NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream-SMLC #07 Addis Ababa
Hey everyone,
Hope you’re having a
bright and sparkly day with lots of sunshine. I’m back with yet another review
of my favorite NYX product, the soft matte lip cream in Addis Ababa.
How I landed up with
this product is quite a story, and I really got scared the time I first saw it, but when I did test it on my
lips, I so fell in love with it…read on to know more…
What
does NYX say about the SMLCs:
Neither lipstick nor
lip gloss—this is matte lip cream. A new kind of pout paint 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. Available in
11 lip colors.
INGREDIENTS:
Pentaerythrityl
Tetraisostearate, Dimethicone, Beeswax, Glyceryl Behenate / Eicosadioate,
Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone / Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Talc, Methyl
Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate,
Isohexadecane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Parfum. May
Contain: CI77019 (Mica) / CI77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI15850 (D&C Red 6
Na. Salt), CI15850 (D&C Red 7 Ca Lake), CI15985:1 (FD&C Yellow 6 Al
Lake), CI19140:1 (FD&C Yellow 5 Al Lake), CI45410 (D&C Red 28 Al Lake),
CI77491 (Iron Oxide Red), CI77492 (Iron Oxide Yellow), CI77499 (Iron Oxide
Black), CI77742 (Manganese Violet), CI77891 (Titanium Dioxide).
Price: $6
approx INR 312 (and INR 600 on online shopping sites in India)
My
verdict on the NYX SMLC in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is a gorgeous blue toned candy pink shade which
I agree looks way to scary in the tube than it actually is. Worn with minimal
eye makeup and a neutral blush, it can add a lot of freshness on the face.
Though I agree this shade may suit light skinned beauties more than their dusky
counterparts, but hey, if you do like to experiment with a lot of shades on
lips, let not your skin tone hold you back.
Before the Addis Ababa episode happened in my life, I was
always too wary of trying out cool toned lip colors and somehow always bought
colors within my comfort zone of warm undertones. But after trying out this
color, I now feel I’m more open to cool toned lipsticks as well which can
explain a sudden upsurge of many new shades in my lipstick collection. On one
coat this just adds that hint of bubblegum pink to the lips, but it can be
layered to give that brighter hue which it actually is. If you feel that the
color is too bright for you, it can always be toned down with a lip gloss in a
darker shade, or lining your lips with a shade lighter or darker than this
according to how much you want to tone it down.
Coming on to the texture
and finish , like it is said on
the NYX website, this neither too waxy like
a lipstick, nor too sparkly like a gloss, and sets to a matte finish. It
is somewhere in between, and I love the way it just spreads on the lips, very
smooth and soft. It takes about a minute to set and then it is almost smudge proof.
But one thing that need to be taken care of while using this Lip Cream is that
it tends to settle in the fine lines, so it is advisable to exfoliate the lips
before applying this, and since it dries to a matte finish, it should be topped
with a gloss to give that moisturized look to the lips that I prefer.
The thing that I strongly dislike is the bubble gum scent that these Soft Matte lip Creams
come with. Not that it’s hugely bothersome, because it fades soon, but those
who do not like strong scents in their makeup products will not like this too..
This also comes in a tube with a regular doe foot
applicator which gives a precise and
even application. I do not generally use a lip liner with this because once
set, it does not bleed or feather. It stays upto 3 hrs for which I’ve tested it
and leaves a light stain behind.
And to
the most awaited part: swatch
And
here is how it looks on me
Have a super day lovelies !!!
Much love..
wow agnibanya........ lovely hot pink shade..... khub sundor.....
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Thank you Ani..try it out sometime..
ReplyDeleteI am a recent fan of lip cremes-I always wanted to buy the NYX ones-esp in sao paulo or antwerp-lemme see if I get them this time :)
ReplyDeleteAntwerp is a great shade but I believe it is one of those shades which look great on plae skintones,and will give a washed out effect on Indian skintones whereas Sao Paulo will look better comparatively..I'm eyeing the shade Monte Carlo from this line..
ReplyDeleteI too want saopaolo or antwerp :)
ReplyDeleteMy vote for Sao Paulo...
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