The Unfortunate Frosty Factor

So about 2 weeks ago I walked into a Walgreens store where I was greeted by a salesperson. Odd, since I can't ever remember that happening before. She had a whole table set up with the new Neutrogena Color Sticks. Complete with a peach color tester.

Having had many sales jobs in the past, I indulged her sales pitch.  By indulged I mean I played and sniffed stuff as she talked about stuff I wasn't listening to.  That is, until she said the magic word....COUPON!!!!!

Apparently, if I bought a Neutrogena Color Stick, she could give me an in store coupon for $2 off, plus some other coupon if I buy a second PLUS there was a discount with the Walgreen's points card. So naaaturally I walked out of there with two of them.  And I got both for 6 bucks!!

 Neutrogena MoistureSmooth Color Stick $8 each

 Left: Juicy Peach Right: Sweet Watermelon

Ok. Let me start out with this.

These. Smell. Amaaaaazzzing. 

I honestly have no idea what the lady said to me because I was smelling this Juicy Peach stick like it was my job. It honestly smells that good. And that's pretty much the only reason I bought them.  

I tried it on my hand, and even in those lights, I knew they weren't going to be right for me, but I couldn't say no. I just couldn't. They smelled soooo delicious. 

Side note: this has been my experience with Neutrogena cosmetics thus far. I love their skin care. And I want  to love their cosmetics for that reason. But our love just ain't in the cards. 

Left/top: Juicy Peach

 Right/Bottom: Sweet Watermelon

I absolutely love tinted balms and all these amazing color balm sticks out on the market. I think they're great and pretty fool proof. Well, until this fool bought these. 

Yes, they are great colors. But as you can see on my hand, these have a lot of what I call, frostiness. It's not really shimmer, it's that white frosty color that is the complete opposite of good against my perma tan skin. Frostiness is the same reason most lipsticks and I can't be friends. 

Frostiness is also the reason me and a lot of drugstore eye shadows can't be friends. 

Frostiness and I aren't good together. We pretty much hate each other and would probably do really mean things to each other at a reunion. 

On the up side, Neautrogena really knows their moisture and these really do feel great on the lips. 

At some point this summer I'll get bored and probably try out one of the darker colors in this line just to check out the frosty factor and also because I'm a terrible learner.  But until then, these delicious color sticks are fantastic options for the fair skinned.  

Or the tan who are attending 80's themed parties. 

Sorry Neutrogena. We're still cool though!