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Make Up For Ever #44 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick

Make Up For Ever #44 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick

More Scarlet Hues by Make Up For Ever

Make Up For Ever #44 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a rich shade of neutral-cool red--a shade that's just a hint blue but so close to neutral. This is a shimmer-free red that still has a...

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Clarins Rosewood Rouge Prodige Lipstick

Clarins Rosewood Rouge Prodige Lipstick

Going Beyond Nude with Rosewood

Clarins Rosewood Rouge Prodige Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a rosy nude with a glistening shine.  This is my kind of nude--it doesn't wash you out or make you look like a corpse.  It's soft and muted, the way a good nude...

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Clarins Clementine Rouge Prodige Lipstick

Clarins Clementine Rouge Prodige Lipstick

An Orange Good Enough to Eat

Clarins Clementine Rouge Prodige Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a vibrant, bright orange with a very fine dusting of yellow-gold shimmer.  I get five hours of wear with this shade, so this shade wore better than Blackberry by...

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MAC & Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Lipstick

MAC & Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Lipstick

MAC & Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Lipstick

Oooh, you are SO lucky! FedEx JUST dropped of a little black box that could only mean MAC... and inside was MAC & Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday lipstick. I say you're lucky because I have to head to class in about fifteen minutes--I had...

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Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick

Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick

First Look at Clarins Rouge Prodige

Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.10 oz.) is Clarins' latest in lipstick formulas--it's supposed to be a long-wearing lipstick with intense color that smooths away lip lines with high shine. Blackberry is...

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Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick

Have you tried Dolce & Gabbana's Caramel?

Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a tanned nude with a subtle golden sheen. It's semi-opaque--it can be a touch streaky--but it's opaque in most places.  The streakiness is bothersome, if...

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Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Gloss Sticks: Night Bloom

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick ($18.50 for 0.08 oz.) is the warmer sister of Mauve Mirage. It's a warmer pink with soft golden shimmer with a glossy finish. The color itself is semi-opaque (very...

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Estee Lauder Mauve Mirage Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Mauve Mirage Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Gloss Sticks:  Mauve Mirage

Estee Lauder Mauve Mirage Pure Color Gloss Stick ($18.50 for 0.08 oz.) was a little surprise! It swatched a little sheer, almost streakily, but it was absolutely gorgeous applied. It's a lovely shade of...

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Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Lust Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Evocative Beauty: Lust

Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a dark, purpled berry with very fine, barely-there violet micro-shimmer. It has a glossier finish than many of Dolce & Gabbana's other Classic Cream lipsticks,...

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Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color

The Sultry Season: Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color ($22.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted rusted red-brown. It's described as a "rich plum brown," but it's so hard for me to see the plum in shades like this. Once you tell me, I feel like maybe I can see it, but then maybe I'm...

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