Brand: Maybelline
Range: Color Sensational Lip Color
Shades: Mango Diamonds, Cherry Candy
Swatched by yours truly: Akisa

• Maybelline have added 10 new shades to the Color Sensational range, which I’ve spread over 3 posts. This is the last of them, finishing off with a juicy mango and cherry red.
• Surprisingly pigmented for its translucent & lightweight feel, and stays true to its signature creamy formula.
• Tastes fruity & juicy, reminds me of fruit chews like Starbursts candy. One of the YUMMIEST lipsticks I’ve tasted to date.
• Verdict: Two thumbs up to both shades – I love how pigmented they are!  To get the juiciest finish out of these lipsticks, I recommend applying over Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm, as they can catch onto chapped lips if you’re going through a dry patch in the afternoon.

All swatches applied with a slick of Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm, for added juice factor.

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Brand: Maybelline
Range: Color Sensational Lip Color
Shades: Rosy Dream, Juicy Bubble Gum, Juicy Pink, Mauve Diamonds, Sugar Plum
Swatched by yours truly: Akisa

• Maybelline have added 10 new shades to the Color Sensational range, which I’ve spread over 3 posts.  This post is part 2 of 3, and is all about pinks & mauves.
• The new shades are translucent & lightweight, but feature the signature nourishing feel.
• Tastes fruity & juicy, reminds me of fruit chews like Starbursts candy. One of the YUMMIEST lipsticks I’ve tasted to date.
• Verdict: Props to ”Juicy Bubble Gum” – a blue pink shade that’s just blue enough to look like candy pink but not too blue that it clashes against neutral/warm skintones. For something more subdued, “Juicy Pink” is a modest & wearable everyday pink.

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Brand: Maybelline
Range: Color Sensational Lip Color
Shades: Beige Rose #602, Ice Tea #715, Luminous Cocoa #760
Swatched by yours truly: Akisa

• Maybelline have added 10 new shades to the Color Sensational range, which I’ve spread over 3 posts starting with the “veil like” nudes.
• The new shades are translucent & lightweight, but feature the signature nourishing feel.
• Tastes fruity & juicy, reminds me of fruit chews like Starbursts candy.  One of the YUMMIEST lipsticks I’ve tasted to date.
• Verdict: My favourite is “Beige Rose” – which looks like a nude translucent veil over lips.  It’s by no means comparable to Lancome in texture, but the effect reminds me of Lancome L’Absolu Nu in “Beige de Soie” #201.   Honourable mention goes to “Luminous Cocoa” which looks like a chocolate tint, great for those that like a neutral “my lips but better” finish.

All swatches applied over a slick of Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm.

What’s your verdict on nude veil lipsticks & chocolate tints?

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Brand: Maybelline
Range: Color Sensational Lip Color
Shades: Barely Brown, Rum Riche, Bronzed, Warm Latte, Mochachino
Swatched by yours truly: Akisa

• Maybelline have added 5 new neutral (and very warm) shades to the Color Sensational range in a mix of satin and lustruous finishes.
• To make room for these new shades, Maybelline have discontinued “Caramel Kiss” and “Toffee Tango”.
• Glides smoothly and evenly with a creamy nourishing feel due to the key ingredient – honey nectar.
• Lightweight yet pigmented, with a dessert-like taste & doesn’t sink into lip lines.
• Verdict: My top picks are “Warm Latte” (pair this glimmering golden lip with smouldering eyes) and “Rum Riche” (a gorgeous plum shade that’s making me look forward to autumn already!)

Brand: Maybelline
Range: Baby Lips SPF20 Lip Balm
Flavours: Energizing Orange, Menthol
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• SPF20 lip balm with key ingredients such as Maybelline’s botanical cellular repair concentrate, shea butter & centella.
• Available in 4 flavours: Energising Orange (hydrating), Menthol (repairing), Smoothing Cherry (intense moisture & smoothing) & Anti-Oxidant Berry (protection)
• Light in texture & gives a healthy sheen in a few sweeps for quick touch ups on the go.  Not rich enough as an overnight treatment.
• Absolutely LOVE the vibrant colour-block packaging
• Verdict: What’s there not to love about this lip balm!! On trend packaging, sun smart & instantly hydrates lips.  As for the 8-hour hydration claims, I didn’t find this to be true but then again I don’t expect that of stick lip balms.
• Link Love: Read Vulcanella and Holly’s (Lip Balm Collector) reviews of this product.