The Spring Season: Benefit Lady’s Choice Lipstick
Benefit Lady’s Choice Full-Finish Lipstick
($18.00) is an ultra creamy pinky-nude with a glossy sheen and no shimmer. It’s pink enough to be almost like a very light and pale pink, but it’s still more of a nude. I love the full coverage of the formula, and it is such a moisturizing lipstick formula. It feels like you’re putting butter on your lips at first, and then it just melts into your lips beautifully. This is the kind of shade that pairs exceptionally well with smoky eyes.
Is this pale pink-nude the one 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.
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Suzanne
Monday, January 4, 2010Absolutly love this colour!
Kelly
Monday, January 4, 2010OMG! soo pretty!! ~
I would totally wear that lipstick! What do you think would be a good dupe for this lipstick?
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010For what brand?
From MAC, maybe Politely Pink or Pretty Please.
Paloma
Monday, January 4, 2010do you know of a much cheaper dupe than MAC?
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Not at this time, sorry!
Jin
Saturday, January 9, 2010I thought pretty please was much lighter?! It often makes me look like I’m ill…
Christine
Monday, January 11, 2010Pretty Please doesn’t look very light on me… It may be different on you, based on your lip pigmentation!
Lisa
Wednesday, March 3, 2010Pretty please is very frosty on me. This colour looks more like mac slimshine in bare??
Valene
Monday, January 4, 2010Wow, that looks gorgeous. I just might have to pick this one up. I like that it has no shimmer, but still a pretty sheen.
Ally
Monday, January 4, 2010Pretty color, I was thinking about picking up some benefit lipsticks. Do they last a decent amount of time on the lips?
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010I get four or five hours myself :)
Val
Monday, January 4, 2010This is sooo pretty! It’s going on the list : )
AYHM
Monday, January 4, 2010OMG, I love this. Do you think this would be good for NC45 tone? What are some nudes that would work for NC45?
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010Here are my recs… http://www.temptalia.com/best-eyeshadows-lipglosseslipsticks-blushes-for-dark-skin
Faye
Monday, January 4, 2010This looks really nice on you, Christine! I wish it had looked like that on me . . . it was pure beige-brown on my non-pigmented lips (I have very fair, cool skin, don’t know if that makes a difference).
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010Thanks a lot, Faye! I don’t have ultra pigmented lips, but I do have a lil’ rosiness I suppose. You could try layering a lightly tinted lip balm or mixing it with a pink gloss to get you there :)
Darrien
Monday, January 4, 2010This is really pretty, definitely going to pick this one up.
Sixx
Monday, January 4, 2010Love it. Pinkish nudes are my FAVORITE kind of nudes.
Maria
Monday, January 4, 2010So excited that you reviewed Lady’s Choice!! It’s my absolute favorite!! I love it more than any lipstick I own (including all my mac)! I’ve gone through 3 tubes of it. More woman should know about this lipstick!! Haha ;)
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010Whew, three! It must be a favorite for ya ;)
Sheila
Monday, January 4, 2010WOW, I really like that. Maybe I’ll get this instead of a YSL Rouge Volupte.
Kajsa
Monday, January 4, 2010I NEED that color! *sob*
Marcia
Monday, January 4, 2010This is so cute, I also like that it has no shimmer!~
Zoffe
Monday, January 4, 2010Wow, that looks like the perfect pink nude on you!
Looks gorgeous :)
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010Thanks, Zoffe ;)
rhondavancouver
Monday, January 4, 2010Gorgeous! Am I right when I say that it looks like and opague version of Nude Rose (dsquared2)?
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Kind of :)
Catherine
Monday, January 4, 2010This lipstick looks a little nude for my taste, but I can totally tell why it’s such a favorite. I haven’t tried any of Benefits lipsticks yet but the texture on this one looks absolutely fab!
Sarah
Monday, January 4, 2010Oh wow. I think I REALLY want this!
Lis
Monday, January 4, 2010Thanks, just bought this lipstick. Love it, looks great with coralista blush. I am a NC35-42.
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Yayy!
Nicole
Monday, January 4, 2010Wow, this is such a lovely color. I wish my project 3 lips would be over very soon.
Marissa B
Monday, January 4, 2010Totally my kinda color! Must pick that up asap :)
mkdallas
Monday, January 4, 2010I own this color and love it, although it looks utterly different on me than it does in your swatches…pulls a much deeper mauve-ish color. Nicest things about it are the wonderful creamy formula and the intense pigmentation. I wish they’d make a few lighter colors in the “Full Finish” line of lipsticks, though…almost all of them are quite dark.
