Maybelline Pink for Me & Mauve for Me Color Sensational Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Pink for Me
Maybelline Pink for Me Color Sensational Made for All Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark, rosy mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a cream finish. It had a smooth, lightly creamy texture that had a touch of tackiness on my lips but always felt lightweight and comfortable. The color adhered evenly and stayed on for a solid five hours with a lightly hydrating formula.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty Pink Salt (LE, $26.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Pastille (P, $24.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Desert Rose (DC, $37.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Hideaway (P, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Give 'Em Backtalk (P, $25.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Tawny Pink (P, $37.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
- MAC More the Mehr-ier (P, $26.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Sugar Buns (P, $28.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
- Shiseido Streaming Mauve (208) (P, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Nonino (P, $24.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.49/0.15 oz. - $49.93 Per Ounce
The ColorSensational formula is supposed to have "crisp and vibrant color" with a "sensuous finish" that is "comfortable" to wear. The "Made for All" range is specially designed to be "universally flattering" across 50 skin tones for each shade in the line. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color coverage that went on evenly and didn't settle into my lip lines.
The consistency was lightweight, emollient without being slippery, and comfortable to wear, which ensured the color glided across my lips without tugging. The shades lasted for four to six hours on me with some of the deeper shades staining, while the formula felt lightly moisturizing. The matte finish has a more velvety feel and wasn't hydrating. It had a sweet, caramel-like scent to my nose but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Maybelline Color Sensational Made for All Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Lanolin Oil, Oleyl Erucate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate, Acetylated Lanolin, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil / Sesame Seed Oil, Petrolatum, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire Microcristalline, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Paraffin, Synthetic Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Alumina, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Acrylic Acid/Isobutyl Acrylate/Isobornyl Acrylate Copolymer, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Mel / Honey / Miel, Tin Oxide, BHT, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Citric Acid, Parfum / Fragrance. May Contain: CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Mica, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 7, CI 45380 / Red 22 Lake, CI 15985 / Yellow 6 Lake, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake, CI 75470 / Carmine.
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.
Look Using this Product
Pink for Me
PPermanent. $7.49.
Mauve for Me
Maybelline Mauve for Me Color Sensational Made for All Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a light-medium, rosy brown with warm undertones and a cream finish. At best, it was a very warm-toned plum, but it didn’t look mauve in the tube or applied to my eye. The texture was lightly creamy, smooth and comfortable to apply and to wear, though it seemed to emphasize my natural lip texture slightly–possibly a bit too clingy. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer that lasted well for four and a half hours on me. I found the formula to be lightly moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Make Up For Ever C108 (DC, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Sheena (LE, $34.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Becca Mocha (DC, $24.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Smoked Almond (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Becca Mauve (DC, $24.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Fearless Valentine (110) (P, $23.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Chicory (DC, $24.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Equus (P, $55.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
- MAC Posh Pit (P, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Over the Taupe (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.49/0.15 oz. - $49.93 Per Ounce
The ColorSensational formula is supposed to have "crisp and vibrant color" with a "sensuous finish" that is "comfortable" to wear. The "Made for All" range is specially designed to be "universally flattering" across 50 skin tones for each shade in the line. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color coverage that went on evenly and didn't settle into my lip lines.
The consistency was lightweight, emollient without being slippery, and comfortable to wear, which ensured the color glided across my lips without tugging. The shades lasted for four to six hours on me with some of the deeper shades staining, while the formula felt lightly moisturizing. The matte finish has a more velvety feel and wasn't hydrating. It had a sweet, caramel-like scent to my nose but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Maybelline Color Sensational Made for All Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Lanolin Oil, Oleyl Erucate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate, Acetylated Lanolin, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil / Sesame Seed Oil, Petrolatum, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire Microcristalline, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Paraffin, Synthetic Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Alumina, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Acrylic Acid/Isobutyl Acrylate/Isobornyl Acrylate Copolymer, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Mel / Honey / Miel, Tin Oxide, BHT, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Citric Acid, Parfum / Fragrance. May Contain: CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Mica, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 7, CI 45380 / Red 22 Lake, CI 15985 / Yellow 6 Lake, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake, CI 75470 / Carmine.
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.
Originally I was more interested in the mauve but after seeing how pretty the pink is on you, I may need to pick up both!
Such pretty, flattering colors!
Last time I looked, “mauve” is a cooler, even lilac tinged shade, not even close to Mauve For Me. I like the shade itself, but man, they need a better name description of this!
Same for Pink For Me….that one does look like a perfect “mauve”! Someone at Maybelline needs their eyes checked ?
Very pretty! But I have 5 or 6 of the dupes for the pink one and the mauve one isn’t actually mauve!
I didn’t think Mauve for Me had any purplish hues either – just a good solid rosy plum shade. It’s nice to see Maybelline back in the mix with their lipsticks – this range has always been good value. Lovely shades too.
The pink is lovely- very tempting. Do these have any scent to them? I’ve never gotten along with Maybelline lipsticks due to scent.
It does! If you click the “formula overview” tab, anything that is general to the formula is found there (so I don’t have to repeat myself for every shade!).
Thanks, Christine! I’m still learning my way around your fabulous site. 😉
I have both of these and really like them. However I too think Mauve for me is misnamed.. I thought it was just me before I read this review!
I thought so, too! Like I kept wanting to call Pink for Me Mauve for Me!
Thanks for reviewing these! I was wondering how they performed!
These look great! I love both shades.
ive been looking for a lipstick with this shade for sooo long. I dont know if it’s too shiny for me. ahhhh im second guessing myself now hahaha
Xoxo <3
I know Mauve For Me is misnamed, but it’s such a great color. It’s a MLBB shade for me. Perfect for everyday use. It’s also slightly moisturizing on my dry lips, and gives them some sheen.