Every year, MAC presents us with a very limited edition, small-sized collection that's decked out in more luxe packaging accompanied by equally more luxe prices. This year's collection is Baroque Boudoir, which is in matte silver with shiny silver and black...
Make Up For Ever #205 Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a deep, blue-based red. It's fairly bright and most definitely noticeable, but it's deep enough that it doesn't come off too bright. It has a slightly glossy...
Chanel Passion Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a richly pigmented, medium bright red that leans only slightly blue, but otherwise reads fairly neutral on my lips. It applies easily and evenly...
NARS Pop Life & Toudra Velvet Matte Lip Pencils ($24.00 for 0.086 oz.) are two new shades from NARS' Holiday Collection. These are jumbo-sized lip pencils that are designed to be used more like a lipstick than a lip pencil. The product is "enriched...
MAC Port Red Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a gorgeous ruby red with gold sheen. I really love this shade, and it's neck-and-neck with Queen's Sin as one of MAC's better red lipsticks. They aren’t identical, as Queen’s Sin is a...
Illamasqua Encounter Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a matte, bright true-red with a slight touch of orange in its base. While some of Illamasqua's lipsticks can be drying, Encounter is about as dry as I'd expect for...
Clinique Parisian Red Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a glossy, just-bitten red with pinky tones. Parisian Red is part of Clinique's Butter Shine Lipstick line-up, which is described as "wearable color" with sheer to...
Urban Decay Gravity Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a rich, ruby-esque shade of red with maybe a little tinge of raspberry in it. It has a very soft microsparkle of red, but overall, it has a creamy, glossy finish. All of Urban Decay's lipsticks...
Lancome Red & Sensual Java Lipstick
Lancome Red and Sensual Java Lipstick ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is an orange-based opaque red in Lancome's Color Fever formula. The Color Fever formula makes it a more opaque, hydrating lip color that feels...
CARGO PlantLove Cherry Bliss Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.14 oz.) is an earth-friendly lipstick (tube is made out of corn) that also does good, too. For their celeb-designed lipsticks, $2 from the purchase price goes to benefit St. Jude Children's...
