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Armani Lip Wax Better than Balm, Less than Lipstick

Giorgio Armani Lip Wax Review

Giorgio Armani’s Lip Wax in Cardinal Red (#5) ($26.00) is described as a “bright, transparent red” in color. Lip Wax is a new product designed as a compact lipstick that’s a “blush of color” once applied to lips. It has GA’s Micro-fil technology in it to give you smoothness and act like a second-skin.  I definitely consider this product to be more like a lip stain than a lipstick, just because it feels so lightweight and gives you just a touch of color once applied to the lips.  It comes in a nifty compact case, gleaming and all, but you’ll need to make sure you have a retractable lip brush at the ready in your purse if you want to tote it around.  I think it’d be cool if they could somehow give you a super short handled lip brush inside the compact, just for on-the-go.  I also wonder if this could be used as a blush stain… hm.  Have any of you tried Giorgio Armani’s new Lip Waxes?

See skin and lip swatches…

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cloudburst Avatar

I haven’t tried the GA product, but Chanel had a product that sounds similar to this one – the name escapes me, but it was in a compact & had a light matte texture. I’ll try & dig it up.

Kella Avatar

That looks so pretty on you, I wish I had pale lips! & Of course you could use it on your cheeks.. you can do anything with makeup. I use my products tons of different ways. That’s exactly what I thought when I saw it, I would use it on lips and cheeks. 🙂

Annie Avatar

I’ve tried it!! I didn’t like it much – just cause I don’t like the look of a stain. I want more coverage and color with my lip stuff.. It’s still sitting in the back of my drawer, huff..

Glosslizard Avatar

They sound wonderful! I think I’d cave if they had a color like the Sugar Violet from Laura Mercier’s lip stain collection. I want that color so much, but word has it that those “stains” just don’t last!

charlene Avatar

Hi Christine,

When you do these looks with the lipstick/whatever lip things you show using a pic of JUST your lips…for me, it doesn’t give me a true picture of what it looks like against the whole face….it makes a difference whether its ur whole face showing or just your lips…in my opinion….take for eg. that dark lip look u did the other day…it looked so pretty in the up close…but against ur whole face…it takes on a different look….just my humble opinion, don’t know if anyone else feels the same way… :)thanks for the swatch! never heard of lip wax before 🙂

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