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The Summer Season: NYX Chloe Lipstick

The Summer Season: NYX Chloe Lipstick

The Summer Season: NYX Chloe Lipstick

NYX Chloe Lipstick ($4.00) is a darkened fuchsia-red with iridescent violet-fuchsia sheen. This is definitely a bold, bright shade with a frosty finish. I could see this shade working really well with some thick, retro liquid liner. I didn't notice any scent...

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The Summer Season: VS Makeup Be Mine Lipstick

The Summer Season: VS Makeup Be Mine Lipstick

VS Makeup Be mine Lipstick

The Summer Season: VS Makeup Be Mine Lipstick

VS Makeup Be Mine Perfect Lipstick ($12.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a creamy, brightened watermelon pink. It's totally opaque, and it wears well--a nice three to four hours before it starts to fade. It has a soft, glossy sheen but no...

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The Summer Season: La Prairie Corail Lipstick

The Summer Season: La Prairie Corail Lipstick

La Prairie Corail Lipstick

The Summer Season: La Prairie Corail Lipstick

La Prairie Corail Cellular Luxe Lip Colour ($55.00 for 0.12 oz.) is an intense, gold shimmered coral-red. La Prairie lipsticks are top-notch quality with a top-shelf price, too. To put it simply, the ingredient list in the...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss ($19.00) is a creamy, orange-coral with fierce pigmentation and a juicy, plump look. Illamasqua's Intense Lipglosses really feel like liquid lipsticks sometimes, just...

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The Summer Season: Milani Orange Gina Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Orange Gina Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Orange Gina Lipstick

Milani Orange Gina Lipstick ($3.49) is a beautiful shade of vibrant darkened orange with tangerine-gold shimmer. This is a bold, intense color to wear on lips, but it's not a neon orange. It's not loudmouth orange at all. The golden shimmer strewn...

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The Summer Season: MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick

The Summer Season: MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick

The Summer Season: MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick

MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a bright fuchsia pink with full-color coverage and a slight sheen. It has an amplified creme finish, so it's creamy but not overly so. It does have a frostier finish than the majority of amplified...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Fierce Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Fierce Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Fierce Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss Fierce ($19.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a medium violet purple. Yes, it's really, truly a purple lipgloss. This isn't a hint of violet, a smidgen of purple--it is undeniably purple. I...

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The Summer Season: YSL Peach Passion Rouge Volupte Lipstick

The Summer Season: YSL Peach Passion Rouge Volupte Lipstick

YSL Peach Passion Rouge Volupte Lipstick

The Summer Season: YSL Peach Passion Rouge Volupte Lipstick

YSL Peach Passion (#13) Rouge Volupte Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brightened peachy-coral with an ultra creamy feel. Rouge Voluptes are ridiculously creamy--quite possibly the creamiest...

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The Summer Season: NARS Schiap Lipstick

The Summer Season: NARS Schiap Lipstick

NARS Schiap Lipstick

The Summer Season: NARS Schiap Lipstick

NARS Schiap Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a bright, fuchsia-pink with a semi-matte finish. It has no shimmer, but it does have a slightly glossy sheen, so it doesn't a completely matte finish. Schiap applies beautifully--soft, smooth,...

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The Summer Season: MAC Speed Dial Lipstick

The Summer Season: MAC Speed Dial Lipstick

The Summer Season: MAC Speed Dial Lipstick

MAC Speed Dial Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a slightly blue-based pink with a golden sheen. It's an interesting shade, because it has that yellowness to it, that golden shimmer and sheen, but the pink still feels blue-based. I think it's wearble on...

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