Soft Matte Lip Cream, Lightweight Liquid Lipstick - Budapest (Deep Mauve With Red Undertone)

NYX makes some pretty great makeup, and their Soft Matte Lip Creme is one of my favorites. It smells like vanilla cake, has a smooth, creamy consistency that applies like butter to my lips, and the color is rich and pigmented. A little goes a long way with this! It has a slight stickiness to it until it dries down (which takes a minute or two), and it really does act like an early version of a lip stain that I keep coming back to. The color is vibrant, its transfer-proof (with the exception of oil-based foods like an oily soup), and it lasts for hours on my once I apply it. The doe foot applicator makes for easy, precise application, and even as color slow wears off throughout the day, it leaves a soft, muted stain behind on my lips. I’m a huge fan.

My go to lip color (Abu Dhabi) since 2012. It doesn’t dry out your lips and it goes on smooth. Beautiful color

I wanted lip cream that is not shiny, but that looks natural and has a natural nude-like color. This is the closest I've ever found to my natural lip color, that can hide discolorations and even out the color, with a very slightly but still very natural-looking pink tint. I am East Asian for reference, with closer to an average lighter-skinned South East Asian skintone (I am actually half southern Chinese and half southern Japanese/Okinawan), so I am not that pale, but not tanned either, and have bit of yellow undertone (Sephora's "best skin ever" concealer color is 12Y). The first pic (with the hat) is with just the Athena color lip cream and lightly-applied concealer. The second pic (without hat) is with the Athena color lip cream in gradient with a redder lipstick on the inner lips and full face of heavier-applied concealer. I like that it dries fast, so I don't have to wait long to apply another coat or other lip stuff on top. But it does smudge still, not as much as average lipstick, but it will such as if you drink with a straw, there will be a little smudging, but less than average. It does not last me a full day, but it is easy to apply and lasts at least for some hours, which is enough for most shorter outings. You should bring it with you if you go somewhere, if you want to reapply it to last longer. I also like that, despite that it dries fast after applying, it isn't drying to the lip skin. It balances my lip moisture level to whatever it was when I applied it. In the first pic with the hat, I did put a little bit of medicated lip balm under it before putting on the lip cream. I don't wear makeup much in general, so it's unlikely I will run out any time soon, but if I do, I will buy this again for sure. I hope it will still be for sale by then.

The color applied was not what I expected - a brighter, cotton candyish pink that's far more of a statement hue versus the more subtle or classic colors I tend to wear. On me, it looks a bit clownish but others might find it fun. It applies easily and has just a bit of slip to it when so many matte formulations are more drying. Not bad, just not sure how much I'll wear it.

This is my favorite lipstick from them. It's a beautiful color and very long lasting.

Yes I chose it based on an internet image but it is a darker pink than it looked on screen. Doesn’t go with my skin tone.

Love this formula. It’s soft and doesn’t dry cakey or dry out your lips. Buildable. And pairs great with lip liner. Stays on for a while a softly fades out. Not in a patchy way. Abu Dhabi is my favorite/ go to shade.

The color looks way different in person than in the listing. This color is Antwerp SMLC05. It’s a fabulous lipstick tho, everything about it!

shade looks so pretty. and has a soft and light texture which doesnt feels heavy on lips. so comfortable to wear and doesnt makes my lip so dry. In winter use lipbalm under it

Très bonne couleur pour les peaux mattes /olives. Et tient bien pour le coup ! Même sans crayon la couleur match bien avec la peau ! J'adore ! En plus l'odeur est agréable et la texture aussi je trouve après c'est un peu sec mais c'est normal pour un rouge à lèvre matte qui tient bien.

FANTASTICO. Mi piace assolutamente. Lo ricomprerei ad occhi chiusi. Effetto Matte fantastico. La spedizione è stata okay. Prodotto come da foto. Imballaggio perfetto. STRACONSIGLIO

Me encanta este pintalabios ya voy por el segundo un color muy bonito y duradero y no reseca nada queda cremoso

Beautiful colour, nice smell and creamy texture, not sticky and oily like other brands.