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The Summer Season: NYX 24 Karat Lipstick

The Summer Season: NYX 24 Karat Lipstick

The Summer Season: NYX 24 Karat Lipstick

NYX 24 Karat Lipstick ($5.50) is an ultra shimmery, borderline glittery metallic copper with a copper-brown color base. This is a very, very bronzy shade, and I definitely think it's more suitable for tanner skin. It has a high-shine that's more metallic than...

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The Summer Season: YSL #26 Tender Peach Rouge Volupte Lipstick

The Summer Season: YSL #26 Tender Peach Rouge Volupte Lipstick

YSL Tender Peach Rouge Volupte Lipstick

The Summer Season: YSL #26 Tender Peach Rouge Volupte Lipstick

Yves Saint Laurent #26 Tender Peach Rouge Volupte Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a luxuriously creamy darkened peach. It has virtually no shimmer, but it has a subtle glossy sheen. Rouge...

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The Summer Season: La Prairie Rose Bronze Lipstick

The Summer Season: La Prairie Rose Bronze Lipstick

La Prairie Rose Bronze Lipstick

The Summer Season: La Prairie Rose Bronze Lipstick

La Prairie Rose Bronze Lipstick ($55.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a beautiful, rosy red color base with shimmering gold and copper strewn through it with a slight sheen. It reminds me of MAC Thrills Lipstick when worn lightly...

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Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Move

Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Move

Illamasqua Move Intense Lipgloss

Ultra Wearable, Ultra Opaque Lipgloss!

Illamasqua Move Intense Lipgloss ($19.00)  is a bit of a reprieve from some of the brighter Illamasqua glosses, yeah?   Move is a muted, played-down pink-plum.  It totally makes me think "sugar plum fairy" as a description,...

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The Summer Season: MAC Crosswires Lipstick

The Summer Season: MAC Crosswires Lipstick

The Summer Season: MAC Crosswires Lipstick

MAC Crosswires Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a lovely shade of coral-pink--it's not super bright like Vegas Volt, but it's not so muted that it ends up looking washed out.  It's easily one of my favorite corals amongst MAC's permanent line, too.  The...

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The Summer Season: Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick

Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick ($5.00) is a darkened magenta-purple with a violet sheen. It's like a much more purple, almost downplayed version of MAC Show Orchid. It's as if MAC Violetta and MAC Show Orchid had a baby, actually. Magenta Madness has good...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss ($19.00) is a fiery orange red with a creamy, glossy finish.  It's a wickedly bright--but neon--orange-red.  I can see this working really well with deeper skin tones and...

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Dior Ultra Gloss in Little Red Dress, Twin Set Pink, & Satin Peach

Dior Ultra Gloss in Little Red Dress, Twin Set Pink, & Satin Peach

Dior Ultra Gloss in Little Red Dress, Twin Set Pink, & Satin Peach

Today, I've got three more shades of Dior Ultra Gloss ($26.50 for 0.21 oz.) to show you! I reviewed these in full detail here, but to recap:

PROS: Non-sticky, moisturizing, glossy, dazzling shimmer (not gritty glitter) CONS: Lasts less...

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The Summer Season: Lancome Groupie Lipstick

The Summer Season: Lancome Groupie Lipstick

The Summer Season: Lancome Groupie Lipstick

Lancome Groupie Color Design Lipstick ($22.00) is a deep copper-bronzed pinky-red. It's not quite a full-on red, and the copper-bronze shimmer made it feel like summer to me, even though the color was just borderline "summer." It's a rich, opaque color...

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The Summer Season: Cle de Peau #101 Extra Silky Lipstick

The Summer Season: Cle de Peau #101 Extra Silky Lipstick

Cle de Peau #101 Extra Silky Lipstick

The Summer Season: Cle de Peau #101 Extra Silky Lipstick

Cle de Peau #101 Extra Silky Lipstick ($52.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a beautiful shade of coral-orange with soft peach shimmer. It's a pricey indulgence, but the color is lovely on and the formula is creamy,...

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