The Summer Season: Dolce & Gabbana Violet Lipstick
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Dolce & Gabbana Violet Lipstick
The Summer Season: Dolce & Gabbana Violet Lipstick
Dolce & Gabbana Violet (#100) Shine Lipstick ($30.00) is a creamy, magenta purple with a very glossy, squishy look. It’s quite pigmented–nearly opaque–and feels incredible on lips. It’s smooth, applies evenly, and looks practically wet on lips. The lipstick has a noticeable rosy scent which may be too much for some, but luckily, I don’t mind heavier scented lipsticks, and I find that it’s not noticeable (to me, at least) when I wear it–it’s more of a scent you can smell when you smell the tube.
I have to admit I was surprised about this shade, because even though I had high hopes for a shade called “Violet,” I didn’t think I’d find a color that’s really not represented by many of the ultra high-end brands.
Is this the right purple lipstick for you? Would you wear it?
The Summer Season is a series of posts featuring bright, vibrant shades of coral, orange, and pink lipsticks and lipglosses — all perfect for a summer of fun — that runs through July 2010.
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Is there a dupe for this?? :o
Smashbox Flirty is the closest I can think of!
thanks christine, i think i found the perfect lipstick for me. would you say this is a dupe for mac gladiola??
Kind of, more violet though!
i have no idea where i can buy this. christine please help :]
Saks is the only place in the U.S. that sells Dolce & Gabbana Makeup.
ive been trying to get this at saks.com but for some reason their site will not let me check out. BOOOOO! someone should do something about this!
Call them!!
Could this be the closest dupe for petals and peacock? As much as i wanted to buy PAP it's already sold out everywhere. I thought PAP is similar to girl about town but it's totally different on me. GAT is way to red on my lips and Show orchid is way to fuchsia.
Kind of :)
DAMN IT CHRISTINE! Just when I tell myself to calm down and not buy anymore mu I have too much, you put up pics like these. Why do you do this to me? >_< I have to have it.
I must say you have nice lips in these photographs makes me want to buy everything you wear haha =)
Thanks, Vanian!
Oh my goodness. I thought my contrast just roared when I was done reading your 10 random facts. And man..... I love this shade! REALLY. It's something I want to invest on. :) And the way you describe it feels so comfortable and slick. :)
What a stunning colour. Love it. Not available her in SA, but I would totally get this if I could. I'm going to see if I could get something similar to this when I go on leave next week.
Is that just the lipstick & no lipgloss ?
Yep, just the lipstick!
where can i buy this???
Saks!
omg i must have this.....dammit this site makes me go broke!
I like how it makes your teeth look whiter. I guess it has a blueish undertone? Really pretty and springy! Definitely want to see it in person now!
Maybe a lil' bluish? Or could just be purple in general!
:O its the prettiest thing!
that's not violet...the color is more of an ULTRA-violet!
This color is gorgeous. I can't believe it's a lipstick it totally shows up like a gloss which is fine by me.
Will this be available in Canada? I actually haven't seen a store that sells D&G cosmetics. If not, could you recommend a dupe? I'm in love with this colour and the finish.
As far as I know, Dolce & Gabbana is only sold at Saks in the U.S. (at least in North America...) :(
wow I thought this was going to be illamasqua for sure!! way to go D&G
I will be buying this tomorrow! It's gorgeous!
THis is a lovely shade. I only wonder if it would work for NC 43 skinstones?
Yes!
You mean to tell me you're not wearing a gloss with that???
Nope!
DAMN! thats amazing. its so luscious. i have to have it. i cant believe you're about to make me drop $30 on a lipstick but clearly i'm weak LOL!
This. Is. Amazing. On you and in general. I really hope I can somehow dupe this with stuff I already have. Otherwise, I must splurge! Thanks for posting!
Oh maaaaan, this is glorious! I have a few things sitting in my shopping carts on Saks.com and they're ALL D&G makeup I want to try. I just might add this....whether or not I proceed to checkout is the question. LOL.
LOL! Did ya checkout, Nicole?
Nope! LOL. But I know I will cave in one of these days. :p
That is so close to MAC Petals & Peacocks, just looks a lot more..juicy.
I quite like it... I should try to get it one of those days when I can get a discount cause it's quite pricey for me. But really original. To me it look like a wearable brother to MAC's violetta
Oh yes, it's definitely a bit more wearable :)
For some reason I can't reply to my original comment but thank you very much! I think I'll get this lipstick now, I liked the purple edge of Petals & Peacocks without being completely pink but if the magenta doesn't show up on you, it probably won't show up on me either seeing we're similar toned.
Hey Andrea, We've been having some server issues so we had to reduce some of the functionality of the site in order to keep it running -- not sure why "reply to comment" disappeared, but my boyfriend aka the tech guy is at the dentist at the moment, but I will hassle him over it as soon as he is out! You can see it on me here... http://www.temptalia.com/mac-give-me-liberty-of-london-lipstick-reviews-photos-swatches Actually, I take back that they're not at least a little close, but D&G does read more purple than Petals & Peacocks, but it's not 100% hot pink, it does have a little magenta in it. I went back and swatched them real quick side by side, and I'd say if you're just looking for a little magenta, Petals & Peacocks might be enough :)
How does this compare to MAC's Petals & Peacocks Lipstick?
Petals & Peacock is really pink on me, no fuchsia or magenta at all.
That's funny, because this is more or less what Petals & Peacocks looks like on me, perhaps even a smidgen darker/more purple! I was just staring at the screen thinking, "huh, this is hot pink, not a purple, right?" Oh well, it looks great on you!
LOL!
Where is this sold? I'd love this color, and finish. But I'm a bit worried the perfume would be too much. I want to smell it before i buy it, preferably swatch it on so i can see if it gives me a headache(MOST Commercial perfumes do, and there's very few rose scents that DON't, even from real roses)
Saks is the only one that carries their makeup line. If you can smell their roses scent, it's very similar to that (I believe it's supposed to be the same).
now THIS is how you rock a purple lipstick. Loooooove it! Looks great on you,too (which means it might just look good on me as I think we have similar undertones)! A shade like this with such and awesome texture is totally worth the splurge, IMO.
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