Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick
The Sultry Season: Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick
Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick ($52.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a creamy darkened raspberry with a plummy edge. Extra Silky Lipsticks are one of my favorite lipstick formulas, for their lightweight feel, moisturizing properties, and the way colors look on. It hugs lips but never feels drying or clingy; it always looks smooth, lush, and rich. I haven’t met an Extra Silky shade I didn’t find appealing–nearly universally so. The color applies opaque, even though it feels and looks like it might not in the swatch.
I recommend applying less than you think, because it’s easy to over-apply the product here due to the creamy nature of the formula. At this price (and the amount you get), you don’t want to waste a single bit! These are also scent- and taste-free as far as I can tell. I don’t have any exact dupes at the moment, but perhaps as the series progresses, we’ll find something.
Is this the right vamp for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
The Sultry Season: Make Up For Ever #49 Rouge Artist Lipstick
Make Up For Ever #49 Rouge Artist Lipstick
($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is described as a satin blueberry, and though I would never have thought to use the word “blueberry” as a descriptor, it kind of is. It is very similar to the color of baked blueberries–very dark, a tinge blue, but veering on purple. This is a rich, intense shade–very vampy. I felt all, “I vant to suck your blooooood!” when I wore it, but it is sexy in a dark, sultry way. It is an opaque shade that goes on and feels a bit dry initially, but it’s not actually drying when you wear it for a few hours. The color clings and hugs lips and this shade gave me five hours of wear, plus a residual stain. It was scent- and taste-free.
Is this the right vamp for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
The Sultry Season: Rimmel Burgundy Lustre (540) Lipstick
Rimmel Burgundy Lustre (540) Lipstick ($5.99 for 0.14 oz.) is a semi-opaque berry wine with soft raspberry shimmer. It has a glossy finish and feels lightweight when worn. It reminds me a bit of MAC’s Odyssey lipstick, though not as shimmery. The Moisture Renew formula applied smoothly, but the scent reminded me of a synthetic floral that was caught between perfume-y and wax-y–not particularly appealing but doesn’t last beyond the tube. Wear time is between two and three hours–just a little below average for me. The color itself is beautiful, and I love that it’s almost opaque without being heavy.
Is this the right berry for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
37 Pink Lipsticks & Lipglosses
Over the course of the past three months, we featured 81 different shades of summer-appropriate lipsticks and lipglosses. I really hope you enjoyed it as much as I have (though perhaps not my lips, ha!).
- Chanel Phoenix Rouge Allure Laque is a slightly more coral version of Laura Mercier Hydrangea Lipstick.
- Dolce & Gabbana Pink Lipstick is very similar to Guerlain Giulette Rouge G Lipstick, but it doesn’t quite have the gold sheen nor is it as opaque.
- Illamasqua Frenzy Intense Lipgloss is a bit brighter than VS Makeup Be Mine Lipstick.
- Illamasqua Petulant Intense Lipgloss is a lipgloss version of MAC Girl About Town Lipstick.
- Lancome Fuchsia Clutch Lipstick is a lighter version of MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick and NARS Funny Face Lipstick, the latter two being very similar to each other. NYX Chloe Lipstick is a darker version of those three as well.
- MAC Chatterbox Lipstick is just a touch pinker than MAC Speed Dial Lipstick with less golden sheen.
- Make Up For Ever #203 Lipstick is darker and pinker than Milani Rose Hip Lipstick, but they are similar.
- NARS Schiap Lipstick is a darker version of Milani Rose Hip Lipstick.
- Bobbi Brown Pink Lipstick
- Chanel Phoenix Rouge Allure Laque
- Chanel Venus (124) Glossimer
- Dolce & Gabbana Pink Lipstick
- Dolce & Gabbana Fascination Lipstick
- Dolce & Gabbana Fuchsia Lipstick
- Dolce & Gabbana Splendid Lipstick
- Elizabeth Arden Perfect Flamingo Lipstick
- Elizabeth Arden Perfect Tulip Lipstick
- Guerlain Giulette Rouge G Lipstick
- Illamasqua Follow Intense Lipgloss
- Illamasqua Frenzy Intense Lipgloss
- Illamasqua Fume Intense Lipgloss
- Illamasqua Indulge Intense Lipgloss
- Illamasqua Petulant Intense Lipgloss
- Lancome Electric Pink La Laque Fever
- Lancome Fleur de Lis Lipstick
- Lancome Fuchsia Clutch Lipstick
- Lancome Hot Number Lipgloss
- Lancome Pink Sapphire Lipstick
- Laura Mercier Hydrangea Lipstick
- MAC Chatterbox Lipstick
- MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick
- MAC Fusion Pink Lipstick
- MAC Girl About Town Lipstick
- MAC Hot Gossip Lipstick
- MAC Speed Dial Lipstick
- Make Up For Ever #203 Lipstick
- Milani Rose Hip Lipstick
- NARS Funny Face Lipstick
- NARS Hot Wired Lip Lacquer
- NARS Schiap Lipstick
- NYX Chloe Lipstick
- Shiseido Pout (RS326) Lipstick
- Smashbox Flirty Lipstick
- VS Makeup Be Mine Lipstick
- YSL Fetish Pink Lipstick
23 Coral Lipsticks & Lipglosses
Bobbi Brown Guava Lipstick is si milar to Illamasqua Brink Lipstick. gloMinerals Passion Fruit Lipstick is a lipstick version of Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss that’s a little darker. Korres #47 Orange Brown Lipstick is a bit browner but otherwise similar to MAC See Sheer Lipstick. Laura Mercier Tangerine Lipstick is a smidgen pinker and creamier, but still similar to MAC Crosswires.
Did anyone find their perfect coral during the series?
- Bobbi Brown Guava Lipstick
- Chanel Libertine Lipstick
- Cle de Peau #26 Lipstick
- Cle de Peau #101 Extra Silky Lipstick
- gloMinerals Passion Fruit Lipstick
- Guerlain Gaby Rouge G Lipstick
- Illamsqua Brink Lipstick
- Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss
- Korres #18 Peach Lipstick
- Korres #45 Coral Lipstick
- Korres #47 Orange Brown Lipstick
- Korres #52 Orange Red Lipstick
- Lancome Groupie Lipstick
- La Prairie Corail Lipstick
- La Prairie Rose Bronze Lipstick
- Laura Mercier Tangerine Lipstick
- MAC Crosswires Lipstick
- MAC See Sheer Lipstick
- Milani Cabana Coral Lipstick
- Milani Coral Bora Bora Lipstick
- NARS Niagara Lipstick
- Urban Decay 5150 Lipstick
- YSL Peach Passion Lipstick
Guerlain Gracieuse Rouge G Lipstick
The Sultry Season: Guerlain Gracieuse Rouge G Lipstick
Guerlain Gracieuse (05) Rouge G Lipstick
($46.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a softly gold-shimmered shade of darkened beige-brown. It has full-color coverage, and it applies smoothly, richly, and beautifully in a single layer. This is a great shade to wear instead of the traditional nude lip–it’s darker and more complex, but it’s still wearable with ease. Rouge G lipsticks are creamy, lightweight, and wear an average of four hours on me.
Is this the right brown for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
