Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink in 65 Seductress, 70 Amazonian, 75 Fighter 5 ml Review

Ingredients:


soon!

I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green.  Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...

Outside light.

Inside light.

Thoughts:

- Creates kind of a film on top of the lips that is visible/thick, not a natural lips look. Harsh edges.

- Will stay slightly sticky for hours, sometimes less, sometimes more.

- I think the shade selection is not very varied, despite the collection having a lot of colors. I feel many shades are just a little off or not that easy to wear for a "non makeup person" aka me. But the shades are very on trend and I like that.

- Lips will look somewhat dry and it will highlight lip texture, even if you don't feel the painful dryness. So it's definitely not blurred, moist, natural plumped lip look!

- I wouldn't use these lipsticks several days or weeks in a row everyday, as the removal requires some work and that on top of the drying effect I feel my lips get a bit raw

- Not as long lasting if you try to sheer it out a bit for a more natural look.

- Better not touch the lips or smack them while the lipstick is drying, otherwise it will make it patchy/cakey. It takes maybe up to 10 minutes to be touch proof.



+ "Super Stay" really lives up to its name and it truly is mind boggling. First lip product ever I actually have to remove in the evening. And by remove, I mean concentrate on removing it, because otherwise the rest of it will stay even throughout the night...

+ Super Stay Matte Ink can even last through eating. And eating quite greasy foods, too. It does wear on my inner lower lip area but not much elsewhere.

+ Even though Matte Ink is somewhat drying, especially on my lower lip, it is not super drying (like some lip tints I've tried *coughTonymolycough*).

+ Wears well, doesn't really "flake", but in the afternoon it usually starts to look cakey.

+ Doesn't immediately dry or tint, so I have time to fix errors in application.

+ Pretty and sturdy design, makes you want to collect them all! The tube is the same color as the lipstick so easy to find the one you want to use with a glance.

* For me, it is important that I don't have to worry about my makeup all day long. I guess I am lazy. Or I just don't want to use my brain capacity for that. Anyway, it is weird I just now tried Maybelline's Superstays, considering I have heard/read people talking about them a lot. Maybe the product design looks slightly intimidating (for a person new to liquid lips) even though it is very trendy and pretty?

* I tried Maybelline's Super Stay Matte Ink Crayon as well before I dared to go for this liquid lipstick. I think the Crayon is easier to approach somehow. It dries matte as well despite being all creamy when applied, it is easy to apply either sheer or opaque. It is nowhere near as long lasting as liquid Matte Ink. I probably would have purchased another Crayon as well (I have Lead The Way, I like the look of Enjoy The View for example) but the stores near me have such a poor shade selection they didn't have anything else I wanted.

* I am not sure which one is my favorite shade out of these three. I bought Seductress first, and it is very versatile, almost nude. But it is quite pink/mauve on me, more than I would like. Amazonian is a great color, I wish it would be slightly less orange leaning. But I tried mixing Seductress and Amazonian (a dab of both at the same when wet on my lips and then sheered out with a qtip) and it was nice! I must try it again. Fighter is quite orange, I like it, it suits me and makes my eyes pop, but it is a bit striking for everyday.

The foot is okay, a bit big. Not my favorite but not bad. It tends to pack the color at the tip which is a little hassle. But I have learned to not start with outlining my lips.

Price: 

11-12 € / 5 ml, usually on sale at around 8 €

Bought from: 

Grocery store, Lookfantastic

Buy again? 

I did purchase Amazonian and Fighter very soon after testing Seductress! If Maybelline releases more coral/orange/peach things for the spring, I might be tempted again... 

Worth the money? 

For me, absolutely yes. It is amazing to have some peace of mind that your lipstick is not going to bleed or make a mess. It is a compromise between comfort and longevity... I think it is in balance here. I understand why Maybelline's Super Stay Matte Ink has a cult favorite reputation. It is worth trying, at least once, if you can find a shade you think you can make work.

Lip Products Comparisons / Swatches - Lip Balms, Lipsticks, Lip Tints

I thought it would be useful to collect photos and thoughts in one place to compare all my lip products. I'll update whenever I have time to take photos etc.

