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The Spring Season: Guerlain Gentiane Rouge G Lipstick

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Guerlain Gentiane Rouge G Lipstick

The Spring Season: Guerlain Gentiane Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Gentiane Rouge G Lipstick ($45.00) is a soft, cool-toned pink with a light frost and shimmer finish. It applies opaquely in just one or two layers, and it clings to lips without being drying. If you ignore the price for a moment, the lipstick is one of the best on the market — creamy, opaque color that applies evenly, easily, and really shimmers in a way that’s soft but noticeable. The price, obviously, can make it a little too pricey, but it’s always a nice shade to think about and, at least, give you some inspiration about what you’re looking for in a holy grail pink lip.

Is this soft pink the one 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.

See photos and swatches…


Gentiane (left)

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Angelique Avatar
Angelique

What an amazing color! It’s gorgeous! I love Guerlain, and i love their lipsticks! They’re indeed very creamy and they also last very long without turning ugly which is always nice. I think i’ve found my first must-have lemming for spring season 😉

Cherie Avatar
Cherie

Yeah – Spring Season!!! 🙂

This colour is sooo pretty! I’m afraid the price is a deal breaker at this point but I will put on my ‘someday’ list.

Anitacska Avatar
Anitacska

I actually bought this based on your review a little while ago and it’s gorgeous! I now have quite a few G lipsticks and really looking forward to the new ones (B’s) in the spring too I actually thought for a moment that you were reviewing those already). 🙂

Liz Avatar
Liz

Oh, Christine, you’ve got to do all Kiss Kiss Strass colors for the sake of my sanity. I’ve dying to see the reviews and swatches fir those ever since first time I heard about the spring collection

ezzie Avatar
ezzie

yay for spring season!
pinks tend to look more violet on my skintone, but im so gonna be on the lookout for a pink that’ll actually look pink on me~ 🙂
and this is a gorgeous color, by the way ^-^

Nicole Avatar
Nicole

Ooooh this is lovely! I have never purchased a Guerlain lipstick before. I was on the fence about picking up a lipstick from Chanel’s spring collection, but forget those! I would choose this first. :p

Heather Avatar
Heather

I love that color! If I didn’t spend a lot of money already on makeup I would probably consider getting it. The shade looks like it would be perfect for my skintone.

amy Avatar
amy

So far I am loving all the Guerlain Rouge G lipsticks, especially the corals and the pinks. For some reason I have yet to see it at the counters or at Sephora, maybe my eyes just glaze over it because it is a bit pricey.

iliana Avatar
iliana

Hi Christine, happy 2010! 🙂

I just have a short question for you. I’m NC35/40 with uneven toned lips (I’m one of the unfortunate few who seem to have a darker outline on the upper lip). I’m wondering if this color would look okay on me. What do you think? I am looking for the perfect pink/peach shade for me (3 years and it has been so elusive!) I’m so looking forward to summer here already, I want to get my “summer color fix” through makeup. 🙂

Erica Avatar
Erica

I cannot believe this one little lipstick is $45!! The color is gorgeous, but the price tag is out of the world! I’m willing to pay $25 or $30 for a great lipstick, but wow $45?!?! Is there something extra special about the packaging or formula?

Christine Avatar
Christine
Light Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. View Christine Full Profile

Oh, it’s the packaging. A typical Guerlain lip product is around $30 or so, and this you could maybe justify paying an extra $3-5 for the formula (the shimmer is very, very fine but dazzling, pigmented, smooth). The case was designed by a famous jeweler, and it’s quite heavy. It also opens up and has a pretty decent mirror inside. I would say that the extra $10-12 is for the packaging. Would I pay for the packaging? It’s not really my style, so it doesn’t do it for me, but I *do* think a lot of the price tag is supposed to be allotted towards the packaging.

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Jeri

Wow, I loved The Scarlet Season but suprisingly for me I am really excited about The Spring Season. This will be a great way for me to venture into the world of nude and peachy pink lip colours, something I haven’t tried before! Thanks for all you do, I think I speak for everyone when I say we appreciate it sooo much!

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