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Thursday 4 September 2014

Maybelline Color Elixirs in the UK | Review

Maybelline Color Elixirs finally arrived in the UK at the end of August. I was so excited! I didn't think twice and ran to Superdrug as soon as I found out. 

The colours are beautiful. In my local pharmacy they had 5 shades, including a nude, an orange and a red. All absolutely eye catching. But being the pink lover that I am, I went straight for 105 Petal Plush and 705 Blush Essence. Petal Plush is a lovely baby pink, slightly blue-ish toned, with some fine shimmers in it and Blush Essence is a more rosy shade, not as shimmery, but still very glossy. It's my favourite out of the two.
Swatches L to R: 105 Petal Plush & 705 Blush Essence
The texture is super soft and moisturising. It's unlike any other similar product on the market. The Revlon Moisture Lip Stains are probably the most similar in terms of how comfortable they feel on the lips. However, the Color Elixirs are still much better, in my opinion. They are not too gloopy (unless you apply too much) and the colour on the tube remains the same once applied to the lips. If you read my review on the Revlon Lip Stains (here), I mentioned that I didn't like how the barbie pink shade I bought turned into a much darker, reddish colour after application. This doesn't happen with the Maybelline Color Elixirs at all. 

Staying power is also pretty good. Even after eating or drinking I could still feel my lips a little moisturised and it leaves a subtle stain behind. Not as strong as other Lip Stains, but I'd say I only need to reapply once/twice during the whole day, unless I'm eating and drinking too often! And to top it off, it smells amazing!  

The only thing I would change would be for the shade 105 Petal Plush to be less glittery. Just personal preference. But overall, I can't fault this product. I'm really impressed! It was honestly love at first swipe! :-)

Superdrug currently has a '2 for £10' deal on them. I'm tempted to buy more shades! I saw online that there's also a Caramel and a Coral lip gloss, which my local shop didn't have. I will hunt them down or will order online! Superdrug offers free delivery to the shops, which is pretty convenient.   

Have you got your hands on the Color Elixirs yet? What are your thoughts on them? X


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  1. I just seen these this morning in superdrug and was tempted to get one, I will have to wait till next week, blush essence looks a pretty colour.x

    saffronlouise.blogspot.co.uk

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  2. I got one of these months ago from the US and I love it! Really want to go and pick up a few more shades while they are on offer!

    Hannah Heartss x

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  3. I had no idea these were on the UK shores yet! I'll have to have a look & a swatch in store! The shades you picked up are lovely! x

    Beauty with charm

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    1. They are gorgeous! You should definitely go check them out while they are on offer! :) x

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  4. Really like the petal plush shade! Will definitely have to pick it up on my next superdrug trip xx

    Kay | What Kay Does

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  5. I saw these in Superdrug and all the shades look so lovely. I wondered how they'd wear and think I'll try them out after reading this. :)

    Alicia (LissyBeauty)

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    1. They are very comfortable on the lips. Definitely worth trying. :-)

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  6. ooooh this looks lovely and the packaging makes it look very high end! Stunning

    LondonBeautyxx

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    1. They do look very high end, don't they? And honestly... they apply just as nicely as more expensive products. X

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  7. How cute are those! The look a bit like the Dior lipsticks x

    tmzn loves x

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  8. I love the first shade, great post <3
    KKKIRANXOXO
    xoxo

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  9. They look so pretty but they're only buy one get one half price now sadly! xx

    Gemma | missmakeupmagpie.com

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    1. Has it changed already? I looked in Superdrug yesterday and it was still buy 2 for £10. It's worth asking as they had the buy 1 get 2nd half price as standard but had added a small sign saying buy 2 for £10. X

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  10. With you on the glitteriness of lipglosses! These sound great, I'm waiting for them to come out here ;) xx

    Gyudy’s Notes Of Beauty

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