Review: NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream (NYX SMLC) ; Too Faced Melted and Rimmel London PROVOCALIPS

Hello, it's me (again)!

It was just yesterday I wrote a review about liquid lipsticks I just purchased and today I'm gonna be reviewing about another matte liquid lipstick which is NYX SMLC. 

It's not really "liquid", in fact it has this CREAMY texture, velvety and it smells pretty nice (ngga bau bahan kimia yang bikin eneg)!

First time I tried this NYX SMLC was several years ago, when it was "just" creamy lipstick, not as hip as it is nowadays. Me myself was also not as beauty junkie as I am now, hahaha. 
I thought, "hey... this lipstick is pretty good! It's cheap but the color and quality is boleh juga!" then I, ever since, become a loyal fan of this NYX SMLC :)

Today I'm gonna review some of them and try to compare them with some other lipstick brands, to let you know that some lipsticks DO have DUPES! 

What a trick, huh?

Photo credits:

LEFT TO RIGHT CLOCKWISE : NYX SMLC 06 "Istanbul" ; 
Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick in "Peony" ; 
Rimmel London PROVOCALIPS 230 "Kiss Fatal" ;
NYX Matte Lipstick MLS 16 "Merlot" ; 
NYX SMLC 08 "San Paulo" ; 
NYX SMLC 04 "London" ; 
NYX Xtreme Lip Cream XLC 04 "Buttery Nude" ; 
NYX SMLC 01 "Amsterdam" ; 

MAC Retro Matte A44 in "Ruby Woo"

NYX SMLC "ISTANBUL" 

VS. TOO FACED MELTED IN "PEONY". 

They do have almost identical pale pink shade, the diffs. are NYX is matte and Melted is a bit GLOSSY. 

Melted is more moisturising and more pigmented. 

With this NYX, I think I'm applying two layers to get the intense color but it don't matter, it still looks good anyway! 

NYX SMLC 06 "Istanbul"

Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick in "Peony"

...anyway, both are light pink but Melted appears to be lighter, ya? 

Enakan mana dipakainya? 

Sekali lagi tergantung selera. 

Suka matte? NYX. Tapi rada kering. Wajar, namanya juga matte. 

Suka glossy? Atau suka yang mana aja? Melted boleh dicoba. 

Jelas "beda" nya ya antara NYX ama Too Faced (if you know what I mean) :) 

RIMMEL LONDON PROVOCALIPS IN "KISS FATAL"

Shade ini tergolong dark and a little goes along the way. It might get a bit sticky (yes, STICKY) on your lips if you don't coat it with the "Lock & Shine" liquid. Yes, this is a two-phase lipstick. 

So first you apply the Step 1 which is the lipstick. 

You wait around 30 secs (I need more) before you coat it with the Step 2. This step seals the color and make it last all day (yes, and without make up remover, you'll find difficulties erasing this, trust me) because it's supposed to stay up to 16 hours of waterproof, smudge proof  heatproof and KISSPROOF. Yumm, hehehe.

Rimmel London PROVOCALIPS 230 "Kiss Fatal"

NYX MATTE LIPSTICK IN "MERLOT" VS. 

NYX SMLC IN "SAN PAULO"

Somehow, I ended up buying two almost identical shades (again?!) from the SAME brand. Ya kalau ngga Meiza ngga begini mungkin. Anyway, both of them are matte they're just diff. in shape. 

Which one's better? Because they're almost in the same shade so I can't tell but this NYX matte lipstick is not a bad choice. The opacity is brilliant and it's (surprisingly) not-that-drying.

NYX Matte Lipstick MLS 16 "Merlot"

NYX SMLC 08 "San Paulo" 

See, I told ya, they're dupes to each other! LoL

NYX SMLC 04 "LONDON" VS. 

NYX XTREME LIP CREAM  

XLC 04 "BUTTERY NUDE"

Both are pale color and both are lip creams. The only diffs. is that the Xtreme Lip Cream is the glossy version of SMLC "London". 

Trust me, they're identical, only one is matte and the other one's glossy. 

NYX SMLC 04 "London"

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream XLC 04 "Buttery Nude"

For this one I've gotta agree that the glossy one looks nicer ya compared to the matte one, because the color is really warna bibir and if it's matte it seems like you're wearing no lipstick at all, even worse, you'll look TOO PALE, people may think you're sick or something. 


NYX SMLC 01 "AMSTERDAM" VS. 
MAC RETRO MATTE IN RUBY WOO
I could be so wrong, comparing these two lipsticks apple-to-apple because Ruby Woo has reached it's particular level where some people may say it's the holy grail product for red lipstick. No wonder why Gwen Stefani loves this lipstick so much. 

But anyway, MAC is just a brand and NYX is also a brand. Why not comparing them? They're both made by HUMAN, right? 

Talking about red lipsticks could be tricky because "red" itself has a lot of shades, from blue; black; purple even black undertone. Talking about quality and opacity, no wonder MAC is the winner almost in every way but talking about price? Off course NYX is more affordable. Even it's much cheaper but it doesn't make this SMLC "Amsterdam" a second choice, loh. It's pretty good!! 

NYX SMLC 01 "Amsterdam" 

MAC Retro Matte in "Ruby Woo"

Both are red-red kind of shade or I like to say mere Ferrari. 

For party or kondangan or special events off course Ruby Woo is our first choice but talking about everyday red? 

Off course Amsterdam is much better (lagian kalau cepat habis kan ngga gitu nyesek untuk beli lagi, LoL)

P.S.

Answering my friend's question about NYX SMLC compared to Sleek Matte Me, to be honest Sleek is more drying. But what can I say (and I've said this a thousand times) I'm in love with matte lipsticks regardless the drying effects. Check my previous post about some tips when your matte lipsticks are drying your lips. *smooch*

See you around with something else to review, lovelies!

Stay smart and stay pretty!

xoxo