Here's The Lip Balm That's Made Us Love
Glosses Again
MadelynChung
It'snosecretwehereatHuffPostCanadaStyleareobsessedwithmattelipsticks.Call
ittheKylieJennereffect,butforsomereason,amattelipseemsmuchmorelaidbackandcoolasopposedtoanoverly-glossedpout.
Butthencamealonganewglossyformulathathasmepushingmymattelipsticksto
thebottomofmymakeupbag:Nudestix'snewGelColorLip+CheekBalm.
©Instagram/@nudestixNudestix'snewGelColorLip+CheekBalm
I'vealreadybeenafanoftheCanadianmakeupbrandforquitesometime,sowhenI
heardthattheywouldbelaunchingagelformulaoftheirLip+Cheekpencils,Iknew
Ihadtotryitrightaway.AndonceIgotmyhandsonacoupleofpencils,Ibecame
aninstantconvert.
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ThegreatthingaboutthisLip+Cheekbalmisthatit'ssupermoisturizingandnot
sticky,becauseweallknowhowmuchitsuckstohaveyourhairsticktoyourgloss
onawindyday.It'sloadedwithhydratinglip-protectingplantoilsderivedfrom
rapeseed,sunflower,cottonseedandsoybean,whichmakesittrulygoonlikea
balm,ratherthanagloss.Andthepencilmakesitsupereasytolineandfillyourlips
—justbecautiousnottopushtoohard,oryou'llriskbreakingthecolourstick,likeI
did.
©Instagram/@Nudestix
ButwhatIlovemostaboutitisthefinish—notoverlyglossy,butgivesyouthat
juicy,wetlookthat'sperfectforthesummermonths.Myonlycomplaintisthatthe
colourisnotaslong-lastingasNudestix'sIntenseMatteLip+CheekPencil,butI'm
willingtoletthatslide.
AndaswiththerestofNudestix'sproducts,thisGelColorLip+CheekBalmis
multifunctionalandmakesagreatblush,too!ItalsocomesinNudestix'ssignature
tin(completewithamirrorontheothersideofthelidforeasy,on-the-gotouchups)
andofcourse,asharpener.
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Myfavecoloursfromthecollection?Wicked(whichI'vedubbedmyglossy
alternativetoNudestix'sIntenseMatteLip+CheekPencilinRaventhatI've
beenwearingreligiouslyforthepastmonth)andHaven,whichismynewgo-tonude
shade(IlinemylipswithCharlotteTilbury'sLipCheatLipLinerinIconic
Nudeunderneathforabitofaddedcolour).
©MadelynChungHereIamwearingNudestix'sGelColorLip+CheekBalmin
Wicked.
Nudestix'sGelColorLip+CheekBalmisavailableatSephorainsixnudeandtwo
berry/redshadesfor$28each.
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