Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.13 oz.) is described as a “true Hollywood red.” It’s a blue-based, brightened medium red with a subtle glossy sheen to an otherwise creamy finish. Guerlain Vega is slightly darker. Giorgio Armani #404 is slightly brighter and has ruby shimmer. Chanel Lover is similar.
Midnight Bloom is very, very rich in color–you hardly need any product to get nearly opaque color payof. The texture is incredibly creamy, not thin but it doesn’t feel heavy and thick–somewhere between there, though you’ll definitely know you’re wearing lipstick. My lips felt nicely hydrated both during and after I wore this shade, which was a good thing, because this red hue lasted eight hours! Red lipsticks do typically last longer on me than lighter shades (same is true with berries and really intense, vampy shades), but eight hours is still a long time. The texture is fairly slick, though, so you can feel the color move around, and if you over-apply (which is not difficult to do), it can get onto teeth quite easily.
Edward Bess’ lipsticks are packaged in glossy black tubes and contain more 0.13 oz. each, while the average lipstick has between 0.10 and 0.12 oz. I didn’t notice any taste while I wore Midnight Bloom, but there was a soft fig scent I could smell in the tube.
I bought this a month or so ago as a shade to try out from Edward Bess’ lipstick range, and it’s already disappeared from Sephora. I am loathe to review discontinued products, but I was able to find it on Zuneta. If you do some poking around, you’ll also see it appears on discount retailers like StrawberryNet (for $22.50). Sephora does have several other shades, including Roulette Rouge, which is another red (I haven’t seen it, so I couldn’t tell you how it compares).
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Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick (Diffused Flash)
Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick (Studio Lighting)
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@MIRIANV I use whitening strips every 6 months or so!
That colour is truly fantastic!
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Beautiful color on you, looks very luxurious! I also found it here: http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Bess-Ultra-Slick-Lipstick/dp/B006BEBBKW
Beautiful color! I’ve never even heard of this brand, much less knew that Sephora carried it! I’ll have to try and check it out if I can find it.
Love the luscious finish!
Wow, gorgeous. So bright, creamy, and pigmented! I have only tried Edward Bess’ Quad Royale, but lips are next on my list!
That is a gorgeous red! It looks lovely on you!
Geez, you look amazing in a good red. It just really works for you.
I didn’t know who Edward Bess was until now, but I can tell my bank account is already displeased with our having made acquaintenance.
This color is absolutely lush! I am so wow’ed by this color!
I LOVE you! I’ve been looking to try some Edward Bess and hoping you’d some day review their stuff!
I am completely unfamiliar with this line. The website doesn’t exist anymore? It’s late and I’m confused.
@wwendalynne Which website? The Zuneta and StrawberryNEt links worked for me!
While I don’t have the money for that lipstick, it sure is a pretty colour.
Hello Christine 🙂 I was wondering if the lipstick is “tasting” of anything in particular ?
@Freja Marseen Andersen I didn’t notice any taste!
Such a beautiful color! Definitely have to check this brand out!
On a completely different note.. Christine, I love your earrings!