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The Spring Season: Chanel Exquise Lipstick

The Spring Season: Chanel Exquise Lipstick

Chanel Exquise Rouge Allure Lipstick

The Spring Season: Chanel Exquise Lipstick

Chanel Exquise Lipstick ($30.00) is a beautiful yellow-based, warmed-up pink with golden shimmer. It's a semi-opaque lipstick that gives decent coverage, but more pigmented lips may find it isn't full coverage enough to...

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The Spring Season: Benefit Jing-a-ling Lipstick

The Spring Season: Benefit Jing-a-ling Lipstick

The Spring Season: Benefit Jing-a-ling Lipstick

Benefit Jing-a-Ling Lipstick ($18.00) is a creamy, mostly neutral pink with golden shimmer. Depending on what I wear it with, I've found it can look more blue-pink or yellow-pink. It looks semi-opaque when applied to my lips, but it does noticeably...

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The Spring Season: MAC Hue Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Hue Lipstick

MAC Hue Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Hue Lipstick

MAC Hue Lipstick ($14.00) is a soft, played down pinky-nude with a creamy finish and subtle sheen. It's semi-opaque; it gives my lips a decent amount of coverage, but it will definitely look a little pinker on more pigmented lips. Hue is really...

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The Spring Season: Guerlain Corail Passion Lipstick

The Spring Season: Guerlain Corail Passion Lipstick

 

Guerlain Corail Passion Lipstick

The Spring Season: Guerlain Corail Passion Lipstick

Guerlain Corail Passion (#559) KissKiss Lipstick ($30.00) is a soft orange-based coral with a slight frost sheen. It applies easily, goes on semi-opaque, and has a glossy sheen in its finish. It's not quite...

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The Spring Season: Guerlain Gemma Lipstick

The Spring Season: Guerlain Gemma Lipstick

Guerlain Gemma Lipstick

The Spring Season: Guerlain Gemma Lipstick

Guerlain Gemma Rouge G Lipstick (#64) ($45.00) is a sweet pop of posey pink. It has a delicate gold sheen and shimmer, but it's one of my favorite pinks for the spring. It has enough brightness to pop when worn alone, but it can...

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Estee Lauder & Michael Kors: Very Hollywood Collection -- Bits & Bobs

Estee Lauder & Michael Kors: Very Hollywood Collection -- Bits & Bobs

Estee Lauder & Michael Kors: Very Hollywood Collection -- Bits & Bobs

The Very Hollywood Collection is divided into two looks: Rodeo Pink and Bel-Air Beige. Rodeo Pink features very pink-themed shades, whereas Bel-Air Beige is more about corals and beiges. Additionally, there is also a Shimmering...

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The Spring Season: Chanel Santal Rouge Allure Laque

The Spring Season: Chanel Santal Rouge Allure Laque

The Spring Season: Chanel Santal Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Santal Rouge Allure Laque ($32.00) is a glossy, shimmering shade of champagne-peach. This is one of two ultra-wearable shades of Rouge Allure Laque (the other being Ming). This is probably the one I reach for the most, because it's...

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MAC Cremeblend Blushes -- Lip Swatches

MAC Cremeblend Blushes -- Lip Swatches

MAC Cremeblend Blushes -- Lip Swatches

Here are quick & dirty lip swatches of the four Cremeblend blushes. When applied to lips, they can have a decent amount of slip. They almost seem to sit on lips and take quite awhile to sink in. The more pigmented ones...

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The Spring Season: Julie Hewett Simone Lipstick

The Spring Season: Julie Hewett Simone Lipstick

Julie Hewett Simone Lipstick

The Spring Season: Julie Hewett Simone Lipstick

Julie Hewett Simone Sheer Lipstick ($20.00) is a soft, lightly frosted shade of pinky-coral. This is a shade that's definitely a YMMV (your mileage may vary) kind of shade, because even though it looks and swatches with a...

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Guerlain Giulette Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Giulette Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Giulette Rouge G Lipstick

Just a Taste of Summer with Giulette

Guerlain Giulette Rouge G Lipstick (#63) ($45.00) is pretty much my biggest reason for wishing summer was a little closer right now!  I originally expected to include this as part of the Spring Season, but obviously, it doesn't...

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