NYX Professional Makeup Soft Matte Lip Cream Review

I loooove these!! I got on the NSMLC bandwagon after seeing so much about them online. I initially ordered one in a gorgeous soft pink shade called "Milan" (I love how they're all named after famous cities). When it arrived, I was really pleased to see it was in a doe foot applicator form (I know it's called a cream, but I still kinda expected a stick form). It makes it so easy to use and apply. On application, I was even more pleased with the beautiful, moussy, almost whipped consistency with glided onto my lips smoothly and evenly, topped off with a gorgeous creamy, sweet, fragrance. The product feels delightfully smooth and soft (I applied it just before writing this review for maximum detail), but it's certainly not a product to use when your lips are cracking or peeling, as even though this isn't drying, because the finish is very matte, I find it clings to and exacerbates any dry bits when it sets. Whereas a nonsetting formula can be a little more forgiving. I make sure I exfoliate and hydrate before using this! I have not given it 100%, as NYX call this product moisturising. I didn't find that to be the case. Now as much as it isn't drying, and my lips feel fine once it's set (unlike most matte lip products), I certainly haven't found it hydrated it nourished, but I didn't buy it for that purpose so that really doesn't worry me. I have since purchased two more shades, "Antwerp", which is a pink still, but with a slightly orangey hue, also much more vivid than "Milan", less of a natural shade, and "Stockholm", a beautiful nude, peachy tan. I wish I could attach swatch pictures! I love these creams and I can't wait to collect more. The colour selection is amazing, ranging from neutrals to brights to darks, and the longevity is brilliant. They begin to slowly fade after eating and drinking, but I've never had them dissappear entirely. Even when they do fade, it's merely the colour becoming less intense. There's none of that lip corner gathering, crumbling, smudging or flaking nonsense. These are brilliant.

Okay so the swatch I saw online was obviously wrong, because it show Istanbul as being a nude. It is definitely not. It's a mid tone pink, not too bright, but not too deep either.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL. Totally wearable, completely matte, super pigmented and there is no way you can see your natural lip colour through the product. It goes on super easily and then dries completely matte while staying slightly sticky, just enough to keep the lips feeling comfortable without making it so that it goes all over your face. I love the doe foot applicator and I love the way it just glides onto the lips. It smells sweet and yummy. Best part is that you can LAYER it - my only complaint with the Collection Cosmetics lip creams was that you couldn't layer them.

SPEAKING of the Collection Cosmetics lip creams, Istanbul is almost an exact dupe for Cotton Candy from that line. I prefer these over the Collection ones because I feel like they're more comfortable on the lips.

The staying power is really good and it will hold up against most food and drinks. There are SO many shades for anyone and everyone. I adore this line and absolutely want MORE.

I could rave about these all day. I have the colours Tokyo (cool toned baby pink) and Monte Carlo (a cool-toned red - DUPE FOR MAC'S RUBY WOO!).

The formula isn't drying AT ALL - I've had so many problems with other products that dry to a matte finish being so drying on the lips. These NYX ones are so moisturising, like you can still rub your lips together once the cream is on.

They are slightly sheer but the product is buildable so just slap on a layer, let it dry then put another one on. For the price of the product I can totally dismiss the fact it's a bit sheer.

These last like hours... as long as you aren't drinking or eating. As soon as you touch anything to your lips you are going to need to reapply.

The applicator actually makes it really easy to apply. I thought I would need a lip brush but as long as you have a lipliner on you're good to go. It's an angled sponge tip, the same one they use for the butter gloss.

I have this in the shade copenhagen. The most talked about shade and my oh my it is absolutely stunning!! It was love at first swatch.

Firstly it smells amazing. Almost like a salted caramel scent. It is absolutely devine. I'm slightly obsessed with lip products that have a sweet scent to them. So that is a huge tick off the pros list.

When you first apply it, it goes on quite blotchy so it pays to take your time with the application to even it out to your own liking. I find that two layers do the trick depending on the coverage you're after. But for me two layers work best. Once it's applied it looks absolutely stunning. I don't personally feel like the actual colour is true to the main swatch that people go crazy about but it's still stunning and I'm so glad I purchased it.

I originally only paid for one copenhagen shade and then the transylvania shade but I ened up with two copenhagen ones. I was a little disappointed because I have been lusting after both colours for so long but with copenhagen being as beautiful as it is, I think I might be ok with getting sent two instead of 1.

