Apologies for lack of posts blah blah blah but I've been trying to get into doing Youtube and prepping for a college interview I had (which I got into course woo) and yeah, my blog has suffered but I'm here to have a chat about how everyone has been calling the Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil and the Maybelline Colour Drama Lip Pencil a dupe, is it really a dupe though?
First off, I apologise for how shocking the products are looking but I can't for the life of me find a sharpener that fits either of these which is so annoying because the Nars one was pretty damn expensive.
The price is probably one of the biggest difference from these with the Nars lip pencil retailing at £19 and the Maybelline lip pencil retailing at £4.99. The price is a massive gap so I'm gonna talk about the pros and cons for both and if they're a dupe for each other to see which one would suit you best and if it's worth forking out of the real deal or just sticking to the drug store gem.
I have the Nars velvet matte lip pencil in the shade Dragon Girl which is a cool toned red and I have the Maybelline colour drama lip pencil in the shade Fab Orange which as you've probably guess is an orange toned red. Both are very different in colour but I'm not really focusing on that today as I'm sure Nars have an orange toned red and vice versa. The Nars lip pencil is matte and you can tell this straight away when you're applying it but it's not drag on your lips matte it's more of a velvet feeling matte, however, the Maybelline lip pencil is straight up glossy when you first apply it so I'm unsure where they're getting intense velvet lip pencil as it claims on the packaging. The Nars lip pencil isn't as pigmented as I'd hoped but it doesn't come off straight away when eating or drinking but it certainly doesn't last anywhere near as long as most matte lip products I own. The Maybelline lip pencil doesn't really set so it will transfer if you eat or drink which is kind of annoying as I feel this product could have been an amazing dupe for the Nars velvet matte lip pencil if it was just that smidgen more matte but for how glossy it is (I'm not saying it's like lip gloss but it's definitely not traditionally matte) it does stay on for a fair while so it's not all bad.
Overall, I wouldn't say these were exact dupes but if you're looking for something that's similar to the Nars velvet matte lip pencils and are worried they might dry out your lips or don't want to pay the price tag then I'd definitely recommend the Maybelline lip pencils but if you have the money or want to treat yourself then the Nars lip pencil is a little more long wearing and has a matte finish.
I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope to get blogging game up.
I have been posting once a week on my Youtube channel which you can find here! if I haven't been posting on here then there will be beauty related videos on there.
Thank you for reading!
Jodie
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