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YSL #19 Golden Petal, #20 Golden Macademia Review, Photos, Swatches

YSL Golden Gloss

YSL Spring 2010 Collection:  New Golden Glosses

For Spring, YSL released two new shades of Golden Gloss ($29.00 for 0.20 oz.)! #20 Golden Macademia is is a peachy-beige with a champagne-pink sparkle. #19 Golden Petal is a medium pink with a yellow undertone and gold shimmer. Both shades are on the sheerer side, but they both give/change my lips color.

  • Golden Macademia mutes the natural pink in my lips and makes it look like a softened pink-nude. This is is the kind of gloss that works well layered over your favorite nude lipstick or worn alone for a more minimal look. It’s nice paired with a smoky eye or even with neutrals for a more every day kind of look.
  • Golden Petal is a soft, milky pink that goes on semi-opaque. It was surprisingly pigmented, as I rarely find a milky pink that still has the soft, milkiness without severe settling into lip lines. The golden shimmer really makes this a nice, warmer pink gloss–an excellent color for those with warmer skin tones in particular.

I was quite impressed by the pigmentation of both of these new Golden Glosses, as they’re often more on the sheer side. I’ve always liked the sparkle-factor of Golden Glosses, and these still have that beautiful, shimmering sparkle that Golden Glosses are known for, but with a little more amped up color pay off. YSL Golden Glosses are non-sticky, moisturizing with a soft, mango-y scent that last about average (two to three hours on me).

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  • Product: 29/30
  • Value: 8/10
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Packaging: 4/5

Recommendation: If you’ve been looking for some new spring gloss shades, you might like YSL’s latest.

Availability: Nordstrom, Sephora

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daphne Avatar

Whenever I even see pictures of that YSL tube I can smell that gorgeous scent! I was swatching these at Nordie yesterday and kept smelling my hand, hehe. Golden Macadamia looks like a nice nude. I have #2 Golden Praline, but I do find that the shimmer is a bit gritty on my lips and not my favorite gloss feel, so next time I get a YSL gloss it’ll be a Gloss Pur.

Meg Avatar

i lovvveeeeee these! i have number 10 and it is like dazzleglasses but better! gorgeous gorgeous shimmer, and not terribly sticky. and a fabulous scent too

daphne Avatar

Don’t blame you…most scented lip products drive me nuts (Guerlain, bleh!). But this one just hits all the right buttons for me and I luuurve it.

Michelle Avatar

Me, too — I love the color of YSL glosses, but the scent almost makes me sick. It is too bad, because I would buy a lot more if they were unscented! But the do look gorgeous on!!

Marie Avatar

Their glosses are pretty and even taste pretty good too however I own one and won’t buy another because the case always leaks and it’s on pretty tight. I have to store it standing up in a cup otherwise it leaks around the edges of the opening. Don’t know if its just mine or all of them do this…?

Anitacska Avatar

I’ve been umming and aahing about these, esp #19, but they’re just not as pigmented as I’d like. I think I might pass on them.

ocelot1 Avatar

love how they look in the tube, but a bit too sheer for that price…im not a fan so much of the glitter in these glosses anymore because of the grittiness…dazzleglass, chanel glitter glossimers and these are too gritty. 🙁 i wish they had made them shimmers not glitters

Hilana Avatar

Pretty but pricey. When I buy glosses or lipsticks, I would rather buy cheaper brands and spend more money on a good foundation, loose powder and mascara.

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