It does take a little while to dry, and it doesn't really dry as matte. When I think of a matte finish I think of the Australis velourlips, they are the most beautiful matte finish/smudge proof liquid lipsticks. These soft matte creams are nothing like them but I guess that's where the name soft matte comes into play? I'm not 100% sure but they're still stunning. You just need to be mindful of that when you're out and about that they're not a true matte finish so they can smudge quite easily.

I had been searching for this everywhere. The perfect autumn winter shade. Most talked about by everyone world wide. I finally got to purchase this and my oh my this is gorgeous.

The color is stunning. Prior to apply it I exfoliated my lips. I thought this was appropriate as it is a matte lip cream.

I'm glad I exfoliated first. This is the perfect shade for the cooler seasons and it pulls my looks together.

Its easy to apply but also easy to make a mistake. You have to focus when applying it as one muck up and you will be sorry. Its hard to get off skin so pay close attention to what you are doing.

Once applied it is a stunner! Its a matte lip cream that does not transfer at all. It literally lasts hours!

I will be re purchasing in different shades. I am converted to these lip creams!

I recently got this from makeup.co.nz and I'm so glad I did. I got the shade san paulo which is a nice darker pinky nude colour. I now get why people rave about this product so much.

It is indeed soft when applied on the lips and it's not sticky. The packaging is small and nice perfect to put in your bag.

I found that it applies quite well too with the applicator. You do need to go over your lips a few times to get the perfect opaque colour.

It doesn't last as long on my lips as much as I want to. However, it's still pretty good. I did have a curry the first time I wore this so it didn't last. However, when I was just out and about, it lasted much longer. It is slightly drying but I haven't tried a matte liquid lipstick that hasn't dried my lips after wearing it for a long time.

For the price, I think this is a great product and I would love to try other shades in the range.

I was so excited to receive this product, one of my favourite youtubers raved about it, unfortunately when I tried it I found the product to be horrendously drying on my lips (and I am used to Matte formulas, I own a variety of other Matte lip products) I actually found them uncomfortable to wear. The shade I got was Buenos Aries and to be honest I wasn't that fussed on the colour. As for moisturising, NYX please! Definitely not!

So far, these are the best drugstore liquid lipsticks I have used, but they're still not perfect. I have the shades Antwerp, Sydney, Tokyo, Istanbul and Buenos Aries. The formula is slightly different with all of them. They do apply super smooth and soft, they are a joy to apply and feel really luxurious. The lighter pinks (Sydney, Tokyo, Istanbul) dry fastest, and can look a little dry and highlight any chapped areas, so you have to exfoliate really well for these to look nice. Buenos Aries is a light peach, and dries to a slightly nicer finish than the pinks, but can wear off a little patchy. Antwerp is the best out of the ones I own, it dries to an awesome matte finish and doesn't highlight any dry areas, which is nice. It is the darkest of the ones I own, a dark pink with a touch of red/orange. I think the darker shades in this line will look nicer for a longer time. However, they do all dry very matte, so if you have well exfoliated lips and are looking for a really matte, highly pigmented liquid lipstick, these would be perfect for you. For the price as well, these are pretty amazing quality.

I think I discovered these because I wanted to buy LimeCrime, but didn't want to pay the big bucks for something I wasn't sure I was going to like. After hours (maybe an exaggeration) of trawling the internet for dupes and swatches I came across these, and I purchased my first color from eBay after much mental debate. So far I have gotten my little hands on four of the shades from NYX. I have and will be reviewing: Ibiza, Antwerp, Prague and Copenhagen.

I'm amazed. I've never owned a matte anything, except nail polish which hardly counts here. The formula is smooth and creamy and it slides on easily with the angled applicator. Leave it to dry and it goes matte on your lips. And I've found it lasts all day (although I didn't eat much that day and drank through a straw). It lasts a while, though!

They smell so good, like sugar cookies or candy or something. The tubes they come in are cute too, I really like how they're packaged. I find that Antwerp and Ibiza (both pinky kind of colors) highlight where my lips are chapped or just not nice looking. Prague, a dark fushia color, and Copenhagen, a dark purple, do not highlight the chapped lips, but they cover it.

Copenhagen, being as dark as it is, probably needs to be dried after the first application before you apply another one. It doesn't go as opaque as the others, and is darker in some places other than others, and that's really frustrating.

Overall, I'm in love with these, and I'm probably going to buy more. It's the only product I've ever bought that I've had more than two of, at any one time. Its a really fun obsession!