Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Maybelline Limited Editon Shine Sensational Pop Sticks Summer 2011

Saw these while out grocery shopping and I just HAD to have them!

These are the new Maybelline Shine Sensational Pop Sticks. Check out that packaging- it's transparent neon pink plastic! So 90s. Love it. Okay, maybe it's a little tacky, but still... It looks so cool and glowing!

I picked up two of the four shades: Fruit Punch and Raspberry Ice. The other two were Pink Lollipop and Citrus Slice.

This is Fruit Punch. Gaaah, this is the coolest looking lipstick/lip balm/lip gloss/whatever this thing is EVER. It looks like it's made of plastic, or candy or Jell-o or something fun like that! Fruit Punch is sort of an orange-red shade, but it doesn't look like much on the lips. It has a fruity-perfumey-sweet smell.


Raspberry Ice. This is a more pink-red shade than Fruit Punch, but they're really not that different from each other. Like Fruit Punch, it provides only the barest hint of sheer tint on the lips; it's essentially clear. The scent of this one is a slightly more acidic fruit scent than Fruit Punch, but still with that perfumey-lipstick undercurrent.

I'm generally not a fan of Maybelline anything so I didn't really expect these to be amazing. I bought them as a novelty because they look like a less expensive version of the Clarins Crystal Smooth balms:


And you know, these Maybelline ones aren't so bad. They're nothing amazing formula-wise, but they're certainly not bad! They feel really hard and don't melt like a balm. They apply like a thin lipstick, but the hard feeling is so bizarre! It's like they're made of plastic. They leave a thin layer of somewhat balmy product on the lips, with a light scent and only a hint of color. They aren't shiny like a gloss. Very odd product, but cool nonetheless.


I might buy the other two shades if they go on sale or there's a coupon, but for now I'm happy with the ones I chose. They really don't do much, they just look cool!

22 comments:

  1. Cool!! That's something different!! I wonder how it wears!

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  2. Ohh wow I remember the Bonne Bell Lip Smackers version of these back when I was about 13!! LOVED them :D

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  3. I have never seen or heard of these. Mind telling how much you paid for them each? They are very interesting!

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  4. I am going to buy these just because of how they look. That's cool.

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  5. OMG, really? I want to just bite it! I have to buy one! (I won't bite it, but I'll want to!)

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  6. I have Fruit Punch and your description is spot on with what I experienced, they aren't bad but I don't know how much I'll use it...I just got it because it's cool. I wonder how the Clarins ones are.

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  7. Soo Cool, hopefully they will release them in the UK.

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  8. Too bad the product isn't more compelling, because that is some GREAT packaging. Still, for slightly-tinted scented lip balm, I'm sorry, but Dr Pepper Lipsmackers are unbeatable. UN. BEATABLE.

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  9. Scent Of Pink, pretty much just clear!

    Nails By ScarsLikeLace, I paid around $4-$5; I don't remember the exact price offhand, but they weren't more than $5.

    Tammie, I still kinda want the Clarins ones =x

    Collier, Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers for LIFE!!

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  10. OMG those look super cool! I want them! They do look like jello...haha ^_^

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  11. lol these look so RAD!
    they do resemble jello haaa :D

    <3 BB

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  12. Oh man, I need these! I bought the Clarins ones and I am afraid to use them because they are so pretty. These will make a nice substitute!

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  13. They look awesome! Unique idea!

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  14. Very interesting looking--I'll have to remember to look for them b/c I wouldn't mind trying one out.

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  15. I read this post yesterday then went to Walgreens and they had them for 6-7 bucks, so I didn't get any. Then I headed to Bed Bath and Beyond and they had them for 4-5 bucks, so I got the Pink Lollipop :) They're not bad, but whatever they're made out of is not very durable on the stick, the product gets pushed up against the inside of the tube with the lightest application, so I don't think it will last very long before it breaks off the base. And while the scent is pleasant the taste is terrible, tastes like bitter chemicals. I also noticed by the end of the night the color made me look like a senile granny with hot pink lips, or a 5 year old wearing "play makeup". Still, it's so fun to look at that I'll probably still use it.

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  16. These are interesting looking. Never seen anything like them. Shame they aren't what you wanted.

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  17. I want to pick these up just because they look cool!

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  18. Love the post :) Are these sticky like lip gloss? I love the look of lip gloss but hate hate HATE how my hair always gets stuck on my lips. If these give off a nice shine pay-off I would definitely get one of these.

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  19. I bought this in pink lollipop, and I like it it's okay. I do love that it doesn't leave too much of a hint of color, I'm a bare lips type of person. I honestly bought it for the packaging.

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