Obsession Du Jour: YSL Peach Faubourg #30 Rouge Volupte Lipstick

I finally found my HG Coral/ Peach lipstick!

As you all know I have been OBSESSED with coral/ peach. I have been searching high and low for the perfect one (I will update you on all my different findings).

However, I have FOUND the Holy Grail. This is the end all, be all to my search. It is the perfect mix of peach and coral with the creamy almost soft neon color to it. It is not too orangey but not pink, perfectly peach!

I should have known all along it would come back to my beloved Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte. This is Peach Faubourg #30. This calls for a back up and I NEVER buy back ups!

The package was bling blinging...

NARS Cruising Lipstick Swatch on top and YSL Peach Faubourg Swatch on the bottom.

Messy lip swatch

The picture does not really do it justice as it was taken on my crappy blackbery and just messily swiped on my lips. The color is a bit more vibrant in real life!

If you are looking for a version of Coral Peach with a soft creaminess to it reminiscent of a sophisticated orange creamsicle this is it! This is excatly what i have been looking for. It looks like PeachyKeen from China Glaze in Lipstick form.

Like all other Rouge Volupte's so perfect, so creamy, and so opaque.

HOME RUN YSL!

Red Lip Du Jour 6.27.09

You all know I only do Nude and Baby Pink lips. I wanted to try out the Illamasqua intense ligloss. WOW! That is about all I can say about this gloss. Gorgeous red, almost perfect red for me. Shiny, Glossy, Pigmented, Almost Opaque, Great Innovative Packing. Huge Win in my book. See for yourself. I am almost convinced on wearing red lips and that is saying A LOT!

There is an odd reflection.

Looks like Dorothys Ruby Slippers with MAC's Dazzleglass in Goldyrocks over.

What do you all think of red lips?

Obsession Du Jour 6.26.09

I can not believe I have not mentioned one of my HG favorite nudes. Again, it is an annoying one because stupid MAC and its LE color. This is Vanity's Child. I love it, I wish this was perm. This looks odd in the tube, kind of a medicinal beige, but on the lips it is a perfect light nude.

This to me is similar to my HG of all time, 2N. Very dupable. Too bad BOTH are LE. I am going to stalk out some CCO's and try to find backups!



Voila...

Barry. M Lips Du Jour 5.20.09

I am sure everyone and their mother, brother, sister, and boyfriend's sisters cousin has heard the buzz about Barry M Lip Paints, especially #101 in Marshmallow.

I was dying to get my paws on these babies. I was fortunate to have someone in the UK send me these. I am thrilled with them, #101 is the lightest nude I own and I love it. It is very matter and very nude and relatively easy to work with. Now, #129 in Lilac... WOW...my new favorite color, you think lilac isn't wearable? Wrong, it is perfect, CREAMY and perfect.

Take a look yourself.

L to R:
#101 Lip Paint in Marshmallow , #129 Lip Paint in Lilac

L to R:
#101, #129

#101 Marshmallow Lip Paint

#129 Lilac Lip Paint

On the way out to door wearing the #129 Lilac

What are you feelings on lilac lips? Love or Hate? Too Lady Gaga?

MAC Dupe Du Jour 5.13.09

Okay, so I am sure we all have been hearing about Revlon's new matte line lipsticks, Pink Pout and Nude attitude and how they are dupes of MAC's Myth and MAC's Angel. When I heard this I made a mental note to go try these out. 

I finally got my butt into duane reade, a whole 1 block from my apartment, I am lazy what can I say? Anyway, I digress, so I found them both there. I got home and they both looked kinda dark. I compared them to Myth and Angel...what do I think? Look below.

(Angel and Myth on left and Nude Attitude and Pink Pout on Right)

While swatched on the hand they look very similar in color, almost identical, but in texture they couldn't be farther apart. Revlon Matte's are VERY dry, MAC's were much glossier and creamier. For all of us that think Myth is drying and hard to work with, do not go near Nude Attitude then!

On the lips, Nude Attitude and Pink Pout are a touch darker than the mac's.

I will swatch these on the lips later if you all would like to see that.

In Conclusion, I give Revlon A- for effort but C is execution, too drying and and the texture is a bit rough. I will stick to MAC for the extra $5 or $6 dollars.

Lips Du Jour 4.18.09

I am happy to say I absolutley LOVE my Shu Uemura Lipstick.
I am so happy I ordered these finally, I might even dare to go as far to say that these might be next to my YSL as my holy grail of lipsticks. I wore the 906 out to dinner and by the end of dinner it was still on!

Pros:
Moisturizing
Pigmented
Great Colors
Buildable
Packaging- LOVE it, like it WAY more that MAC.

Cons:
Availability- Hard to find, only have it at barneys and sephora online (not in alot of the stores)
Price, a tad on the expensive side at $23 per piece.

Left: 906 Light Matte Naked Beige, Right: 907 Pinky Nude

906, Naked Beige

907, Pinky Nude

In conclusion, if I had to pick two lipsticks to bring to an island, right now I would say these two. They are the perfect Nude and light nude pink. What else could I ask for??

Shu is fighting my YSL Rouge Volupte HARD for the HG of all nudes.
What do you think? Will you try Shu's lipsticks?

Nude Lips Du Jour 4.17.09

You all know now about my well documented love for Nude Lips.
I want to show you my usual suspects.

