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Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick (37)

Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick (37)

The New Lipstick on the Block

Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a vibrant shade of coral-pink with a satin finish; it's almost fluorescent! It's one of fifty shades launched by Make Up For Ever for fall (and...

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Chanel Imperial (73) Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Imperial (73) Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Imperial (73) Rouge Allure Lacque

The Sultry Season: Chanel Imperial (73) Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Imperial (73) Rouge Allure Laque ($32.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a rich shade of rusted red with just a touch of berry.  Rusted berry sounds weird, but perhaps that's a more apt description than...

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MAC Film Noir Lipstick

MAC Film Noir Lipstick

The Sultry Season: MAC Film Noir Lipstick

MAC Film Noir Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, reddened brown--very dark, very vampy.  It doesn't go black on me, but it is incredibly dark.  On me, the red tones help keep it from being too much of a contrast against my warmer skin tone and...

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Illamasqua Gender Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Gender Intense Lipgloss

Makeup That's Just Pure FUN!

Illamasqua Gender Intense Lipgloss (£12.50 for 0.2 fl. oz.) is not a wearable shade by any stretch of the imagination.  This is a shade that completely embodies the word fun.  It's different; it's unusual.  It's something to be used for...

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Shiseido Natural Red (RD629) Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color

Shiseido Natural Red (RD629) Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color

Shiseido Natural Red RD 629 Perfect Rouge Lipstick

The Sultry Season: Shiseido Natural Red (RD629) Lipstick

Shiseido Natural Red (RD629) Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, played-down semi-sheer red with a glossy sheen--it almost looks like a gloss when applied, but it is...

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Make Up For Ever #20 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick

Make Up For Ever #20 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick

The Sultry Season: Make Up For Ever #20 Rouge Artist Lipstick

Make Up For Ever #20 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is described as a "pearly rust," and it's exactly that--a shimmering, lightly frosted rusty red with subtle copper-red shimmer.  It's opaque and wears four hours...

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MAC Rebel Lipstick

MAC Rebel Lipstick

The Sultry Season: MAC Rebel Lipstick

MAC Rebel Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, fuchsia berry with a glossy finish and very subtle, nearly imperceptible shimmer.  It's almost opaque (you can just barely see my freckle peeking through), but it applies easily, smoothly, and...

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Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick

Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick

Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick

The Sultry Season: Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick

Cle de Peau #117 Extra Silky Lipstick ($52.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a creamy darkened raspberry with a plummy edge.  Extra Silky Lipsticks are one of my favorite lipstick formulas, for their lightweight feel,...

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Make Up For Ever #49 Rouge Artist Lipstick

Make Up For Ever #49 Rouge Artist Lipstick

The Sultry Season: Make Up For Ever #49 Rouge Artist Lipstick

Make Up For Ever #49 Rouge Artist Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is described as a satin blueberry, and though I would never have thought to use the word "blueberry" as a descriptor, it kind of is.  It is very similar to the color of...

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OCC Lip Tars for Fall 2010:

OCC Lip Tars for Fall 2010:

Sneak Peek: Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Fall Lip Tars

Just in time for fall, OCC will launch six new shades of Lip Tars ($12.50 for oz.) on August 27th. The shades include: Trick (blank slate), Trollop (cranberry-infused coral), Harlot (ultimate fiery,...

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