Showing posts with label lipcolor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lipcolor. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Top 10 of 2013: Best Lipglosses

                    
When it comes to lipgloss, I personally fall in love with two types:  insanely pigmented, nearly opaque colors or glimmering, dazzling, sparkling, and shimmering ones–but they have to be loaded with sparkle (and yet, they can’t feel gritty!).  Over the years, while stickiness isn’t a deal-breaker, I don’t like heavy, thick, goopy kind of glosses.  Reflecting on glosses I’ve tested out this past year, here were the ones I picked for my top ten!

  • Urban Decay Scandal Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Color — part gloss, part lipstick, this was one of the most stunning shades of red I’ve worn–so beautiful on (you can get it individually from UD’s website only)
  • Burberry Pink Sweet Pea Lip Glow — cool-toned, fuchsia pink with iridescent micro-shimmer and nearly opaque color coverage
  • Chanel Reflexion (71) Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss — a medium, pink-coral with warm undertones and soft pink and copper shimmer
  • Sephora Red Glow Metallic Glow Lustrous Lip Shine — a vibrant, metallic pinky-red
  • YSL Orange de Chine (8) Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain — a vibrant, red-orange with a glossy shine
  • OCC Androgyne Lip Tar Stained Gloss — a tangerine orange with a light glossy shine
  • Burberry Cameo Pink Lip Glow — a warm pink with peach and copper shimmer
  • Giorgio Armani #519 Flash Lip Lacquer — a warm-toned, medium-dark pink with a creamy, glossy finish
  • YSL Fuchsia Fugitive (109) Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain — a molten gold-shimmered pink coral
  • Giorgio Armani #701 Flash Lip Lacquer — this shade is just too cool not to love (particularly for layering)

Top 10 of 2013: Best Lipsticks


2013 was good year for lipsticks, particularly if you loved yours bold, bright, and/or matte. There were new formulas to fall in love with, and plenty of new and limited shades released from my favorite formulas. This was a tough list to compile! Because I really do believe variety is the spice of life, I tried to pick across a variety of formulas!

  • Givenchy Fuchsia Irresistible (205) Le Rouge — a vibrant, fuchsia-pink with a satin finish and opaque color coverage, but let me take a moment and tell you that the entire Le Rouge range is amazing
  • Buxom Swinger Full-Bodied Lipstick — a vibrant, blue-based magenta with a creamy finish (and I fell in love with the Full-Bodied formula overall–excellent range!)
  • Guerlain Madame Batifole (860) Rouge G — a brightened, medium-dark berry-red with fuchsia shimmer
  • Urban Decay Catfight Revolution Lipstick — a creamy, pinky-red with warm undertones and a luminous sheen
  • Giorgio Armani #402 Lip Maestro — a bright, vibrant orange-toned red in a liquid formula
  • Marc Jacobs Beauty Showstopper (134) LoveMarc Lip Gel — a medium-dark, red-brown with warm undertones and a glossy sheen
  • MAC Private Party Lipstick — a muted, pink-tinged plum with a satin finish
  • Too Faced Jelly Bean La Creme — bold, vibrant, and bright berry-pink
  • Maybelline Electric Fuchsia — a bright, bold blue-based fuchsia pink–this formula is incredible, and it’s only made sweeter by the affordable price point
  • Givenchy Violine Precieux (312) Le Rouge Sensuously Matte — a warm-toned, medium-dark plum with a satin-matte finish

Monday, April 1, 2013

Guerlain Browny Clap (402) Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine Review, Photos, Swatches


Guerlain Browny Clap (402) Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine Review, Photos, Swatches


