lippie swatches

in order, left to right:

TOP ROW:

- MAC "dubonnet" lipstick (my go-to red lippie, recommended by a MUA)

- MAC "cutester" lipstick (bought it myself ^^ recommended by KATIE!)

- MAC "viva glam VI" lipstick (recommended by an MUA for an "everyday" shade)

- MAC "viva glam V" lipgloss (recommended by an MUA for "everyday")

- MAYBELLINE lipgloss "020 pink afterglow"

- MAYBELLINE lipgloss "040 nude lustre"

- ELF "plum pout" lipgloss (plumping lip glaze)

- NYX "natural" lipgloss

- MILANI "703 lipstir" lipgloss

TOP RIGHT CORNER:

- ELF "joy" lipgloss

- ELF "fairy" lipgloss

BOTTOM ROW:

- RIMMEL "410 soft shell pink"

- RIMMEL "415 pink in the afternoon"

- RIMMEL "420 blushed"

- NYX "georgia"

- NYX "ceto"

- NYX "indian pink"

- MAYBELLINE "d110 rosy glow"

- MAYBELLINE "g132 nude blush"

- MAYBELLINE "g80 sweet ginger"

COMPARISON PICS

L to R: MAC VG.V, MILANI lipstir, NYX natural, ELF plumpout.

three are definitely very similar, no? i'd probably recommend buying the MILANI one just because it has the most product and is about half the price of MAC. ELF is OK but the amount you get is actually fairly small. i tend to forget about this one.

L to R: MAYBELLINE g80, MAC VG.VI, RIMMEL 420

the two outside ones are most similar.. but g80 has gold shimmers and is more neutral-toned (even though it doesn't necessarily look like it in the picture). i was recommended VG.VI by a MUA.. and don't really reach for it.. plus it sort of melted :\ and between the other two, it just depends if you want a more neutral shade or slightly pinker shade. 

L to R: MAYBELLINE g132, MAYBELLINE d110, NYX ceto

not very similar after being swatched on the arm. on paper, d110 is pinker, g132 is more brown and ceto is somewhere between the two, with a high frost finish. i think my favorite is d110. both maybellines look more like lipglosses than lipsticks because 1. my lips are pigmented, 2. they're more of a shimmer finish.

L to R: NYX indian pink, RIMMEL 415

not very similar after arm-swatching. indian pink looks more peachy (at least compared to) with gold shimmers while 415 looks like more of a matte color (booooring!). i'd choose indian pink.

L to R: NYX georgia, RIMMEL 410

georgia is more cool tone and 410 is more warm tone. they both have frost finishes. both are very bright colors.. so i wouldn't really wear EITHER very much but i'd recommend 410 over georgia (but that's just my own personal preference). 

hmm.. so yes. i got bored :P didn't feel like doing a FOTD with my helmet hair and tired face. sooo.. hope this sounds as a makeup related post ;) not the best pics, i wasn't exactly TAKING MY TIME.. considered doing lip swatches but.. MEH. haha (: