Not Worth The Hype: Maybelline New York Baby Lips

I feel like I might be standing alone when I say this because I see so many people loving this product, but I don't think that Maybelline's Baby Lips are worth all the hype. Or the $3.30 you pay for it. Now before people start marching over to my house with pitchforks and clubs, I just have to say that I tried so hard to like this. I was so excited when I found this at my local Target, and summer had just started and these looked fun and colorful, so I picked it up in Pink Punch (the bright pink one on the far right in the photo above). I used this for four months even though I didn't like it, pushing myself to try to love it like everyone else! But now it's been more than eight months, and I can honestly accept that this product just didn't ring a bell with me.

First, while the packaging is absolutely adorable and really drew me in, it feels really cheap in my hands, like if I were to throw it in my beach bag and walk down the boardwalk for a long, sunny day at the beach, the plastic might not hold up. Like the packaging, the scent is really pretty, like a tropical smoothie, but it smells synthetic. Very, very synthetic. I'm not sensitive to that kind of thing, but just a heads up for people who might not enjoy scents that don't smell like the real thing.

The product itself is very smooth (slippery even) going on and it feels good, but the moisture does not last past twenty minutes, and I haven't noticed any improvement in my lips over long-term use. Also, this lack of lasting moisture also makes the color patch in any crack or dry area, which is not flattering. Of course, my first thought was to try to make it work by applying more often, but that is an absolutely horrible idea. The color is very, very bright for all of the colors, so every time you reapply, the color just builds on and accumulates in dry patches or cracks even more. So while I started with a bright but subtle pink flush on my lips, after about three applications I looked like Nicki Minaj.

I also found that I can't layer this under lipstick or lipgloss because 1) the slipperiness of this makes the color on top slide around 2) the moisture doesn't last.

So, in conclusion, as much as I've tried for eight months to love this, I just don't like it and I don't think it's worth all the hype.