Maybelline Superstay Ink Crayon Reviews

This review is based on the product itself, not the shade, as the shade I was sent (40: Laugh Louder) is orange, and looks horrid on me. I've already agreed to gift it to a blonde friend, who loves the colour, so all is well there! Simply a mismatch between my own colouring and the shade.

I would be very tempted to buy one of these in my preferred shades - a hot pink would be awesome.

This product is a lip liner/pencil/lipstick all in one. It comes in slimline packaging featuring an absolutely genius inbuilt sharpener. This not only stops your lip and eye products sharing a sharpener (hello germ transfer!), it means that you're assured of a tip to use for lining no matter where you are applying the product.

It applies and feels much like lipstick, creamy, non drying, comfortable - but slightly sticky; it doesn't 'dry' completely. It's NOT transfer proof, however it also stains, so while the top colour transfers, your lips are left with the colour as well.

I found by the end of the day i had uneven patches of it I ended up wiping off, so that's something to watch out for - reapplication, or at the very least rejuvenation with a bit of lip balm would be key. Because of this, it can't perfectly claim it's 'superstay' title, especially compared to the Matte Ink liquid, which is one of my holiest of holy grails.

So saying, coverage is full, opaque and bright.

Why doesn't it get full marks? - transfer and fading could be a little annoying - haven't been able to try it out on a full day event etc due to timing of trial but suspect that it wouldn't hold up for a full day

The lip crayon comes as a sleek pen-sized tube design, that is retractable and has a built-in sharpener on the opposite end. The thin handle made it very easy to manoeuvre and the pointed end of the crayon allowed for really precise application.

The colour is very pigmented, and the crayon applied easily and glided on very smoothly. Mistakes can be easily wiped off before the product has dried, without smudging and smearing everywhere. It feels lightweight, and dries down into a matte finish. Once on, I noticed my lips felt a little drier than usual, but not to the point of feeling uncomfortable.

It took a while to properly dry down, but once dried, there was minimal transfer when I was drinking, and I could gently pat my fingers against my lips without any colour coming off on my fingers. It does wear off from eating, and it started to feather at the edges and get patchy after a few hours of wear, but reapplies nicely without clumping up. It also came off nice and easily without staining when I used my oil cleanser at the end of the day.

I have already gone out and bought this in another shade now!

This has become one of my fav lipsticks! The shade I received wasn't a shade I would normally go for, but after using it I went out and purchased one that was as Maybelline really have created a great product here!

It stayed on for longer than the 8hours I found and didn't need touch ups. It is easy to apply and even has a built in sharpener which for me is fantastic. Its one of those products I can quickly do in the morning, go about my day and know that it still looks good when I get home!

I actually found the ink crayon easier and quicker to use than normal lippy which is fab! It also doesnt seem to let my lips dry out either.

This ink crayon, is definitely an INK crayon. Unfortunately I had the wrong colour choice for me which was a deep red and definitely not suited to me but we gave it a go anyways. I definitely noted that you had to be quite steady with your hand to achieve perfect lips, which is quite common with any red and definitely applies to the title of CRAYON and drawing on the lip. The formula feels so nice and smooth on application and the pigmentation in this product is unreal and without proper priming or powdering, stains your skin and lips! Going forward I have used this product to smudge in the middle of my lips and mix with a more flattering colour for me or even use with a gloss to achieve a slight Korean lip effect. I would love to try another colour in this as I believe its an awesome product!

I didn't have the best experience with this lip product unfortunately. I usually love lip crayon type products and I own alot. They are usually great because generally I find they don't feather out and bleed too much, however this one was pretty disappointing. I wore this 2 days without lip liner and both days the product feathered and bled over my lip line within a couple of hours of application. The one I have is a red type of colour so it was very noticeable! It also wore off really quickly every time I had a coffee/drink or ate anything. I had to reapply numerous times. The 2 days I used lipliner did help with the feathering but still it didn't look great as the day went on and the same issues occurred. This also stained my lips a very red colour I might mention too. One thing I did really like however was how nice it felt on my lips and that the formula is very moisturising. I wouldn't buy one of these in any other shade however as overall this product just didn't work out well for me!

Maybelline's Superstay Ink Crayon is a matte crayon marketed to last up to 8 hours with mistake proof control. It's designed to act as a lip liner with the precise tip and a lipstick with the wider side of the crayon. It also includes a built in sharpener to keep the tip ultra-precise.

The concept of this crayon is amazing and the product does a reasonably good job at delivering. It's like using a jumbo lip liner, but with a very fine tip.

In terms of wear-ability, I'd say I got around 4 hours wear and while the lipstick went on reasonably smoothly, it wasn't the one swipe glide I was hoping for. The color sort of stains the lips but is quite patchy as it wears off. Some lip balm soon sorts that out though.

