The Spring Season: Guerlain Beige Mousseline Kiss Kiss Strass Lipstick
Guerlain Beige Mousseline Kiss Kiss Strass Lipstick
The Spring Season: Guerlain Beige Mousseline Kiss Kiss Strass Lipstick
Guerlain Beige Mousseline Kiss Kiss Strass Lipstick ($31.00) is a new-for-spring shade of nude beige with golden peach sparkle. The press sheet for Kiss Kiss Strass reads like a fantasy–Guerlain has some of the best writers for their collections, I swear. I feel like I’m ready a fantasy novel! But basically, Kiss Kiss Strass is an ultra shimmreing, glittering lipstick with a soft texture and moisturizing feel. Guerlain says that the sparkling is owed to “the inset of purse crystal beads to intensify and multiply the interplays of mother-of-pearl and colours” (see, the stuff of fantasy!).
Now, with all that fancy talk, does Guerlain deliver? I’m a big fan of Guerlain lip products–they really do a fantastic job with their lip line. (I am also a Guerlain blush/highlighter fiend!) Kiss Kiss Strass does have this really shimmery, glittering-water type of effect on lips and doesn’t feel chunky despite all that shimmer. The pigmentation is decent (you can’t see my birthmark on my lip much), but it really just depends on the shade–some shades run more pigmented than others; I wouldn’t say universally this is a pigmented or sheer line. It is smooth, soft, and doesn’t suck the moisture from your lips. It is very comfortable to wear, and it’s priced just around their regular Kiss Kiss line (where each retails for $30, but I’m unsure whether there may be a future price increase to match with Kiss Kiss Strass at $31).
This is a good, subtle beige with sparkling pop. I can see myself wearing this lipstick alone, because it has that glossy sheen and lots of shimmering reflection, so it doesn’t need a gloss necessarily. Of course, I am a sucker for lip combinations, too, so can’t say that would stop me from going for it anyway!
Is this the right pink lipstick for you? Would you wear it?
The Spring Season is a series of posts featuring my favorite soft beige, coral, and pink lipsticks and lipglosses — all perfect for the first blossom of spring — that runs through March 2010.
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I love this! I am such a guerlain fan and this is very soft and pretty ;D
Pretty! expensive, too…
wow this is a gorgeous nude. looks great on you!
omg, i think i need this.. i never looked into guerlain before.. i hope it looks as good on me as it does on you!
wow! that is super pretty!
I love beige peach shades, especially for the spring and summer months.
wow looks pretty but its just so expensive!!
Ahhh you are killing me with the guerlain lipsticks! XP
I don’t think this color would work well for me, but it’s a gorgeous lipcolor nonetheless. 🙂
Hi Christine,
how would you think these differ in texture from the Guerlain KissKiss Maxi Shine lipsticks?
Hmm, similar, but maybe not quite as ultra smooth, just because these do have a lot of shimmer (but I don’t find them gritty or rough either).
this is such a hot color.
love it! I ordered it Monday and am patiently waiting for it to arrive!
Hi Christine,
Would you know of a dupe for this one, MAC perferably?
This is the most beautiful nude lipstick I have seen in a while. I love that it is pigmented enough yet not so overbearing.
No MAC dupe that I can think of… Honey Flower is probably the closest.
WOW,
I didn’t know a nude shade could look this pretty!
That is just about the sparkliest nude I’ve ever seen. 😀
any dupe for this one?
Not at this time, sorry!