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...
Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Garnet Lipstick ($4.99) is a glossy, bright raspberry red -- it's not even what I'd really think of when I think raspberry, because it seems so much redder, but it's clear that there are some...
Laura Mercier Mocha Rouge Lip Velvet
Laura Mercier Mocha Rouge Lip Velvet ($22.00) is a brightened up adobe brown--there may be a little redness to it, but not too much warmth--it's not the easiest color to describe. It's very neutral, despite its...
MAC Dare You Lipstick ($14.00) is a gorgeous shade of shimmering ruby red. It's a deep ruby red with brighter ruby red shimmer laced throughout. It's incredibly pigmented, and it looks opaque with just one layer. Dare You feels creamy,...
Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Shine Lipstick ($30.00) is a beautiful, shimmery raspberry red lip color. It's a semi-sheer lipstick formula, but I actually found it to be quite opaque. I mean, if this is semi-sheer, I wish all...
Julie Hewett Rouge Noir Lipstick ($22.50) is a rich, ultra pigmented blue-based red with a nice sheen. It's not glossy nor shimmery--just very bold and goes on opaque with little product. I want to say it's creamy,...
LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick ($22.00) is a creamy, nearly neutral red (runs slightly orange-red) with a very bright sheen (more sheen than glossiness). It applies easily and well, and you can get an opaque look in just two or...
MAC Russian Red Lipglass ($14.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a nearly opaque bright cherry red lipgloss. It's a beautiful shimmer-less shade of red that goes on easily. MAC's Lipglass is one of the tackier lipglosses on the market, which is...
Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette ($39.50) is a new, limited edition holiday palette available exclusively at Sephora. Too Faced calls it a "makeup book," actually. It contains nine eyeshadows, three lipglosses, a bronzer, blush,...
