I am so excited about NYX's Soft Matte Lip Creams that I had to by all 13 shades. They are highly pigmented, apply smoothly onto the lips and have a pleasant scent to them. Neither lip gloss nor lipstick, these lip creams are so moisturising and creamy - it's like you're applying butter cream onto your lips!
From swatching them on my arm I instantly knew that the lighter colours wouldn't suit my tanned Asian skin tone. Have a look at the lip swatches below:
Amsterdam - A beautiful scarlet red. Easy to wear and suits all skin tones.
Addis Ababa - A fun, girly and vibrant fushia pink.
San Paulo - My favourite shade of all, a beautiful dark pink well suited to my skin tone.
Milan & Istanbul - Both of theses shades look identical on my arm swatches but are different when applied to the lips. Istanbul is slightly paler and looks a little too light for my skin tone. Milan is a pretty 'can't go wrong' pink.
Sydney - This is a very pale pink and looks terrible on me! However if I apply it lightly and go over it will clear lip gloss it could actually look very nice. It reminds me of pink roses.
Tokyo - Another pale pink that would suit better with clear gloss or could be mixed with a darker colour!
London - The lightest of all the nudes and looks quite chalky but will look great with a 'bronzed' look.
Abu Dhabi - Darker than London and a perfect neutral shade for skin tones darker than mine.
Stockholm - A nude with a hint of pink. Perfect for everyday wear.
Buenos Aires - Looks like peachy orange colour on my arm but looks nude when applied lightly. I can imagine it would look great on pale skin tones.
NYX lip creams retail at an affordable £5.50 (hence me buying all the colours) and are apparently now available in Next stores! My sister bought me some shades from America and I purchased the rest online direct from NYX.
Have you tried NYX's lip creams and what colours do you like the most?
PS. I just noticed that I spelt Istanbul wrong on ALL the pictures!!! I honestly thought it was INstanbul!
Love, Naheeda x
Oh Monte Carlo is beautiful. Thank you for this post, it's super helpful and must have taken you ages!
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Water Painted Dreams xxx
you got them all!! hahaha thats lovely! The nudes do look nice.. i think i might like London or Abu Dhabi :)
ReplyDeleteWow, I need to try these outfit and you're so lucky to have gotten all 13 shades haha, love it.x
ReplyDeleteOh hello, I need me some of these! x
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful. Thanks for sharing, I'd love to try the London one :)
ReplyDeletesuch a great post!! I'm definitely going to pick one up to try, I've got my eye on Monte Carlo and Addis Ababa
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This is such a helpful and well done post! Love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone, I hope you found the post useful! X
ReplyDeletethank you for this post!! so helpful to see someone close to my skin tone! i think i'm going to purchase abu dhabi and milan!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I've been wearing Milan almost every day since I bought them x
DeleteHi, If you apply a gloss on top, would that make the product transfer or does it remain slightly matte? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, they dry matte so you can apply gloss over it! A bit of colour will transfer onto your lipgloss wand though x
DeleteI love Sao Paulo too! have you tried the new shades? they just hit the store (online) here in Indonesia
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they had new shades!! I just had a look online now, omg thank you for letting me know! X
DeleteHi from Jakarta, Indonesia to beautiful Naheeda :D I am so glad to have found your awesome blog as I have same skin tone as you. I must say your blog on NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream is PERFECT! Can't be more helpful than this! Thank you so much Naheeda!
ReplyDeleteHello and thank you for your comment! I am so glad you found this post helpful! xx
DeleteThank you so much, this is really helpful!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, I'm glad you found this helpful :) xx
DeleteGlad that i found your post. Since we have the same skin tone i can decide which color will look best on me. Thank you girl!! Muaah!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! :) xx
DeleteReally helpful swatches. Think i'm gonna go for Abu Dhabi, looks like the perfect nude for me :)
ReplyDeleteLoving your complexion btw!
Thank you! Abu Dhabi is a gorgeous nude xx
DeleteAn amazing post. I've bought 2 with your references in mind and they are perfect. Thank you. Would love to see a post on exactly which liners to use x
ReplyDeleteHi, thank you! I will be doing an updated swatch post as I now have all the new shades :)
Deletethank u soo much - this post helped me aaa looot !!! :D
ReplyDeletethank u sooo much
You're welcome xx
DeleteThank you sooooo much!! It was so difficult to find lip swatches on brown skin tones!!!... Am going to try out Antwerp and Abu Dhabi.... Thanks again.
ReplyDeletethank you for this! ♡
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