I have been lucky enough to be contacted by Maybelline’s PR to review their new Color Sensational Moisture Extreme Lip Color. They provided me four of their best selling shades from their 4 different colour groups. I got Pink Bloom from Fresh Pinks, Summer Sunset from Sexy Reds, Papaya Milk from Fun Corals and Buff from Elegant Nudes.

I used to own 1 lipstick from the older formula, it was also know as Moisture Extreme something something, but I can’t remember the exact name or the exact shade of the lipstick already. I didn’t quite like it to be honest. It has this weird smell, and even though it claim to be moist and all, but I felt it was rather drying? >_< Chuck it already.

But… this time Maybelline scored a winner! The reformulated lipstick is really really lovely!

Here goes!

See, it comes with SPF15 too! Not bad eh?

Swatches on my arm…

It’s crazily pigmented. Just one swipe and this is the intensity you get. It’s rather creamy, but it does sink into the fine lines if you don’t use a layer of lipbalm beneath, maybe I have really bad lips? But too much lipbalm before lipstick makes the lippie slides off rather easily, like as though it won’t stay, so you will need the right amount on lipbalm on your lips before applying the lippie.

Excuse the bad lips. By the way, my lips is rather pigmented So light shade doesn’t show as well as the darker ones.

Pink Bloom hardly show up on me, but it’s one colour that I can use everyday without worrying it being awful or anything on me. It’s like a tinted lipbalm on me.

Papaya Milk is another colour which is quite wearable on me despite it being a little orange. I usually don’t wear corals but I think I can wear this without much effort.

Buff look very dark and very warm in the tube, but on my lips, it became a neutral nude-y colour on me, but with some added warmth. Not my favourite colour and I doubt I’ll wear this often. I still like pink and reds for my lips.

And finally, my favourite colour of the lot, Summer Sunset! I have been wanting to find a beautiful red shade for my lips and I think I found it! A blue based tone red that make me look so much fairer than normal! I love!!!!

Overall staying power is quite decent with me drinking and eating, it lasted about 2 to 3 hours before needing a reapplication for Pink Bloom. The others stayed on longer for about 4 hours? Summer Sunset is the best because it’s like a lip tint and stays on and on for the longest time! Love it!

Here’s me cam-whoring with Summer Sunset! Yesh I know I am biased, but I love this shade!

My face got no makeup on so it’s pretty blah… Just look at those red lips okay! That’s the main focus!!!

Did I just tell you I love Summer Sunset? LOL.

Retailing at all major pharmacies and departmental stores for RM24.90. I believe this goes on sale quite often so maybe you can wait for sales, but RM24.90 isn’t that bad for a nice lippie, yes?

But when the 50% deal came along, I knew that it is the right time to buy those lippies, although I was very very broke at that time.

Check out the Sheer Climax Rouge in PK328.

Packaging is simple yet classy, yes? I quite like minimalistic packaging, provided that they don’t look cheap and crudely made.

Colour is a little off here, it isn’t as dark as seen on the picture, it’s quite a medium shade of plummy-pink tone lippie and it contains silvery blue shimmer flecks in it. Very very pretty.

I swatched 3 times for the top pictures, and once for the bottom ones. Notice how sheer it can be? The name says it all, Sheer Climax Rouge. No idea why the ‘climax’ though. Maybe you get high or some sort after applying? I wonder.

As you can see, the colour varies due to different lightings, but I would say that Pic 1 is the closest to real life colour. It appears a peachy pink colour under the other 2 lightings which I don’t know why. Maybe it’s my skintone? But nevertheless, it looks like a really wearable colour for everyone whether it’s for day or night!

However, on the lips, it’s very very different than the swatches I’ve done!

Look at them!

Picture taken with flash

Obviously, it looks like a milky lavender pink on me. Swiped twice on the lips. My lips’ dry and it’s cracking here and there. So naturally, the lippie sinks into the fine lines a little, which I think with by applying a lipbalm before the lippie, the problem will be solved easily.

