Review: Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil 520 Light It Up

Maybelline are on fire this year! They've come out with some pretty snazzy new cosmetics; after buying their lip pencil Minimalist, Light It Up has now joined my army of makeup at home. 

It's a beautiful, creamy, blue-based red lip colour that glides on smoothly, is highly pigmented, and feels light on the lips. 

It dries to a satiny finish, and transfers easily, so reapplication will be necessary. Again, like pencil lip colours, sharpening it will mean loss of product, but they're not so expensive that it matters greatly. 

Above, zoomed out so you can see the full effect. 

I really love these little pencils - well done Maybelline, you've done yourself proud. 

Review: Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil in '140 Minimalist'

The only lip pencil I own is by Barry M, so when I saw this lip pencil by Maybelline, I wanted to add it to my ever-growing stash of makeup, and this weekend, it now belongs to me... *insert evil laughter here*

It is a lovely pink colour with tiny little sparkles, which are hardly noticeable. It requires a little more pressure to apply on the lips, but the texture is quite velvety once applied. 

Above: minimalist applied to my bottom lip; my top lip bare for comparison. 

Above: zoomed out so that you can see the full effect. I'm only wearing a CC cream and a touch of mascara so please excuse my face... 

My thoughts: This lip pencil looks and feels good on my lips, has almost a soft matte finish but without drying them out. It has a weird taste - so no licking your lips - and it transfers, so reapplication will be necessary. The pencil is light yet feels sturdy, so it'll (hopefully) be travel and purse friendly.  

MAC Lip Liner in Cherry

Darlings! I come to you with another quick blog, to share my new-found love! A beautiful red lip pencil by MAC in the shade Cherry... 

This is a creamy, blue-based red lip liner that is, in my opinion, the perfect partner in crime with Ruby Woo. It looks fabulous on so many skin tones, so even if you're a dark-skinned beauty, just remember, even Rihanna wears cool toned reds on her lips! 

MAC lip liner in What A Blast!

So I may have mentioned that I used MAC's ProLongwear lip liner/pencil in What a Blast in my last lipstick post (Mac Dangerous) but I haven't shown it to you! So, without further ado... 

It's a very bright orange-coral-red. I use it for MAC's Dangerous and Lady Danger. The formula isn't too creamy, yet not too dry, and when it sets, it ain't budging unless you use a makeup wipe/remover. A definite must have for me. Gotta love ProLongwear xx