maybelline color sensational lipstick

i had to admit, i was easily bored. so that's why i easily attracted to pretty colors, and in this case, lipstick swatches. i was browsing the other day, when i stumbled upon maybelline color sensational lipstick swatches. for me, maybelline was always about mascara, and since i've tried max factor, i didn't have any excuse to go to maybelline counter. but after reading those reviews, i was tempted to buy some. but unfortunately, i still had my revlon colorburst lipsticks and revlon colorburst lip butters. i had to use them up at least 50% before i could buy another lipstick. but then, i was tempted everytime i browsed, so i headed to their counter. i read at total beauty about the coral lipstick that suit most skin tone, and it was "coral lustre". but at the counter, i was mistaken it with "coral crush". anyway, since my berry smoothie lip butter was nearly finished, i was looking for a pink lipstick, but not as bright as my sweet tart lip butter. and a coral one but not as orangey as tutti fruti lip butter.

so, i did a quick swatch and trial at the counter, since i was in a rush, hence i was mistakenly chose coral crush instead of coral lustre. and i picked pink petal for the pink lipstick.

coral crush was in the red family according to maybelline color scheme. you could see which family they belonged to judging by its body color. the packaging was a colored plastic cap, bigger than colorburst lipstick and lipbutter. it did have a smell, some said it was peppermint smell, but i couldn't decide what smell it is. it was pretty, just like any other classic lipstick, but when i tried to apply it directly from the bullet, the edge was too pointy for me, so sometimes it just lined my upper lips, and not swipe my upper lips throughly. when i swatched coral crush, it was a pretty coral, but on my lips, it turned out to be more red than coral. it was a bright reddish coral, but i liked it. it was not orangey like tutti frutti, and not a bold red lip, so i could wear it daily. and the finished was a little bit matte, so i might try to layer it with gloss next time.

this shade could hold up 3-4 hours, but easily faded to lip lines after eating or drinking, so be sure to bring it along if you went outside all day. many said that it was not drying, but for me, it was drier than my colorburst lipstick and lip butter, but not as drying as revlon superlustrous lipstick for me.

while pink peony was a pretty pink in the bullet, with some glossy/glittery finished. but on my lips, it was MLBB and more shiny. it was okay, but it was not the pink that i had in my mind. but it was still a wearable lipstick for me. since pink peony was softer than coral crush, it disappeared from my lips around 2-3 hours, and with eating/drinking it would vanish quicker. for now, they would cover my need for now, but i've already had my eyes on nyx soft matte lip cream and nyx round lipstick. that's why i tried to use my lipstick everyday so i could buy them quickly. hopefully at christmas i could buy nyx all around from eyeliner, blush to lipstick.

pink peony

left: pink peony right: coral crush on left, pink peony on right