Review: Affordable Matte Lip Products Battle

Hi there! I know.. It’s been about 3 weeks since my previous post, and I want to apologize for that because I’ve been quite busy for the exams lately :(. Now here I wanna do a review and comparison between these 2 most famous yet affordable matte lip products that has been talk about on the media these days, which are ColourPop Lippie Stix and NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream.

I pick 2 colors that pretty comparable from each brand. One is inspired by Kylie Jenner's famous 90's lip trend which is natural mauvy nude color and the other one is inspired by summer 2015 beauty trend's flaming lips which is dramatic dark red with cool undertone. Both of the colors are really compliment my skin tone (medium complexion with warm undertone).

 

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ColourPop LippieStix (Brink & Bichette)

      Brink                                        Bichette

Price : ± Rp. 140.000

What it Says :

Brink: “A warm dusty taupe in a matte finish. Inspired by the insta-famous Kylie Jenner lip.”

Bichette: “Deep red wine in a matte finish. Boys will be fawn-ing over you.” *LOL

“We’ve made it easy for you – every Lippie Stix has a matching Lippie Pencil that was designed to match its partner perfectly. However, we’re not trying to be a bossy pants and tell you creative lovelies what to do. So, if you want to create an Ombre lip look or something, have fun mixing and matching & do your thang! MATTE FINISH Full coverage, superrr long wearing, ultra-comfortable & seriously loaded with pigment in a matte finish.”

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What I Love About it :

The packaging is pretty unique and simple. It has that skinny, pointy, arched whatever lipstick applicator, so you can have more control on the application especially for the corner of your lips and your cupids bow. It’s matte, but it’s not drying at all. It’s super smooth & creamy and OMG! I have no words to describe on how pigmented and opaque this product is. Get and try it yourself and you’ll be mesmerized by the pigmentation and the smoothnes. :”)

What I Hate About it :

It’s not that long lasting. As I have done eating, the lipstick's fade off easily so I have to re-apply it afterwards. Maybe it’s because I just wear the lipstick itself and didn’t wear it with the lip pencils that they recommended.

Overall Thoughts :

It would  be perfect if it has more of the staying power on the lipstick itself, so you don’t have to pay double for it with the lip pencil too. Because it's almost perfect, I rate it 4 hearts out of 5.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream (Cannes & Monte Carlo)

       Cannes                                      Monte Carlo

Price : ± Rp. 95.000

What it Says :

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.

• What it is: Highly pigmented, matte lip cream

• What it does: Creates various matte lip looks

• Why we love it: Delightfully creamy and lightweight.

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What I Love About it :

You can apply this product easily with it's doe-tip applicator. It is pigmented but not as pigmented as ColourPop. It’s feels velvety and once it sets, it does set and it won’t go anywhere even though it’s kinda fade away after I done eating which is  okay ‘cause I don’t have to always re-apply it afterwards.

What I Hate About it :

None? LOL

Overall Thoughts :

Although it’s not as pigmented as ColourPop, I still love the pigmentation, lasting power, and the texture that this product provides. 5 hearts out of 5!

 

So, natural vs dramatic, which one do you prefer? do you like ColourPop or NYX better? Se you again soon makeup seekers! :)