hurray!! my internet is back online!! yipeee!! we had a stormy rain a couple of weeks ago, a day before mount kelud errupted, and it affected my internet. hiks.. i had to go to mcd if i wanted to search anything online. but today, it was okay for good. finally!!!
okay. i had to admit, i was very very late in terms of trying the nyx soft matte lip cream. i wasn't into makeup before, so i had no idea about these babies. and then i learnt about makeup and i didn't into lipstick or lip color as crazy as i do now, so forgive me for not knowing these gorgeous lip cream.
What they said about it:
it was neither lipstick nor lip gloss, this matte lip cream is a new kind of lip color that goes on silky smooth and sets to a matte finish. soft matte lip cream is surprisingly durable and unlike some matte lipstick formulas, also moisturizing.
Right now, there are 22 shades of this babies, 9 were new this 2014. and i just tried 2! i had my eye on ibiza, cannes and zurich though.. hopefully there were sales somewhere so i could get them cheaper.. i love how they named each shade, it helped me remember the color. each name were name of a city worldwide.. so it was fun!
i had two at the moment, antwerp and sao paulo. i had difficulties finding antwerp. the counter didn't have it, and most of online store here in indonesia said that antwerp was sold out. haiss.. but after waiting for almost 2 months, i finally got them. i tried them, and i had to say i loved them so far.
the color: both antwerp and sao paulo were vibrant. one swipe was enough. the color pay off was good. at my first try, i didn't even dare to apply sao paulo straight from the applicator. i dabbed on my lips and use my finger to smooth it. the color was pretty! antwerp was a mid tone yellow pink (that's what the website said), but some beauty blogger described it a mid-pink-coral tone. sao paulo was a plummy pink, or deep pink. both were suitable for any skin tone. antwerp was a little bit bright for light skin tone, but it would be great for medium skin tone. and sao paulo probably was brighter for light skin, but it would be gorgeous for medium to dark skin tone.
the formula : i never had a matte lip color, so this was my first try. i was concern about the formula since i had a pretty easily-dried lips. i had to wear lip balm before applying certain lipstick, and i was worried that the lip cream will dry my lips out. but it didn't happen. though i still wear lip balm underneath, but it wasn't drying at all. even some of my lipstick was more drying that this lip cream. there was a slight difference in the formula between antwerp and sao paulo. though both were applied smoothly, but i noticed antwerp quickly set into my lip lines and even sometimes looked patchy.
the durability : didn't test for sure, but antwerp diminished quicker than sao paulo.
overall, it was a great lip cream! i wanted moreeee... *sigh*
okay. i had to admit, i was very very late in terms of trying the nyx soft matte lip cream. i wasn't into makeup before, so i had no idea about these babies. and then i learnt about makeup and i didn't into lipstick or lip color as crazy as i do now, so forgive me for not knowing these gorgeous lip cream.
What they said about it:
it was neither lipstick nor lip gloss, this matte lip cream is a new kind of lip color that goes on silky smooth and sets to a matte finish. soft matte lip cream is surprisingly durable and unlike some matte lipstick formulas, also moisturizing.
Right now, there are 22 shades of this babies, 9 were new this 2014. and i just tried 2! i had my eye on ibiza, cannes and zurich though.. hopefully there were sales somewhere so i could get them cheaper.. i love how they named each shade, it helped me remember the color. each name were name of a city worldwide.. so it was fun!
i had two at the moment, antwerp and sao paulo. i had difficulties finding antwerp. the counter didn't have it, and most of online store here in indonesia said that antwerp was sold out. haiss.. but after waiting for almost 2 months, i finally got them. i tried them, and i had to say i loved them so far.
the color: both antwerp and sao paulo were vibrant. one swipe was enough. the color pay off was good. at my first try, i didn't even dare to apply sao paulo straight from the applicator. i dabbed on my lips and use my finger to smooth it. the color was pretty! antwerp was a mid tone yellow pink (that's what the website said), but some beauty blogger described it a mid-pink-coral tone. sao paulo was a plummy pink, or deep pink. both were suitable for any skin tone. antwerp was a little bit bright for light skin tone, but it would be great for medium skin tone. and sao paulo probably was brighter for light skin, but it would be gorgeous for medium to dark skin tone.
the formula : i never had a matte lip color, so this was my first try. i was concern about the formula since i had a pretty easily-dried lips. i had to wear lip balm before applying certain lipstick, and i was worried that the lip cream will dry my lips out. but it didn't happen. though i still wear lip balm underneath, but it wasn't drying at all. even some of my lipstick was more drying that this lip cream. there was a slight difference in the formula between antwerp and sao paulo. though both were applied smoothly, but i noticed antwerp quickly set into my lip lines and even sometimes looked patchy.
the durability : didn't test for sure, but antwerp diminished quicker than sao paulo.
overall, it was a great lip cream! i wanted moreeee... *sigh*
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| left: antwerp and sao paulo (L-R) right : sao paulo and antwerp arm swatch (L-R) |
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| both were sao paulo : left were used more as lip stain (i use my finger to smooth it) |
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| antwerp |
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