NYX Blush & Lipstick Swatches (pic heavy!)

Hey ya'll! Hope everyone's having a great weekend. I have been recovering from a bad flu since Tuesday, but I should be back to %100 by tomorrow. Anyhoo, I thought I'd share some swatches from a recent NYX haul I got from cherryculture. I got some nail polishes, lip liners, lip glosses, blush and lipsticks...most of which I am satisfied with. For this post I just swatches the lipsticks and blushes, I will do the others on a different post. Here is what I will be swatching today:

NYX Blush in Pinched & Red, $5

I like these blushes a lot because they give great color pay-off, they're cheap, and of course they come from a brand that does not test on animals. The only down side I would say is that the texture of the blushes are very powdery, and they tend to crumble. They are not as finely milled as MAC but at a portion of the price, there isn't really much room to complain

NYX Blush in Red

The name is misleading because the color of this blush isn't really red, its more of a muted mauve color with a strong brown undertone. I expected this to be a bright red so I was a bit disappointed when I received it. This blush reminds me a lot of Cubic by MAC.

The color practically blends with my skin tone :/

NYX Blush in Pinched

I love this color! Its a light pink coral with gold shimmer...Unfortunately I have a million different variations of light pink shimmery blushes so I don't know if Ill be getting much use of this one lol

Here are some side by side comparisons. Red is on top and Pinched on bottom...

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NYX Round Lipsticks in Femme, Pumpkin Pie & Fire, $2.25

I swear I can get enough of these lippies but it just seems like I buy a bunch of them, and then barely use them. Its like I'm collecting crayons or something lol. These have a very creamy texture but are not that long lasting. They also have a strong citrus soapy scent to them that doesn't bother me, but if you're sensitive to smell you may wanna pass

Here's a breakdown of the colors (They are swatched in the pics below by this order):

Fire - Deep Magenta Red, very pretty

Pumpkin Pie - Coral beige w/ pink undertones

Femme - Bright Orange Coral

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If you like any of these and are interested in buying them online, now is a great time. Cherryculture, which is the site I purchased these on is having a 20% off sale from now until the 24th. Also, you can purchase these a your local Ulta stores :)