All in all It's definitely one of the best SuperStay lip products I've tired.

I love to try a new shade of lipstick and see if I can pull it off, Make it happen #55 started off as vibrant bright red. I love how precise it was to apply and the fact that it was matte so it was gonna stay where I put it. I drink a lot of coffee, slowly the colour was being left on my cup and sadly the beautiful bright red was turning to a patchy tacky pink. I was impressed that it didn’t bleed inti my lip wrinkles, but instead it just looked smudgy and all this was over the period of around three hours. So while it didn’t deliver on 8 hrs I did enjoy the first application and the handy sharpener - although it does get a bit messy- I think it would work wonderful with the more subtle colours as you would get the stark contrast. I love the fact that it was easy to apply and fits nicely in a small bag or even a pocket.

I'm more of a liquid lipstick kinda gal, but I'm always open to trying new lippies especially the bright ones. I got sent "Laugh Louder 40" which is a slightly coral-y, orange red. It's an absolute stand-out, loud kind of colour that I believe would look awesome on all skintones.

The crayon almost has this slight plastic, playdoh kinda smell which isn't the most pleasant, but it's not strong enough to be distracting. It glides on super creamy and soft, although I felt the crayon itself was a bit cumbersome and awkward when applying on the lips, but that's to be expected since it is a crayon.

On application I felt like it wasn't giving enough colour payoff even when I went over my lips twice or thrice, especially on the centre of my lips it looked slightly patchy.

I left it on while showering and by the time I came out, the product was gone around the centre of my mouth with only the dreaded outline left on my lips - mind you, this was also without me scrubbing or touching my lips in any way. The same outcome happened after I had watched a movie and had eaten popcorn and drank frozen coke. In all honesty though, I was already expecting this result so I wasn't especially disappointed nor surprised.

What I really liked about it was that once it dries down - I'd say give it 30 seconds to a minute - it's totally transferproof. I pecked the back of my hand to test it out, kissed my mirror, and when drinking from my cup it didn't have any residue on it which is fantastic. However, if you purposely try to rub it off, it will actually stain your fingertip. I also really liked that it comes with its own sharpener embedded into the package itself so you can always have it on the go.

Overall, I sadly wouldn't buy it if ever given the option. It's your typical crayon/matte balm that is easily gone after any eating or drinking, but I do commend how it is transfer (kiss?) proof.

I received the shade 55, make it happen which  reminds me of red wine colour when initially applied but overtime fades to a bright pink colour. Buyer beware this lip crayon does stain!

I really like the design. The built in sharper is something I haven't seen done so well before. It detaches easily from the base and is convenient. It's such a clever feature that doesn't add any extra weight to the product but adds to the product appeal. The lip crayon is easy to twist up and down and the sharp end means it is theoretically a lip pencil and lipstick in one.

For a gal who mainly wears lipgloss this wasn't the easiest transition. It was time consuming to apply, it wasn't a quick swipe on like a lipgloss. I began by outlining my lips with the pointed end and then using the sides to fill in. This took me a good few minutes and several attempts to achieve a semi descent look. It dries to a matte finish but the texture is not too dry that it really enhances liplines. I found it transfers easily when eating or drinking so reapplication is necessary.

Overall I still prefer lipglosses or satin finish lipsticks. I wasn't happy with the staining left on my lips when the product was removed. I therefore wouldn't repurchase this for myself but it was nice to try. 

I loved the brilliant little sharpener encased in the top of this product, this would make for easy 'on the go' sharpening and reapplication when you needed a nice sharp line on your lips. This product has a pleasant vanilla fragrance which is nice. I trialed #55 Make It Happen - the colour of the crayon in the applicator definitely does NOT match the colour it comes out on your lips. The crayon is a dark berry/burgundy colour in the applicator, however on my lips it was a really bright and garish dark pink, it looked awful! In the interest of fairly trialing this product, I waited to wear it to test the longevity until the weekend when I knew I wasn't going to be going out in public. My husband squinted at me and shook his head more than once, amused at my scientific research ;) Initially the crayon goes on with a tackiness that dries out after a couple of minutes. I noticed the first time I drank anything that it transferred onto the glass. After about 2hrs I noticed that what was left on my lips was patchy and didn't look good at all. I also noticed my lips were feeling quite dry. I reapplied the product (much to my husband's amusement) and found again the transfer onto glasses/cups and with eating as well, left the product patchy and my lips still feeling very dry. I wiped off what was left of the product with a makeup wipe, which removed the surface colour, however my lips were stained a very bright and unflattering pink. I don't think this product can claim to last 8hrs unless you also used a super-stay type gloss or balm over top to help with the staying power. Not my most favourite product and I would be reluctant to purchase it.