ic are -ique in French.  The French word for argentic, is argentique.  I’m just splitting hairs, but it could have been uniform.

L'Oreal Colour Riche in Pain au Chocolat, Argentic, and Petite Perle.  (Inside)

L'Oreal Colour Riche in Pain au Chocolat, Argentic, and Petite Perle.  (Outside)

Mac Flamingo Park Collection

Mac Flamingo Park Collection:  Saint Germain, Long Legged and Fabulous, Silly, The Fashion Flock (exclusively online), Please Me, Be Silly, Flocking Fabulous, Have Your Cake, Nice to Meet You

I tried to be good but today I made my way over to Mac to check out the Flamingo Park collection that came out yesterday.  I had seen this online and already flagged Long Legged and Fabulous and Silly as colors I wanted to check out in person.

I picked up Long Legged and Fabulous as it was a beautiful baby pink.  I needed it!!!  I left Silly at the store, it was just too close to Candy Yum Yum.  I liked it better than Candy Yum Yum but since I don’t wear Candy Yum Yum and I never reach for those medium bright pinks, I decided to save my money.  I’ve got to save up for the Chris Chang collection that I believe is coming out in June.

Mac Long Legged and Fabulous

I already own Please Me (got it for Christmas) and Saint Germain (my first Mac lip love), so I will include swatches of those as well.

Please Me, Saint Germain, and Long Legged and Fabulous
Outside Lighting

Please Me, Saint Germain, and Long Legged and Fabulous
Inside Lighting

For a dupe of Long Legged and Fabulous, plus other Mac dupes, Click here: http://beautybyivie.blogspot.com/2016/04/mac-and-other-dupes.html

Maybelline Color Tattoo Concentrated Crayon

These swatch beautifully.  I was totally prepared to build up the color, they didn’t need it.  These colors are thin, as opposed to Nyx Milk which applies quite thickly.  They are nicely opaque, though a couple of them are pastel.  I do think they don’t show up as well in the swatches as they could.  I think that might be more of a lighting problem, though I used the same lighting as I always do.  The lighting might have been the problem, as these are shimmery.  They’re beautiful in person, but I think the light reflecting off the product really hurts the photo quality.

Maybelline Color Tattoo Concentrated Crayon
(Barely Beige, Pink Parfait, and Lilac Lust)

700 Barely Beige

This color is more gold than beige.  I’ve been wanting a more brown, creme eyeshadow base.  I’m not sure this is what I was looking for.  The swatch had better staying power than the others.  The others washed off rather quickly.  This one I had to scrub off.

705 Pink Parfait

This color would make a good highlight color.  It’s a light pearly kind of shade.  It reminds me of the pink shade from the Maybelline Hushed Tints eight pan palette and the pink from the Maybelline Pink Persuasion Quad.  I thought it would make a good eye base.

720 Lilac Lust

This is by no means a lilac color, I think it’s more plumy.  This one wasn’t as pastel as the other two.

The packaging seems cheap.  The tops are sealed on with stickers that leave behind a sticky residue when removed.  The caps are a thin plastic which seems more durable than Nyx’s similar product.  I recommend making sure the tops are really shut.  It’s fairly easy to leave them partially open which could cause them to come open and dry out.

Stay tuned for a more in depth review.

Wet N Wild Velvet Matte Lip Color

Today I picked up two new lip colors from Wet N Wild.  They had previously released a similar product with the Fergie name on them, but I believe these are new colors.  I’m not exactly sure how many colors are in this line but I believe I saw around five or six colors in the store.  I picked up the colors Berry Tales and Lie Lack.  They are regularly priced at $3.49.

I think the names are cute but these colors don’t necessarily live up to their names.  Berry Tales is a little on the light for a classic berry color and Lie Lack is rather pink when applied to the lips. They apply nicely and opaquely. Overall, I really like them.

Wet N Wild Velvet Matte in Berry Tales

Wet N Wild Velvet Matte in Lie Lack

Wet N Wild Velvet Matte in Lie Lack and Berry Tales

My lips have been incredibly dry lately.  I’ve been using two different kinds of lip balm.  I’ve been opting for more nourishing lip shades.  Nothing seems to help.  These didn’t settle in the fine lines of the lips but they did start looking strangely on my extremely dry lips.  I’ve included this picture to try and show what I mean, my lips just don’t usually look like this.  I look forward to trying these when my lips are acting normally.

Wet N Wild Velvet Matte in Lie Lack

They look to be non-animal tested.  At least that’s what’s on the Lie Lack color.  It seems someone forgot to print anything on the Berry Tales tube...  Or perhaps it’s suppose to be this way.

NOTE:  With my Walgreens card, I got these on sale.  2 for $5.  A bargain in my opinion.