Maybelline Color Elixir, Intoxicating Spice & Raspberry Rhapsody - Swatch and Review

I am extremely tired due to lack of sleep but TIGF and the weekend, I can sleep all I want.

Truth is I am not a huge fan of lipgloss though I like to wear them from time to time but whenever I see something new hitting the shelves, I can't help but be curious to try them, which is exactly why I picked up these two new Maybelline Color Elixir lip glosses.

Maybelline claims that they are hyper-saturated and giving the color payoff a lipstick, have a smooth cushiony feel, glossy finish, moisturizing feel, and even application. Sounds fabulous right?

Packaging

• The packaging is cute. Could have fooled me into thinking this is a lipstick. I like the clear packaging that shows me the exact color inside. 
• The wand has a diamond shape and weidly look hairy, lol. It does what it needs to do so it's all good. 
• .17 oz or 5 ml. Holy crap, the writing was tiny as hell on the packaging. I had to squint really hard to be able to read it. 

Product

• Intoxicating Spice is a lovely semi sheer brown with red undertone. Sheerer than I expected but I do love the color. 

• Raspberry Rhapsody is a semi sheer cool tone pink with subtle blue shimmers. This was a quite a surprise and disappointment. I was expecting the color in the tube but instead I got something totally different. 

• My biggest let down was the opacity. Based on what it claims to do, you would think of a liquid lipstick type of deal here but it's totally not so. This is beyond a shadow of a doubt a gloss and it's kind of sheer but still give you some color pay off. There is no such thing as hyper saturation here. What a joke really! This is so misleading and false advertising. That sort of thing really disappoints me. It makes you think you're getting something and big surprise, it's not even close.
• Aside from the false claim, these glosses are not bad really. They are a bit thick and have a nice squishy feel that doesn't feel sticky. I also find them to be very glossy and shiny. They are on the sheer but have a decent pigmentation to give you some color and apply fairly evenly.
• They feel hydrating and last about 3 hours. 
• They have a sweet artificial scent to them. Not too bad but not loving it either. Maybelline could use some improvement on their lipstick/gloss scents. Most of them don't appeal to me.