Mellow Creamy Matte Lipstick (all shades) Review

I picked up a Mellow Creamy Matte Lipstick in the shade Blossom in the 2016 Beautiful Christmas Advent Calendar.

This isn't a colour I'd ever choose for myself, but I don't mind it on, though I don't reach for it too often. It's a darker coral tone, and I'm normally more a berry shade kinda girl. I do get compliments on it, so it must suit me on some level!

The lipstick comes in a soft beige bullet shaped case with gold accents; a classy little package.

The bullet itself is emblazoned with the mellow logo, and is nicely shaped and finished. The formula is a bit drier than the 'creamy' name would suggest, and it finishes matte, but does transfer. These are highly pigmented though and do offer a good stain, so lips stay tinted. The matte finish isn't super dry, and the mouth feel is mid way between a true matte and a standard lipstick.

These aren't perfect, but it's nice to see a kiwi company coming out with on trend makeup options.

I received one of these as a gift, in a vibrant pink shade. Unfortunately bright pink lipstick just doesn't work for me, but I gave it a few goes before reluctantly giving it away, just because the color didn't suit me. Such a shame I felt, as I love Mellow Cosmetics, and the packaging of this lipstick is awesome! A sleek matte pastel bullet case with a hint of gold, pretty!

This is one hard-wearing lipstick. The formula is quite dry (non too creamy), but it's non-drying on your lips. The pigment is strong and vibrant, and the finish is super matte.

Everything about this lipstick is high quality. Definitely recommend Mellow lipsticks, and would happily pay $20 for.

When I first saw the Mellow Matte Lipsticks I was drawn to the shade Nude. It was on my wishlist. Luckily when Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales came I was prepared this year with a bit of money to splurge and so treated myself to several of their liquid lipsticks, their tinted brow gel and the Matte Lipstick in Nude. I love this shade it's such a pretty my-lips-but-better pinky nude. I've seen it on a variety of skintones and I think it looks great on anyone from really fair to tanned skin, maybe not if you're really dark. I haven't seen it on really dark skin yet. It's a very versatile shade good for everyday basic nude makeup look and also looks lovely paired with a smokey eye. The tube it comes in is this beige tube with gold writing and the middle, it looks alot like Macs lipstick tubes except in beige and gold instead of black and silver. The tube I got had a scratch on it but it's minor and not a big deal at all. The lipstick has the Mellow logo imprinted on the lipstick which looks good in my opinion. Now for the formula. The pigment is pretty good, not the most pigmented lipstick in my collection but in no way the worst. I do find that this Nude lipstick gets like maybe two percent more pink within like ten minutes of applying it. Now as far as the formula feels it's not creamy, it is a matte lipstick so that's possible about why it does feel more dry on the lips. If you're lips have lip balm or moisture underneath it's fine but if you don't, it's doesn't feel as good. I did try a few times without lip balm applying this just to see how long it would last. I got a couple hours out of it. It does give a little bit of transfer but it is a nude color so it's not really obvious. Quality wise I think the closest lipstick I can compare it to in my collection is my Chi Chi lipstick although it doesn't feel as dry as my Chi Chi one does after a few hours although that could be because it's faded by then. Fading for me isn't an issue with this shade though because it's a nude color so it doesn't look bad at all. I do think that if I were to use the apply blot, apply blot and apply and powder technique I would definitely get more wear out of it. But with nude shades and on a day to day basis I don't pull out my translucent powder and powder brush for lipstick. I do like that this is a NZ brand and their Lip Paints are seriously some of my new faves and the stars of their makeup line in my opinion, but that means this take a backstage to their liquid lipsticks. I would keep this in my collection but I think that Nude is almost identical my Mac Twigg lipstick which is my absolute fave to go nude lippy. Twigg is just a tad more warmer and Nude is just a bit more pink. But I've worn one on my top lip and the other on my bottom lip and really I couldn't tell the difference. So I will be gifting this gorgeous shade to a friend.

A while ago a friend had recommended Mellow cosmetics and I had never heard of them before. I was curious as it was a New Zealand company, I ordered 2 Matte lipsticks and 2 eye shadow singles. The lipsticks I chose were Candy floss which is a bright barbie doll pink, and Nude which is a pinky beige nude colour. When I had purchased these they came in black rectangle lipstick bullets, now they have changed the packaging which makes the look very professional and sleek.

Both lipsticks have a similar consistency, soft and creamy to apply, it glides on thick with no patchiness and is not drying. I wouldn't say it is a completely matte shade as they both have a slight visible shine to both when applied. I like to apply these and dust some loose powder over the top to make these completely matte. These are the most non drying matte lipsticks I have tried so far.

The wear time is pretty good, if I dont set with loose powder these can survive eating and drinking. After 4 hours the middles of your lips need to be touched up.

I will be purchasing more, these are great inexpensive lipsticks and very underrated!