I feel like the wide array of different lip products and formulas on the market at the moment is probably more diverse than ever before. While matte liquid lipsticks are still having their moment, the other options from sheer oils to the most densely pigmented lipsticks you can imagine are all available at a variety of different price points and I would be more than happy to try them all! Recently, I've been trying out the Avon True Color Lip Crayons* and, while they aren't exactly what I was expecting, they're actually a really interesting formula. Well, two formulas actually!

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I saved my lip product favorites for 2016 for last because... well, it was probably the one I really had to think about the most. Out of my entire collection, the number of lip products I own at this point is actually kind of insane and there are so many that I love, so I really had to do a lot of swatching and trying on (My poor lips!) to really get to a lot of these favorites. I also decided to go with formula on a few of them because I own and love multiple shades of my favorite lip product formulas.

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There are some brands that I've been dying to try but just haven't gotten around to yet for whatever reason, whether it be local availability, cost or just that I haven't had the chance yet, and for a long time NUDESTIX was one of those brands. Recently, I was able to cash in some of my credit card points (which had been sitting around untouched for ages) for a kit with a good selection of different products from the brand. I decided to review them all in one big round up and let you know my thoughts on each product individually, as well as my overall feelings about the brand.

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I really do love when Hard Candy comes out with new products, because there's always something I want to try, and even though I wasn't planning on picking up any makeup on this particular trip to Walmart I had to buy this as soon as I saw it. In truth, I actually picked up every shade but I managed to restrict myself to just one so that I could get a feel for the formula. If you haven't checked out what's new from Hard Candy in the past month, I highly recommend a trip to Walmart to check out the display. Also, there have been some great blog posts from other bloggers about some of the new products recently, so a little Googling could be in order. Anyway, on to the review of this particular product, shall we?

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Have I been sneaky about how much I've been loving mauve lipsticks in 2015? I feel like they're really on trend right now, but they're also incredibly wearable - which definitely isn't always true for trend items. For me, when it comes to lip products I really feel like there's no need to break the bank because there are amazing options at the drugstore. However, when it comes to BITE Beauty lippies, I tend to feel like they are more than worth the high end splurge and tend to be one of my favorite makeup indulgences. So how do two of my favorites from the drugstore stack up against my favorite brand for high end lippies. Like my other SPLURGE vs. SAVE posts, this isn't really about dupes as much as it is about products that perform the same function and how they measure up quality wise.

The three products that I'll be comparing today are as follows. First, on the high end side of the scale we have the BITE Beauty Matte Crème Lip Crayon in the shade Glacé. The two lower price options I have here are the Sonia Kashuk Velvety Matte Lip Pencil in Mulberry Nude and the NYX High Voltage Lipstick in the shade Flutter Kiss.

Keep reading for the comparison & swatches! Also, if you're interested in my full reviews of all three of these products, there will be links at the bottom of the post!

I love me some Sonia Kashuk, guys, and I'm really, really bummed that it's not going to be available at my fingertips anymore. I suppose that's why I have three of these to show you today. At the news that Target was exiting the Canadian market, my first thought was that I had to stock up on my Sonia. I had heard good things about these lip crayons and I'm really loving a matte lip lately, so it was a no brainer that I had to pick them up. I grabbed them in the three shades that were left on the shelf that really jumped out at my. I wanted to pick up Nudey Nude, both because I love a nude lip and because Nudey Nude is the best name ever, but the only one left on the shelf was compromised as all hell and there was no way I was taking that home with me. Don't you hate when the only lip products in the shade you want left on the shelf have been opened and swatched... or straight up smashed like that one was? Absolutely hate it.  But I'm hoping that I'll be able to track down Nudey Nude before Sonia is gone from my life. But for now, I have three shades to show you from this line!

Keep reading for a closer look at the Sonia Kashuk Velvet Matte Lip Crayons.