30 Lips in 30 Days - Collection Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream

So we're back with another lip cream and today we have the Collection Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream. I picked this up mainly because they look identical to the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams and I thought it would be nice to compare the two, especially with the collection ones being a bit cheaper. When first applied the Collection one feels very much like the NYX, both are smooth and creamy in texture and there's quite a bit of moisture in both formulas. The name "moisturising lip cream" is, in my opinion, at least a little bit misleading as both the Collection and the NYX formulas dry down to a powdery matte finish and leave little to no creaminess on the lips. On a blind swatch test I'd assume they were simply different shades of the same product.

It's also hard not to draw on the similarities in the packaging. Both products come in a tube that reflects the colour of the product with a matte black lid and black detailing on the tube and have the same doe-foot applicator. I'd actually say the scent on the two is identical, a light vanilla type scent. The main difference is that the Soft Matte Lip Creams retail at £5.50 and has wide shade selection, where the Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream is slightly lower in price at £2.99 a piece and only comes in 3 colours.

30 Lips in 30 Days - NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream

As promised, another pick from the NYX Cosmetics line, today we have their Soft Matte Lip Cream in the shade "08 - San Paulo". Again, like their Butter Gloss the colour of the packaging reflects the colour of the product and the detailing on the packaging is matte black, the NYX packaging is almost Nars'esque in it's sleekness. "San Paulo" is a mid-tone matte pink that lies somewhere between a red-pink and a fuchsia shade.

The Soft Matte Lip Creams are smooth and creamy to apply and go on with a slight hint of glossiness and then dry down to a matte finish. They do take a little while to set and so can be smudged within a few minutes of application and even once they've set, moisture will make them fade quicker so if you're drinking or anything like that this will need to be retouched through the day.

30 Lips in 30 Days - MUA Luxe Lip Stain

Day 8 of the 30 Lips challenge brings us my least favourite lip product so far: the MUA Luxe Lip Stain. For an affordable lip product, the packaging is lovely, a nice frosted-glass effect casing with nice gold writing to tell you what the product is. It's the formula that lets this one down massively.

When applied it goes on with a creamy, almost whipped texture similar to their Whipped Velvet Lips that I mentioned earlier on in the 30 lips challenge (clicky link here) but when it dries down, it creates almost a film over the lips that is unbearably drying. Now I did think with it being so drying that this might at least make it a super long-wearing lip product, but it crumbles and flakes off as soon as it comes into contact with moisture, so if your eating or drinking or even just talking this isn't great. The shade I picked up "Atomic" was really off for me too, I love a bold lip but this went on like a radioactive orange shade that I didn't think suited me all that well.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Revlon Colourstay Moisture Stain

Day 5 and today we have the Revlon Colour Moisture Stain and this is one of the most unusual lip product formulas I've ever tried. It comes in a square tube with a black plastic top and the colour-co-ordinated tube which I like. You can pick these up from Boots and Superdrug for around £7 each and they do some really nice shades in the range.

The shade I picked up is "Barcelona Nights" which is a bright fuchsia pink. This goes on like an opaque lipgloss with a bit of a thickness on the lips and a high-shine finish but it isn't sticky or tacky at all and is comfortable to wear. However on application, it feels like it should dry down to a liquid lipstick type product but it stays wet and gloss-like. Again, because it's comfortable and glossy the wear-time really isn't there and this s definitely something you'll need to top up as it starts to go a bit patchy after a few hours but for the comfort and the look I don't mind having to touch up occasionally.