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If you had to wear one lipstick shade for the rest of your life, what would it be?

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If you had to wear one lipstick shade for the rest of your life, what would it be? What could you live with for life?

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Jean Avatar
Jean

If it were one of those “you can only take on lipstick to a deserted island” scenarios I’d find a way to grind up Carmine beetles, make some beeswax and add finely ground minerals dug up from mother earth. Not likely but I’d still give it a try.

Rosanna Avatar
Rosanna

Any plum lipsticks! Plums just looks so flattering on me! I have only one but it’s hard to not hoard others because the look pretty similar to each other.

Right now I’m loving GOSH Soft’n Shine in Perfect Plum!

Nicole Avatar
Nicole

This is a difficult question. I believe YSL Rouge Volupte Nr. 3 would be my choise. I love my MAC Creme Cup, which is my runner-up, but YSL is more luxurious.

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baby in a corner

such a hard question – if I was choosing a lipstick i could wear with everything it’d be mac plumful, i love the polished look it gives. If i was choosing my favourite lipstick at the moment it would be tom ford pure pink. I also like rouge dior devilish pink, i love this l/stick formula, i think its very underrated!

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Lauryn

I was lucky enough to get my hands on MAC’s California Dreamin’, and its the perfect pink for me! I love this!! I wish they’d make it a perm color.. don’t know what i’m going to do when this tube is gone..

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Charlene

Even though red and purple are my favorites, I think I would choose a berry/burgundy color because for everyday wear it looks the most flattering.

Niki Avatar
Niki

L’Oreal Colour Rich in Plum Brulee – I have been wearing this lippie for over an decade and it is the perfect red lipstick for skin color. A close second would be Estee Lauder Pure Color is Sugar Honey.

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Goldie

Mac Sharp Focus, too bad it was limited edition. Even though I have 3 backups, I’m having nightmares of the day I’ll run out. I haunt all the other brands, trying to find a dupe!

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AS

Clinique Different Lipstick in guava stain. I got my first one in 1997 and have had at least one ever since – you can use it like balm but it looks so much prettier. But I never wear it anymore with several thousand other colors of gloss and lipstick in my collection!

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Marina

I would definitely pick Urban Decay’s Wicked. It’s the perfect mauvey-pink! Minimal sparkle, sheer but buildable. It doesn’t taste the greatest, but I’ve gotten used to it and it’s not too horrible. It is very flattering with my skin tone too 🙂

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Valentine

The LE MAC Ever Hip.

It’s just the perfect pink-peach. Anyone, please, please feel free to post any dupes you’ve encountered of this shade. 🙂

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