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The Summer Season: Chanel Libertine Lipstick

The Summer Season: Chanel Libertine Lipstick

Chanel Libertine Rouge Allure Lipstick

The Summer Season: Chanel Libertine Lipstick

Chanel Libertine Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a softened shade of coral-pink with a white shimmer and subtle sheen. This is a very wearable shade of coral, because it gives semi-opaque color...

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The Summer Season: Lancome Fleur de Lis Lipstick

The Summer Season: Lancome Fleur de Lis Lipstick

Lancome Fleur de Lis Lipstick

The Summer Season: Lancome Fleur de Lis Lipstick

Lancome Fleur de Lis L'Absolu Rouge Lipstick ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a pretty shade of medium pink with soft lilac-pink shimmer and a glossy finish. It's semi-sheer with decent color pay off, but your natural lip color...

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The Summer Season: Milani Coral Bora-Bora Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Coral Bora-Bora Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Coral Bora-Bora Lipstick

Milani Coral Bora-Bora Lipstick ($4.99 for 0.13 oz.) is a semi-opaque pinky-coral with a high-frost finish.  It applies easily and wears a solid three hours before the majority of it has worn away.  It is definitely a frostier lipstick, though, so...

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Dior Intimate Bronze (522) Ultra Gloss (Nordstrom Exclusive)

Dior Intimate Bronze (522) Ultra Gloss (Nordstrom Exclusive)

Dior Intimate Bronze Ultra Gloss

Nordstrom Beauty Exclusive:  Dior Ultra Gloss

Dior Intimate Bronze (522) Ultra Gloss ($26.50 for 0.21 fl. oz.) is a semi-sheer shade of bronzed nude with gold and copper micro-shimmer.   I've reviewed several other Ultra Glosses in the past, and Intimate Bronze has...

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The Summer Season: Guerlain Ginger Rouge G Lipstick

The Summer Season: Guerlain Ginger Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Ginger Rouge G Lipstick

The Summer Season: Guerlain Ginger Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Ginger (43) Rouge G Lipstick ($46.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a one of the nicest ways to wear orange without going full-on orange.   It's a medium orange-brown color base with soft orange and copper shimmer. ...

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The Summer Season: Elizabeth Arden Perfect Tulip Lipstick

The Summer Season: Elizabeth Arden Perfect Tulip Lipstick

Elizabeth Arden Perfect Tulip Lipstick

The Summer Season: Elizabeth Arden Perfect Tulip Lipstick

Elizabeth Arden Perfect Tulip Lipstick ($21.50 for 0.12 oz.) is a softened raspberry pink with soft shimmer and sheen.  It applies smoothly, evenly, and delivers full-color coverage without having to...

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Tom Ford Bruised Plum Lip Color

Tom Ford Bruised Plum Lip Color

Tom Ford for Lipstick -- Test #4

Tom Ford Bruised Plum Lip Color ($45.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, reddened plum with subtle pink, fuchsia, and ruby micro-shimmer.  It goes on opaque, and it's the most glistening/shimmering shade I've tried so far.  It does settle a...

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Tom Ford True Coral Lip Color

Tom Ford True Coral Lip Color

Tom Ford for Lipstick -- Test #3

Tom Ford True Coral Lip Color ($45.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a devilishly bright true coral.  It is as it is named!  It's a vibrant coral that leans a little orange, but overall, it's exactly what I envision coral being in its purest form. ...

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Tom Ford Pure Pink Lip Color

Tom Ford Pure Pink Lip Color

Tom Ford for Lipstick -- Test #2

Tom Ford Pure Pink Lip Color ($45.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a tantalizingly bright fuchsia pink with a satin-matte finish.  It might have the most subtle dusting of shimmer in it, but it's really hard to make a clear distinction.  It's almost like...

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Tom Ford Pink Dusk Lipstick

Tom Ford Pink Dusk Lipstick

Tom Ford for Lipstick -- Test #1

Tom Ford Pink Dusk Lip Color ($45.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a subtle, toned-down pink with a little fleshy nude to it. I wouldn't describe it so much as a nude as I would a pale pink. I'd say it's a rather neutral pink, too -- in some light, it...

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