Lip Love: Maybelline Baby Lips

Drugstore makeup has really stepped up its game lately! Maybelline, a brand I once considered uninteresting and lacking in variety, has turned out some great products recently. My newest find are their Baby Lips lip balm. These balms promise the following:

• 82% Visibly Less Dry
• 94% Less Rough Lips
• 77% More Supple
• 77% Better Looking Lips

Here are the ones I have tried, all of which are limited edition as far as I know. 

(l to r) Yummy Plummy, Melon Mania, Coral Crush

(top to bottom) Yummy Plummy, Melon Mania, Coral Crush

As you can see, the balms provide a decent amount of color with a nice sheen without being too glossy. All three colors that I have tried leave a tiny amount of stain on the lips, but it isn't long-lasting. 

So do these deliver on their promises? After a week of use, Yummy Plummy and Melon Mania prove to be excellent lip balms that hydrate my lips. I was not as impressed with Coral Crush. The color is more pigmented, which, while that's normally a good thing, in this case it allowed the color to slide around too easily and actually bleed.  It also wasn't as moisturizing as the other two I have. 

I picked these up for $2.97 each at WalMart, so for the price, they are great lip balms that provide the perfect amount of color. The limited edition tinted balms come in two other colors, so almost anyone can find a color that suits their style. 

Notable Nails: OPI's Cajun Shrimp

I've had my eye on this color for a while now, but it was too much of a dupe for MAC's Scorcher, which I already had. Scorcher was limited edition and was part of MAC's To the Beach collection over two years ago. When I ran out of my beloved color this past week, Cajun Shrimp was back on my radar! This reddish orange isn't seasonally specific and I love to wear it in during the dreary winter months or in the middle of summer. 

Obviously, these colors are nearly the same, with Cajun Shrimp pulling just a tad more red vs. Scorcher being slightly more orange. 

The opacity of this color is amazing! Most OPI polishes are incredibly easy to work with and look fabulous with two coats. This is ONE coat of Cajun Shrimp:

If you're looking for a great quality reddish orange to add to your collection (or to supplement any reddish oranges you already have), I definitely recommend OPI's Cajun Shrimp. I purchased mine at the J.C. Penney Salon during a BOGO half off sale, so it averaged being around $6 when it normally retails for $8.