LIPPIES ON THE LOW LOW : NYX BUTTER LIPSTICK

Hello earthlings! Guess where I found these babies?  Have  you come up with  anything? Target? Ulta? Nope. I found these bad boys at the 99 Cents Only Discount Store. Not the mom and pop kind, the franchise one. These were $1.49 each! The only downfall is that the seal is broken and you have to find one that is untouched. I got pretty lucky. Although they appeared to be untouched, I wanted to be certain I didn't get sick or infected with anything so I sprayed the lipstick with 99% alcohol to disinfect them. I usually pay about 6 bucks each for these. From left to right: Explosif, Taffy, Fireball, Razzle, Hunk and Licorice.

These butter lipsticks are very moisturizing. Some colors may take a few layers for opacity while others only need one layer. The darker colors seem to stain my lips a little but I'm okay with that! To your right, you'll see the swatches on my forearm. Apologies in advance: they are swatched in the reverse order. My favorite will have to be Licorice, Hunk and Explosif. I'm not always brave enough to rock a hot pink or orange tone which explains why those certain colors are my favorite. 

I got the order right this time! From left to right starting at the top: Explosif, Taffy, Fireball, Razzle and Licorice. You can see the colors appear to be different from my swatches. Don't be alarmed, the swatches are legit. The color on your arm and your lips will always make your non-opaque lippies have a different outcome. In this photo on the left, I added a few layers so the color of my natural lips didn't show through. 

So what do you think? Is it worth the buck fifty? I think so! You can always use these as a tinted lip balm by applying one layer since they are so moisturizing. That's pretty big of me to say as my lips tend to be dry majority of the time.  

Your fellow earthling, Nara ;]

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