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!