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For the moment, my favorite orange is Givenchy Glamorous Orange Rouge Interdit! It’s juicy, pigmented, and very easy to wear (on my rather warm skin tone)!
I will have to check that shade out, Sunny!
I really want to wear orange, but for some reason it never really works on me 🙁 I guess pinks and corals are just more for me.
Maybe more of an orange-coral or red-orange? Something not straight orange but still leaning orange?
This is kind of why I like coral so much! It’s as close to true orange as I feel I can get. Although I always thought orange and blue were naturally complementary, so it’s quite frustrating that bright orange lipstick isn’t so great on me. It just sucks ALL the (minimal!) colour out of my face. 🙁
Still, these lipsticks look fabulous, especially Bang. I wish I could wear them!!
Christine, can you recommend some sheer red oranges? Orange is a shade that is difficult for me also, but I do like Armani Sheer lipstick #401.
Hi Mimi!
Here are some options! http://www.temptalia.com/swatch-gallery?sg=158263,158162,113385,111261,107500,98823,98774
same issue here and I love orange lipstick on others.. I have found I can wear red-orange or coral orange, but definitely not the oranges above.
Great picks! I love an orange lip for Spring. MAC Sheen Supreme in Korean Candy is my favourite! xo
Cute shade!
Illamasqua Flare! Love it for the summer.
That’s a fun shade, especially if you like mattes!
Orange is everywhere these days! I love the UD and Nars ones!
Right? Must be the upcoming summer! 🙂
Last year was all about corals this year its Oranges for summer! I dont mind it!
I own 2 out of the 5 shown here. Is it bad that I want the other 3? 😛
For you, no! For your wallet, yes 😉
I’m a huge fan of orange lipsticks. 🙂
My favorites are:
1) Chanel Rouge Allure in Excentrique
2) Giorgio Armani Rouge D’Armani in 300
3) Guerlain Rouge G in Gipsy
4) Tom Ford Lip Color in Wild Ginger
5) Yves Saint Laurent Glossy Stain in Orange de Chine
Great picks, Precious!
I love wearing Revlon Kiss Me Coral in the summer.
Pretty shade for summer!
I like Revlon Carnival Spirit ))))) It is so cute!!!
Sounds nice!
I’m loving mufe 40 right now, I bought it just to try out an orange lip and sort of had an “aha!” moment. Apparently orange is my colour! Can’t wait to get my bite pencils to try more orange shades.
YESSSS! So glad you found YOUR! color 😀
MAC So chaud, Rouge G Geneva would be my shades! I like oranges with a touch of pink or red and not pure so… 🙂
Geneva <3
I love it when you do these! I like seeing what you personally think is a great version of a particular shade. I bought bang when I bought Anarchy. However, it’s been untouched… I’m needing to get some summer color in my skin before I use that.
What would you recommend for someone who wants to start playing with orange? But find it a bit intimidating?
Blot it down to a light stain, add a more beige/peach color to it, or add a little pink/red (makes it more coral)!
Hope you get a chance to wear Bang soon! 🙂
OCC Beta, hands down! I’m gonna do an all orange summer makeup tutorial and use Beta for lips. Love it!
Beta is awesome!
I LOVE orange lipsticks! I have (and love) Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin, but Electric Orange is my favourite from the Vivids range. UD Bang is on my list to get, just haven’t gotten around to it since its pretty similar to Electric Orange, I got Streak and I like it but I was hoping it was more orangey.
Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti is also an amazing orange with a great formula.
Also got my eye on that NARS Timanfaya, I like how its a little different from the rest.
I meant Mandarine Bolero…but Carmin Escarpin looks pretty too, they all do.
I think you can skip Bang, honestly, if you already have Vibrant Mandarin AND Electric Orange. There are so many great shades in the UD range, I’d go for one you haven’t something similar of!
Right now it’s Bite Blood Orange matte topped with their Spice lip gloss.
Ooh, that sounds pretty!
Christine – I just wanted to let you know what a fabulous job you do on reviews and your photos are top-notch. I am impressed that you take the time to respond to comments. AND of all the lip colors I have seen on you (your poor lips) I think the reddish oranges are the bomb on you! 🙂
Aww, thank you so much, Sue! 😀 It really means a lot that you’ve noticed that!
I’ve wanted to get into the orange lip rage..but I just don’t seem to like any with my skin tone.. 🙁
Awww!
Orange lipstick is one of my favorites so I’ll narrow it down to 3. Bite’s Zinfandel, Napolean Peris Hara and Estee Lauders Hara .
I gotta try those!
I love Mac’s dangerous too this season . Not to mention so chaud
So Chaud! An oldie but a goodie!
I am happy to have INGLOT#103 it is definitely one of the brightest orange-red!
Maybelline one is tempting too.. 🙂
YAY! 😀
I don’t wear orange lip color very often, but I love OCC lip tar in Psycho and lip tar stained gloss in Meta.
Love your picks, Seana!
I’m going to try to the budget option for this trend – yay for Milani! Thanks!
No prob! xo
I love Maybelline’s Vibrant Mandarin – it’s in my makeup bag right now. But I have to say, my all-time favorite orange is still MAC Morange.
Morange is a classic!
It’s funny you post this here now, because I was swatching the Maybelline Vivids in store today and thinking to myself that Vibrant Mandarin looked quite different in person than it does online here. It looked less bright orange to me, almost more a really orange-y coral. I wondered if they tweaked the shades when they released them in Australia, or maybe it’s just lighting??
I’ve only tried two bright orange lipsticks, one being MAC Morange, which I don’t really like on me – I’ve only worn it once since getting it through Back to MAC. I may need to try it out again before my summer complexion fades. The other is Kit Cosmetics Freedom Fighter – an orange-y pink, and by that I mean, it goes on quite orange, but as it fades, it leaves a pink stain 😀 I completely love it. Kit Cosmetics is a makeup and beauty store here in Australia, and the lipstick is from their self-named cosmetics line. To anyone reading this, if you’re in Australia and you like warm-toned, BRIGHT lipstick, you MUST check out Freedom Fighter!!
Vibrant Mandarin is an orange-red! Definitely not a “pure” or true orange!
I need to find a cool toned orange!
I think orange-reds are about as cool-toned as they get, lol!
I’m slowly getting into orange lippies lol. I think I want the Maybelline and Milani ones. They look beautiful
Orange is going to be FIERCE on you, Fancie! I know it!