Review : Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip pencils/Lipstick

I'm sure by now many of you would have seen or heard about the NARS velvet lip pencils, they've been reviewed countless times and featured on youtube and on many beauty blogs. For a while now I've been going back and forth and deciding whether to fork out the money and buy one or not, as they are about $30 something here in Australia from Mecca Cosmetica. In comes Maybelline to save the day! I was wondering the isles in Woolies and of course I stumbled into the beauty/bath section and there they were with a sticker saying 'NEW'.
I almost collapsed when I saw they were only $9.99, so cheap! cheaper than most 'Drug store' lipsticks here in Australia. Looking at the price, and how the packaging looked somewhat similar to the NARS pencils I of course picked a few colours up and have been testing them out the past month and a half or so.
Now this will not be a comparison between the both as I have not tried the NARS pencils but this is my review on the pencils over all and what I think of them.

First up we have the colour Nude Perfection

I don't normally wear 'nudes' as I find they wash me out but I decided to give this one a try and I am so glad I did as it is perfect! The colour itself is opaque and it goes on creamy and smooth. If you don't normally wear nudes try this colour out, I think it would be flattering on a variety of skin tones.

The next colour I have is Fuchsia Desire

Fuchsia Desire is a neon hot pink, it's stunning, vibrant and bold. If you love pinks this is a must have!! it's just so flattering.

The second to last colour is Fab Orange

Fab Orange is a vibrant red-orange that pops on yellow toned skin and gives your skin a gorgeous glow. It makes my lips look voluptuous and looks flattering with a simple winged liner.

Finally the last colour is Berry Much

Berry Much is my favourite out of the four, it is a beautiful berry-plum that I have been wearing non-stop and I have been getting countless compliments. It make my teeth look very white and it's perfect for the cooler months ahead here in Aus,


These pencils make my lips feel hydrated, however I would not say the pencils are a velvet finish, they are more of a satin finish. They do last about 4-6 hours on my lips unless I am drinking or eating then they will obviously rub off unfortunately but as they are in pencil form they are easy to pop in your handbag and touch up on the go.

My final rating is 4.5/5 the only downside being colour selection and longevity.
I will definitely be buying all the colours and I hope Maybelline comes out with more colours.

xo S

Life Update!

It's been a while since I have sat down to write/blog and to be honest I have missed it so much! It's been so many months since I last posted and I'm awfully sorry but I'll be updating more often now!

There's so much to update on but it's mostly personal so I shall just summarise and let you in on some of the more interesting things I've gotten up to!
First off for my 21st birthday last year at the end of July I ended up heading to Melbourne with a couple of my closest friends. I live in Sydney for those of you who don't know and I have never been down the south coast of Australia, I have wanted to go there for the longest time and I'll tell you now it was not a disappointment.
The thing that attracted me most to Melbourne was the Style and the little cafe's and restaurants available everywhere it seemed! I was only there for four days but it was enough for me to fall in love and I hope to visit again this year.

More recently in February I went to the One Direction concert and I'll let you know right now it was amazing! I had really amazing seats (which costed a fortune) I was just a few metres from the walkway! Mcbusted and Samantha Jade opened the show and both were amazing. As a fan of Busted and Mcfly I was super excited to rock out to some old songs and of course some new ones from their recently released album. I didn't get any pictures of them however as I was too busy dancing and singing along with my friends, I did however manage to get a few of one direction, however the girls got a bit wild at the concert and it was very hard even up close to get good pictures due to all the devices/hands in the air as well as the boys obviously dancing and singing!

I'll post some of the pictures below so you  can have a look.
I am definitely enjoying the direction (no pun intended!) their music is going in, it's got more of an alternative feel to it, Four is definitely my favourite album so far.

Well that's all for now but I'll be posting again very soon.
Missed you all,
xoS