Maybelline "Dare to go Nude" Color Tattoo Spring 2014 Collection

L to R: Pure Nude, Nude Compliment, Sleek & Spice, Beige-ing Beauty

For all of those who have been following me for quite come time now know that i have a slight obsession with the maybelline color tattoos, for all of you newbies... hi i'm brittany and i have an obsession with the maybelline color tattoos. when i first read the news about the new color tattoo collection i freaked. why you ask? because it was a nude style collection. (i also am obsessed with nude colors) when i finally saw the first saw the swatches i wasn't too impressed, they felt like the same old same old and are really close in color to previous color tattoos that had been released, but nevertheless i decided to pick them up because i had some CVS coupons burning a hole in my pocket.

i picked up 4 out of 6 colors in the new spring limited edition collection. what i found surprising was that they didn't have the usual limited edition wrapper around then that they usually do, but maybelline has confirmed they are only limited edition. though these would have been a nice addition to the permanent collection, they may seen boring to some but they are great basic colors to have in a collection.

when i first swatched these color tattoos i was incredibly surprised... these felt incredibly soft, creamy, and a bit thinner than the regular formula. and i loved it. although it felt like a different formula they do have the wear of the regular color tattoos.

lets start the descriptions from lightest for darkest. for swatches of the full collection check out Musings of a Muse's post.

Pure Nude is a light pink champagne tinted beige with a golden sheen to it. it is very buildable but i think looks better when worn as a light wash over the eyes. it is incredibly similar (practically a "dupe") for barely branded. barely branded is for the "metals" collection which has a more metallic finish to it, but sheered out they are practically the same thing. if you have one i wouldn't suggest buying the other.

Beige-ing Beauty is a golden champagne/beige color with subtle gold sparkles. this color was semi-opaque which normally would be a bad thing but in this case a great thing. this color is also buildable but i wouldn't suggest it, it becomes to sparkly and looks like someone went to a rave on your eyelids. this color is especially beautiful sheered out. when purchasing this i was once again hesitant that would be a "dupe" for barely beige. but i'm here to say that its not a complete "dupe". if you take the sparkles out from beige-ing beauty than it would be, but in this case i really like the sparkles in this color so they will both be staying in my collection.

Nude Compliment is a cool-toned taupe-brown with a slight metallic finish. i think when worn opaque it gives off the more metallic finish which seems to look like a more cool-toned gray. when sheered out it seems to appear as a warmer reddish-brown color. i'm not a huge fan of the metallic look but it is still a beautiful and versatile color.

Sleek & Spice is a warm-toned reddish-brown also with a slight metallic finish. it seems incredibly similar to nude compliment but still different at the same time. Sleek & Spice does look better than Nude Compliment when completely opaque, the metallic finish isnt as in your face as the Nude Compliment.

I hope this post helps you with your hunt for these products. My personal favorites are Beige-ing Beauty and a sheer Nude Compliment. If you are a newbie to the color tattoo collections i definitely would say pick these up but if you're a hoarder like I am with these things I would say its not worth your time if you have previous nude colors from the Color Tattoo line. To be honest I think I might pass on the future collections unless I find a must need color, they seem to be running out of ideas and just using old colors and renaming them. But I would like to applaud myself because the last time I bought a color tattoo was about a year ago (excluding the pigments of course).

What are your guys thoughts about the collection? Must have or are you passing on some of these?