Before you go thinking that this isn’t the colour for you, there’s one more pictures of the lippie on my lips!

Doesn’t it look wonderfully natural on me?

The last picture are the one that is the closest to real life colours on lips. A glossy plummy pink which goes on quite natural on me, as long as I swipe not more than twice on my lips. I wonder why is it that sheer on my hands but not as sheer on the lips? Weird right?

The lipstick lasted quite a while, with normal eating and drinking. Reapplication is needed if you want the glossy lips. Glossiness is gone by the time you finish your food.

I won’t say that this lip colour is great for all skintones, as I find that I need to be careful when I apply this. Anything too much makes me look weird and I think I look washed out and maybe even look sickly. Oh well, pink lipsticks hardly work that well for me. I’m just glad this I could make this lipstick work for me instead of throwing giving/swapping it away.

Have you got any lipsticks/ lipglosses that doesn’t work for you? Did you make them work for you or you gave them away to others who can use it? Share you stories with me!

Oh yeah, before I forget, Shiseido Maquillage Base Makeup is here! Hohoho!

Here’s the price!

Makeup base: RM100 (goes on matte and skin is very smooth! Comes with SPF25 too!)
Liquid Foundation: RM130 (available in 6 shades)
Two way cake : Refill RM110, Casing RM40 (both sold separately >_<)
Stick Concealer: RM85 (Comes in 3 shades, it’s very creamy and easy to blend! my favourite!)
Pressed Powder: RM125

I’ll need to return to Shiseido counter to try everything out again, but so far, Shiseido Maquillage base makeup has received countless raves from Taiwan. Gosh, I want the stick concealer!

Did I create any new lemmings for you girls? I hope not!

Maybelline? Rimmel? Loreal? (Is Loreal that cheap?) Kate? Majolica Majorca (I know of glosses, but lipsticks?)

In my opinion, nothing beats Avon, for now at least. I am being very honest right here. So far, all my lippies from Avon has been nothing but fantastic! Be it the Cynthia Rowley ones, or the Ultra Moisturizing ones (oops! haven’t review them!) or the ones I will be reviewing right now!

Avon Glazewear Lipstick

I love the sleek and polish packaging, although fingerprints are sure to be everywhere on it! Haha! It gives such a classy feel to it, don’t you think? A plus point already for pretty (though not very practical) packaging!

Here’s what Avon promised about this lipstick.

Get the colour of a lipstick with the shine of a gloss! Avon’s revolutionary lipstick combines the shine of a lipgloss with the luscious colour of a lipstick. This lightweight formula glides on effortlessly for full, glossy colour that feels incredible on lips. No sticky feel, just smooth, silky lips.

How many yays or nays?

1. Shine of a gloss – yay!
2. Luscious colour of a lipstick – nay
3. Lightweight formula – yay!
4. Full, glossy colour – yay and nay, in between.
5. No sticky feel – yay!
6. Smooth, silky lips – yay!

It does everything except number 2. The colour is pretty sheer. Maybe I have pigmented lips, so it doesn’t show. But even swatching on my hand, the colours are pretty light. My camera couldn’t catch the colours no matter how I tweak the setting >_<, and that also I have layer the colours 3 times each just for the swatches. Sigh.

However, other than that, everything’s lovely!

I bought 3 colours out of the 5 or 6 colours they have. It was so hard to choose! I settled for these 3. Coral Goddess may look orange or coral tone like, but when swatched and on lips, it’s a peach pink colour. Rhinestone Rose is a cool rose pink colour, while Pink Diamond is a lighter version of Coral Goddess. No shimmer, but it just goes on glossy. I quite like it. In fact, it reminds me of Revlon’s Super Lustrous Shiny Sheers (I love them! totally!)

And what draw me to buying this? The price!

Selling at RM12 till 15th May, it’s a steal! Go grab it! But even if you miss the sales, the price isn’t horribly high, I think it’s around rm20 or so. For a nice lippie, I don’t mind purchasing at a slightly higher price.

Now, should I get the other colours?