Review: Maybelline Color Elixir Lip Color Neon Bleached Collection

Maybelline Color Elixir Lip Color

From L to R: Radiant Raspberry, Glowing Garnet, Luminous Lilac 

          Hi everyone! Today will be my review of the Maybelline Color Elixir Lip Color in the Neon Bleached Collection. The Neon Bleached Collection is a summer collection by Maybelline and is limited edition. The collection consist of limited edition Color Whispers, Color Tattoos, Color Elixirs, Bronzers, Blushes, Eye liners and Color Show Nail Polishes. I picked up 3 of the 6 Color Elixirs from the collection: Radiant Raspberry, Glowing Garnet, and Luminous Lilac. Radiant Raspberry is a bright pinky coral. Glowing Garnet is a bright fuschia color. Luminous Lilac is a bright lilac color with a blue undertone. You can pick these up at any retailers that have the limited edition display out. I was able to find these are Walgreens and CVS. 

Luminous Lilac

Glowing Garnet

Radiant Raspberry

          This is what the Maybelline website says about the Color Elixirs:

"Fall under the spell of the elixir effect. Hyper-saturated colour, ulta cushiony feel. The new hypnotic lip sensation."

          These are the claims of the product according to the website:

• A trio of concentrates delivers the color of a lipstick, the cushiony care of a balm, and the glass shine of a gloss.
• Out exclusive smoothing angora brush delivers a polished, even application and smoothing sensation to lips.  

          Do I believe these deliver the color of a lipstick? Pretty Close
          Do I believe these deliver the cushiony care of a balm? Yes!
          Do I believe these deliver the glass shine of a gloss? Yes like most.
          Do I believe the brush delivers a polished, even application and smoothing sensation to the lips? Somewhat

          Some interesting facts about Maybelline:

1. Maybelline does test on animals.
2. As for ingredients, the actual packaging does not contain a list of ingredients nor does the website provide it. However, if the list of ingredients on the Ulta website is correct this product:
1. Does not have parabens.
2. Does have fragrance. 

          As for my thoughts on this product, I am absolutely in love!! I already love the color elixirs from the original line, but for some reason these are better than the original formula. Like the original formula, these are not sticky and comfortable to wear. They go on quite smoothly, but be careful of streaks due to the applicator. The applicator is a tear drop applicator that has a striped pattern with the stripes being long fibers. These longer fibers can cause streaking, but nothing so bad that it can't be fixed with a gentle swipe over. The pigmentation is at around a 75% (where 0% is no pigmentation and 100% is completely opaque), which is pretty decent and not high maintenance like I find a lot of lipsticks. The shine that these produce are pretty standard for lip glosses and always the first thing to fade. What separates these from the original line is the staying power and stain. These last about twice as long as the ones from the original line and leave a noticeable stain behind once they are gone. They also hold up against eating and drinking very well. 

          So to summarize:

Pros:

• Not Sticky
• Comfortable on the lips
• Decent pigmentation
• Last longer than you think
• Stains lips

Cons:

• Applicator can cause streaks 

My Overall Rating: 90/100

If you have spotted this collection I would love to know what you picked up and what you think!

Until next time...

-Cindy