NYX Matte Lipstick in Shocking Pink
~ Author Neha Vinekar
Hi everyone, today I will be reviewing Shocking Pink lipstick by NYX , one of the most beautiful colors from the range. I would have never gone ahead and bought this myself, however sometimes things in life happen for a reason! Before I get all philosophical about a lipstick, let me explain. My very sweet and generous Sis-in-Law passed this on to me. I got all excited & took it on to see if I had the guts to wear this color (Wow! I seem to love a challenge! Don’t I?)
Product details – NYX Matte Lipsticks are highly pigmented, richly formulated and long-wearing. The formula glides on smoothly and stays put with a non-drying matte finish.”
Price – $6 USD. I have seen Instagram sellers in India, selling this for anything above Rs.1000/- (Since this was passed on to me in a makeup-swap, I technically didn’t pay for it).
My Experience –
I usually apply lipstick at the end of my makeup, but when I first used this lipstick, I wore it before I started my eye-makeup. The shade itself was so bright and bold, that I didn’t know what kind of eye-makeup would really go with it. It’s one of the shades that’s a statement in itself. It doesn’t need a lot of eye shadow to balance it & in fact, I didn’t use any either. My digi cam pics honestly don’t do any justice to the vibrancy of this color, although somehow I am able to show the true Pink undertones of the lipstick with the front camera of my phone (weird!)
The lipstick comes encased in a black, plastic body with a transparent space in between to show off the actual color of the lipstick. Unlike the other kinds of packaging, I liked this because what you see is what you get. I didn’t have to rely on a sticker (sometimes of a different color), to know which lipstick I want to go with. The lipstick is light-weight but not necessarily travel-friendly. I found the cap & the twister at the end, a little flimsy. Now, I don’t know if it’s only for the one I own, or it’s a shortcoming of the packaging itself.
The lipstick goes on a bit patchy & needs about 2 swipes to get the true opaque color. It’s a bit dry, but then most matte lipsticks are. I found it very comfortable in its wear & wore this throughout until it started fading after 5 hrs. Although its matte, this formula isn’t non- transfer… I mean I can’t kiss my lil Baby Boy if I’m wearing this lipstick sad face.
Summary
Shade – It’s a bright, blue-based pink that perks up your face when you wear it. I mean you can only feel either deliriously ‘Happy’ about the color or absolutely ‘Scared’ of its shock-value! LOL
Pigmentation – The pigmentation is a little patchy and it needs about 2 swipes to go completely opaque. But once it does, believe me, it’s lovely! I don’t have extremely pigmented lips but the shade hid whatever pigmentation I had.
Texture / Formula – The texture is smooth and easily glides onto the lips. The formula dries to a powder matte finish. There is slight dryness but nothing that can’t be handled by a lip balm a couple of minutes before application. Be sure to wipe off the lip-balm before applying this lipstick. If kept on, lip-balm may mess up the texture & the finish might end up looking horrible. The lipstick needs smooth, exfoliated lips to glide on, so let’s do what this lovely lipstick wants us to do.
Staying Power – I’d say this has medium staying power. The lipstick itself starts fading after about 5 hrs but leaves behind a strong stain that needs a makeup remover to take off.
What I like – :-)
- Gorgeous bright color
- Make a statement
- Powdery matte finish
- Good staying power if not disturbed
- Strong stain so NO touch-ups
What I didn’t like – :-(
- Bit expensive
- Flimsy packaging
- Formula is transfers easily
BnB rating – 4.5/5 (-5 for transferring easily).
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Hi Neha. You look great with the bold pink lips I must say. Afrer reading this I m planning yo get one for me.
Hi Smita! Thanks for the lovely words :-) Absolutely get yourself one…its a gorgeous shade isnt it?
Loved the shade and it looks great on you :)
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Thanks Swati! :-) so sweet of you!
these kind of shades are my favorite too
u look nice Neha
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Hi Krithi, wow looks like we share a common love for these bold, bright colours! Yay!
This sounds like a nice range to try out! i wanted to check out perfect red from this range
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It’s such a comfortable matte lipstick, Lana! Next on my list might be Merlot from this range ;-) …ahem or Perfect Red!
Hey Neha, love it how involved and yet uniquely you have put forth the review. I love this colour too… I used to think dusky skin like mine pink won’t go bt such bright colour is surely a style statement… And yeah lovely pics :*
Hey Rashmi, since this goes opaque only after 2 swipes, you can swipe it only once, purse your lips together and wear this as a stain :-) It will tone down the brightness of the colour to go with ur gorgeous chocolate complexion!! You can alternatively try out another shade from this range, like Indie Flick (orangey red), Perfect Red, Merlot or even a sweet and simple, Angel :-) I am so happy you liked the way I write, dear! Thanks a ton for the kind words!!
very pretty FOTD and that shade is perfect for summer :-)
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Thanks Shreya! We think alike to some extent,.. I recently got it out of my stash for the summers! ;-)