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NYX Candy Slick Glowy Lip Color [CSGLC12 - Extra Mints] Review

By Maychiri's Thoughts - September 05, 2024

The second – and way wilder – of the two liquid lipsticks today! This one is the NYX Candy Slick Glowy Lip Color, in the shade CSGLC12/Extra Mints!
 

 
There was a time when NYX had physical stores in Croatia. ‘Twas a wonderful time. But they had to close up shop (at least in the physical sense), which meant that everything had to go, even if it meant slashing the price 70%. This range of liquid lipsticks was only 30% off, but that didn’t matter to me – I was stunned by all the gorgeous colours they had available! Back then, I wasn’t into neutrals, I wanted colours that I couldn’t find anywhere else! And would you look at that – there’s a literally light blue colour! It would be insanity to buy – and wear – a blue lip product... fortunately, I am bold enough to do so! So I went straight for it! Pretty sure that was a shock to the cashier haha! So... if you ever wondered what a blue liquid lipstick looks like, you’ll see now!
 
 
 
Packaging: super bright and colourful! The colour of the plastic tube matches the lipstick almost perfectly! I love the gold accents and text, it’s a fantastic colour next to the bright blue! But since it’s metallic gold, it isn’t very easy to read. The cap closes very tightly; too tightly, even, because it broke! I went to close it one time and it just started crumbling! From then on I tried to keep it as air-tight as possible using sellotape, but that’s not a replacement for a proper cap. And that, of course, lead to the liquid lipstick going bad sooner than it should have. Really bad QA, NYX... I expected better.
 
 
 

Ingredients: glycerine for nourishment. No parabens. The scent is very intense; it smells extremely sweet, like candy. Or indeed, jelly beans! Definitely too saccharine for me, but it fits the theme. The expiration date is 12 months after opening.
 
 
 
Applicator: this liquid lipstick has a small flat applicator. It’s super soft, almost like plush, which feels just amazing on lips. It picks up a ton of pigment, but the stopper makes sure you don’t have a huge mess once you pull out the applicator. The applicator applies pigment very richly and as evenly as the formula allows (you’ll see that this is a problem in a bit). I would usually prefer a doe-foot applicator, but this flat one is surprisingly precise! If you want to apply colour across the lips easily, just use the wide flat side, and if you want to line the lips, use the thin side. It’s so precise that even lining the cupid’s bow was no problem at all! Honestly, much better than it has any right to be!
 
 

Worn with the NYX Suède Matte Lip Liner [SMLL16/Little Denim Dress]

Damn, this is such an awesome colour! NYX describe it as an “aqua teal”, but honestly there’s nothing teal about it. It’s pretty much sky blue: a very intense, vibrant light blue with basically no green pigments in it. It’s crazy vibrant, especially on pale skin! Like, you’ll definitely be seen with this colour on your lips! Oh yeah, it takes a lot of courage to wear this because you will be stared at – I know from personal experience! But sometimes you just feel blue, right? Anyways, it looks exactly like a blue jelly bean!
 
 
Wearing just this liquid lipstick
Man, it’s insanely pigmented, although, as you’ll see, the formula is a bit tricky to use, which makes it seem less pigmented at first. One coat is already very pigmented, but to get to 100% pigmentation you’ll need 2-3 layers. Then it’s as bright as a clear day in summer! I don’t mind having to apply more layers as it’s quite comfortable to wear. 
 
 
Wearing just this liquid lipstick
The formula is thick, like, creamy thick. But it’s also slick, and well, not greasy per se, but slippery. Also, kinda watery despite being so thick? But not runny. It really feels luxurious, especially once it dries – oh man, it’s such a good formula then! But, because it is this thick, it has some issues with being uneven. This is why you’ll need a few layers to get to maximum pigmentation, because one coat will be pretty uneven and won’t look good. This formula doesn’t clump up throughout the day, but it may feel slightly stringy sometimes.
 

Extremely uneven when worn solo with one layer...
So, as mentioned, this is definitely a liquid lipstick that you’ll want to wear on top of lip liners. It’s just too uneven on it’s own, so it benefits greatly from having a light blue pencil under it. Yes, that may be difficult to find, but it’s a huge improvement if you layer it under this! Or you could apply a few layers of this lipstick and have pretty much opaque colour, but it may also be harder to remove then. The texture is, as advertised, slick and glowy. It looks wet and reflective, and very juicy! Fantastic finish that makes it look even brighter and more vivid! 
 
 
Worn with the NYX Suède Matte Lip Liner [SMLL16/Little Denim Dress]
The formula may be a bit weird, but applying this lipstick is a breeze! The unevenness aside, it applies smoothly across lips, with no tugging or pulling at all. And it is easy to line the lips as well because the formula isn’t runny, and the thin applicator makes sure you get precise, clean lines with it. It’s mostly just swipe-and-go, even on the cupid’s bow!
 
