I finally bought Currant in April this year – it was an impulse purchase actually, because I knew I could always return it. Yup, the same girl who would always have people tell her that Cyber is too dark and that it looks like ‘dark, demon lipstick’…but I digress. I needed it to go with Cyber (my fave) because I’m that girl who wears dark lipstick all year round. I had been wanting this particular lip liner since last year. Nude Beige, Pinky and Currant swatches slightly smudged That being said, for about 5CDN these aren’t a bad buy if you’re new to lip pencils or want to try a few new colours. it will begin to fade after you’ve eaten). With regards to how long it lasts on the lips, it lasts for the usual lip pencil time (i.e.

The texture is fine, but I find it doesn’t always go on as smoothly as the MAC lip pencil. For recommendations on your perfect nude lip shade, click here. It works perfectly with any pink lipstick you might have that’s a bit too light, or sometimes I use it to fill in my entire lip and then go over it with a shimmery beige gloss. I received the shade 857 Nude Beige in December from my friend, and this is the perfect nude lipliner for us NC45 girls. Personally…I find that it doesn’t really do much for me because I’m actually not a big fan of pink lips on myself.

Pinky, as you probably guessed is a hot pink shade. In 2012, I found NYX Slim Lip Pencil in a beauty supply store in Jamaica, so I grabbed an orange liner as well as the shade 835 Pinky.

NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Nude Beige and Pinky I figured that since both are good brands, I’d do a few posts comparing some of their products. Here in Canada, I’ve been only been able to easily find NYX in Rexall and PharmaPlus (yes I know that some beauty supply stores may have it but the keyword here is easily*).

However for drugstore makeup NYX is one of my favorites…in my world they’re facing competition from L’Oreal and Maybelline as a result of availability, or lack thereof. As I went through my makeup, I realized that for high end makeup, M.A.C could easily be considered my favorite/most used brand.

Beurre mac lip liner dupe