Round-up: Maybelline Color Elixir Iridescent Lipglosses Overview & Thoughts
Maybelline Color Elixir Iridescent Lipgloss ($8.99 for 0.17 fl. oz.) was a miss in my experience, due to a low color payoff, shorter wear times, and a stronger, more noticeable perfume-like taste. While these are comfortable to wear and most shades are rather hydrating, the taste seemed stronger with this set than the original. I also had issues with several applicators coming broken or partially broken. The formula isn’t like the original Color Elixir range, and Maybelline didn’t indicate that these were less pigmented, only that they were shimmery. Some of them look very similar on, due to sheerness, even though there are only eight shades to choose from. I could only see considering them if you prefer sheerer, lightly shimmery glosses, don’t mind reapplication, and aren’t sensitive to flavored lip products.
Report Card
- Opalescent Orchid (515) (B)
- Lust for Mauve (535) (B-)
- Mystical Magenta (610) (C+)
- Radiant Ruby (530) (C+)
- Glistening Coral (525) (C)
- Pearlescent Peach (520) (C)
- Entralling Nude (500) (C-)
- Blushing Petal (505) (D+)
The coral and peach shade stand out most for me. What a shocker 😉
Haha 😉
Yyyep. Orchid and Mauve are the picks of the bunch! (If I were going to get one). I have to say, including the word ‘rebel’ in the name may have been overstating the boldness/daringness of these shades somewhat 😉
LOL!
Unless you like sheerer lip glosses, these are a total skip. Some of these look like Vaseline jelly, I can BARELY tell there’s any color at all, and I have to squint at the screen.
Bring on the Revlon Ultra HDs–those are crazy pigmented, but if you want to sheer them down, just add a couple dots and go over with a clear lip balm. Much better than this Maybelline one
What lip balm do you like with the Revlon Ultra HDs?
I use Carmex SPF 15 because sunscreen is must for my lips
Disappointed by this collection. 🙁 Opalescent Orchid may still be worth checking out for me, but the pigmentation may still just not be enough to my liking for my lips. 🙁 The hunt for spring lippies continues.
Me too 🙁
Opalescent Magenta might find it’s way into my collection but I’d probably rather spend the money elsewhere!
Lots of sheer glosses to choose from, I bet!
Lovely shades! I wish they sold them where I live, they look so amazing!
Aww!
I was looking at Lust for Mauve, but since one of my 2015 beauty resolutions is to wear something over than really sheer lip gloss, I’ll skip these for something with more pigment.
These are a total skip for me, I doubt they’d really show up on my pigmented lips. On the other hand, Revlon really upped the game with their wonderful HD lipglosses! I’ll be sticking with those myself.
Ugh. I like the original Color Elixirs, but these seem like a product fail AND I get angry at the “Iridescent” in the name, because these things AREN’T iridescent.
I love iridescent things. I could put up with a mediocre to slightly bad formula if I got some really rad iridescence out of the deal, I think.
I do like a few of these but overall I think this range was disappointing. I hope Maybelline decides to add more shades to the regular line soon
The coral shade looks good but as you said it.. Its better to skip these because of poor pigmented formula .. 😉