 
Wearing just this liquid lipstick
Wait, why does it feel tingly while it’s drying? Hmm, I don’t really like this, it feels like it’s drawing out moisture from my lips. After a few minutes this subsides, and is replaced by a wonderful feeling of luxurious creaminess! It feels like a rich balm on the lips, velvety soft and super creamy! It also stops being tacky, because it does feel slightly tacky while it’s drying. However, since it dries pretty fast, it’s not a huge problem. Throughout the day it stays quite comfortable to wear, and doesn’t become tacky at any point. True, it does become drier with time, but it still remains creamy and velvety soft. Also, while it may feel slightly dry on the lower lip, it does not seem to actually dry out my lips after a day of wearing it, despite that weird tingly feeling at first.
 
 

 
Longevity is, frankly, very poor. It lasts for maybe an hour or two before it starts to visibly fade. It fades mostly uniformly across the lips, which is better than if it were patchy, but it just fades way too much way too soon. And that’s without eating/drinking! It’s like it cannot handle saliva getting on it, like it dissolves in saliva as soon as it gets into contact with it. So this definitely isn’t waterproof one bit. Not if it cannot tolerate saliva! As you can imagine, food and drinks destroy it. It doesn’t even have to be any kind of greasy food, just the act of eating or drinking will lead to it fading so much that there’s just a sheer tint left. Great...
 
 
 
I was kinda dreading removing this liquid lipstick because, c’mon, look at the colour! These ‘crazy’ colours have been known to be very stubborn when it comes to removing them. However, this colour usually comes off relatively easily. Usually. However, if you apply more layers (as you likely will), it will be so much more difficult to remove. And it does leave stains. Sickly blue stains. Since I applied 3 layers I had a rough time removing it, and the stain was pretty noticeable. But, thankfully, it is easy enough to remove! You don’t need to scrub for ages to remove the stain. But I would highly suggest using some sort of gel or oil-based makeup remover, because it’s just...  not fun to remove it with micellar water. 
 
 
All in all, such a shame that it has numerous issues because this is truly a kickass colour. It’s extremely vibrant and intensely pigmented. You’ll have lips as blue as the clear blue sky! How awesome is this?? You really have to have a ton of self-confidence to wear this in public without caring about others staring! I do – I dgaf about others looking, because I love this colour! So what if it’s a bit... out there? Sometimes I want to stand out and this lipstick does just that – how couldn’t it when it’s so blindingly bright blue?? The only negative thing about this colour is that it seems to make my teeth look much more yellow than they are, really. Anyways, the formula is odd; it’s thick and super creamy, but it’s also kinda watery and very slippery, for lack of a better term. Like, it feels literally slippery, not greasy, not oily, it’s literally slick. But that’s actually a good thing because it prevents the lipstick from being tacky! Alright, it is a bit tacky at first, while it dries (and also weirdly tingly???), but after it dries it becomes this luscious, velvety soft formula that is oh so comfortable. It’s not very heavy and feels so soft! It’s super easy to apply, both due to the creamy formula and due to the fantastic applicator that makes it easy to line and fill in lips! Such a shame, then, that it’s got rubbish durability. Because it starts to fade a lot within two hours. 2 hours! That’s miserable. And that’s without eating anything, just with normal mouth movements (talking, licking the lips occasionally... etc)! Don’t even try to eat or drink with this on because it will fade completely! Oh also, it isn’t very even so you need 2-3 layers at minimum to get it to look decent and/or opaque. This wouldn’t be a problem usually, but it is here because the more layers you apply the harder it is to remove! Once you do remove it, you’ll find that it has left a sickly blue stain... luckily, this is easily removed. Thank god! Sadly, this is not the end of troubles. See, it seems that NYX did not do a good job with the level of quality they build these lipsticks because the cap on mine literally crumbled overnight! I closed it normally but when I went to open it, it started crumbling in my hand. Like, I have never had plastic crumble like this for no apparent reason; I did not close it too tightly, I did not freeze it... idk what the hell happened. But it’s a major problem because ever since that happened this lipstick has been left exposed to air, which accelerated its demise. I just don’t feel like it’s safe to be used when it’s been left exposed to air the whole summer, autumn, winter and spring. Great job manufacturing it, NYX... goddamn it. Well, it was awesome the few times I was able to wear it, at least the colour was. As you can see, everything else is good but has flaws. So an average liquid lipstick, all things considered. Pity, but the kickass colour cannot save it. Nope, no recommendation – and this is mostly because of the bad quality of manufacturing. Shame that this happened to the cooler of the two shades...
 
 
 
Rating? 5/10
 
 
Would buy again? NO (although it is wicked cool!)

  

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