NYC New York Color Extreme Lip Glider Lip Gloss in Plaza Punch
Just another shiny drugstore gloss? Not hardly. These NYC New York Color Extreme Glider Lip Glosses feel way more expensive than they should for $3 each. Smooth, thin and slick on my lips, they could almost pass for melted butter if it wasn’t for one little thing…
Butter tastes good. 🙂
I’ve tried three of the 10 shades, and all of them taste and smell like a strong blend of children’s cough syrup and fruit punch concentrate; luckily, it dissipates after a few minutes of wear.
Coverage varies widely among the colors, with some of them, like Downtown Brown and Metro Mauve, applying so sheer that I can barely see any pigment on my lips, while others, like Plaza Punch, have plenty of pigment to spare.
The three I have contain glitter, which looks kinda chunky in the tube, so I expected them to feel gritty, but they don’t. In fact, they could probably pass for MAC Lipgelées (LOVE) if not for the flavor and scent…
Swatches from left: Downtown Brown, Plaza Punch and Metro Mauve
Downtown Brown
Plaza Punch
Metro Mauve
Metro Mauve
I get about two hours of wear time from these, which isn’t bad considering the price. If you like smooth, non-sticky, glittery glosses that won’t break the bank (and can get over the questionable combination of flavor and scent), consider giving these Extreme Lip Gliders a try.
PRICE: $3
AVAILABILITY: At select drugstores (I found them at Target)
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Yikes! It’s 11 already? Where did my Monday go? I think it’s time for this tire kitten to hit the haaaaay! See you soon. Sleep well. 🙂
Ashley says
Whenever I hear a gloss has a bad taste to it, I automatically make the “yuck face” where one eye winks shut & my whole face puckers.
Karen says
If you get the chance you might want to smell ’em anyways just to see… my sense of smell is pretty sensitive!
dani@callitbeauty says
plaza punch & metro mauve are gorgeous!
“butter tastes good.” that’s something paula deen or ina garten would say!
…and now i’m hungry :p
Karen says
That Paula Deen is a woman of wise words, LOL!
Nikolas says
Karen 🙂 Those look SO gorgeous!!! I’ve never really looked into NYC but I will for sure be checking these out 🙂
Karen says
They have some things that are really good AND they’re cruelty free!:)
When you’re at the drugstore also check out their cream blush sticks!
Style Influencia says
Omg metro mauve is so prettyyy. I really like the nude-ish colors.. Especially during the winter i don’t like to wear lipsticks. So i alwaya skip on to my nude lips with vaseline or a pretty nude lipgloss like these!
Rads says
They look really cute though!
Karen says
They’re really pretty on the lips, aren’t they? I like that they don’t look heavy.
kana says
i love the colors and the packaging is very cute too! 🙂 i am definitely grabbing a couple of them!
Karen says
Let me know what you think of them, Kana! 🙂
gio says
Plaza Punch looks gorgeous! Too bad it tastes and smell bad! 🙁
Karen says
I know!
Ruchita says
For $3, I would probably give this a try. I like the Metro Mauve color the best. I’d probably keep this at my desk at work as a back-up gloss.
Karen says
Good idea! You never know when you’ll need to look cute. 🙂
knownever says
i hate a shitty scented lip product. rimmel makes some great lipsticks but that terrible melon scent makes them almost unusable.
Karen says
I don’t mind scented things as long as they don’t smell totally artificial. Have you smelled the NYX ones? Now those I can’t hang with.
knownever says
ahh it’s just bad taste that you’re bothered by? i’ve never tried ti nyx lipsticks. i have a few of their glosses which i really really didn’t like for formula reasons
Tiffany says
Plaza punch looks great! I will probably give it a try for 3 bucks. My target doesn’t carry NYC though 🙁
Karen says
Maybe try CVS? One crappy thing about the line is it’s kinda hard to find online. 🙁
Kerry says
Despite the bad taste, I’ll probably give Plaza Punch a try. Too bad they don’t taste like butter…I love butter. Paula Deen and I would be good friends. 😀
Karen says
So you’ll probably laugh, but I never quite got the allure of butter until I had really salty French butter last year. After that first hunk on some fresh bread…
I TOTALLY GOT IT!
LOL!
Kerry says
Haha. That’s my favorite way to have butter. There’s a farmstand near my house that sells butter made by some Amish people. I can only get it during the summer, and it’s the best butter I’ve ever had.
I need to go make dinner. I think I’ll have bread & butter, lol
Kim says
These look awesome, especially for $3! Despite the funky smell/taste, this is quite a coup for NYC! 🙂
Karen says
The more I explore the brand the more I like them. Did you know their products are cruelty free?
Kim says
No, I didn’t. I only knew that they were owned by Del Labs (same people who own the Lacross impelement/Sally Hansen lines and Corn Silk). I never paid too much attention but thought the NYC stuff was mostly cheap-and-cheerful. I’m reconsidering after this!
snoopysteph says
I can’t stand slanted tip applicators so these will be a skip for me. Pretty colors, though!
Karen says
I don’t mind them so much when they’re narrow like these. It’s the wide ones that give me some trubs…
Anywho, how’s your week going so far?
snoopysteph says
I always get that “spillover” of gloss over the tip’s edge when I apply it directly to my lips. If I squeeze some onto my fingertip it’s not so bad but I generally don’t like doing that either.
Week is going ok – it’s snowing like crazy outside & it’s not supposed to stop until 8pm! How’s yours?
PS: My birrrrrrthday is Sunday! 😀 Going to have some “girl time” Saturday night to celebrate.
Nina says
gorgeous! and given how cheap it is, i can live with the wear time!
Karen says
Try it and let me know what you think of the scent!
Nina says
will do! i was @ Target and Walgreens over lunch and did not find `em.
i did get a HUGE bottle of Curel – hopefully it will be byebye itchies soon!
Chris25 says
I am a sucker for brown shades, so I may spring for Downtown Brown. The trouble for me is that glosses look really pretty, but I buy them, never wear them, and then transfer them to my pro kit. It seems that I like the idea of lip gloss more than I like actually wearing them.
Stephanie says
2 hours is long for 3 dollars! I like them.. just not the package.
Paintthetownscarlet.wordpress.com says
My favourite is Plaza Punch. Looks good enough to eat (on second thoughts, maybe not).
vanessa says
I bought one of these and did not like it. .its a cheap product so i wont be buying again..
Jenn says
I just got one and I really like it, China Town Cherry. I actually like the scent, reminds me of Jolly Rancher candies 😀 I think I’ll swipe up Riveside Rouge, Plaza Punch and maybe Metro Mauve. For $3-$4CND it’s a nice, cheap thrill (though I also think the quality far surpasses the price tag)
Jenn says
PS – I LOVE TABS!! 😀 Kitty Luv!