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NYX Round Lipstick Pumpkin Pie Lipstick Review & Swatches
This is a classic lipstick for the entire year. The mineral-based emollient formula offers a beautiful velvet texture, saturated color and it resists wear and smudging.
Hello, and once again, I have another lipstick to review, which might be great for many others, but sadly not for me. I wanted Nyx Hebe from Stylecraze.com and after a day or two of placing the order I got a call from them, where this charming young man told me that Hebe was not there, so if I would order something else. Since I’d already paid 300/- for it, I decided to go for the Pumpkin Pie colour, thinking it would be a good colour for me to wear in this summer. Also, okay, I was tempted more because of the entire Harry Potter obsession I have about orange colours, and I thought this would be a warm orangey brown shade. The pictures of the colour on the Stylecraze website showed a warm brownish orange shade, and I was all right with it. The size of the lipstick is just perfect at 4 gm so I placed the order.
So, two days later, my colour was there. This is the first look of the colour… I was EXCITED to say the least. I have used Nyx lippies before, and I love their packaging, and the fact that they actually write about the ingredients going into the lippie. Another good thing about the colour is that it is very travel friendly, and the lid does not come off easily. However, one thing I was worried about was if it would be okay after travelling all this distance in a packet. And I was right to worry, it turned out.
However, the colour indicator at the bottom should have warned me that this shade might not be for me, but still, I decided to open it.
Okay, when I opened it, I realized that half the lippie had melted quite a bit. Ouch! Even if its 300/-, but still it HURTS when you open a packet and find yourself holding an imperfect product.
Here is a salvaged version of the product, but you can still see the melted lipstick on the sides. Sigh! As I was cleaning up, it was running in my mind not to order any more Nyx lipsticks online (after 2 minutes I remembered that I had put down an order for two more colours AND a lip gloss just the day before. Epic Failure!)
As soon as I saw the colour I knew it was too light for my wheatish skin and would make me look washed out. And it did.
Here are swatches of the colour on my hand.
This picture is more true to life though it turns the colour more pinkish, which it is not. The best way to explain this colour is that it’s a nude brown shade which weirdly looks slightly pink in photos, but actually is not. It is like very milky pale coffee colour, and not flattering to my skin tone.
This is closer to how the colour actually looks, though it is paler.
It also does not look good on my lips, and it gets melted too easily.
This is with flash, inside. It actually weirdly looks pink with flash, but it actually is not pink. Am I making sense?
This one does not have flash, and is more like the colour. It is also 1 hour after I’d applied, to show you guys the difference between the first pic and the second.
See, it sort of is very creamy and the texture I adore, and it keeps my lips hydrated for at least 2 hours. Also, it has a really pleasant smell, which is a bonus for me. I am using it currently with a lip liner (Avon glimmerstick, and it is gorgeous). Also, any lipstick from Nyx has to be refrigerated if you live in a country which is anywhere over 30 degrees temperature, which is most of India. So well, be warned!
What I like about NYX Round Lipstick Pumpkin Pie Lipstick:-
- Has a very creamy texture
- Very pleasant smell
- Trendy packaging
- Hydrating to my lips
- No shimmers or sequins, so great for office and daywear
- More or less inexpensive for 4 gm(300/- at Stylecraze, 256/- at Medplusbeauty, 257/- at Healthkart and quite reasonably priced elsewhere)
- Available online
What I don’t like about NYX Round Lipstick Pumpkin Pie Lipstick:-
- Colour is too light for my skin tone and makes me look washed out (though I think a lighter skinned person might have a better bet with it, also women who have a fetish for nude shades)
- Somewhat sets in fine lines after the first hour or so.
- Melts if you do not refrigerate
- Not available in my city offline so no way I can find out about the rest of the colours (although I have ordered a few more)
Finally, I would like to say that though this lipstick is not to my liking, there are lots of people who might love it, so, if you claim you adore it that is fine with me. The lippie is just not meant for me. Guess Pumpkin Pie is not my thing and I do not think I will repurchase this.
Ratings – 2.5/5
Have you tried NYX Round Lipstick Pumpkin Pie Lipstick ?
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Awww.. this will wash me out to..
Sandhya recently posted..Buddha Under The Bodhi Tree
pakka ..it will wash u out dear.
I know.. very very pale shade.. looked a little similar to Maybelline Moisture extreme in Honey Ginger.. Don’t have the shade with me anymore..
But somehow my liking tends towards corals / pinks..
