Maybelline Baby Lips BUDS Spring 2015 Limited Edition Oh! Orchid & Petal Rebel Review

 

 

This cute duo popped up in Canadian drugstores earlier this week and I managed to snag these two today. I couldn't resist the adorable flower motifs and the pink colours. I had a feeling I was going to like it a lot more then the Winter 2014 limited edition selection because there were no peach shades.

So both of these tubes had barcodes on them which is new to me as none of the other previous shades have had barcodes on them. Perhaps Maybelline is thinking of selling them without the card packing?

From what I've seen these are the only two shades Canada has received: 190 Oh! Orchid and 175 Petal Rebel (Maybelline really needs to stop repeating names. The Color Whisper line also has a shade named Petal Rebel). The states has another shade, Peach Posey and I'm super glad they didn't put that one in the duo. This duo retails for $7.96 at the Wal-Mart where I purchased it but it was on sale so I bought it for $5.96.

Here's Oh! Orchid. It's a pinkish purple shade. It smells like raspberries which is my favourite baby lips scent. It's got the same scent as Pink Shock from the Electro line and Pink Quartz from the Crystal line. This shade is really sheer. I had to swipe it on the back of my hands several times in order to get it to show up. I don't really mind per se because it gives my lips a milky purple tint which is easier to pull off on my NW45 skin if it's sheer.

Here's Petal Rebel. Like Oh! Orchid is has that enticing raspberry aroma. This shade is also entirely clear. I swatched it on the back of my hand approximately ten times and there was the slightest, slightest, slightest, slightest tint of soft pink. I'm a little disappointed that this shade didn't have any tint but it does make it easy to wear as it's clear. I actually love the way it makes my lips look! It's clear but there is a soft hint of colour that bumps it up from a totally clear balm, but keeps it easy to apply without a mirror.

Here's a picture of Oh! Orchid on the left with Petal Rebel on the right. I don't know if you can make it out or not, because it's very sheer.

So there it is. I am disappointed because I was expecting tinted lip balms, not clear lip balms with an inflection of colour but at least they don't look terrible on so I can get some use out of them.

Likes:

1. Delicious scent
2. Fairly moisturizing
3. Cute packaging

Dislikes

1. Says it's a tinted lip balm but only one shade delivers on that claim



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