Drugstore Matte Liquid Lipsticks Reviews

Y'all know I'm on a mission to get you to try lipstick this year, right? If you're still not into it, I thought I'd offer a way to dip your toe into lipstick, by trying a liquid version.

Liquid lipsticks have been reviewed here before (see here) but most of them were high-end. Today, after much testing, I've got affordable offerings that are advertised as "matte." Matte lips are such a huge trend, especially this winter. So let's see how well these tested:

L'Oreal Infallible Pro Matte Gloss

• $9.99
• 10 shades
• Great colors, easy application, and it doesn't get that matte, making it very wearable
• Didn't care for the chemical/rose scent but it faded
• Really liked these

NYX Lip Lingerie

• $7. I ordered these from NYXCosmetics.com, but they should be at ULTA soon.
• 12 shades
• Love the applicator and these dry FULLY matte.
• Excellent formula and lasted quite a while
• My fave of all I tested, and on par with high-end formulas

Revlon Ultra HD Matte LipColor

• $8.99
• 8 shades
• Originally reviewed here, I thought these were creamy but not long-lasting. They never dried fully matte.
• The cherry smell could deter some, but it doesn't bother me.

SEE ALSO: Best Kiss-Proof Lipsticks

Milani Amore Matte Lip Creams 

• $8.99. CVS, Walgreens, but I've never seen them in stores, minus an empty display once. Try MilaniCosmetics.com. This is a pr sample. Thanks Erica for spotting them at Walmart!
• 10 shades
• These dry very matte and lasted the longest of all tested. They smell amazing (buttercream frosting to me) and are very pigmented.
• These are so, so difficult to apply with the applicator. I always end up using a brush to apply or using my finger to turn them into lipstains.
• Originally reviewed here.

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Makeup Revolution 

• $5, ULTA
• 6 shades
• This new-to-the-US brand is now being sold at ULTA.
• Patchy color, product flakes off, didn't like the scent

Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid

• $7.99
• 10 shades
• Very creamy and the applicator makes applying easy. It never dried down to a matte or demi-matte.

SEE ALSO: You need to try liquid lipsticks

From top: Loreal

NYX

Revlon

Milani

Makeup Revolution

Maybelline

-Here we have swatches of the colors as first applied.
-In the middle we have one they have dried down--not sure why the Milani shade is showing up so dark! It isn't.

-And then I have the colors with one pass of a makeup wipe to recreate which were the longest-lasting. Milani and NYX didn't budge with L'Oreal in third.

Overall: While most of these didn't dry down to a full matte lip, these creamier versions will appeal more to the masses. They remind me a lot of NYX Lip Creams. I think if you are into trying something new, they're worth a purchase. Just keep the receipt for returns.

Edited to add: I also like the Jordana and Hard Candy versions. If you would like me to add pics and swatches, please let me know.

Would you try liquid lipsticks?

Extra Elle:

• Over the weekend, I binge-watched Narcos and then ventured out the see the Oscar-nominated foreign film Mustang. Both were good. Did you know I met an Oscar winner once?