Hi, girls!
Spring is finally here so I'm drawn now to really bright, colorful lips on a daily basis. If you've been reading me for a while you know that I'm not really the type of person that could wear brights (on the lips) that easily. In fact, my lip products collection has been formed over the past year and I dare say that now includes some colors that I would have never thought to wear, but as I decided to step out of my comfort zone, now I'm not so scared of these bright babies. The Maybelline Color Sensationals Vivids Lipsticks are among some of the most bright lip shades I own and love and they have some really great names too: Electric Orange and Hot Plum. What's not to love about them?
Maybelline lipsticks are my favorites since way back in my first years at college when I was not really wearing lipstick that often but when I did, it was always my beautifull Wooden Brown, which I repurchased 2-3 times since then and I'm still wearing it quite often.
The Vivids collection has a special ingredient, a true color pigment that gives full-on color and opacity and also full coverage and long wear. These lispsticks also include honey nectar so that they are really moisturising.
The package on these beauties is the standard Maybelline package for lipsticks: square golden tubes with bright colorful plastic lids. Not the best package in the world, but for the money is good enough and it's sturdy enough to resist throwing it into your purse.
Electric Orange is a bright neon mandarin orange.
Hot Plum is a fuchsia plum shade, actually more like a bright pink with some purple undertone.
The texture of both is very creamy and it has a slight sheen to it, which makes them really comfortable to wear while still providing great color pay off. They are not really long wearing but for moisturising lippies, there isn't really much expectation for long wear. On me, they stay on for about 4-5 hours without eating or drinking, actually even if the brightness dissapear after about 2 hours, they stain the lips a bit and the color remains for a couple of hours extra.
Overall, I really love these even if they aren't my typical lip shades and I'm even considering getting some more shades (Shocking Coral anyone?). They are perfect for spring and summer both for the color selection and the easy way they feel on the lips. And not to mention they brighten up any look.
These babies can be found at Maybelline's counters or online, look for them as they are often on sale and you might get them at an even better bargain. I purchased them both on sale for about 4.5 Euro each.
Are into bright colors this Spring, babes? Or you're still nude at heart?
Love at first brush