I'll start with moisturizing products because winter is here and my lips are very much chapped and trying to stop me from using lip tints! Bepanthen has been my savior since forever but I have gotten interested in trying other things too. Especially because it leaves a whitecast when used generously and that's not a good look during the day. I had 100% shea butter last year too and I liked it, but it was more just occlusive, not really moisturizing. I think 100% lanolin is better overall, but it is stickier, I don't mind though because it stays better. Vaseline is ok as well, but it is like shea butter, doesn't really moisturize. Easier to pick up from the container though because it's not as solid. Elizabeth Arden one I just found in my stash so haven't used it much yet. Laneige's lip sleeping mask is a lot softer than the others.

Vaseline Original, 100% petroleum jelly

Bepanthen Ointment Balm, a mix of dexpanthenol, lanolin, vaseline, almond oil etc.

Dr. Lipp Original Nipple Balm, 100% lanolin

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, a huge mix of a lot of things!

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant, a mix of things like petroleum, lanolin, carnauba wax etc.

It's Dr. Lipp, I just apparently thought Lippy sounded better when writing it...

I think Dr. Lipp is the thickest and stickiest. Bepanthen is the most "oily". Laneige is the most slippery. Elizabeth Arden is a bit between of everything? Vaseline is like vaseline.

Next, I think this is all my lipsticks and tints. Quite many and I wear so little... It looks like I have quite a good range of different colours but actually it doesn't matter because most of them do not suit me or I don't like them. They do look very different on lips compared to arm swatches. But what has stopped me from buying/using lipsticks in the past was the fear of always failing at choosing the shade. Well, I try to not let the fear stop me now, maybe I have thrown 50€ to waste but I'm determined to figure out my shades for once! One that I have coming later is Colourpop's Ultra Blotted Lip in Halo Effect and it was a total impulse purchase sooo I hope it won't turn out to be terrible on me, too. I hope the coral undertone is strong in it. At least I have tried many different formulas...

Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink 65 Seductress - Based on swatches, even on my own hand in store, I thought this nude would be perfect. It looks balanced with brownish, mauveish, warm pink tones, but on my lips it turns very mauve. Very cold despite it being warm mauve, kind of. But in warm light, or at the end of the day when it has worn out a bit, it looks better. 

Maybelline Super Stay Ink Crayon 15 Lead The Way - A bit like Seductress, but more pink. Definitely not as long lasting. Not a surprise it turns too cold-pink-mauve on my lips too, but that's why I still bought Seductress, as it looked like it would be less pink. It's easier to use this ink crayon as a light wash on lips so the shade is not that strong.

Tonymoly Perfect Lips Shocking Lip 02 Red - Burgundy red, a bit cool but actually on me it doesn't look bad, quite neutral burgundy. Also looks brighter on my lips. It is a strong shade but not a bad one.

Peripera Airy Ink Velvet 8 Glimpse Brick Brown - My favorite out of all the shades. MLBB shade. Brownish, neutral-warm. Dark coral almost? But it doesn't pull coral, brown, or even red on me, so it's very balanced.

Peripera Ink Velvet 6 Celeb Deep Rose - Nice not deep red, brightness in it. But on me it pulls pink and while it doesn't look bad, it doesn't look like me. Actually, this is a bit similar to Illamasqua's Lava Lips, it also pulls so pink but not a super bad kind of pink.

Peripera Airy Ink Velvet 5 Elf Light Rose - Now this is so bright pink on me that it's unwearable. It was marketed as MLBB shade, and I bought it not knowing better. At least it's warmish pink.

Hope Girl Tinted Cushion Lipstick 01 Burgundy Red - Cool burgundy shade. This was a sale item for 1€ or similar. Poor staying power, oily. For such a strong shade it needs to stay put. Doesn't necessarily look bad, but I don't like it, there's just something off.

Illamasqua Lava Lips Vixen - Quite a neutral pretty red-pink shade, pulls quite pink on me. Not a bad kind of pink but so out of place with my style. Formula is a bit dry but longevity is good.

