Top 5 Pink Maybelline Lipsticks

I had a hard time picking only five.  Maybelline is my favorite formula of lipsticks and I had a lot to choose from.  I ultimately decided to go with 5 that I use the most, each of these come from a different Maybelline collection.  To be honest, I didn’t really do that on purpose.  I put these in order from my least used to my most used which happens to overlap with my newest to oldest.

Number 5:  Pink Charge

Collection:  Maybelline Liquid Matte Vivid

This is a beautiful bright pink.  I’m not sure I would describe this color as matte but I find the formula to be a hydrating.

Number 4:  Pink Sand

Collection:  Maybelline Pinks (Dark Pink Packaging)

This was a high school favorite.  It gives you a sheer shimmer, a bit of color.  I think this color makes your lips look so healthy and beautiful.  However, it hasn’t gotten as much love these days as it did once upon a time and so I put it lower on the list.

Number 3:  Blushing Pout

Collection:  Maybelline Mattes, Newer Collection (Dark Purple Packaging)

Is this shade really pink?  I don’t know.  It almost seems to change color.  Sometimes it looks more nude, sometimes more pink, and sometimes it even looks a little purple.  I love it.  I actually have three pink mattes that I wear often but I chose this one because I thought it was more distinctive and more universally flattering.

Fun fact, many know that Maybelline released two matte lipstick collections.  Not everyone knows that the older collection is called the Creamy Matte Collection while the new collection is called the Creamy Mattes Collection.  That ‘s’ makes all the difference.

Number 2:  Pink Pop

Originally:  Maybelline Vivids (Orange Packaging)

Now Part of:  Maybelline Pinks (Dark Pink Packaging)

This is a fun and beautiful color.  It’s a medium blue-based pink and quite unique.  I usually mix it with NYC’s Chiffon to create a beautiful pastel pink.  This shade has been moved to the pinks collection and I believe the Vivids have been discontinued.

Number 1:  Petal Pink

Collection:  Petal Rebels  (Pastel Purple-Pink Packaging)

I love this collection and own almost all of the lipsticks from this collection.  This is the pastel pink.  This lipstick reminds me a lot of the Saint Germain lipstick from Mac.  It is absolutely beautiful and my most worn/most loved shade.  Everyone needs this in their collection.

Pink N Chic and Pink Sugar are two Creamy Mattes that get a lot of love from me.  I feel like they both better suit pale skin tones and Pink Sugar can tend to sink into the lines of your lips.

Sugar Chic is the newest to my collection and I’ve only worn it a couple of times.  It reminds me a lot of Mac’s Long Legged and Fabulous.  Both of the shades can tend to sink into the lines.  They aren’t the best of their respected companies.

Mac (and Other) Dupes

My goal wasn't to find dupes that swatched out perfectly identically.  I was trying to find lipsticks that looked the same on the lips.  I found a few that I thought fit the ticket and also added in a couple of bonus looks.

MAYBELLINE SUGAR CHIC AND MAC LONG LEGGED AND FABULOUS

Left: Mac Long Legged and Fabulous (LE)
Right:  Maybelline Sugar Chic

Left: Maybelline Sugar Chic
Right:  Mac Long Legged and Fabulous (LE)

Maybelline Sugar Chic and Mac Long Legged and Fabulous

These are identical in every way.  The Maybelline one might be a bit shinier but the color is the same.  This Mac happens to be limited edition which makes the fact that these are dupes, that much greater.  I believe this Maybelline shade is new, I know that Maybelline is doing something with their lipsticks which I plan on talking about later this week.

MAYBELLINE PETAL PINK AND MAC SAINT GERMAIN

(PLUS LIME CRIME GREAT PINK PLANET)

Left: Maybelline Petal Pink
Right:  Mac Saint Germain

Left:  Mac Saint Germain
Right:  Maybelline Petal Pink

Left:  Maybelline Petal Pink
Middle:  Mac Saint Germain
Right: Lime Crime Great Pink Planet

The Mac and Maybelline lipsticks aren't identical in the swatches but they are identical with how they look on the lips.  The Lime Crime and Maybelline ones are identical in the swatches.  I noticed immediately after I got Petal Pink that it was identical to a favorite of mine, Saint Germain.  If you look closely, you can see they aren't exactly 100% identical on the lips, but you have to really look hard.  The Saint Germain is a little more pink while the Maybelline one has a slight peachy undertone.  It's really not that noticeable.

