The Spring Season: Warmer Nudes Lipstick Wrap-up

I’m partial to warmer nudes myself, and I discovered several new favorites through the Spring Season–I hope you did, too!  One reason I love doing end-of-series roundups is because it gives me an opportunity to see if there are good dupes for certain shades.

• For instance, #7 (Guerlain Guerlinade) is a new favorite nude for me, and the closest dupe here is #12 (MAC Freckletone), but it’s not quite there.
• On the other hand, #9 (Korres #34 Nude) and #14 (MAC Touch) have similar coloring but different textures.
• #8 (Julie Hewett Simone) is a pinker, more pigmented version of #2 (Chanel Mythic).  #10 (Lancome Rich Cashmere) seems similar to #11 (MAC Cherish).
• #3 (Cle de Peau #103) seems like a cross between #9 (Korres #34 Nude) and #12 (MAC Freckletone).

1. Benefit Sugar Cookie Lipstick
2. Chanel Mythic Lipstick
3. Cle de Peau #103 Extra Silky Lipstick
4. Guerlain Barbara Rouge G Le Brilliant Lipstick
5. Guerlain Forever Beige Lipstick
6. Guerlain Gardenia Rouge G Lipstick
7. Guerlain Guerlinade Rouge G Lipstick
8. Julie Hewett Simone Lipstick
9. Korres #34 Nude Guava Lipstick
10. Lancome Rich Cashmere Lipstick
11. MAC Cherish Lipstick
12. MAC Freckletone Lipstick
13. MAC Honeyflower Lipstick
14. MAC Touch Lipstick
15. Maybelline Caramel Kiss Lipstick

Chanel Mythic Rouge Allure Lipstick

The Spring Season: Chanel Mythic Lipstick

Chanel Mythic Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a soft nude-beige with subtle champagne shimmer and a rather glossy sheen. I love that it looks like a sheer, lightweight nude, but it’s actually nearly opaque on my lips. I do think those with more pigmented lips may find their natural lip color adds a bit of rosiness to the overall look, though. Rouge Allure Lipsticks carry a very, very low-level scent of roses–I almost wasn’t sure if there was a scent, but since I did go, “Roses?” initially, I’m going to stick with that. Rouge Allures feel incredibly light on lips, less like the average lipstick, and they’re creamy enough to glide on evenly but not so creamy that they slip-slide all over the place.

Is this the right nude lipstick for you? Would you wear it?

The Spring Season is a series of posts featuring my favorite soft beige, coral, and pink lipsticks and lipglosses — all perfect for the first blossom of spring — that runs through March 2010.

See photos and swatches…