Maybelline Baby Lips Winter 2015 Limited Edition Review + Swatches on Dark Skin

 

 

    I spotted these lip balms at Walmart a couple weeks ago in a display and I picked them up. One of my first reviews on this blog covered Maybelline's limited edition baby lips collection for Winter 2014 and I can't believe we've went full circle and come back to this point!

     I picked up this lip balms for $3.97 or so at Walmart. I only picked up Mint Please, Sprinkled Pink and Spice it Up! There's a fourth shade called Cocoa Crush but it was all sold out so I never got a chance to swatch it!

      I'm not going to give an in depth review of Baby Lips because I've done that countless times on this blog so I'm just going to show you what these lip balms look like on someone with NW45 skin.

      Here's Mint Please. It was called Mint Candy in the UK and honestly I like that name better than this one! I love the little earmuffs on the package though. It's almost clear with a pale pink base. I really wanted it to be clear like all the other bloggers said, but it's got a white base in there that shows up on pigmented lips. Mint Please smells faintly of mint but doesn't tingle on the lips like other minty lip balms that I've tried.






















      This pink shade is Sprinkled Pink. It was called Sugar Cookie in the UK. Sprinkled Pink is a cool toned pink with silver shimmer. Sprinkled Pink smells faintly of vanilla.





















       The red balm is Spice it Up! It's called Sweet Apple in the UK and I love that name! Spice it Up! is a pink red shade. It's much more pigmented than Cherry Me from the original and permanent Baby Lips line. It smells mostly like cinnamon and ginger with a faint apple note in the background.

       So here's a swatch of all the shades side by side.

 

Mint Please swatched on lips. It looks fine in the picture but in real life it looks pale and completely washes me out. 

    

 

Sprinkled Pink swatched on my lips. This shade was a huge no-no. It sinks into all of my lip lines and I can never get an even application with this shade. This one left my lips much drier then the other ones and I'm guessing it's because this one has shimmer in it.

 

Spice it Up! swatched on my lips. Easily my favourite shade on the collection. It applies very evenly and smoothly and looks great on my lips, no sinking into lines or being patchy. It's deeper and more red in real life.

I can't wait to see what shades Maybelline will come out with for the Spring 2016 collection! 



Pixi Tinted Brilliance Tinted Lip Balm Unique Pink Review

 

 

Here's another product I managed to snag during the Target Liquidation sales. I had wanted to try this lip balm for a long time and I the sale gave me the perfect excuse to pick this little thing up. Regularly it retails for $14 dollars but I got it for $8.

 

Claims from the Pixi UK Website: Super-nourishing, lip-staining balm that keeps lips in optimum condition while giving them lush colour. Award winning. Packed with lip-loving ingredients, this glossy gel balm protects & hydrates lips instantly. After the balm wears off, lips are left tinted with a flattering, personalized hue just for you (colour & intensity depends on pH level of lips).

As you can see the lip balm has a soft pink almost gel-like colour in the tube similar to a lot of these ph sensing lip balms. This lip balm supposedly flushes your lips with a personalized pink but really that's not true. I've done enough research to know these lip balms contain a pigment that is initally clear but turns bright pink when it comes in contact with moisture. I still do love this lip balms because they provide a nice flush of colour and it doesn't transfer!

The lip balm has a minty feel but it doesn't tingle for a really long time after application. The lip balm does feel hydrating on my lips and has a glossy appearance. I think it's really cool, the way the lip balm goes from clear to a brighter pink. The colour is never overwhelming against my skin tone which I think is fine.

My only gripe? The price! It's steep for a softly tinted lip balm! I'm glad I did try this lip balm cause I got to satisfy my curiosity but I wouldn't purchase this lip balm again just because of the price.

 

B

Maybelline Limited Edition Holiday Baby Lips 2014 Ruby Star & Winter Flush Review

I'm a fickle fan of the Maybelline Baby Lips Line. Sometimes I put them on my lips and they feel like pure heaven. Other times I put them on and they feel like grease that refuses to sink into my skin. I love sheer red lips, so I snagged this two pack just for Ruby Star. I purchased these from Wal-Mart for about $6.

Both have a peppermint smell and go onto lips feeling fairly minty. I don't care for minty scents or tingles but it's there. Ruby Star is the pink tube while Winter Flush is the red tube. Ruby Star is a fairly pigmented blue toned red lip balm. Winter Flush is an almost milky peachy red with the slightest shimmer (its absolutely unnoticable on lips).

I swatched Strike A Rose next to these two because I though that Strike A Rose might be very similar to Winter Flush. Unfortunately it's not. Winter Flush is definitely less pink then the permanent electro shade.

I love Ruby Star but I don't like Winter Flush. It's the sort of lip balm that clings to any dry patches on your lips and that is just intolerable in a lip balm (at least to me). Ruby Star just glides right over my lips and masks any dry patches.

I know Baby Lips tends to have a very slippery formula, but these can feel extra slippery to me at times and even downright greasy. Maybelline says these lip balms keep your lips moisturized for up to 8 hours and I don't find that to be true; reapplication is necessary. And really when they glide on so easily application isn't a problem.

I wish Ruby Star had come in a package by itself.

Likes:

1. The cool red colour of Ruby Star
2. The "wetness" of the lip balm feels very moisturizing on dry lips initially
3. How easily these lip balsm glide on

Dislikes:

1. How greasy these lip balms can feel
2. How Winter Flush clings to dry patches
3. Peppermint smell

Winter Flush C 

Ruby Star B