MAYBELLINE PERPETUAL PEONY AND MAC PERSONAL PICK

Left: Mac Personal Pick (LE)
Right: Maybelline Perpetual Peony

Left:  Mac Personal Pick (LE)
Right:  Maybelline Perpetual Peony

 These aren't identical but I feel like they do the exact same thing on the lips.  The Maybelline one is a little bit pinker which I feel like shows up more with the flash of the camera than it does in real life.

MAYBELLINE ELECTRIC PINK AND MAC CANDY YUM-YUM

Left:  Mac Candy Yum-Yum
Right:  Maybelline Electric Pink

Mac Candy Yum-Yum and Maybelline Electric Pink

I hate this particular shade of pink on me.  The lady at the Mac counter pretty much forced me to buy Candy Yum-Yum instead of letting me get the shade I wanted because the shade I wanted, "Didn't go with my eye color."  I bought Electric Pink specifically for this blog.  Now I have two lipsticks in a shade I don't like wearing that are exactly the same.

MAYBELLINE VIBRANT VIOLET AND MAC MEN LOVE MYSTERY

(MAC EVENING RENDEZVOUS)

Left:  Maybelline Vibrant Violet
Right:  Mac Men Love Mystery 

Left:  Mac Evening Rendezvous (LE)
Middle:  Maybelline Vibrant Violet
Right:  Mac Men Love Mystery

Left:  Mac Evening Rendezvous (LE)
Middle:  Maybelline Vibrant Violet
Right:  Mac Men Love Mystery

Mac Men Love Mystery and Maybelline Vibrant Violet don't look that similar in the swatch but are identical on the lips.  I did a half and half lip swatch, but it looked very odd on the lips, so I didn't use it.  These three colors are all slightly different, but they aren't going to look that different on the lips.

MAYBELLINE RAVISHING ROSE AND MAC STEADY GOING

Left:  Maybelline Ravishing Rose
Right:  Mac Steady Going

Left:  Mac Steady Going
Right:  Maybelline Ravishing Rose

These colors are almost exactly the same and even on the lips you can notice a slight difference.  Ravishing Rose is a little bit darker and a little bit shinier.  Steady Going is a Retro Matte which means it's a dryer formula, not something that everyone can wear, but personally I like it better.

MAYBELLINE PINK CHARGE AND BUXOM WICKED PINK

Left:  Buxom Wicked Pink
Right:  Maybelline Pink Charge

Left:  Maybelline Pink Charge
Right:  Buxom Wicked Pink

 I know these aren't really dupes, they aren't all that similar but they have a similar feel to them.  When I say feel, I don't really mean the texture.  I got these around the same time and I always had a hard time telling them apart, just looking at the color.  They are both beautiful neon type pinks.

MAYBELLINE MESMERIZING MAGENTA PLUS BITE OPAL AND MAC SHOW ORCHID

Mac Show Orchid and Maybelline Mesmerizing Magenta and Bite Opal

 I hate that you can't really tell this on camera but Mac Show Orchid and a mixture of Maybelline Mesmerizing Magenta and Bite Opal are exact dupes for one another.  The Mac one is less expensive but if you already have the others than you don't really need both.  Mesmerizing Magenta doesn't really swatch well but is easier to apply to the lips.

I plan on talking about Bite Opal in tomorrow's article, so check back in to see more mixtures of Bite Opal with other lipsticks.

Sinful Colors Live in Color Land Collection

There are nine shades in this collection and I picked up three of them.  There are five that are described as a Porcelain Matte and four that are described as Sugar Crushin’.

Sinful Colors:  Cheshire China, She's Gone Matte, and Sweet Tooth

I purchased Cheshire China, Sweet Tooth, and She’s Gone Matte.  I bought Cheshire China and Sweet Tooth for a friend who’s birthday is coming up.  

Cheshire China and A-Crush (on nails)

CHESHIRE CHINA

This shade is a beautiful matte blue that almost seems to have a touch of purple.  Cheshire China is beautiful but reminds me of a Sinful Colors shade that I already own.  A shade named A-Crush.  I love the color and thought about picking up one of these for myself too but it was too similar to A-Crush.

SWEET TOOTH

Sweet Tooth is described as being a red shade but I thought of it as more of a coral shade.  This has glitter in it as is suppose to dry to have a textured finish.  It reminds me of the Sally Hansen Sugar Coat.

