Warning: this entry is picture heavy.
It's another long rainy weekend here in Manila. But we all have our makeup to keep us sane. Hehe. As for me, I have a dozen of Nyx round lipsticks to play with.
It's another long rainy weekend here in Manila. But we all have our makeup to keep us sane. Hehe. As for me, I have a dozen of Nyx round lipsticks to play with.
Rose, Louisiana, Indian Pink, Harmonica, Fig, Tea Rose
Circe, Perfect, Pumpkin Pie, B52, Strawberry Milk, Thalia

swatches without flash
swatches with flash

Rose

Louisiana

Indian Pink

Harmonica

Fig

Tea Rose

Circe

Perfect

Pumpkin Pie

b52

Strawberry Milk

Thalia
Pros:
- creamy texture
- easy to apply
- pigmented
- non-drying
- nice packaging since you can see the shade at the bottom
- wide range of shades
Cons:
- overpriced here in MNL; ranges from php200-250 from online sellers
- poor lasting power; you need to retouch every hour or so
Verdict: 4 out of 5
I think I'm pretty lucky that most of the shades I got are matte and really wearable. The texture of the Nyx round lipstick is quite the same as Shu Uemura's matte variant and MAC's amplified creme (at least with the Nyx lipsticks that I have) because of its creaminess. I would've said it's similar to MAC's frost and satin variants but Nyx doesn't dry on my lips nor does it give me this feeling like they're settling on the lines of my lips or the shades start to form into groups on my lips. MAC's frost and satin variants do that on my lips. Nyx stays put on your lips.. but disappears like a bubble in a jiffy. They are also pigmented except for Harmonica and Pumpkin Pie since they are sheer IMO. The color is buildable though so no need to worry. The lipsticks have a nice scent. It's not as good as the vanilla scent of MAC but the scent is not bad either.
My current faves are Circe, Perfect, and Strawberry Milk.
By the way, I'm acidic. So, the shades may appear slightly differently on your lips. My lips are really reddish pink so I have to apply lipsticks at least twice on my lips for the color to appear.
I'll do a review on the colors eventually. As for the Nyx round lipsticks, in general, I say you go ahead and get yourself a tube or two. It retails for about 1-3USD. It doesn't hurt to splurge on this. Retouching is forgivable. That is is you don't mind retouching your lipstick every now and then. It is also advisable to use Nyx lipsticks during shoots cos eventho it fades fast, you won't feel bad re-applying lipstick since it's cheap. That's what happened to me.
I'm putting my other lipsticks to rest and use up all these Nyx lipsticks first.
Have a nice weekend!