Laura Mercier Naked Rose Lip Velvet
Laura Mercier Naked Rose Lip Velvet ($22.00) is a brick-brown nude. Like Mocha Rouge, the color is difficult to describe, but it's most certainly not what I'd think of when I read "Naked Rose." (I would have expected a pink-y shade, maybe a beige-y pink!)
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Dolce & Gabbana Sheer Shine Lipstick
Dolce & Gabbana Sheer Shine Lipstick ($30.00) is a glossy, orange-based red. It's smooth, feels moisturizing, and is richly pigmented. Even though the Shine formula is designed to deliver semi-sheer color, this...
Lancome Red Stiletto Color Deseign Lipstick ($22.00) is a bold, ruby red with a very faint sheen with an otherwise played down, creamy finish. It's bright and bold and yet not stop sign red, either. It feels creamy, hugs...
Rimmel Temptation Lasting Finish Lipstick ($5.19) is a bold, ruby red with subtle red shimmer (very fine!). It's creamy, opaque, and wears for a good four or five hours. Even when it does fade, it leaves behind a nice stain...
I was pleasantly surprised by the texture and coverage of both Siss and Warm Me Up. Siss is permanent, by the way, so you don't have to rush out and purchase that one if it catches your eye and you're on a budget. (I...
MAC New York Apple Lipstick ($14.00) is a classic berry-based red. It's a deep raspberry red with lots of lighter raspberry shimmer. This has always been one of my favorite MAC lipstick shades, red or not, and it's something...
Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00) is a creamy, opaque shade of ruby red with a subtle blue-base. I like that it runs more neutral-cool than totally cool, as sometimes blue-reds look off against my...
Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) has four new shades added to the bunch with Chanel's Spring Collection.
I'm going to focus on reviewing the lipsticks and lipglasses in this post... Overall, I wasn't too impressed -- pretty underwhelmed with the shade range, and as "cool" as the concept is for Intricate/Utterly Discrete, neither was...
Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lipstick
Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lip Color ($22.00) is an almost neutral cherry red -- it's surprisingly muted for cherry, but with a name like "Cherrywood," it's the color I'd expect. It's a downplayed cherry red with a...
