Maybelline Colour Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil Review

The Maybelline Colour Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencils are quite possibly going to be my favourite lip product of 2015. At first I was a little confused as to what they are. A lip pencil? A lipstick? Do I wear this on its own, or do I apply a lipstick or lipgloss over top? The answer: you can do whatever you like with this little beauty. They are designed to be worn as a stand-alone lip product, creating a defined, bold lip that applies smoothly, leaving a velvet finish that can lean towards matte or creamy depending on whether you apply a balm underneath. I personally haven't come across anything like it. It gives more definition than a chubby stick, but is more bold and pigmented that a standard lip crayon. It's not a lipstick because of the obvious packaging difference, but it's also more than a lipliner.

After using these for a few months, I have decided that my favourite way to wear them is with a little bit of lipstick, or a Clarins Lip Perfecter over the top. This gives a bold, defined and long lasting lip combination. The colour selection is on point. The nudes are beautiful and there are bright pinks and bold reds that have serious wow impact. With a $10 price tag and available in supermarkets, this is an incredibly affordable and accessible product. Whether it's for an everyday lip colour, or an affordable way to try out a new shade, I 100% recommend slipping a Maybelline Colour Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil into your trolley.

My awesome friend (BR girl kknz) gave me this as part of my birthday present, thinking I'd love it. She was 100% correct. I have this in shade 150: Fuchsia Desire.

The Maybelline Colour Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencils are a very unique product. They are bang on trend with two HUGE current fashions in lip-makeup; brights and matte. They also feature a very appealing pencil format, which is sharpen-able, and a crazy-cheap pricetag alongside Maybelline quality.

Fuchsia Desire is a bright, vibrant pink. It's intensely pigmented and very easy to apply and wear. I find that it lasts amazingly well - and is able to be reapplied without a mirror for me, which is a huge bonus. I've been wearing it to work a lot (I am a teacher) because of this. It even made its way onto my face for a recent internet documentary I was in haha.

This product applies 'creamily' but dries matte, and is very pigmented, staying bright and sticking to lips for hours. It transfers to what it touches, but just from the outer layers, leaving plenty on lips. Being a pencil format it is easy to get the shape right, and avoid bleeding.

I want this in other shades! It's exceptional; check it out

Very pigmented, matte finish So affordable Easy to apply Glides on your lips I found it easier to apply as it is a lip pencil. It is very creamy and quite hydrating. The only let down is you have to buy a sharpener to go with it.

The pigmentation of these pencils is intense! I bought it in "in with coral". It applies so evenly and smoothly to the lips. I like to line them first with the pencil and then fill in the rest to get a defined line. The pencil has incredible staying power without drying out as much as I thought it would. Although they do dry a little I found it helps a lot to scrub and moisturise my lips first to reduce drying out. I now want these pencils in every shade the pigmentation is just so good!

I have this lip pencil in 'Nude Perfect', and it it just amazing. I noticed my local Pak N Save started selling Maybelline, and these were down to $6.99 - so it was practically law that I tried it! I couldn't even wait to get home, I tried it on right there in the car! It has quickly become my favourite brown toned nude. It is super easy to apply - it really does glide on the lips. I line my lips first with this, then I fill them in, to ensure a nice even coverage with a sharp edge. There was no tugging, no pulling - nothing. The have reasonable wearability - it can take the odd drink - but I would recommend touching up after eating and drinking - Luckily it's so small that it's convenient to take anywhere! The pigmentation is phenominal - I only needed one coat! I don't find this drying in the slightest - but I am very much a matte lipstick girl - Velour lips are my jam and I don't find those drying either - so I can't really say too much about that. All in all this is an absolutely fantastic product - The affordability, the pigmenation and the lasting power makes this an absolute must have in your collection, I urge you to try one today!

I love Love LOVE these lip pencils! I was a little bit skeptical about the consistency of the product being in a pencil, but I was super impressed!

I loooove the nude pencil - Nude Perfection is no joke. It applies very smoothly to your lips, and I find having the pencil tip makes it super easy for me to shape my cupid's bow (which is practically non-existent, I have to draw it in.)

These wear reasonably well considering the price, I pair them with the Rimmel lip liners. I find I only need to re-apply after eating. Nice!

I would definitely recommend these to a friend, in fact - I need to go out and buy every single colour!

One of my friends had this product which I had never seen before, and needed to check out asap. I swatched all the colours that appealed to me at a local pharmacy, and settled on "630 Nude Perfection".

As someone with an olive skin tone, it can be troublesome trying to find any kind of nude lippy that doesn't wash me out, but this colour seriously IS perfection! This is a tad dramatic, but I very nearly cried out of pure joy after discovering this shade. It has taken me so long to find a nude lipstick/liner that I can confidently use. I love it so much. I think it's like a pink-based brown?

The formula is pigmented enough to be used solely on its own or as a lipstick. It glides on creamy, and does dry to a semi-matte finish. My lips look so smooth and there's no traces of feathering or cracks or bleeding. However, it does transfer slightly and you may need to retouch after any heavy eating or drinking. I also hope that they make the pencil length longer because it's deceptively small once you open the cap.

Regardless of the given downsides, I highly recommend this range!

I own five of these bad boys now. The nude colours are my favourite by far. So pigmented and nice colours to wear for everyday and so reasonably priced! they don't smudge and I always get asked what I'm wearing when I have them on. My favourite colours are nude perfection and minimalist.

This here is the first lip pencil I have ever used so I was quite excited to give it ago , didn't realy know what to expect for the $10 price tag ( I got it on special at the warehouse. . Score) . I was not disappointed at all, the pencil glided on realy nicely and didn't smudge at all and its great that you can decide how intense you want the colour to be. Either apply a little for a sutle colour or reapply a few times for more drama.

I also love how at the end of the day when it comes to removing your make up this is super easy to remove, I find some lip sticks seam to stain my skin so at the moment I love my lip pencil a lot more because of this.

I would definatly go out and purchase more , Infact I think I will next time I'm in town

These lip pencils are my favourite Maybelline product EVER. They are so smooth to apply, yet so matte and pigmented. They're also super long-wearing - I was able to wear Red Essential through an 8 hour day with no touch ups at all. The three colours I have are Red Essential, Light It Up, and Nude Perfection. I love how they are such a great product at such a low price point.