Courtney
Monday, January 4, 2010I totally agree. I don’t understand why they mostly have dark colors in their range. I love their creamy formula but I like milky pink lips, this lipstick looks right up my alley. As long it looks like the swatches I should like it.
Ophelia
Monday, January 4, 2010this is so gorgeous!
Kate
Monday, January 4, 2010Christine – how similar is this to MAC’s Freckletone?
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Not at all, IMO!
daphne
Monday, January 4, 2010It’s *really* interesting to me to see your lip swatches. I always think we have very similar coloring – same hair color and I match as an NC25 in MAC, which I think is what you said you are these days, right? But lip colors look SO different on me! Lady’s Choice is much beiger and less pink on me. It’s still pretty, but not nearly this wearable on its own. In fact, it’s almost a dupe for Brave New Bronze but a shade deeper and pinker. So funny! I do like it, though – very versatile, wearble, neutral color.
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010It’s amazing how lip pigmentation can really alter a lip color!
Natalie
Monday, January 4, 2010I got a sample of this a little while ago with a swap, and I really like it. I’ve very fair and nudes sometimes pale me out too much, but this one was just right. And it doesn’t sink into lines, which is nice!
Tiffany
Monday, January 4, 2010OH CHRISTINE!! You are totally making my wallet hurt with all of these GORGEOUS Spring Season colors! I must get them all!
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010My bad :P
itsliz89
Monday, January 4, 2010I’m usually not a fan of nude lipsticks (I feel they end up looking the same) but for some reason this one actually stands out to me and it looks very pretty. I think I’ll check out this lipstick next time I’m at Sephora :)
JillyB
Monday, January 4, 2010I have a Benefit Silky Finish l/s. It goes on really smooth and glossy but doesn’t last long and when it wears off, it wears off in the middle but leaves a ring around the outside. Have you noticed that with the Full Finish l/s? My shade’s a little darker, maybe that makes a difference? How was the wear with this one that you reviewed? Thanks!
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Nope, I haven’t had any problems with the way it fades or stays. I get about four hours or so!
Sylvia
Monday, January 4, 2010this is gorgeous! i just might have to pick this up on my next visit to sephora. i looove benefit!
Vicki
Monday, January 4, 2010Wow Christine this color looks so great on you! I love this color too, I wish I could wear Mac Creme D nude and those kind of color but it makes me look dead….but Ladys choice from benefit actually look s very nice on me as well….I love it.
Cherie
Monday, January 4, 2010GORG!!!!! Oh man… the Spring Season round up has only just begun and already I have four l/s on my wish list!!! hahaha
Christy
Monday, January 4, 2010Such a gorgeous color :) I’m lemming
Lan
Monday, January 4, 2010Hi Christine, I’ve been loving all your Spring lip color posts and was wondering what skin tone you are? More specifically in MAC foundation shade? I just want to gauge if the color will look the same on me.
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010I am NC25 :)
Sher
Monday, January 4, 2010I’ve been looking for a color like this! It looks gorgeous.
idakz
Monday, January 4, 2010this colour is so me! love ittt
Fadya Syarmeen
Monday, January 4, 2010I just bought this lipstick. The color & texture are simply amazing! :D Love it!
Katherine
Monday, January 4, 2010This was one of the 100 point deluxe samples that I got from Sephora! I really like the texture and the color. Great nude lipstick, in my opinion.
sizbelle
Monday, January 4, 2010another nice shade to add to my nude collection! love the description about the lipstick, has yet own any lipstick from benefits though.
Samantha
Monday, January 4, 2010I love this color! I am loving the spring season feature, I’ve bought almost every color you’ve recommended so far :)
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Thanks, Samantha :D
amy
Monday, January 4, 2010It is pretty and I have never tried Benefit lipsticks before. This one might be a good one to try!
Courtney
Monday, January 4, 2010They are amazing! Def my favorite brand! I also love YSL but not crazy about paying $30 for a tube of lipstick their formulations are very similar to me!
jellynat
Monday, January 4, 2010Gorgeous, I’d likely wear it with my usual smokey. I LOVE this type of color and it’d be perfect on me. :)
You say it’s a moisturizing formula… However, how does it compare to the other Benefit lipsticks? I own Benefit’s lipstick in “Guilt Free (Betty) ” (basically a dupe of MAC “O”) and it’s gorgeous in the tube but I never wear it because it dries up my lips horribly (and they get tiny like grandma lips at the end of the day, yuck). Does this one feel different from other Benefit lipsticks? I love it but wouldn’t want to throw away 18€…
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010When did you get it? Benefit completely reformulated their lipsticks last year or late 2008, I believe. I’ve loved every single shade (I think I have like 10 or so?) in terms of the formula/feel…
Meagan
Monday, January 4, 2010I really liked this color but it was too light on me so I gave it to my mom lol.
