Review: NYX Rouge Cream Blush in Boho Chic

My obsession with blush is well documented at this point, so don't even pretend you're shocked that I have another one ;)

As much as I love blush, I particularly love cream blushes.  I have super dry skin so especially in the winter, powder blushes can look, well, powdery.  Also, in the winter when my skin is definitely in need of pepping up, cream blushes can add a nice dewy luminosity that - at least in my work environment - is more appropriate than an industrial strength highlighter.

NYX cream blush in Boho Chic is a lovely petal pink with a yellow base.  Despite what the swatches may seem to indicate, it does dry down and doesn't sit on the skin looking overly shiny or oily.

This is a fairly subtle blush and I get probably 6 hours out of it before I feel like it has faded noticeably.

NYX cream blushes are also budget friendly at $5.99 for 3.5 grams of product.  They are available wherever NYX is sold.  I usually get mine at Ulta or Makeup Geek.

Overall: 8/10

NYX Round Lipstick in Eros

This lipstick is one that I picked up in Portland a few weeks ago (the other being NYX Matte Lipstick in Shocking Pink).  At the time I had been fixated on MAC's Ruffian Red and at first glance I thought this color looked similar (after swatching, I was right).

NYX doesn't provide official color descriptions (as far as I can tell), but to me this looks like a bright tomato red.  It's mostly neutral, but it may lean a bit orange.  The finish is slightly sheer.  It's very moisturizing and it applies smoothly.  

The formula wore for about 3 hours on me before I needed to reapply.  It did settle into liplines after a while, so regular reapplication is necessary to keep it looking great.

I like the packaging on the NYX round lipsticks, they feel substantial (especially at this price point).  NYX Round lipsticks contain .14oz of product and retail for $4.

Overall: 9/10

NYX Matte Lipstick in Shocking Pink

I took a business trip to Portland, OR a few weeks ago and despite much browsing at cosmetics counters, I really didn't pick up much of anything at all.  A week of consumer opportunities and all I bought were two NYX lipsticks from Ulta.

I was specifically looking for the NYX black label lipstick in Hot Pink (I heard it was a dupe for MAC's Candy Yum-Yum), but I haven't been able to find Hot Pink anywhere and I'm not sure if it's available anymore.

I saw Shocking Pink and thought it could be a close dupe for Candy Yum-Yum as well, so I decided to pick it up, especially since it was a matte finish (like CYY).

Between the time that I purchased this lipstick to the time that I actually managed to get it swatched and photographed, the MAC By Request results were in and I had actually picked up Candy Yum-Yum.  In the tubes, Shocking Pink and Candy Yum-Yum don't look too close, but swatched, they are almost dead on dupes.  Shocking Pink leans slightly more blue, but only slightly.  And since they are both matte finishes, they look really similar on the lips.

Shocking Pink is slightly less creamy and slightly less opaque than Candy Yum-Yum, but really they're close enough in color and formula to be interchangeable.  Also, since MAC's latest price hike, the NYX lipstick is now just over 1/3 the cost of a MAC lipstick and contains almost 50% more product than a MAC lipstick.

The packaging is nice.  It doesn't feel cheap.  Overall, I am impressed with this lipstick.

NYX Matte Lipstick in Shocking Pink contains 4 grams of product and retails for $5.99 at Ulta.

Overall: 10/10