Sinful Colors She's Gone Matte and Wet N Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint (original)

SHE’S GONE MATTE

This is a blue mint matte shade.  I love this color and this is the one I picked up for myself.  I bought it in hopes that it would be the same as my Wet N Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint.  The Wet N Wild shade was reworked and is now a darker shade.  She’s Gone Matte is the same as the original, the shade that I loved so much.

The Sugar Crushin’ shades include:

Sugar High - a dark blue shade

Sweetin the Teal - a dark green shade

Surreally Sweet - a pinkish purple shade

*Sweet Tooth

The Porcelain Matte shades include:

Glazy Sunday - a matte rose toned pink

We’re All Matte Here - a light orange shade

Mad Hatter - a matte baby pink, lighter than Glazy Sunday

*She’s Gone Matte

*Cheshire China

Wet N Wild 2016 Spring Collection Review

I have been loving the new Wet N Wild Spring Collection.  I picked up one of the finger nail polishes and both of the eyeshadow trios.  My restraint would make anyone proud.  I wanted all of the nail polishes and the lightest of those beautiful highlights.

Wet N Wild To In-Di-O I Go Go

To In-Di-O I Go Go

The eyelid shade is a beautiful sparkly blue.  I love this color, it’s probably my favorite.  The crease shade is a pastel purple with an extremely light amount of sparkle in it.  This crease shade requires a little bit of building up.  The browbone highlight is a pinky champagne color and has a beautiful sparkly shine.

Wet N Wild The New Romantics

The New Romantics

The eyelid shade is purple and almost seems like it has a blue duochrome shift in certain lights.  The crease color is a shimmery pink shade and this shade also seems to have small pieces of glitter.  The browbone shade is a white shimmery shade.

Wet N Wild To In-Di-O I Go Go

Wet N Wild The New Romantics

To In-Di-O I Go Go has a couple of glittery shades while the New Romantics is more of a shimmery palette.  The quality on all of these are really nice.  The eyeshadows are beautiful and soft.  I don’t think the camera captures how beautiful they truly are.  I put the blue over Nyx Milk.  I took the picture after a couple of hours (I had to charge my camera) and Milk always makes my eyeshadow fade.  Once upon a time, it had looked fantastic.

I also did a look with The New Romantics, I still had some of the blue eyeliner as it wouldn’t completely wash off.  I didn’t use milk with The New Romantics, so the eyeshadow lasted longer.

The nail polish I got was Kiss My Mints, and I adore the color.  A pastel mint color.  It was a little tedious to apply but once I finally got it on, I fell in love with the color.  If you’re really in love with pastels, then you’ll love these nail polishes.  There are four of them.  I only picked up one because I have so many nail polishes and they don’t get enough love from me.

Overall, I would recommend anything this collection.  Everything I tried was really nice and I’m sure everything I didn’t try was just as good quality.  Wet N Wild’s eyeshadows always impress me.  I’ve purchased a couple of the Megalast Nail Polishes before and they are some of my favorite inexpensive polishes.

5 Great Makeup Sales

1. Mac Eyeshadow

Mac eyeshadows have had a price cut, believed to be permanent.  These eyeshadows have decreased from $10 to $6.  This are the refill shadows so you’ll have to put them in your z-palettes or an empty Mac palettes.
Website: http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan

2. Too Faced Spring Sale

Too Faced is selling stuff up to 72% off and throwing in a free Melted Metal Peony with every order.  The sale includes the Selfie Palette, the Sugar Pop Palette, and some of their La Creme lipsticks.

NOTE: Tomorrow they are launching their waterproof Better Than Sex Mascara.
Website: https://www.toofaced.com/c/sale/

3. Urban Decay

Urban Decay still has some of their Vice 4 palettes which are still on sale for $39.  Their waterproof eyeliner is on sale for $6.
Website: http://www.urbandecay.com/featured/sale

4. Lorac

I previously wrote an article about Lorac’s 20th Anniversary Alter Ego Lip Collection.  It’s a $330 value that’s still available for only $75.  You get 10 lipsticks and 10 lip glosses.
Website: http://www.loraccosmetics.com/make-up_20th-anniversary-alter-ego-lip-collection.html

5. Tarte

This is a Sephora exclusive lip duo.  These minis are only $9 for .035 oz of Quench Lip Rescue in Nude and Drench Lip Splash in Cabana Boy.
Website: http://www.sephora.com/rainforest-the-sea-quench-drench-lip-set-P406579?skuId=1807437

Review of Sephora Patone Palette 2016 Modern Watercolors

The package is adorable and for a color lover like me, this palette is a must have.  Or so I thought.  Pastel eyeshadows never really work for me.  I could blame my pale skin, but I’m not sure this eyeshadow would work on darker skin tones.  These shadows all appear a little washed out on me, even with a base.