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Guerlain Browny Clap (402) Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine
Guerlain Browny Clap (402) Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shine ($30.00 for 0.25 fl. oz.) is a medium brown with very fine white shimmer and subtle warm undertones. Urban Decay Glindais similar–slightly more metallic. Bobbi Brown Bronzed Heather is darker, more mauve. Revlon Rosegold is more mauve. Dior Intimate Bronze has gold shimmer.
It has semi-opaque color coverage–there’s translucency that allows the natural lip color to come through–but enough color that it hides the majority of my lip freckle. The consistency is thin, non-sticky, and lightweight; it hardly feels like you’re wearing much at all. Browny Clap wears three and a half hours on me, which is shy of my four-hour average. This shade has more of a pearly finish, so it’s not as sparkly/shimmery as Cherry Swing, and it isn’t quite as shiny. The formula is hydrating and always leaves my lips feeling better than they did when I initially applied the gloss.

THE GLOSSOVER

Browny Clap is a very wearable color and will work well on a variety of complexions. I wish it wore a little longer and had a touch more shine.

PRODUCT

9.5/10

PIGMENTATION

10/10

TEXTURE

10/10

LONGEVITY

8/10

APPLICATION

5/5

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color Review, Photos, Swatches


Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color Review, Photos, Swatches


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Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color ($7.49 for 0.15 oz.) is a bold, medium-dark orange with strong red undertones and a satiny finish. MAC Scarlet Ibis is very similar, but it has a matte finish. OCC Psycho is also similar, perhaps a touch more orange. MAC Sail La Vie is very comparable, both in finish and color. Giorgio Armani #405 is more orange and has shimmer. Dolce & Gabbana Sheer is very similar but glossier.
It has very rich color payoff, but there’s a very slight translucency where a hint of the natural lip color comes through–unless you have really, really naturally pigmented lips, it’s not going to interfere with the color, though. A benefit of the lightweight, translucent nature of the product is that it doesn’t look heavy, like a richer, more opaque cream-finish shade might. This shade had some slip to it, so it was both creamy and balm-like. It glided on evenly and without pulling or tugging on the lip, and it left a natural sheen behind. Vibrant Mandarin was lightly hydrating, wore for five and a half hours, and left behind a very slight stain (not quite as prone to staining as the other shades I’ve reviewed).  Because this one had added slip to the consistency, it did have a tendency to leave lines if I pressed my lips together, but luckily with the bolder color, they were less noticeable than if this had been a very pale color.

THE GLOSSOVER

It has very rich color payoff, but there's a very slight translucency where a hint of the natural lip color comes through--unless you have really, really naturally pigmented lips, it's not going to interfere with the color, though.

PRODUCT

9.5/10

PIGMENTATION

9.5/10

TEXTURE

9.5/10

LONGEVITY

9.5/10

APPLICATION

5/5

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Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color Review, Photos, Swatches


Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color Review, Photos, Swatches


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Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color  is a bold coral-red with a luminous finish and warm undertones. Laura Mericer Hydrangea is lighter. Maybelline Vivid Rose is redder, darker. MAC Impassioned is pinker, less red-toned.MAC Party Parrot is a bit brighter and more intense, but it has more of a matte finish, too.Make Up For Ever #37 is warmer, less red.
It is rich in color with very nearly opaque color coverage (the way it lies on lips gives it a subtle translucency that keeps the color from looking heavy on the lips).  There’s a slight glossiness to the color because of its lightweight, creamy consistency that has some slip to it.  It glides evenly over the lips without pulling or dragging.  Shocking Coral wore for six hours, and it did leave behind a soft stain for another hour or so.  The lipstick was comfortable to wear, and it was lightly moisturizing when I wore it.

THE GLOSSOVER

If you've ever bemoaned a lack of pigment in drugstore lipstick formulas, then you have to check out Maybelline's Vivids range, because lacking in pigment they are not--nearly full color coverage and long, comfortable wear!

PRODUCT

9.5/10

PIGMENTATION

9.5/10

TEXTURE

9.5/10

LONGEVITY

10/10

APPLICATION

5/5

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Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color
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Maybelline Shocking Coral ColorSensational Vivids Lip Color