Maybelline Born with It and Pink Please Color Sensational Lipsticks Review, Photos & Swatches!

Maybelline Born with It and Pink Please Color Sensational Lipsticks

Born with it and Pink Please are extremely similar. They are both light pinks - Pink Please is a bubblegum pink with no frost/sparkle and Born with it is the slightest touch lighter and has a very fine, shimmery sheen. In the tubes they both appear to be shiny like a MAC Cremesheen or Lustre.

When I initially purchased these lipsticks, I thought they were going to be warm pinks.. But applied to the lips they are pretty neutral. Pink Please is slightly warmer than Born With It. On my lips, they both appear to be slight lilac pinks. The sparkle in Born With It is barely visible - it just makes the lipstick appear slightly shiny. I could really only tell the difference between the two when I applied them heavily. Applied heavy, Pink Please is definitely bolder. Born with it is a little lighter and natural.

NYX Pumpkin Pie Round Lipstick Review!

NYX Pumpkin Pie Lipstick

NYX Pumpkin Pie Round Lipstick is a creamy, warm pink with a hint of coral and pink shimmer. It reminds me a lot of MAC Shygirl Lipstick, which happens to be my all time favorite lipstick!

As with most NYX Round Lipsticks, the formula is creamy and smooth. It's not particularly moisturizing, but it's not very drying either. Pumpkin Pie has sheer coverage with one swipe, but is buildable to medium coverage.

NYX Vintage Sheer Lipgloss

NYX Vintage Sheer Tube Gloss is a light, creamy pink. It looks very coral, almost neon in the tube, but applies completely different. It is indeed sheer but buildable.

The consistency is thin, creamy and non-sticky. It also has a notable grape scent. It doesn't bother me much.

NYX Pumpkin Pie Lipstick with NYX Vintage Lipgloss on top.

Hard Candy Cosmetics Fire Alarm Lipstick Review, Photos and Swatches!

Hard Candy Fire Alarm Lipstick

Hard Candy Fire Alarm Lipstick ($6) is a sheer, cotton candy pink lipstick with a shiny finish. The color reminds me a bit of MAC Hue Lipstick - one of my favorite pinks.

The color is sheer, but can be built to opaque with a few layers. It has a thin, slippery texture similar to the NYX Round Lipsticks. It feels feathery light on the lips, even after several layers.

I don't find that it accentuates dryness, and it isn't so light that it washes me out.

Here are a couple of swatches..

Hard Candy Fire Alarm on my lips (please excuse the dryness)