Sandhya recently posted..Buddha Under The Bodhi Tree
Ditto..love corals and pinks any time
They are very very flattery colours on me
I recently bought Colorbar velvet matte in pretty please – thts my current favourite 
Will send u the review tonight!
Sandhya recently posted..Buddha Under The Bodhi Tree
ooh la-la! anothe luk at sandy’s pucker!
Zara recently posted..Grey Matter
yeah Sandhya, you are right.
panu recently posted..Mushroom Gravy for the Tired Soul
Oh…i somehow like the color!! with NYX i hate it that there are no proper swatches on the web…you have to search so much!!!!
Vaishnavi recently posted..Weekend Temptations – 3
hmmprobably we do have some 25 here Vaish
also, the foreign swatches r soo diff than wot it lukson us..
yes Ana & thank God for that!! but i still think NYX should host some swatches on their site!!
and Zee…we need that on Indian skin…to understand how it works on us! WS can surely help that!!
I dont like meting lippies a bit and dont like the shade too! but good that ur making it work! nice review Poorna!
nyx round lippies are suppose to be in fridge all the time..i love few shades and they r not bad at all only thing is some of the shades really washed me out .
haan…i luk horribly pale in most f them..
Zara recently posted..Grey Matter
I hate waste, and it cost me 300/-.
panu recently posted..Mushroom Gravy for the Tired Soul
i am a waste queen
it’s nice and i lovel it
Almost evry1 is complaining bout the melting-tendency of nyx lippies
Too bad the shade doesn’t suit u poorna…it actually looks nice in the swatches 
I have this shade and it looks really bad on me..just washes me out completely
ohno! It’s soooo tricky pickin the right shades na? N a lot of nyx shades don’t suit indian olive skin tone, But I love how Heredes looks on u
Thas true ..they dont suit most olive skin tone..nyx tea rose and heredes are my fav rest five are just resting in my vanity.
they r d best for sure..this is so unexpectedly bad..i was expecting an orangy shade..
Zara recently posted..Grey Matter
totally agree with you, though Nyx Hero, Hera, Ulysses and Peach are fantastic on me, so I am not complaining.
panu recently posted..Mushroom Gravy for the Tired Soul
The color looks lovely..but sad that it washes u out
It wsshes me out too thats why i never revuewed it.
oh
soo nude! actually its invisible!!
Zara recently posted..Grey Matter
This will wash me out 4 sure…… but i love the nude color!
Nice one Poorna!
TY Erica, but I swear if you like Nudes, go for Chambor Powder Matte in the Dessert Rose colour… WORTH EVERY CENT and I WILL review it soon because it is AMAZING. Anamika, its the same colour I am wearing on my current profile pic.
panu recently posted..Mushroom Gravy for the Tired Soul
i cant wait…Panu
this is very pretty shade
sahar recently posted..L’Oréal Paris Color Riche (SPONSORED GIVEAWAY)
nice review poorna…i m a fan of nyx round lippies….
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will def wash me out too..
its a perfect nude shade..am lovin it..
and nice review too poorna.. 
Unfortunate that the lipstick melted. We have got 3-4 complaints about NYX round lipsticks melting probably because NYX doesn’t realize just how hot it is in India. (also because Round lipsticks have too much moisture in them).
Nice review by the way.
Chetana recently posted..Bridal makeup video
i so agree Chetana…. they hav t b preserve din d fridge all d time!
Zara recently posted..L’occitane Pivoine Flora Shower Cream Review
I packed 5 nyx lippi before coming to Delhi snd gues wat none of the lippi melted.this wasvbecause the bubble wrapped kept them cool all the time.i layered them with bubble wrapbsome 5 times.
We wrap it twice. Anything more than that, the lipstick breaks when you open the seal. Just hoping that summer would be over soon
Chetana recently posted..Bridal makeup video
Summer is not leaving any time soon ..
beautiful shade but wont suit me
nicely written n nice pics poorna 
i won this in the nyx giveaway
sad it melts like crazy, and doesn’t suite me 
looks like i’ve used some concealer, but that still doesn’t works cause it settles into fine lines 
this will suit only those gals who have fair complexion + healthy pinky lips
I know Upasana… it actually does not look bad with my black top and lipliner… (too much work for me, I daresay!) but still I would wish this colour was darker slightly.
panu recently posted..Mushroom Gravy for the Tired Soul
Looks pretty in the swatch! Too bad washes u out. NYX lippies in general do that to indian skin tones i feel….unless its a bright or dark shade.
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