YSL Forbidden Burgundy Rouge Volupte Lipstick
YSL Forbidden Burgundy (12) Rouge Volupte Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.12 oz.) is an opaque, reddened plum with a glossy shine. All Rouge Voluptes have this lightly sweetened mango-y scent (I...
Estee Lauder 'Pure Color' Long Lasting Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a plum-tinged red with subtle fuchsia shimmer. It has a medium glossy glint and rich, opaque color. The coverage is excellent, and it feels lightweight despite its...
Shiseido Mystery RD 613 Lipstick
Shiseido Mystery (RD613) Perfect Rouge Lipstick ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a rich, opaque brick red with a subtle glossy sheen and creamy finish. It kind of reminds me of MAC Dubonnet
MAC Cyber Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, dark, reddened purple with a satin finish. If that description sounds familiar, it's because it's the same one I used to describe MAC Smoked Purple, which is virtually the same, except it is a...
MAC Dark Side Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep cool-toned burgundy-tinged red with an amplified creme finish. It's completely opaque with a very creamy texture. I love the way it applies--even, smooth--and it wears so well. I...
MAC Smoked Purple Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, dark reddened purple. It's not exactly the purple you first think of, but I find myself always gravitating back to using the word purple to describe the color. It's...
NYX Hero Lipstick ($4.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deepened neutral-cool blue-based red with a creamy, glossy finish and opaque color. My NYX Round Lipsticks seem to be scent-free overall, but I do have a few that were brand new and smelled a little on the plastic...
MAC Explicit Lipglass ($14.50 for 0.17 fl. oz.) is a sheer taupe-brown kind of lipgloss. It's gray, it's taupe, it's the grayest mauve. I think Explicit is such an interesting shade, and it works really well layered over darker,...
Benefit Ms. Behavin' Lipstick ($18.00 for oz.) is creamy mulberry in their Silky Finish line-up. It's a reddened berry with dark fuchsia micro-shimmer. It has a very glaze-like finish--it's got that look of a sheer lipstick, but it's not...
Cle de Peau #114 Extra Silky Lipstick
Cle de Peau #114Extra Silky Lipstick ($52.00 for 0.07 oz.) was almost too light to include in the Sultry Season, but I just couldn't resist. It's this perfect shade of darkened coral that works well in...