From Left to Right, (Both Lipsticks and hand swatches in same order)
YSL Rouge Volupte #2, GOSH Darling, MAC Fleshpot, MAC Myth, MAC Creme D'Nude, MAC High Tea, NARS Belle Du Jour.

With Flash.

Without Flash

With Flash

Without Flash

Full Review:
YSL Rouge Volupte #2- My favorite lipstick formulation, pigmented, creamy, smells great, and moisturizing.
GOSH Darling Lipstick- this is another one of my favorites I picked this up a few months ago on a trip to london (since then I have ordered 2 more to keep as back ups, i love it that much), this is very soft, reminds me of a glaze from MAC, it is THE perfect nude, any more pigmented and you would risk having concealor lips.
MAC Fleshpot- I like this color ALOT, but you have to be careful other wise you get concealor lips, this has a very slight pinky undertone. The formluation is a bit drying and you must have very moisturized lips to wear this as it will enhance the look of dryness on your lips. This was a limited edition, but you can order through MACpro. (This can give you that porn star look, which i hae to admit but I like )
MAC Myth- I like this, very similar in formulation to Fleshpot again, you have to be careful other wise you get concealor lips, this is more beige than Fleshpot.
MAC Creme D'Nude- This is my favorite MAC nude lipstick, this is similar to GOSH Darling, it is easy to work with and much more moisturizing. This is a Creamsheen formulation. It is sheerer and creamier than Fleshpot and Myth.
MAC High Tea- This is a frost, I do not wear it all that much, it is a sheer natural nude with a bit of sheen from the frost.
NARS Belle Du Jour- I love the name, obviously!!! The formulation is better than Myth and Fleshpot, a bit more moisturizing. Its a great pigmented nude, this will not give you the concealor effect. It is a bit darker, but a very wearable nude.

I will be getting my 2 new nudes from Shu Uemura tommorow, look out for the review.
What is your favorite Nude Lipstick and are there any I am missing that I should be trying?

Obsession Du Jour 4.15.09

Shu Uemura. Recently I have been really drawn into Shu. I used to use their eye shadows in high school but since then Shu has not recieved much action from me. When I saw the above advertisment I was sucked in and needed to try a lipstick. I have heard great things about the lipstick colors, being moisturizing and pigmented. So I decided to get back on my hunt for the HG of all nude lipsticks (right now YSL Rouge Volupe is reigning supreme).

With that being said, I ordered from Sephora (with the 15% off code):
the Rouge Unlitimed Biege Collection Lipstick:
- 906 Matte Naked Beige (as described on http://www.shuuemura-usa.com)
- 907 Matte Nude Lavendar (as described on http://www.shuuemura-usa.com)

I am so excited to try these and I will report my findings.
Please let me know if any of you has had expierence with these lipsticks and how you like them.

Ciao

Drugstore Product Du Jour

One thing that I am always picking up and hunting for is the Holy Grail of Lip Balms. I have an obsession, more like an illness. I love all lip related products, obviously! The most important thing when you love nude lips like I do is that your lips are super hydrated and moisturized. Anyway, I stumbled onto this product in Duane Reade and decided to give it a shot. I LOVE IT. It is gentle but REALLY moisturizing and CHEAP. $2.99 on drugstore.com. You have to get your cheap thrills where you can these days in this economic climate right?

Soothes and helps heal dry, chapped lips and cheeks.

With Peruvian balsam for healthy skin.

Boudreaux's Baby Kisses™ was formulated especially for infants and kids without unnecessary additives. A non-irritating, effective way to quickly restore moisture and help heal dry, chapped lips and cheeks.

Not Tested on Animals.

Obsession Du Jour 4.7.09

Introducing the creamiest, most moisturizing, most pigmented, best smelling, all around most perfect lipstick you will ever lay your eyes on. Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte. Perfection in a lipstick tube.
With and Without Flash.

On the left, #1 in Nude Beige, boring name, extraordinary color on the lips. The perfect nude.
On the Right #7 in Lingerie Pink. Perfect Playboy bunny pink color. Very Hot, Very fun.

Swatched below on NW 20-25 skin in the winter with and without flash!




I reccomend these lipsticks to everyone in the search for the perfect nude. I know I always am. This one is pretty darn close. It is so creamy and pigmented and smells like watermelons!! Delicious.

Yes, it is a whopping $34 USD but worth every penny. #1 Nude Beige one of those lipsticks that you put on every day and it makes you feel like a million bucks.

MAC SugarSweet Lipsticks

I love me a pale pink or a nude lip so when I heard about a collection called sugar sweet I was counting down the days I could run over to my local Mac Store. When it came out I ventured outside my comfort zone (nude lips) into a lipstick called Lollilpop Lovin. I am glad I did beacuse it turned out to be nude-ish on me and I LOVE IT. Its a coral with a slight green irredescent golden shimmer. You can see here below with and without a flash. I need to work on the quality of the pictures next.




Next is Bubbles, soon as I saw this I knew this baby would be mine. A soft white frost, close to a milk cool pink on the lips.
And Lastly... the famous St. Germain, a bubblegum pink that I adore. It is such a fun color. It instantly changes and warms your whole face.


There was a lipstick called Touch and Sweet thing (I think...). I passed on those, too deep of a color for my pale loving self!

Which is your favorite lipstick from the SugarSweet Collection?