Hello everyone,
I recently did a haul on NYX stuff. And, within a span of few months, they have some amazing new stuff already. Will I ever be able to overcome my greed? Well, today’s review is on NYX Intense Butter Gloss in the shade Pink Macaroon.
Price: $6
Product Description:
Smother your lips with a silky gloss bursting with color! Our Intense Butter Gloss has the same mouth-watering texture and scent of the original formula with even more color payoff in 12 new delectable shades.
Ingredients:
Mineral Oil/Paraffinum Liquidum/Huile Minérale, Polyisobutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire d’Abeille, Silica Dimethyl Silylate [Nano], Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Polyethylene, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Paraffin, Barium Sulfate (CI 77120), Alumina, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance/Parfum, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090).
My Experience with NYX Intense Butter Gloss – Pink Macaroon:
Packaging: NYX, being a very economical brand, does not generally have a big and classy packaging. The intense butter gloss comes in a color coded plastic bottle which helps in identifying the shade easily. It has a plastic cap which holds the applicator. The details as to the name, number and ingredients of the shade are written on the plastic bottle itself. The applicator is a doe foot shaped one and is good enough for the purpose. I feel, it picks up more product than required but then, it can be worked around. The gloss bottle is small and sturdy and hence travel-friendly.
Shade: Pink Macaroon is a very pretty, fresh looking, vibrant, bright pink shade. It has slight blue undertones, not very obvious but, sometimes it is visible, when looked from different directions. There are no shimmers in it. Being a gloss, it has a nice glossy finishing to it. This color is very fresh and young and I think it will suit all the skin tones. It is bright but, not over the top. I would suggest wearing a light matte finish makeup with this bright shade as we would want the lips to get the full attention.
Texture and Pigmentation: These intense butter glosses are one step ahead of the NYX Butter glosses, in terms of the feel and consistency. As the name suggests, these are buttery soft. When you apply it on the lips, you will feel as though you are actually applying butter. They glide on the lips with no efforts at all.
The consistency of the intense butter gloss is quite thick just like the liquid lipsticks in the market now. It is not at all watery. At the same time, it is not extremely thick, the types which would make application, a little bit difficult. Although these are glosses, they have amazing pigmentation and impart a near to opaque thick layer on the lips.
Pink Macaroon is a shade that will cover pigmentation to a good extent, due to its brightness. Unlike Summer Fruit, Pink Macaroon has a better application and strokes of the sponge are also less visible on the lips. I like at least two layers of Pink Macaroon to get a nice even application. But then, with layering, it feels a little heavy on the lips. Because it is buttery, you have to take the right amount or else you will feel a lot of heaviness on the lips. Also, I see it bleeding a bit outside the lip lines. Remember to prep up the lips, as this shade being bright, tends to highlight uneven and dry patches. Also, since it is thick in consistency, it will cling on to rough patches and looked crumbled.
Lasting Power: Being a gloss, I didn’t expect it to last longer and I was right. It hardly lasted for 2-3 hours and that too without eating or drinking at all. Once you start eating and drinking, it will be all gone from your lips and onto the cutlery. It will not survive a complete meal. It leaves a pinky tint behind when it goes. It is not overly moisturising(remember I have super dry lips) but, feels like a balm on the lips. I also find it a little sticky initially, but then, it wears out eventually.
Conclusion: Exfoliation with properly lined lips and careful application will help with few cons here. These are very affordable and have a wide range of shades available for selection. As I said earlier, different shades within the same range behave differently. But, I personally like this shade as it brightens up the face instantly.
Pros of NYX Intense Butter Gloss – Pink Macaroon:
- Sturdy and lightweight Packaging.
- Color coded lip gloss case.
- Good applicator.
- Pretty young looking vibrant pink shade.
- Intense buttery Soft texture.
- Good consistency helps in a better application.
- No shimmers.
- Smooth glossy finish.
- Amazing pigmentation.
- Travel-friendly.
- Affordable.
Cons of NYX Intense Butter Gloss IBLG19 Pink Macaroon:
- The application is a bit streaky.
- Layering feels heavy.
- Bleeds outside the lip lines.
- Highlights uneven and rough patches.
- Will look crumbled on unexfoliated lips.
- Feels a little sticky initially.
- Lasting power could have been better.
- Transfers to cutlery.
- Not waterproof.
IMBB Rating: 3.8/5
Will I Recommend/Repurchase NYX Intense Butter Gloss – Pink Macaroon?
I would definitely recommend this shade but, won’t buy it again as I want to try new ones and I get quite bored easily with the same shade again and again.
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