This particular shade in NYX pencil, I received in a giveaway. You bet I have been running with my luck these days, so many great giveaways and gifts . Giveaway reminds me , have you entered my first International giveaway, if not then please do soon, 7 more days to go ….

Price: Rs. 200-250 Indian websites and $2.49 @cherryculture, @beautyjoint etc.

Nyx says: Slim, trim but never prim, our lip pencils come in 60 dashing shades—from auburn to orange and traffic-stopping red. The buttery, long-wearing lip liner formula goes on easily and resists bleeding. Available in 60 shades.

Ingredients: Sorbitan Isostearate, Isocetyl Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyethylene, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Unsaponifiables, Beeswax, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) seed oil, Caprylic/Capri Triglyceride, Nylon-12, Octyldodecanol,Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate,Silica, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil,Tocopherol, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer,Stearalkonium Hectorite, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Propylparaben, Prolylene Carbonate

My experience: I am not a lip liner person, for me just a dab of a nice lipstick with gloss and I am done. So I used this pencil as a matte crayon on my lips and I am really happy with the results. I just wish if these pencils had the capacity to moisturise I would never buy lipsticks again. They don’t crease, have a pretty long staying powers and sharpening is not an issue with them.

What I like:

1. This particular shade is nicely pigmented, and just looks lovely,
2. Stays on my lips for 4-5 hours, I usually top it with a clear gloss,
3. 60 shades to choose from, you name it and its there,
4. Very creamy, and easily glides on the lips, without settling into fine lines,
5. Sharpening is not an issue here.

What I did not like:

1. Unlike lipsticks, you need a balm underneath compulsorily, else you might look like a zombie,
2. A bit steeply priced in India, compared to international prices.

Undoubtedly I would recommend this to everyone, even if you are not a lip lining person. I am going to collect them in more shades for sure.

Which is your favorite lip pencil ?