Maybelline Color Whispers Review

I have four of these in the shades Petal Rebel, Faint for Fuchsia, Lust for Blush and Who Wore it Redder. I purchased these online without swatching them prior which probably wasn't smart as the pigmentation is hit and miss depending on the shade.

Firstly, the packaging of these lip sticks is gorgeous. I absolutely love the simple but elegant looking clear coloured tube with beautiful silver font up the side. The coloured tube really helps when searching for a specific shade in your collection too!

I find the formulation of these lippies to be more like a balm type product than a lipstick, but, like they say in the description they are not at all waxy feeling and very creamy and moisturising on the lips. Because of this they don't last long but to be honest sometimes all I want is a bit a colour without the dryness of normal lippies. I would call this a tinted balm to be honest and when that's what I want I pull these out of my collection. The darker shades do leave behind a light stain too which I like.

The pigmentation of the shades is very hit and miss with these which is a shame. The lighter the shade the less pigmented it is.

Petal Rebel is the sheerest of the few I have and is a very pale pastel pink which adds a sheer amount of colour to the lips. Faint for Fuchsia is a bright Barbie pink in the tube but on the lips is a sheer and less intense pink. Lust for Blush is probably my favourite of the bunch and is a lovely pink nude 'your lips but better' shade. It is still sheer like all of the shades in this range but definitely transfers better than some of the other lighter shades. Who Wore it Redder is bright cool leaning read in the tube but on the lips is a cool leaning fuchsia shade that I would best describe as your typical raspberry shade. I actually really like the raspberry shade but if you purchased it wanting a red you would most certainly be disappointed.

I got mine for far below the RRP and would not run out to repurchase these at that price as most of the shades are not pigmented enough or not what you expect then to be. In saying that, I will enjoy using the ones I currently have but, just think there are better products currently on the market and to come that I would choose over these.

I only have this in one shade, Lust for Blush, and I'm not planning on purchasing more shades. That being said, I don't actively dislike this product, I just think it's not particularly amazing.

The actual shade is beautiful - a perfect neutral pinky-nude that doesn't wash me out/look too Barbie-pink like many shades do. It's got decent pigmentation; it goes on fairly sheer with one swipe, but can definitely be built up to a higher opacity.

The formula is very smooth and lightweight feeling, and does glide on nicely. Although it's not drying in and of itself, I personally don't find it to be actually moisturising either, so I still wear a lipbalm underneath.

It doesn't have an offensive or really strong smell - it's slightly sweet and lollyish if I think about it, but it really isn't something that I notice if I'm applying it. It doesn't have a taste either, which is something I really appreciate.

The thing that lets this product down, in my opinion, is the lasting power. Obviously it doesn't claim to be super long-lasting, and I'm fine with that, but in reality it only lasts about an hour, if that, before it's faded mostly away. (It doesn't hold up to eating/drinking at all, but I don't really expect most lip products to do that, so it doesn't bother me.) That's why, even though I like this particular shade, and the formula is comfortable to wear, I won't be purchasing other shades, and I probably won't repurchase this shade once I've run out.

Overall: I don't hate this any way, but the lack of lasting power means I don't really recommend this to most people.

I'm not a regular lippy wearer but some days I wake up and go 'blah, I feel so unwomanly' and that's when I slick one on and feel better about facing the day. This particular lipstick entered my life for an affordable $10 thanks to a Countdown special. I chose the shade Lust for Blush as it sounded naughty and I like the 'just done something fun' shade of pink that one might find flushing their cheeks after doing something fun ... So what do I think of it? The packaging is cute but I don't tend to care about packaging, it's what's in the tube that really matters. It applies easily and feels really really nice on - so smooth and creamy. The colour is a really lovely natural shade of pink - probably a few shades darker than my own lip colour which I quite like for daytime wear. Does it stay on? Not very well, you'd need to apply regularly because if you don't you end up with coloured lines in the cracks on your lips - zebra lips! In saying that it doesn't promise to give you eight hours wear so I can't really fault it for that. Long term it left my lips feeling moisturised. Would I buy again? For $10 yes. For the RRP no. At the end of the day it's a nice lippy for daytime wear when you want to feel like a grown up rather than the slave of a one year old - but for the price you can do better.

I bought one of these recently from farmers, a pale pink shade. It is definitely not a long lasting lipstick, it comes off very easily so if you ate or drunk anything it would come off straight away.

As some other reviewers have said, it is quite a creamy consistency and would be good if you have dry lips.

Colours are pretty but long staying lipsticks are so popular at the moment so I don't think this range will last very long.

I have 4 different shades, "oh la lilac", "lust for blush" "who wore it reder", and "mad for magenta". It says there is supposed to be pure pigment but unfortunatly the color pigment in all 4 that I have is next to none, the who wore it reder has to be the most pigmented one but is still barely next to anything. I like how they go on, theyre smooth and creamy just like a lip balm and when I just want a hit of color but more moisture I will grab these. It was really disappointing in these as they advertise some really nice colours throughout the range but then once buying them the colour pay off is not worth the price, I was lucky as I picked all mine up really cheap or given to me but I would not pay full price for them.

So overall if you are looking for a lipbalm type of lippy with very little color pay off then these are for you as they do go on nicely and smooth but the color in them is very minimal, sometimes personally I do like that so I will continue to use them but would very pay the price that they are.

I definitely wouldn't consider these lipsticks pigmented. They are very sheer and creamy and do not stay on the lips for a long time at all.

My favourite colour is 'lust for blush' it is a really nice 'my lips but better' colour and is one of those lippies that is great to throw on when you are wanting a minimal makeup look with just a hint of glossy colour.

These do feel really nice and moisturising on, but you do have to reapply quite regularly as the colour doesn't stay or leave any sort of stain on the lips.

I quite liked this lipstick, I bought it randomly on sale. It was actually moisturising and colour came out really nice.

I have a pink one of these Maybelline Colour Whispers and it does exactly that - provides a whisper of colour.

These are really nice and moisturizing, with a light tint that polishes your look a bit more than just wearing lip balm. They colour isn't really buildable and is definitely sheer, so don't expect any opaqueness! However if you do want something sheer and moisturizing, this is for you. Perfect for lighter and more natural makeup days, or when you want a natural lip paired with a heavier eye.

If you are looking for a lightly pink tinted lipgloss that is in disguise as a lipstick... Than look no further. I brought my petal rebel lipstick online for about $10 and was really looking forward to trying it out!

I actually really liked the packaging it came in and was super excited because of it, the packaging almost had a urban street kind of feel.

The lipstick is really easy to work with and is nice and soft, but it really gives no colour whatsoever... Maybe a slight pink tint to your lips but thats about it really..

I found that the lipstick lasted about 15 minutes then really dried my lips out so I had to keep re-applying it.. Nothing against it though it did feel nice and natural on my lips!

I would use this lippy again but more as a lipgloss I feel! I would try another shade to see if it was different?