Lipstick which is pretending to be Lip Gloss.. (Maybelline 18hr Superstay Lipstick)

Member Name: Miss-Bee

Product:	Maybelline 18hr Superstay Lipstick
Date:	07/08/09 (71 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Pretty good colour, range of shades, easy to apply, lasts a while..

Disadvantages: Cost.

When I was younger my absolute style icon was Courtney Love, I used to love her style in clothes, her hair colour and especially her bright red lips, which I used to copy with cheap red lipsticks, Looking back now, I actually know that the lipstick never suited me, and I never wore any lipsticks ever again. And just always wore lip glosses, but on TV saw the advert for Maybelline 18 Hour Super Stay Lipstick, and I thought it looked really good and looked very lip glossy for a lipstick, so I gave it some thought. And in Boots, armed with enough points to buy it, I'd thought I'd give it a go, what can I loose?

In my larger Boots store, there was a huge range of Maybelline 18 Hour Super Stay Lipstick shades, and it took me ages to choose which shade I wanted, in the end Natural Sand 750, which was a pale pink colour, which I thought would be more natural then the more red colours on my skin. There was pretty much a colour for every skin colour and for everyones tastes in lip colour out of 26 shades, there is always something for everyone!

The application is fairly unique and I've never used any product like this before, first you put on the lip colour from one side of the tube, the little wand is the usual one you apply lip glosses with, and it allows you to apply a small amount of the actual lipstick, but enough to cover the lips very well, so therefore the Lipstick will last much longer. Then once the Lipstick is dried on your lips, you apply the coat of clear Lip Gloss, which adds a shine to the lips and apparently helps the Lipstick colour stay on your lips for much longer. Also the Gloss has a nice fruity smell, which I really did love, and it wasn't to strong either, just perfect in my opinion.

The Lipstick looked fairly pretty, and I did think the colour was a very good choice (and it does impact on the result if you have a badly chosen shade.) but the Gloss looked really good on lips, it makes them look shiny and beautiful, but some people don't like the Glossy look on lips, so if not, this probably isn't the product for you.
But now the big test, does it last for 18 hours as promised? I applied the Lipstick, and decided to go out shopping and have some lunch with my friends. The Lipstick lasted throughout the shopping session, and even my friends said that my lips look amazing, so was very impressed. Having lunch, I thought that the Lipstick would be faded or wiped off, but how wrong I was. The lipstick lasted throughout lunch, although it did fade a little, it wasn't hardly noticeable at all. Wow, I was very, very impressed.. Although I didn't test it for 18 hours, I did notice some fading towards the end of the night, and would of needed reapplying, so I doubt it would of lasted for 18 hours, but who wears lipstick for 18 hours a day?! I was still pretty impressed with the result.

Maybelline Super Stay 18 hour Lipstick is available at Boots and Superdrug, for a larger range of shades, got to bigger stores, and is priced around 6-8 pounds each.

Summary: I'm not sure really, wouldn't wear it everyday, but great to own and use for special nights.