Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a dark, purpled berry with very fine, barely-there violet micro-shimmer. It has a glossier finish than many of Dolce & Gabbana’s other Classic Cream lipsticks, actually! It almost looks like a lip stain, because it has some sheerness. I found that this particular shade was more prone to bleeding, and I don’t often find lipsticks to bleed–but the slicker feel of the formula combined with the dark color proved otherwise.
Dolce & Gabbana’s Cream Lipsticks wear an average of four hours on me, but this shade is pigmented and deep enough that I get around five and a half. It is heavily scented with rose, but I mostly smell it in the tube, not so much when worn.
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Product: 27/30
Value: 8/10
Ease of Use: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: The color range is very classic–most shades, if not all, are universally flattering and come in hues that are quite wearable.
Dolce & Gabbana Amethyst Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a semi-opaque, dark, reddened burgundy with a glossy finish. It’s kind of like a cream, but there’s so much shine, describing it as a cream seems inadequate. It’s very smooth and glides on effortlessly, but this is the kind of texture that can bleed more often than not. I recommend using either a matching lip liner or a clear lip liner around the outer edge of the lip to help keep the lip color in its place.
Dolce & Gabbana’s Cream Lipsticks wear an average of four hours on me, but this shade is pigmented and deep enough that I get around five and a half. It is heavily scented with rose, but I mostly smell it in the tube, not so much when worn.
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Product: 28/30
Value: 8/10
Ease of Use: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: It’s a nice vampy shade for autumn–it’s bold, dark, but the glossiness keeps it a little lighthearted, too.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana present their visionary colour cosmetic collection with signature elan. An unconventional palette inspired by colour straight from the runway is re-interpreted with an intrepid eye, and acute aesthetic. The iconic design duo pay homage to a monumental past… celebrate a glorious present… and prepare for a prescient future.
Introducing the Evocative Beauty Collection for Fall 2010: a collection that renders the essence of Dolce & Gabbana with bold attitude, passion and precision. Contrast reigns supreme: the look is seriously seductive, inspired by the rogue spirit of today’s Sicily and saluting the sartorial spirit of its proud past. Dolce & Gabbana refine and redefine their signature sensibility: daring duality, dynamic contrast and sly sensuality. Created for the Dolce & Gabbana woman, a woman who challenges conventions, relishes fantasy, expects luxury… and radiates a profound femininity.
Lipstick ($30.00)
Cosmopolitan (237) (Cream) (New)
Amethyst (165) (Cream) (New)
Lust (167) (Cream) (New)
Orchid (115) (Shine) (New)
Lipgloss ($29.00)
Amethyst (155) (New)
Vibrant (143) (New)
Smooth Eye Colour Quad ($59.00)
Divine (147) (New)
Smooth Eye Colour Duo ($36.00)
Evocative (95) (New)
Ocean (180) (New)
Crayon Intense (Eyeliner) ($29.00)
Chocolate (10) (New)
Onyx (11) (New)
Luminous Cheek Colour ($44.00)
Tan
Intense Nail Lacquer ($20.00)
Cosmopolitan (108) (New)
Dahlia
Availability: mid-August 2010 at select Saks Fifth Avenue locations.