Brenda
Tuesday, January 5, 2010This lipstick is part of Benefit’s Celebutanta kit that I have. It’s a very pretty color, but really does show up more mauve on me as well. I’m still on the search for the perfect nude!
Brenda
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Sorry- it’s Celebutante! And, it’s a wonderful collection of products!!
kit
Monday, January 4, 2010I forgot all about this lipstick until I saw your post. I’m tempted to run to Sephora to see it for myself. I love the concept of the Spring Season series. I have a soft spot for coral and pink lippies.
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Thanks, Kit :D
Courtney
Monday, January 4, 2010OMG! SO excited I looooove Benefit lipsticks but they had barely or actually no Nudey Pinks!!! Their formulation is AMAZING butt their color selection to me was not so good. Jing-a-ling was the lightest color they had and to me it was to Pink, I’m a Creme de’ Nude kinda girl though! This is a must get for me!!!
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Definitely check it out!
Kate B
Monday, January 4, 2010Very pretty!
Jean
Monday, January 4, 2010Hey beautiful, love this shade. How long does the moisture last? Is it more moisturizing than the lancome one?
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010They’re about the same, IMO! The Lancome is lighter, but this one feels very creamy.
neet
Tuesday, January 5, 2010i have this lipstick and i love it. its so creamy and shiny.
irene
Tuesday, January 5, 2010I was shopping the other day and was set on buying a new l/s. I wanted to try something other than Mac, so I headed to Benefit and purchased this. In the store this was super creamy and the salesgirl was so complimenting that I caved in. But when I tried it on again in the car it looks more like an opaque, brown/pink than a pink/nude shade. I am enjoying the ‘creamyness’ though, but I’m not sure that I can wear this for a ‘work look’. It may have to go back to Benefit….
Christine
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Hmm, maybe Benefit’s Fame Game… it’s really, really pale on me – http://www.temptalia.com/benefit-full-finish-lipsticks-review-photos-swatches
blair
Tuesday, January 5, 2010this looks like my fave “cheapy” lipstick! check out baby pink color comfort lipstick by sally hansen natural beauty
Kim
Tuesday, January 5, 2010I love it!
Vivi
Tuesday, January 5, 2010I think this is a pretty nude on ya! Particularly, it covers spot on your lips flawlessly. I really should check this out, thanksfor mentioning it!
Gao
Wednesday, January 6, 2010ohmygosh! SO BEAUTIFUL! <33! I WANT WANT WANT! So pretty!
Diane
Wednesday, January 6, 2010Benefit makes the creamiest lipsticks! They’re like butter!
I got a sample of this color from Sephora (100 pt perk). Just ended up looking more brown than pink on me. Looks great on you though!
lvh75
Thursday, January 7, 2010ooh, nice color! I wonder if it is too much like MAC’s 2N lipstick from the LE collection a long time ago… Do you think it is a dupe for that, before I go out and run to Sephora and buy it?
Christine
Friday, January 8, 2010On me, it’s definitely not, but 2N didn’t show up very well on me :(
Zoe
Sunday, January 10, 2010this is my favorite lipstick from the spring season thing so far
I NEEEEED IT!
Kia
Thursday, January 14, 2010mines too!!
Nathalie
Thursday, January 14, 2010I got this color from Sephora as a gift (Beauty insider gift) and I absolutely love it. Thanks to that sample I’ve discovered my favorite lipstick formular, which is Benefit. I also bought “Dessert First” from Benefit and it’s a gorgeous color with the same wonderful glide-on ease.
Christine
Thursday, January 14, 2010Yayy! I’m so glad you discovered Benefit’s lipstick!
melody
Thursday, February 4, 2010pretty color! how similar do you think it’s close with Mac 3N lipstick? That color is my HG
Christine
Monday, February 8, 2010Hmm, paler, I’d say.
bella
Wednesday, February 10, 2010wow this color looks so pretty and pinky nudey on you! on me it looked soooo dark..loved the swatch on my hand and on other people but once i bought it and tried it on at home it was really pink brown on me..but my lips are naturally not so pigmented and I’m pretty pale so I guess thats why :(