Spicy Pink, Robust Raisin, Captivating Copper, Naturally Nude
L’Oreal Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick: Robust Raisin, Captivating Copper, Naturally Nude
L’Oreal Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick ($9.99) is a newly released lipstick formula from L’Oreal — similar to the orignial Color Riche line, but with an Anti-Aging Serum core. If you notice, there’s a small teardrop of “Anti-Aging Serum” that runs through the middle of the lipstick. These are designed to help improve the look of lips, including minimizing fine lines. The way the product does this is mostly by acting as a lip plumping lipstick thereby minimizing any lines.
This post features four shades:
- Robust Raisin (#706) is a browned-down raspberry-wine shade with more of a glossy sheen than a frosty finish as is common with many of the other shades in this line.
- Captivating Copper (#802) is a sheer brownish-nude that goes on glossy and doesn’t appear copper to me whatsoever on lips.
- Naturally Nude (#803) is a coralish nude that goes on semi-sheer but still opaque enough to deliver color on my lips once applied. It has a slightly glossy sheen that also has a frost finish.
As in part one, these are lightly creamy, semi-glossy/frosty in finish (depends on the shade), and they can be sheer to semi-opaque in color pay off. The same two issues apply as well: packaging feels cheap (just give me plastic, don’t try to psyche me out!) and the scent is a bad mix of lipstick and stale perfume.
Again, I know some dislike lip plumping products, so I’d recommend checking out the original Color Riche line if that describes you. There’s a slight tingle, but it disappears quickly and isn’t painful (as far as lip plumpers go). I think these are a good buy when you can catch ‘em on sale — otherwise $9.99 a pop is more than I’d spend at the drugstore.
- Product: 7/10
- Value: 7/10
- Ease of Use: 8/10
- Packaging: 5/10
Recommendation: If you’re on a budget and are looking for non-drying lipsticks that give you decent color, L’Oreal’s new Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipsticks are a good choice!
Availability: Drugstore.com
See swatches…
Robust Raisin, Captivating Copper, Naturally Nude
L’Oreal Robust Raisin Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick
L’Oreal Captivating Copper Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick
L’Oreal Naturally Nude Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick
Kharina
Monday, September 7, 2009
I read this brand does animal testing….which is why I am not a consumer of their line.
M.E.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Hi. Loreal is phasing out animal testing. As a result of the European ban on animal testing they needed to find alternatives. They replicated human epidermis in a petri dish. Yuck. Thank God I teach English and not science and thank God for Europeans who are way beyond us in environmental compassion.
Tavia
Monday, September 7, 2009
They look pretty on your lips. I’ve also read something about they are testing their products on animals. I’m not such a fan of L’Oreal though, many years ago I used to use their Lipglosses
Christine
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I’m not sure if they still do, but I know that they have in the very recent past.
cmferrets
Monday, September 7, 2009
thanx christine, u hould do a review on the matte revlon collection- on their blushes, e/s, lipstck
Christine
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I’ll see what I can do, thanks :)
Helena
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Robust Raisin looks so gorgeous in the tube… -sigh- I have one of the normal Colour Riche lipsticks. It’s creamy and opaque; I like it.
Christine
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I think if you like the normal line, you’ll like this one too!
Angi
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
FYI – These are 25% off this week at Walgreens (week of 9/8) at least around here. I got one for $7.49
Christine
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thanks again, Angi!
inuchan
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Talking about lOreal… I was surprised to see this info on their main site:
http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/brands-l-oreal.aspx
Does it mean that all the companies that they own follow the same rules as for lOreal (and here, I wonder about animal testing?)
Christine
Thursday, September 17, 2009
I do believe it depends on the individual brand as some brands are acquired and have a no animal testing policy prior to acquisition and because it’s part of the brand’s goodwill, it’s not something that usually is changed when bought out.
I’d personally go to individual brands and look on their websites or send an email to customer service (or ask the local counter).
inuchan
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thank you very much for your reply Christine!
This is a wise piece of advice indeed, and I will follow it :)
Christine
Friday, September 18, 2009
No problem :)
christiv
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Yeah ,the colors are pretty but I would only buy them when they go on sale.. and loreal lipstick scent has been the same since the 90s when i started wearing them… and it does have the same stale perfumey scent but it really didnt bother me because the color payoff is decent though on many it might
Christine
Monday, October 26, 2009
LOL, yeah, that scent just kills me!