Lippy-ya-yo: NYX Round Lipsticks

I know the title is a bit lame. It’s just that my plain self couldn’t think of something more fun and catchy than this; and since I am pretty boring myself and I’m really not that creative with my writing, I’ll just stick to my pathetic title.

As you might have guessed, this post is going to be about lipsticks, though I’m not much of a lipstick junkie. I hate how some lipsticks give my lips a slight burning sensation and also tend to make them dry even with a lip balm underneath. Besides, I used to lick my lips a lot; so wearing lipsticks on a typical day would require me to control the urge to lick the color off my puckers. Since I really barely cared much about how I look, I would just usually lick my lips to keep them hydrated. At times, I even bite them. Well, I thought I was hydrating my lips by licking them. It turns out, I was wrong. Licking your lips will actually dry them out even more as our saliva contains saline!

Fast forward to the present.

Having someone to look good for and being a manager have made me spend a wee more time on myself. If I used to wear only translucent powder (plus concealer for my dark under eyes), I now pretty much leave my house with a full on make up that never looks over the top. In fact, I recently have not gone out of my house without a lip gloss or lipstick on my puckers.

Now that I’m getting quite addicted to collecting make up (note: I use all that I purchase), I’m starting to expand my lipstick collection aside from my blush and mascara collections. With that, I purchased three round lipsticks from NYX, a very popular brand in the US that's pretty much comparable to MAC. A lot of ladies are in love with these babies; did I fall in love with them, too? Keep scrolling to find out.

Now I present a part of my NYX haul.

From L-R: Tea Rose, Rea, B52

NYX Round Lipstick in Tea Rose

NYX Round Lipstick in Tea Rose swatched on hand

NYX Round Lipstick in Tea Rose on lips

NYX Round Lipstick in Rea

NYX Round Lipstick in Rea swatched on hand

NYX Round Lipstick in Rea on lips

NYX Round Lipstick in B52

NYX Round Lipstick in B52 on lips

What I love about them:

· They’re so amazingly creamy. They glide on my lips like butter.

· They’re moisturizing

· The color pay-off is great

· The ingenious packaging is cool (I’m referring to the bottom part of the lipstick where you see what lippie’s shade is without having to open it or read the label)

· The wide color selection makes my jaw drop and my mind go on a frenzy, in a good way (I get giddy when I’m on NYX’s website. I feel like wanting to put everything in my cart. Haha!)

· They got no annoying scent (they actually have no scent at all), unlike some lipsticks.

· The price cannot be beaten. For the quality you get with every item purchased, it’s really absolutely comparable to MAC.

What I hate about them:

· Lasting power is average, and I don’t mind at all. Like most regular lipsticks (not the colorstay ones), NYX lippies come off after eating, although not entirely.

· None else.

Will I repurchase?

I’m thinking of getting a back up of Rea and some other shades from this particular line. In fact, I’m eyeing Circe (unfortunately, it’s always out of stock), Iris, Hello, Echo, Metes, Celene, Hermes, Ceto, Honey, Cream, Tea, Vitamin, Java, Frappucino, Twist, Fig, Orange Soda, and Snow White. Whew! So, I guess that’s a yes, eh?

What's your favorite NYX round lipstick?