Smart and Sarcastic With Dashes of Insanity: REVIEW Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick

Monday, January 23, 2012

REVIEW Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick

I like Maybelline lipsticks. I'm not sure if they're hydrating or moisturizing but they don't aggravate my dry lips and I like the texture of them. However, these three colors did not work for me.

Pink & Proper
This was not what I was expecting with a name like Pink & Proper. I thought at worst I'd get a girly pink that was a few shades too light. This is a true pink but it's not a color I'd wear to tea or to a job interview. It is shimmery to the extreme. It reminds me of this garish Dior lipstick I wore during one of my proms. I think it'd be hard to wear with a full face of makeup, whether you tried paring it with a neutral or a dramatic eye. It's just too easy for it to look doll-like or cheap. I wouldn't say this is exactly a frosted lipstick but it comes close.

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Pink & Proper

Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch is a darker pink. It doesn't have shimmer but instead what look like particles of glitter. Again, I think it's hard to pair with anything without it looking cheap.

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Fruit Punch

Coral Lustre
This is a more buildable color but make no mistake, this is an orange/coral lipstick. Of the bunch, this would be my favorite, but there's still too much shimmer to make it wearable with most of my shimmery eyeshadows.

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