Clinique Lip Colour + Primer 02 Bare Pop - Too shimmery for my liking, but otherwise a great natural shade for topping other lip products. Weird how lilac/mauve it looks, but not on my lips. I guess it's because it's so sheer.

Lindex Beauty Lipstick 02 Peach - So very, very pink. So very, very shimmery. Too light.

Illamasqua Lip Colouring Pencil Raw - Brown-orange nude. Very natural, actually it barely shows up on my lips. Good or bad? I will see. Perfect pairing with Peripera's Ink Velvet Glimpse Brick Brown.

Essence Soft Contouring 03 Deeply Intoxicated - Dark, brownish, vampy burgundy. Actually looks very good on me. But it is a strong shade again and I struggle to find where I would wear it. Matches Tonymoly's Shocking Lip Red.

Essence Soft Contouring 05 Melt Your Heart - The already familiar pinkish red shade on me.

 Outside light:

Inside light:

After washing my arm with cleansing oil and micellar gel wash:

When I washed my arm again in the evening, there were still some marks where I had put Maybelline Matte Ink, Tonymoly Shocking Lip and Peripera Ink Velvet.

Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink 65 Seductress

Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink 70 Amazonian - More brown than orange but orange shows up clearly. More muted than Fighter even though the swatches might look similar. And they are similar, yes. I think I prefer Amazonian.

Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink 75 Fighter - A strong orange-brown. Very striking and fierce on my lips (makes my blue eyes pop). Maybe too much for an everyday look?

Mellow Matte Liquid Lip Paint Tehran - Leans strongly to purple.

Colourpop Ultra Blotted Lip Halo Effect - Looks more red on my lips.

 Outside light (it's winter so barely any light, no sun):

Inside light:

Lindex Beauty Lipstick 12 Peach Review

Ingredients:


Polyisobutene, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Paraffin, Petrolatum, Hydrogenated Microcristalline Cera, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cera Microcristallina, Benzophenone-3, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Isoamyl Laurate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Aroma, Geraniol, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal.

I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green.  Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...

Thoughts:

- The shade is supposed to be "peach" but it's completely pink on me...

- ... and on top of that incredibly shimmery and a lot lighter than my natural lips! I totally look like I'm a kid playing with barbie makeup or something.

- Smells like cheap plastic too.

- Turns patchy almost immediately. All dry spots and texture are very visible.

- The color payoff is quite poor, you have to swipe your lips several times to get an even layer.

- Don't think it's very long lasting, half an hour after application it was all over the glass when I drank water. Not transfer proof at all. (However, it doesn't promise to be.)




+ Doesn't feel drying.

+ Feels very smooth to apply, no tugging.

* I think I'm not being very fair with all the negatives with Lindex Beauty lipstick, but this is just my opinion on my skin. I'm warm/neutral skintone (perhaps even olive?) and my skin always makes lipsticks pull too pink. Still, I thought something that was named "Peach" wouldn't do that. The pink shimmery thing on my lips just made me too horrified to even consider wearing this lipstick outside.

* I don't have very much experience with lip products and I don't own many of them, but still I do know immediately if I like something or not. Strange how obvious everything is when it comes to lips.

* I am going to try to repurpose the lipstick as a highlighter/blusher, let's see how it goes! If it doesn't work, I might just have to trash it sadly.

* I took a quick look at the other cosmetics that Lindex offers and they don't look bad at all. I mean, this lipstick doesn't look bad either, only when I'm wearing it on my lips. Still I don't know if I would actually buy anything else from the line up though.

Price: 

9,99 € 

Bought from: 

Got as a free sample sometime ago from Lindex

Buy again? 

Never did in the first place and will not in the future.

Worth the money? 

Definitely not for me. I mean, think of all the things you could get for a whopping 10 euros! Why Lindex lipstick when there are so many options out there? Sometimes the make up lines from clothing brands are good, at least a couple of items out of them, but this lipstick sure wasn't one of them. It's not even close to wearable in this shade for me and even if it were another shade, it still transfers and accentuates dry spots and other unevenness despite being creamy. I'm glad I didn't pay for the lipstick (the colour does look nice in the bullet!) but now I have to figure out how to get rid of it.