Jordana Modern Matte Lipsticks: Swatches & Review

I might have to start admitting that I'm becoming obsessed with lip products! ...Especially affordable drugstore lipsticks. And I love collecting all the shades when they're extremely affordable.

I really didn't think I would find the new Jordana Modern Matte lipsticks. But then low and behold, there was a display in Walgreens! And they were only $2.49! I did go to 2 more Walgreens to find the other shades I wanted. :) So that's why my initial pictures below are broken into 3 parts. But I will swatch them all together at the end of this blog post.

The packaging is cute. I love the font of the logo, and is think it's fun that the container matches the lipstick color inside. So on to the pictures! 

Left to right: 06 Matte Adorable, 07 Matte Popular, 09 Matte Dare, 10 Matte Pretty, 12 Matte Style

Left to right: 06 Matte Adorable, 07 Matte Popular, 09 Matte Dare, 10 Matte Pretty, 12 Matte Style

Left to right: 06 Matte Adorable, 07 Matte Popular, 09 Matte Dare, 10 Pretty, 12 Matte Style

Left to right: 01 Matte Bare, 02 Matte Blush, 04 Matte Tease, 05 Matte Classy

Left to right: 01 Matte Bare, 02 Matte Blush, 04 Matte Tease, 05 Matte Classy

Left to right: 01 Matte Bare, 02 Matte Blush, 04 Matte Tease, 05 Matte Classy

And then finally, I found 08 Matte It Girl at the 3rd Walgreens, so that's why she's all by herself! 

And then I wanted to swatch them all side-by-side for y'all so you can see the shades all together. 

Left to right: 01 Bare, 02 Blush, 04 Tease, 05 Classy, 06 Adorable, 07 Popular, 08 It Girl, 09 Dare, 10 Pretty, 12 Style

Left to right: 01 Bare, 02 Blush, 04 Tease, 05 Classy, 06 Adorable, 07 Popular, 08 It Girl, 09 Dare, 10 Pretty, 12 Style 

From first impressions (wearing them just a bit so far) and swatches, I actually like them!  I've heard from some people that theirs smell awful. Mine actually don't, and you know how sensitive I am to scents in makeup products! Mine smell like a subdued version of Mac lipsticks with a faint waxy scent behind that. But the scent doesn't bother me at all. If anything, I kind of like it! I'm guessing that there are maybe some bad or older batches that went to the shelves somehow, maybe?  Just speculation there! 

But overall, I think they're really fun lipsticks for $2.49 that come in a lot of versatile colors. Side note though: I do not like these more than the Wet N Wild MegaLast Lip Colors. Those will probably always be my favorite matte lipsticks from the drugstore!

And as far as the feeling on the lips, not all Modern Mattes are created equal. Some I have tried seem much drier than others and some are much more patchy and difficult to apply. While others are creamy, opaque, and very comfortable!