Maybelline Silk Stone, Smoked Silver, Gunmetal, Serpentine Matte Metallics Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Silk Stone

Maybelline Silk Stone Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark taupe brown with a silver and pink pearl strewn throughout. It had semi-sheer pigmentation, which did not build beyond medium coverage after three layers. I expect this one to look different from person to person as a result of the sheerness. On me, it ended up appearing pinker due to the pinker tone of my natural lip color. The texture was lightweight, comfortable to wear, and did not slide around after application but never tugged when I applied it. It lasted for three and a half hours on me and was non-drying.

The Matte Metallics is the newest finish in the Color Sensational range, and it’s supposed to pigmented, metallic, matte, and have a “comfortable creamy” feel. The formula had a smooth, waxy feel to me–it glided across the lips with ease but was thinner and did not lay down as much color in a single layer. Most of the shades were semi-opaque with some being slightly sheerer or more pigmented, but they were typically buildable. The lipstick was comfortable to wear and lasted between three and five hours on me with some shades being lightly hydrating and others were non-drying. There was a subtle, sweet scent but was significantly subdued compared to other Maybelline lip products.

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Tom Ford Beauty Vladimir (DC, $36.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics St. Sebastian (DC, $17.00) is more pigmented, glossier (90% similar).
Pretty Vulgar Artful Deception (P, $24.00) is darker, cooler, glossier (90% similar).
MAC Chintz (LE, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar).
MAC Noon Noir (LE, $19.00) is darker (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Stavros (DC, $36.00) is less shimmery, darker, more pigmented (85% similar).
Sephora Take a Spin (41) (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
MAC Modern Midas (LE, $19.00) is more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Eddie (DC, $36.00) is warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Wet (LE, $7.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Isononyl Isononanoate, Octyldodecanol, Oleyl Erucate, Silica, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Wax, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil / Sesame Seed Oil, PEG-45 / Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Paraffin, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire Microcristalline, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Mel / Honey / Miel, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Acrylates Copolymer, Tin Oxide, Parfum / Fragrance. May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 45380 / Red 22 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 7, CI 15985 / Yellow 6 Lake, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake, CI 75470 / Carmine.

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Silk Stone

PPermanent. $7.49.

6.5

Product

6.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

76%

Total

Smoked Silver

Maybelline Smoked Silver Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark purple with more neutral undertones paired with a metallic shimmer. It had medium pigmentation, which was buildable to semi-opaque coverage, but I could not get it to be fully opaque on me. The lipstick felt waxy going on, so there was never any tugging, and it was thinner without clinging to the lips uncomfortably. It did not apply evenly, and it was hard to get the shimmer to distribute evenly–this one would need a primer or lip liner underneath it to work well. This shade wore for just over four and a half hours on me with a bit of color that had pulled into my lip lines over time. The formula was neither drying nor moisturizing.

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Fenty Beauty Smokin' Purp (LE, ) (90% similar).
MAC Metal Head (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Urban Decay Pallor (LE, $18.00) is lighter, cooler, glossier (85% similar).
Anastasia Chrome Shadow (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Urban Decay Monarchy (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, less pigmented (85% similar).
Anastasia Chrome Violet (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Urban Decay Reverb (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, less pigmented (85% similar).
MAC Pick Me, Pick Me (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (80% similar).
Anastasia Chrome Purple (LE, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
MAC Kling It On (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).

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Smoked Silver

PPermanent. $7.49.

C+

Product

7.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

3.5

Application

78%

Total

Gunmetal

Maybelline Gunmetal Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a deep, bluish black with cool undertones and flecks of teal pearl and larger shimmer. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was buildable to slightly greater coverage but a black lip liner would get it to the finish line. The consistency was lightweight, thin but not clingy, and had a waxy, glide-on feel when applied directly to lips. It could have applied slightly more evenly as there were areas that did not seem quite as intense. This shade wore well for four and a half hours and was non-drying.

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NYX Go Rogue (P, $7.50) is cooler (90% similar).
KVD Beauty Wizard (P, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
KVD Beauty Nayeon (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
Urban Decay Ritual (P, $18.00) is less pigmented (80% similar).
MAC Nightly Ritual (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (80% similar).
MAC Anything Once (LE, $19.00) is less pigmented (80% similar).

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MAC Street Thing (LE, $19.00).

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Gunmetal

PPermanent. $7.49.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

Serpentine

Maybelline Serpentine Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a medium-dark green with cooler undertones and warmer gold shimmer. It had semi-sheer color coverage that was buildable medium pigmentation, but it did not apply evenly at all. The color looked warmer on my lips than it initially appeared swatches, so it may retain its coolness on someone with a cooler skin tone or different lip pigmentation. The consistency was waxy, thin but comfortable to wear, and never tugged when I applied. It wore well for four and a half hours and had a tendency to sit in my lip lines as it wore. The formula did not seem drying nor was it hydrating.

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Urban Decay Junkie (DC, $18.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Sephora Cash Money (47) (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, glossier (85% similar).
ColourPop Bunny (LE, $7.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
Dolce and Gabbana Smeraldo (LE, $33.00) is less pigmented, cooler (85% similar).
Fenty Beauty Midnight Wasabi (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, lighter (80% similar).
Urban Decay Hawkeye (DC, $18.00) (80% similar).
Guerlain #111 (P, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
KVD Beauty Plan 9 (P, $19.00) is lighter (80% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Ghost with the Most (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Sephora Audacious Emerald (60) (P, $14.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).

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Ingredients

Serpentine

PPermanent. $7.49.

C-

6.5

Product

6.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

72%

Total

Maybelline Silk Stone Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Smoked Silver Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Gunmetal Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Serpentine Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Silk Stone Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Smoked Silver Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Gunmetal Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

Maybelline Serpentine Color Sensational Matte Metallics Lipstick

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Maybelline Silk Stone, Smoked Silver, Gunmetal, Serpentine Matte Metallics Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Silk Stone

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Silk Stone

PPermanent. $7.49.

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Smoked Silver

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Smoked Silver

PPermanent. $7.49.

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Gunmetal

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Gunmetal

PPermanent. $7.49.

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Serpentine

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Serpentine

PPermanent. $7.49.

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