It would seem that super-creamy glossy finish lips are a serious thing right now, what with Revlon ColourBurst lip butter and Clinique’s gorgeous Chubby Stick lip balm pencils… This suits me just fine, however. I love a little extra sheen on my lips, mostly because it helps create the illusion of a fuller, juicier-looking pout. And we all know that girls with fuller, bigger lips end up married to men like Brad Pitt and live happier, more glamtastical, totally-thinner-than-you type of lives. But of course…

This is why I’m quite keen on Maybelline’s new ColorSensational High Shine lippies, R89,95 each.

They go on like lipstick, but have a sumptuous-looking shine and balmy-like texture thanks to nourishing honey nectar and ‘micro-mirror pigments’ (which is probably just a super fancy word for ‘sparklies’…) Anyway, Maybelline sent me a couple to play with and I got swatchy:   

The lippies shot without flash:

Here are the swatches shot without flash. Stupidly, I mixed them up so they’re not in the same order as above:

And…

Of all the shades I was given I most like Cherry Candy. It’s ‘red’ but because it’s so juicy-looking it’s much easier to wear than… say a scary matte red lipstick. I like how despite being creamier/slicker than other lippies, it doesn’t feather or disappear after an hour, although you’ll definitely have to apply it a lot more often than ‘regular’ lipstick formulas.

If you spot them in store (they’ll be on the shelves mid month) don’t be afraid to give the darker, brighter colours a go. I really do think you’ll like them.

Love, love

Leigh