Well, I have had a chance to try several shades of NYX’s
Liquid Suede lip creams and I will say that in true NYX fashion, this lip
product ROCKS. This is a matte liquid
lipstick product with glycerin, avocado oil and olive oil. This makes the product very comfortable to
wear. My lips don’t feel dried out like
with other liquid lip products (I’m looking at you Too Faced Melted). The applicator is an elongated doe foot,
making application easy and precise. If
I had to change one thing I might make the end pointed vs. rounded for an even
more precise application on your cupids bow. But with a little practice, and using the edge
of the wand vs. the tip I get a perfect line.
(You all know I HATE Too Faced Melted’s applicator. If it was for a sheer gloss, the applicator
would be great. But it totally sucks for
an opaque lip color. Yes, I am no fan of
Melted. For the price, the product
stinks. Lots of pretty colors though. )
Once you have applied LS, you have a bit of time to work
with it. It takes a few minutes to “dry
down”, so you can blot it if you want a softer color. I find that my lips are SLIGHTLY tacky if I
press them together for up to an hour after initial application. This isn’t an uncomfortable feeling, and I
think makes the color more flexible than other products so that you don’t get
the telltale cracking like you do with most matte products. Like I said above, it is very comfortable to
wear. When it wears off I find that it wears evenly,
not in patchy spots like other products that I dislike. After it wears, I can still smudge the line
left around my lips to soften it and give my lips a “stained” look.
The staying power is really nice. Like most standard long wearing products, oil
is going to be the enemy. If you eat
anything that contains oil, the product will come off. I easily get 4 hours if I don’t eat. I can’t say that it lasts 8 because I don’t go
8 hours without eating. But I can see
where you would easily get 6 to 8 if you don’t consume anything. (But who would do that?)
Colors I tried (Clockwise from Top): Orange County (orange), Life’s a Beach (coral), Amethyst (dark purple), Stone Fox (grey), Vintage (Dark pinky brown/burgundy), Soft Spoken (pinky beige), and Cherry Skies (dark blue red).
Life’s a Beach is my least favorite
color. The color itself is nice, but it
goes on a little streaky and if you want it to be totally opaque you need two
coats. The other colors go on
beautifully. Stone Fox is actually quite
wearable even though it is grey. Vintage
is a beautiful burgundy. Well, I sort of
hate to call it burgundy because it isn’t really a dark goth burgundy. It is a really nice dark pink/brown. A perfect
color for fall. Cherry Skies is a
beautiful dark blue red, Amethyst is a vibrant dark purple and Orange County an
electric vibrant orange. Soft spoken is
the perfect pinky nude for me. NYX seems
to carry this color across all their lip offerings and I’m very ok with
that. It is a great every day
color. While I didn’t try it, the light
purple color, Sway, might have the same issue with streaky-ness as Life’s a
Beach because they are both “white based”.
I can’t say for sure, that’s just a guess on my part.
So, NYX knocks it out of the park with this liquid
lipstick. I had a hard time getting my
hands on them because they were sold out EVERYWHERE… even online. My favorite Ulta now has them all in stock since the mad rush to get them is over. I
would love to see NYX branch out with their color offerings like Too Faced
Melted has done (the only thing they did right in my opinion). Some metallic offerings in this formulation
would be amazing. Oh, and these amazing
products are only $7. Inexpensive makeup
companies are really stepping up and giving luxury brands a run for their
money. I’m finding that there are very
few products that I need to pay the big bucks for anymore. Go and get you some of these now! You won't be sorry!
