Seventeen Mega Matte Lipstick Review

From Left to Right - Nude News, Back To The Fuchsia, Lava You A Lot

Seventeen recently released their new range of matte lipsticks and given my current obsession with matte lipstick, I of course hauled ass down to Boots and picked up my three fave shades! The range comes in 12 different shades, from nude tones right up to bright, eye-popping colours, so there's something for everyone. I tried to buy the shades that, for me, would be the most wearable and that were a little bit different to some of the lipsticks I already own. I went for Nude News, a nude shade with pink undertones, Back To The Fuchsia, which as the name suggests, is a bright pink/purple shade and Lava You A Lot, a fiery hot orange/red colour.

First Impressions

From Left to Right - Lava You A Lot, Back To The Fuchsia, Nude News

All three shades went on really smoothly when I did my swatches, they all felt really creamy in texture, which is really nice when it comes to matte lipsticks, as I usually find they dry my lips out and go all horrible and flaky. I usually fix this by putting a lip balm on underneath, however with some products I find that stops the colour going on properly, so I was pretty happy that I didn't seem to need any with these ones. 

In terms of pigmentation, Lava You A Lot was hands down the best (seriously that colour is giving me life!). I mean, all three colours looked really nice on, but I could tell straight away I would need a few applications of Back To The Fuchsia and Nude News to get the most out of them. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing; sometimes it's nice having a couple of options, especially with bright, bold colours, so you can have a really subtle look if you wanted. 

How They Looked

Nude News

I got what I expected with this one to be honest, although in fairness it only needed one application to get the colour you can see in this picture. And a very pretty colour it is too! You can really see the pink in there and I think this would be a really nice everyday shade. Again, the texture was really creamy so I don't think I'd need my lip balm underneath. And it was actually matte as well so it definitely does what it says on the tin! I've actually been looking for a shade similar to this one, I think I must have seen a MAC lipstick and can't for the life of me remember what it was called so I can't even look for a dupe, but this one is almost there!

Rating - 5/5 

Back To The Fuchsia

Wow this colour is bright! Pleasantly surprised by it as well, I thought it might have been one of those shades that looks pretty but then actually makes you look like a Pantomime Dame once you've put it on, but props to you Seventeen, you've created a bright pink that is actually wearable! Again, a really creamy texture and I did need a couple of coats to get it there, but once I did it looked really nice and matte! Probably more of a party shade for me, but maybe in the summer it would look cute during the day!

Rating - 4/5










Lava You A Lot

*Big sigh* I'm actually a little bit disappointed with this one, especially given how excited I was by the pigmentation on my swatch. You can't really see it in the picture, but it's so creamy it's almost like putting mousse on your lips, so it's really difficult to get an even colour. I did get there eventually and it might be a little bit easier to apply with a lip brush, so we'll see. In fairness, the colour is really wow and the matte finish is really nice so big points in that respect. It's also a big go-to shade for me so I reckon I will get the wear out of it.

Rating - 2/5

So there you have it, my initial thoughts on the new Mega Matte lipsticks from Seventeen! They're priced at £4.49 each (although they're £3.49 on Boots' website at the moment) and as someone who tends to buy a lot of high-end make up, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality you get. Still gutted over Lava You A Lot, but it's such a nice colour and the finish is so good I will definitely be persevering with it! Obviously I've only tried 3 shades out of 12, so if you've tried any of the other colours feel free to drop me a comment down below and tell me what you thought!