Max Factor is a brand that I don't gravitate towards, because it feels like their products is leaning towards mature skin. The one product that I have tried from the brand years ago was their mascara. The brand makes one of the best drugstore mascaras out there. Their formula is so good and it lives up to the product claims (volume, length, both). It is almost comparable to Maybeline mascaras only a tad expensive for it being a drugstore. The one hit product they came out recently is Skin Luminizer Foundation where everyone is going gaga for.
Apart from chubby sticks and balm pens, lipstick pencils are on trend in the makeup world. Maybelline came out with their very own lipstick pencils which is not yet available in New Zealand (such a bummer!). I found these and it reminded me of lipstick pencils from NARS and Maybelline. Out of 6 shades they have, I only purchased 3. A nude, a pink, and last but not the least a red. Three shades you can never go wrong with. I purchased it from Farmers and each lipstick pens retails for $18 NZD, very affordable if you're looking to trying it compared to NARS lip pencils that retails for $35+ NZD. The packaging is nice and small and it is not retractable. Finding the right sharpener to sharpen these pen stick will become a mission.
The formula of these giant pen sticks are creamy and waxy. It glides on smoothly like butter with a very opaque color pay off. The consistency is more on the balm side which is quite moisturizing. Due to it being so creamy, it has a tendency to bleed through out the day, so I highly suggest you wear and fill in your lips with a lip liner. So far, I'm enjoying these giant pen sticks and my favorite shade is 'Passionate Red'. I feel like it is one of the underrated products that everyone needs to try!
Have you seen or try these Colour Elixir Giant Pen Sticks??
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