NYX lip cream - Review

GETTING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

You might or might not know that I'm a bright lip kinda gal' - if the step you can't miss when you're in a minimal make-up mood is foundation, powder, mascara or eyebrow pencil, mine is lipstick. How logical. Yeah, I know. It's just that I can't stand having bare lips ; I look washed off, even paler than I already am, worse, I feel exposed. No need to say that wearing nude color is so off my comfort zone. We all have those barriers, some people feel too uncomfortable with their skin to skip the foundation part, some can't live without three coats of mascara - so what ? Sometimes trying something new help us to see things differently, specially when it concerns our physical appearance - we give ourselves options instead of barriers. Some changes are good, some aren't, but in the end the only fact of being experimental is a huge step forward - to what ? To use make-up the only way it should be used; to enhance your features, rather than to hide or change them.

So I've decided to change a bit, try something else, 'cause we never know, maybe nude isn't that bad ? As I am freshly obsessed with my Laura Mercier lip glacé, I wanted to keep going and try another product of that glossy-family. I've heard a lot about those NYX lip butters and lip creams, and the lip creams are the only ones I could get my hand on in Switzerland (but honestly, it's a waste of money when you know that you can get them here for their real price : $5 - be smart ! ). I was intrigued by many shades, almost  felt for the gorgeous bright red shade Spicy - that's when I spotted Buttery nude, a dark warm pink with some orang-y undertones. Not exactly your average nude color. But it is a nude to me. I put it on as soon as I went home and loved it. The texture make me think of the Rimmel Apocalips as it is very similar. You need only one coat to have it all covered - plus it is quite sticky, like any lip stain so I wouldn't recommend to go to crazy on the coats anyway. It is super easy to apply and is quite long lasting. I'm not too keen on the smell but it isn't that disturbing either. I'd say it's more practical than a lipstick and less discreet than a lip gloss. Kind of a good deal isn't it ?

I'm getting used to that "nude-lip-thing", slowly but surely, and I have to admit that I quite like it; it allows me to go back to my beloved heavy smoky eye without being tortured by sacrificing a bold lip. New isn't that bad, not only with make-up - it is scary for sure, but one lives only once right ? It's all about taking your time. Baby step by baby step.