Review: NYC Expert Last Lip Colour Lipstick in Creamy Caramel

I have to admit that recently I've been obsessing over Mac lipsticks. They're a very recent addition into my collection (all through the medium of blog sales for a fraction of their normal price) and although they more than deserve to be raved about I do feel that drugstore make-up (especially brands at the very affordable end of the scale) can sometimes end up a little bit ignored. So, I thought I'd spread a little love and share a thoroughly lovely lipstick with you. I mentioned this briefly in my Budget Lipsticks under £2 post but I didn't give it a full review, and boy does this need one.

NYC is not a brand I've ever purchased from but I'll try most things once and this lipstick was completely impulsed purchased based on the colour, and perhaps the name; Creamy Caramel - potentially suggestive of a dark nude but ever so tempting. My local Superdrug didn't have any testers for these lipsticks so it was down to good luck that I liked the colour as much as I do and that the formula ended up being highly agreeable to me. It's a lightweight creamy consistency that lasts very well for a £2 lipstick, I got about three-four hours out of it (it lasted through frequent sips at diet coke). The colour swatches a dark, brown toned nude (and there's just a touch of pink to it that stops it being too drab) but because it isn't too thick, and is therefore not completely opaque, it lets a little of my natural lip colour through. The end result is that this is thoroughly wearable. It might not be to everyone's tastes but I think this looks blooming lovely teamed with minimal eye make up and a wash of bright blush across the cheek. It's a lovely, unassuming colour that I find really easy to wear- you can see my swatches below.

It pays to keep an open mind. I wouldn't normally have steered anywhere near the NYC counter but I'm really glad I did. It isn't often I find something that I really like this much that is so neglected on the bloggersphere. The packaging is better than Boots' Natural Collection Lipsticks, which are talked about a lot more, and they come in at the same price- I also find the formula a lot less drying! Basically, if you have £1.99 free and you want a pleasantly surprising beauty bargain then head over to a NYC counter and check out some of these lipsticks. There are a few stacked full of glitter which I wouldn't touch but there are a good few, all along the colour spectrum, that aren't glittery and will be thoroughly worth your while. 

I'll leave you with a FOTD that I took wearing this lipstick, do please let me know what you think of it! Have you ever tried any NYC products?

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