First off, I'd like to apologize to my viewers. The last two weeks I've been busy and wasn't able to do any blog posts and I almost forgot about it today, so this was an emergency thing I slapped together!
Most of the time when any of us girls go to purchase a lipstick, the automatic reaction is to go for the more expensive brands because they're supposed to be high quality, and hope we might be able to catch a sale or discount. I don't know about you, but I don't like spending a lot on a single tube of lipstick, and since I like to be a bit frugal and save up, I'm not about to spend $25 bucks on a single lipstick. I question it when I spend ten dollars on one lipstick! The natural expectation when we spend that much is that the product we are purchasing is higher quality than anything we could purchase from the inexpensive brands, and a majority of the time, they are better quality, but personally, if I can get something that's just as good as a MAC lipstick or Clinique, Makeup Forever, anything like that, for less, I'd go for that every time. I want this blog to be a way for you ladies out there to save some money on makeup products.
Recently I was shopping at Target, and I went past the NYC shelves (a great drugstore brand for those of us who don't-or can't-spend much on cosmetics) and I saw on the first shelf was their new lipstick line. I'd been seeing these at Walmart too and had been considering giving them a try. The NYC expert last lipstick line has an attractive array of lipsticks, varying from light pinks and nudes, to reds, to chocolate browns. The lipsticks are about two dollars each, so I got four for what I would usually have to spend on one lipstick. Most of the colors in the line seem to be matte shades, though there are a few shimmery ones. The question I had, despite all my excitement, was "Just how good are these?". My all time favorite red lipstick came from NYC, so I had high hopes, but I decided not to be surprised if they sucked, since they were so inexpensive. The colors I bought were Traffic Jam, Blue Rose, L<3ve My Latte, and Smooch.
I was pleasantly surprised with these lipsticks. All of them have excellent pigmentation, and I mean, they. are. pigmented. One light swipe with the matte shades and I had perfectly opaque lipstick coverage, even some of my Mary Kay lipsticks can't accomplish that. The first week that I had them I loved them so much I didn't wear any of my other lipsticks, and lately, it's been getting pretty warm and muggy here. This was the perfect time to test just how "expert last" these were. Most of the time once I start sweating, my lipstick runs right off, and I'm always trying to blot it and reapply. Didn't happen with these, I never once had to reapply. Even better, most long lasting lipsticks feel like a plastic coating and are super drying, again, this didn't happen at all. My lips were no more chapped than usual. The one shimmery lipstick, love my l<3ve my latte, is a very sheer color, but I don't personally have too much of a problem with that in shimmer lip products. It's a nice one for layering over other lipsticks.
My conclusion is that you really do not need to spend a lot of money to get a fabulous lipstick, these lipsticks prove that. They're affordable, are offered in a variety of attractive colors, and are high quality. If you want a good lipstick, check out the NYC Expert Last lip line, you won't be disappointed!
Most of the time when any of us girls go to purchase a lipstick, the automatic reaction is to go for the more expensive brands because they're supposed to be high quality, and hope we might be able to catch a sale or discount. I don't know about you, but I don't like spending a lot on a single tube of lipstick, and since I like to be a bit frugal and save up, I'm not about to spend $25 bucks on a single lipstick. I question it when I spend ten dollars on one lipstick! The natural expectation when we spend that much is that the product we are purchasing is higher quality than anything we could purchase from the inexpensive brands, and a majority of the time, they are better quality, but personally, if I can get something that's just as good as a MAC lipstick or Clinique, Makeup Forever, anything like that, for less, I'd go for that every time. I want this blog to be a way for you ladies out there to save some money on makeup products.
Recently I was shopping at Target, and I went past the NYC shelves (a great drugstore brand for those of us who don't-or can't-spend much on cosmetics) and I saw on the first shelf was their new lipstick line. I'd been seeing these at Walmart too and had been considering giving them a try. The NYC expert last lipstick line has an attractive array of lipsticks, varying from light pinks and nudes, to reds, to chocolate browns. The lipsticks are about two dollars each, so I got four for what I would usually have to spend on one lipstick. Most of the colors in the line seem to be matte shades, though there are a few shimmery ones. The question I had, despite all my excitement, was "Just how good are these?". My all time favorite red lipstick came from NYC, so I had high hopes, but I decided not to be surprised if they sucked, since they were so inexpensive. The colors I bought were Traffic Jam, Blue Rose, L<3ve My Latte, and Smooch.
I was pleasantly surprised with these lipsticks. All of them have excellent pigmentation, and I mean, they. are. pigmented. One light swipe with the matte shades and I had perfectly opaque lipstick coverage, even some of my Mary Kay lipsticks can't accomplish that. The first week that I had them I loved them so much I didn't wear any of my other lipsticks, and lately, it's been getting pretty warm and muggy here. This was the perfect time to test just how "expert last" these were. Most of the time once I start sweating, my lipstick runs right off, and I'm always trying to blot it and reapply. Didn't happen with these, I never once had to reapply. Even better, most long lasting lipsticks feel like a plastic coating and are super drying, again, this didn't happen at all. My lips were no more chapped than usual. The one shimmery lipstick, love my l<3ve my latte, is a very sheer color, but I don't personally have too much of a problem with that in shimmer lip products. It's a nice one for layering over other lipsticks.
My conclusion is that you really do not need to spend a lot of money to get a fabulous lipstick, these lipsticks prove that. They're affordable, are offered in a variety of attractive colors, and are high quality. If you want a good lipstick, check out the NYC Expert Last lip line, you won't be disappointed!