Top 10 of 2012: Lipsticks

There were actually a lot of fantastic lipsticks released this year! I already pulled up twenty that to consider for the top ten, and I had only reached August (I go backwards). There were 52 pages of lip product reviews to sift through (that’s 312 posts!), and these were the ones that made the cut:

• OCC Metallurgy Lip Tars — Triptych pictured above
• Cle de Peau Comtesse de Cayla — light coral
• Guerlain Orgueil — berry-red
• NARS Dragon Girl — matte, blue-based red
• Laura Mercier Raspberry Sorbet — muted rosy pink
• Maybelline Very Cherry — cherry red
• Shiseido RD 320 — creamy magenta
• Tom Ford Violet Fatale — iridescent berry purple
• Burberry Pink Amber — matte perfection
• Giorgio Armani #400 — rich red

What was your favorite lipstick from 2012?

5 Stunning Dark Red Lipsticks for the Holidays

Not so into bright reds? Here are some darker red options!

• Giorgio Armani #408 — subdued dark red with berry-red shimmer
• Guerlain Orgueil — rich berry-red with ruby shimmer
• NARS Mascate — deepened red with matte finish
• MAC Dark Side — red with brown and berry
• MAC Good to Be Bad — glossy-finished deep red

What’s your favorite dark red lipstick to wear during the holidays?

A Stunning Berry That Wears All Day

Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L’Extrait ($48.00 for 0.20 oz.) is described as a “plum.” What a pedestrian description! This shade is so much more complex. It’s a rich, deepened scarlet red with ruby red micro-shimmer. There’s just a hint of berry in the overall color, especially from afar. While it is not a dupe, it’s a cooler-toned, more berry-hued version of Chanel Dragon. MAC Good to Be Bad is browner and has no shimmer. MAC What a Joy! is more berry-hued. Guerlain Gigolo is deeper, darker, but it is rather close.

The way Rouge G L’Extrait feels on the lips is hard to describe; it’s not quite a full-on second-skin feel, which I always think of as a lip color that clings, almost like cling wrap. This has more movement in a way; you can press your lips together and you don’t feel them sticking together. Orgueil wore for eight hours and was still wearable for another hour or so. It can be reapplied, because it doesn’t flake off or wear away unevenly like some other long-wearing formulas can. This formula has more transfer than those, so there are trade-offs. I can wear it for eight hours, and my lips aren’t dry at all. The color is very pigmented, and a little goes a long way.

The Glossover

P	Orgueil A
	Intensely pigmented, ultra long-wearing, and there's no flaking of color despite it having a long-wearing, almost-second-skin texture, this is a great lip color formula for someone who wants their lip color to be on all day long.
	Product 10/10 Pigmentation 10/10 Texture 9.5/10 Longevity 10/10 Application 4/5
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Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L’Extrait

Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L’Extrait

Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L’Extrait

Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L’Extrait

Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L’Extrait