Sephora Pantone Universe Modern Watercolors Palette

I swatched all the colors but I don’t know that helps.  I just wish these eyeshadows were a little more pigmented.  There are some in here that I feel like should work and just don’t.  I made to example kind of eye looks.  They aren’t great, but most of my brushes are dirty and I didn’t put in any effort into the eye looks.  I just wanted you to get to see how these shadows worked in action.

Row 1:  Bright White, Rose Quartz, Honeydew, Cafe Creme, Mellow Yellow, and Ash

ROW 1

This row is more highlight type colors.

Bright White - This is a matte white color.  It’s on the sheer side.

Rose Quartz - This is a matte pastel pink.  It’s on the sheer side but I found that it went on easier than Bright White and Honeydew.

Honeydew - This is a matte pastel blue-mint.  I really had to build this one up.  I wore it with Nyx Milk as a base and it came off way too light.  I mixed it in with Cascade and it was still too light.  I tried using it wet and the shadow just turned hard.

Cafe Creme - This is a beautiful light shiny brown.  This has a really beautiful look to it.

Mellow Yellow - This is a shimmery yellow shade.  This shade only really works as a highlight shade.  It only gives you a slight shimmer and seems a little multidimensional.

Ash - This is a pastel gray.  It barely showed up by itself.  I used this over Nyx Milk in one of the examples.

Row 2:  Antique White, Mushroom, Pelican, Chinois Green, Cedar Wood, and Citadel

ROW 2

Antique White - This a shimmery white shade.  It reminds me of Mellow Yellow but is slightly more opaque.

Mushroom - This is a silver taupe shade, I almost felt like there was a bit of green in it.

Pelican - This shade is a duochrome light green with gold reflects.  This is the shade everyone is going nuts over.  I wore this over Nyx Milk and it came out really washed out.  I’m going to try a black base next time, but I’m worried it will look to muddy.  I can’t really seem to find a way to wear this that makes me love it.

Chinois Green - This is a dark forest green with a little bit of gold shimmer.  I feel like this is one of the ‘darker’ shades in this palette.

Cedar Wood - This is a brown shade.

Citadel - This is a sheer blue shimmer shade.  This would look beautiful over something else, but it doesn’t really work on it’s on.  I really didn’t feel like it showed up at all in the swatch but I used it in one of the examples.

Row 3:  Oyster Mushroom, Coral Haze, Pale Mauve, Cafe au Lait, Boa, Serenity

ROW 3

Oyster Mushroom - This is a light silver color.

Coral Haze - This is a pastel coral.

Pale Mauve - This is a purpley mauve.

Cafe au Lait - This is a shimmery brown shade.  This really reminds me of Pain au Chocolat by L’Oreal.

Boa - This is a shimmery green.

Serenity - This is a pastel blue.  I feel like this one shows up really well, especially compared to some of the other shades in this palette.

Row 4:  Fruit Dove, Orchid Haze, Cascade, Lantana, Linden Green, and Marina

ROW 4

These are all matte shades.

Fruit Dove - This is a pastel reddish-pink.

Orchid Haze - This is a pastel purple.

Cascade - This is a pastel mint shade, darker than Honeydew.

Lantana - This is a pastel orange.

Linden Green - This is a pastel yellow green.

Marina - This is a pastel darker blue.

Overall, I don’t think this palette is worth the $40 I spent on it.  The shadows just aren’t there.  It’s a cute palette and the colors look really pretty.  I’ve seen pastel eyeshadows done well, I’ve seen matte pastels done well.  But those are shadows that are hard to do and I don’t think they nailed it with this palette. The shadows tend to blend into one another or need a base that changes the color. I also feel like the colors don't have enough tonal range to really make a solid look.  I’d skip it if I were you.

Here are my two examples:

I used Ash over Nyx Milk and put Mellow Yellow on the brown bone just to see how it looked.

I used Citadel on the lid and Oyster Mushroom in the crease.

This is the shade I used as a base for the Citadel and Oyster Mushroom look.  It's from the Maybelline Smokes Quad.