Maybelline Nocturnal Rose & Cruel Ruby ColorSensational Powder Matte Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Nocturnal Rose
Maybelline Nocturnal Rose ColorSensational Powder Matte Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a medium pink with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had good pigmentation with a tolerably firm texture; it took extra pressure to apply the product, but it was thicker and more forgiving so it actually applied product fairly evenly. There was a chalkiness to the formula, though, that make it emphasize my lip lines over time as color pulled away and settled in them. On me, it wore well for four and a half hours but had noticeable settling by the third hour of wear. The formula was somewhat drying overall.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tarte Fomo (P, $20.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Mother (P, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Pandemonium (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Sexy But Sweet (P, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M200 (DC, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Soft Pink (P, $18.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Brain Freeze (DC, $5.00) is more muted, less pigmented (85% similar).
- Sephora Rosé (P, $14.00) is warmer, less glossy (85% similar).
- MAC Silly (LE, $19.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- KVD Beauty Saint (LE, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.49/0.15 oz. - $49.93 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be a "pure matte" lipstick that "glide[s] onto lips." It is designed as a more matte version of the brand's Creamy Matte Lip Color, which was also described as a "burst of bold lip color." It has the feel of an old school lipstick to me--drying, tugging but more matte than a lot of today's matte lipsticks (well, traditional bullet-style lipsticks).
They take a lot of pressure just to drag them across the lips, and the evenness of the coverage suffered noticeably for some shades as a result. The formula lasted between four and six hours but was on the drying side. The formula had a sweet, floral scent and no discernible taste to me.
Browse all of our Maybelline ColorSensational Powder Matte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol, Kaolin, Paraffin, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire, Microcristalline, Silica, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera / Sunflower Seed Wax, Aluminum Hydroxide, Aqua / Water / Eau, Phenoxyethanol, Shorea Robusta Resin, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera / Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Alumina, Benzyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Parfum / Fragrance. May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake.
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Nocturnal Rose
PPermanent. $7.49.
Cruel Ruby
Maybelline Cruel Ruby ColorSensational Powder Matte Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a dark red with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. This was one of the better-applying shades as it was dense and firmer but not quite as stiff, so it wasn’t painful to apply and was manageable enough to use firmer pressure and get even, nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer. The texture was clingy, though, and did pull into my lip lines over the six hours it lasted for. It left a stain behind and was somewhat drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Goldie (P, $6.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
- Milani I Am Motivated (P, $6.99) is warmer (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Flamenco (LE, $12.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Impassioned (P, $55.00) is lighter, warmer, glossier (95% similar).
- Chanel Experimente (154) (P, $45.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Cruella (P, $27.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NYX Perfect Red (P, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Velvet Jazz (LE, $36.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Rouge Improbable (LE, $28.00) is cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
- YSL Conflicting Crimson (27) (P, $39.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.49/0.15 oz. - $49.93 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be a "pure matte" lipstick that "glide[s] onto lips." It is designed as a more matte version of the brand's Creamy Matte Lip Color, which was also described as a "burst of bold lip color." It has the feel of an old school lipstick to me--drying, tugging but more matte than a lot of today's matte lipsticks (well, traditional bullet-style lipsticks).
They take a lot of pressure just to drag them across the lips, and the evenness of the coverage suffered noticeably for some shades as a result. The formula lasted between four and six hours but was on the drying side. The formula had a sweet, floral scent and no discernible taste to me.
Browse all of our Maybelline ColorSensational Powder Matte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol, Kaolin, Paraffin, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire, Microcristalline, Silica, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera / Sunflower Seed Wax, Aluminum Hydroxide, Aqua / Water / Eau, Phenoxyethanol, Shorea Robusta Resin, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera / Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Alumina, Benzyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Parfum / Fragrance. May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake.
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Lipsticks are my weakness! The red is pretty, but too bad didn’t really perform well
It’s a shame that Cruel Ruby wasn’t better rating as it’s a lovely shade.
Of the 2, Cruel Ruby looks the best overall. But not quite enough to prod me into buying it, though. I’m thinking that it might be bearable for anyone who does, to use a good lip primer underneath it.
Are these something new? I haven’t heard of this product before, Powder Matte.
Yes, these are new.
Cool! I like that darker one. These will probably show up in my area about a month from now. I can go ask at my usual Ulta and they will look at me like I must have come from another planet or something. But then in a few weeks they will be surprised!
Too bad these weren’t better the shades were promising.