NYX Pin-Up Pout Lipstick ($7.99) is one of NYX’s new Spring launches and a permanent collection of creamy lipsticks that’s available in a slew of different shades. That’s the thing about NYX, they never go small when releasing a new product. I think there’s like 30 shades of this available right now. Gotta love variety.
NYX Pin-Up Pout Lipstick, as per the name, is inspired by vintage glam girls from the past. A retro rouge lipstick that’s super pigmented and has gorgeous coverage. I was slightly skeptical of the release because NYX already has several lipstick formulas in rotation and I questioned what more they could possibly do with a formula. I wouldn’t say Pin-Up Pout Lipstick is groundbreaking by any means but it hits a certain beauty budget’s sweet spot with a formula that packs in pigment and while not killing your bank account.
NYX Pin-Up Pout Lipstick (0.11 oz) comes in a basic black barrel with a colored top replicating the color inside. Although, beware, the color on the cap isn’t always completely accurate with the shade inside the tube. I picked up Lucy which is a bright, cherry red that looked a little bluer on the cap compared to what I found in the tube. I’m completely fine with that as I don’t like blue-based red lipsticks anyway! They had a tester on a display so I was able to see Lucy before buying her so, it worked out in my favor. Otherwise, if I selected the shade based on the cap I’d...