5 Holiday Red Lipglosses to Try

I can’t decide if I love red gloss or lipstick more.  I just love the juicy glossiness of a gloss, which is why I don’t often wear a matte lip by choice.  Do you have a preference?

• MAC Driven by Love — rich ruby red
• Bobbi Brown Black Ruby — darker red with gold shimmer
• Illamasqua Succubus — juicy orange-red
• Hourglass Siren — metallic red
• MAC Russian Red — classic red

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

10 Shades of Diablo 3

For all my gamer readers–I know what you’re doing this week!  I haven’t played yet, but I am excited to try it out!

• Inglot #366 — rich, intense flame red
• Nubar Caramello — fiery orange
• MAC Coppering — rich, shimmering copper
• Deborah Lippmann Single Ladies — deep brown-red
• MAC Morange — creamy orange
• Illamasqua Scarab — deep brown-red with copper-red shimmer
• Guerlain Garconne — rich red
• Chanel Graphite — metallic pewter
• Hourglass Siren — intense, metallic orange-red
• Illamasqua Hermetic — metallic burgundy-brown

5 Pretty in Pink and Red Lipglosses for Valentine’s Day

In case you’re not into lipsticks, or maybe you like to mix, here are five of my favorites that would make for a perfect lip for Valentine’s Day!

1. MAC Driven by Love — ruby red with ruby shimmer
2. Chanel Trimphal — pinky-red with lighter pink and red shimmer
3. Illamasqua Indulge — bright, yellow-toned pink
4. Milani Photo Flash — glittery, glitzy pink-red
5. Hourglass Siren — metallic orange-red

What’s your favorite gloss for Valentine’s Day?

Top 10 of 2011: Lipsticks & Lipglosses

Whew — this was difficult!  I ended up having to lump some of the new-for-2011 formulas into a single pick, even though there were lots of shades I loved!   These are products I reviewed and discovered in 2011, some being part of a brand’s permanent range and others being new/limited edition shades that we saw over the past months.  I guess you could say I gravitate towards reds…

1. Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss
2. Bobbi Brown Rich Lip Colors
3. Guerlain Rouge Automatiques
4. Bobbi Brown High Shimmer Lipglosses
5. NYX Chic Red Round Lipstick
6. NARS Damage Lipstick
7. Guerlain Garconne Rouge G Lipstick
8. Dior Nocturne Rouge Dior Lip Color
9. Illamasqua Atomic Lipstick
10. Giorgio Armani #406 Rouge d’Armani Lipstick

What was your favorite lip product this year?

5 Holiday Lipglosses

If you’re more a gloss fiend, here are five holiday picks from me! If you tend to combine your lipsticks and glosses, I’m also a big fan of going for extra sparkling glosses layered on top of berries/reds.

1. Hourglass Siren — fiery metallic red
2. MAC Explicit — shimmering bronze taupe
3. MAC Lasting Achievement — deep berry
4. NARS Bougainville — vibrant berry
5. Illamasqua Succubus — opaque true red

What’s your favorite holiday lipgloss?

Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss

Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss ($28.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a wicked shade of fiery red with a part-chrome, part-metallic finish. It has a definite orange-base, but this the strength of the red really is pulled to the forefront. Think Kat Von D Adora… but more. It is such a rich, luxurious gloss that applies beautifully and evenly while delivering opaque color with very little product. The wear is fantastic (four to six hours), and it’s moisturizing while you wear it. There is a light, sweet scent–reminiscent of perhaps creme brulee–that doesn’t feel overwhelming nor smell synthetic.

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• Product: 30/30
• Value: 7/10
• Ease of Use: 4/5
• Packaging: 4/5

FINAL THOUGHTS: Yes, yes, and yes. I have to try more to see if the whole range performs as well as Siren, but I look forward to whatever shade I try next. I just wish they’d inject a wee bit more into each tube — at 0.12 oz., they fall below average, and though it certainly is a vibrant, pigmented gloss and doesn’t need a lot of product to deliver that color, it’s still a little low.

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Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss

Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss

Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss

Hourglass Siren Extreme Sheen Lipgloss