YSL Opera Rose (#29) Rouge Volupte Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches
YSL for Spring 2010: Opera Rose Rouge Volupte
YSL Opera Rose (#29) Rouge Volupte Lipstick
($34.00) is a creamy, medium pink with neutral undertones. It’s hard to find a pink that it’s blue-based, and then to find one that is more neutral or yellow in undertone is a real pleasure for me–just because it’s easier for me to wear less blue-based pinks with my skin tone.
Opera Rose is a new-for-spring shade, and it’s definitely apropos for the season. It’s not too pale or light–it’s a solid medium pink. It’s not bright either. Like the rest of the Rouge Volupte line, Opera Rose applies smoothly and evenly to lips with full color coverage and a glossy sheen. These are some of the creamiest lipsticks I’ve ever tried! They just glide on and feel amazing.
The only downside is that because of their creaminess, it tends to slip around a bit and I typically only get two or three hours of wear with them. They remind me a bit of the texture and creaminess of MAC Slimshines, but these pack on way more color (all the shades I’ve tried have been totally opaque). The packaging of the Rouge Voluptes is lovely–the YSL signature gold metal casing, but it has this nice detail around the center of the lipstick that has the YSL logo.
Pricing-wise, it’s in-line with YSL’s products and not out of the normal range for similar brands either! Not your most affordable lipstick, but it can be a nice indulgence without totally breaking the bank. I really only wish that these would last longer on lips — it’s easy to run through a tube of this if you reapply throughout the day and wear it a few days a week!
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- Product: 27/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
Recommendation: If you love ultra creamy lipsticks, you may want to give YSL’s Rouge Volupte a try.
Availability: Sephora
YSL Opera Rose Rouge Volupte Lipstick
Ooh! I think I might have to get this one!
This looks great on you!!!!
LOVE IT!!! placing my order now!
Pretty though too $$$$
Hey, just fyi – MAC Chatterbox is a seriously close, if not identical dupe.
thanks!!!
Uuu, this one looks so nice on lips! 🙂
Very pretty. I don’t own any YSL lipsticks, only Golden Glosses, but I might check this out.
I couldn’t really get on with these, sadly, even though I bought two last time I was in duty free because the reviews were so positive! They’re very smooth and pigmented, which is good, but the downside is they’re so smooth that they’re a bit slippy and liquid, and the fragrance is so overpowering it makes me feel a bit ill! I was hoping they’d be more like MAC Cremesheens.
Same here! Anything with a stronger fragrance gives me a headache and makes me so dizzy 🙁
Yeah, i need to have it! lol
Ii love the look of all my RV’s but the fragrance is making me hesitant to purchase more. This shade looks so pretty, but that cloying saccharin mango scent can be a bit much. I wish YSL would lessen the scent, then I would truly buy the whole line.
Christine, can you think of any dupes for this one that arent as pricey? I tried this one last week and absolutely loved the color but I can’t justify spending $34 on a lipstick lol
Maybe something like Speed Dial!
This is a beautiful color! Perfect for spring. Looks beautiful with your skin tone! Thanks for the review!
I adore the YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks. It is the best lipstick out there.
ooo i want!!
So pretty! But I’m more interested in Faubourg Peach, lol.
This is a gorgeous pink! Can this be purchased at Sephora?
Also, I heard YSL Volupte Lipsticks have a tendency to dry out lips over time. Did you experience this?
Nope, haven’t… they’re super creamy on me!
pretty sure I need this now. I own YSL #1 lipstick and love it! 🙂
I’ve swatched several of these in sephora before and the pigmentation and creaminess was wonderful… although I’d heard they don’t last too long before and that along with the price was enough to dissuade me from buying one. Do you think it would last much longer with a lipliner, or would it wear off just as quickly?
I think it might last a little longer, but it really is SO SO creamy there’s a lot of slip!
Pretty colour, but there are probably lots of similar shades of pink out there.
Hi Christine,
I tried it at Sephora. I really like the new peach color and wanna buy it. But it’s quite dry and accentuate the dry spot on my lip. How can I make it more moisture like your pic? Do I have to put lip treatment beforehand to get the same look?
Really! That is so weird. This is the creamiest lipstick I’ve ever tried, like it doesn’t adhere to lips, LOL.
Such a pretty color. Can you swatch for us the rest of their new spring colors? (Im giving rose paris and faubourg peach the evil eye…) :*
I’ll try!
Thanks so much Christine! 😀
I just bought Rose Paris! and I love it, it’s very bright though. I think it’s the perfect statement/signature lipstick for summer and spring.
how much?
Just wondering, between opera rose and caress pink, which one is the warmer shade? I bought Opera Pink and it is SOOOOOOOO unflattering on me. My lips have the unfortunate tendency to turn everything into a garish blue tone color that clashes horribly with my pale warm skintone:( And Caress pink looks so pretty…
Caress Pink!
I just came across this review and was quite shocked at how different mine looks from this swatch.. hmm could there be a difference between different batches? b/c my YSL opera rose is a lot brighter than your pictures. When you said it wasn’t a bright pink in the description I was surprised b/c I consider it a pretty bright pink and then I saw your swatches and they look very different from mine. Mine looks more like this one I came across while searching for more swatches:
http://mackarrie.blogspot.com/2010/04/ysl-rouge-volupte-lipstick-opera-rose.html
but I also some swatches that looked more like your swatches too. weird!
Lipstick can really vary depending on your natural lip color – and it can also change a little based on your skin tone, too!
lovely review! I can’t wait to pick mine up tomorrow! xoxo
Love the colors..!!!