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!

Look and Outfit Du Jour 5.29.09

Face:
Studio Sculpt Foundation in NW25
Chanel Brilliance Pur in BronzeLit
MAC Eversun Beauty Powder Blush
MAC Lightscapade MSF as a highlighter

Eyes:
MAC Solar bits in Impassioned
MAC Solar bits in Scatterays
MAC Liquidlast liner in Black
Sephora Green Chubby Eyeliner, on bottom lash line for a pop.
YSL Faux Cils Mascara

Lips:
MAC Brave New Bronze Lipstick
Smashbox Lip enhancing gloss is Pout.






Wearing:
- American Apparel High-Waisted Black Shiny Disco Pants. (You can't see the shine here)
- Alexander Wang T white tank top
- Lots of Jewelry :)

HAPPY FRIDAY! :)

MUFE Smokey Eye Du Jour 5.19.09

I have a charity event tonight at a bar.
I am using my new self made smokey eyes palette from Make Up Forever!
#3, #4, #40, #139.

REVIEW:
I absolutely LOVE these eyeshadows. I always gravitate towards neutral matte's and it takes alot to stand out as a matte. These are buttery soft and beyond pigmented, usually matte's are a pain in ass to blend. Not these. These blend with such ease. Huge Fan! #4, Black puts MAC's Carbon to shame! This might even be my favorite smokey look to date.

USED:
MUFE Palette
YSL Faux Cils Mascara in Black
MAC Feline Kohl
Lips Fleshpot

And thats it!

I really need my hair done, I have an appointment tonight. I am going lighter!

Have you tried MUFE? What is your favorite Smokey look?

Obsession Du Jour 5.5.09

I needed to somehow brighten up my dreary, gray day here in NYC. The weather has been awful, non stop rain (and mist) for days now, it's reminding of rainy London but WORSE because no one even has a fun accent here!

Anyway, I put on my instant day brightener lipstick, YSL Rouge Volupte #7 in Lingerie Pink.
It is a true light bubblegum barbie pink and I Love it!

With Flash.

Without Flash.

What item of makeup instantly brightens up a gray day for you?

Beauty News Du Jour 5.4.09

YSL beauty has been officially bought out by L'Oreal.

"L'Oréal has bought out the beauty division of Yves Saint
Laurent this week from the Gucci group, for $1.68 billion..
L'Oréal chief executive Jean-Paul Agon commented to WWD, 'This proposed agreement represents a great opportunity for L'Oréal and its luxury products division. Yves Saint Laurent is a mythical French luxury brand. It is admired the world over and is particularly complementary with our current brands. '

Robert Polet, CEO of the Gucci Group added, 'This agreement would be key for Yves Saint Laurent. The strength and expertise of L'Oréal would put the further development of the brand on a faster track.'" WWD

Thoughts? Do you consider this a positive or Negative?

I am leaning towards negative, L'Oreal is a mega-corporation and while they have great brands under their umbrella (Shu, Armani, Lancome etc...) they have shady animal testing behaviors and I try not to use makeup that I know test on animals. I love YSL so much and so many of my favorite products are by YSL that I just hope they dont change (Faux Cils Mascara- my HG and all my Rouge Volupte)

Sneak Peak Du Jour 4.27.09

Saks Friends and Family stash with a quick stop at Sephora.
Reviews and In depth pictures/ swatches to come.

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

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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?

Shoe Du Jour 4.14.09

YSL.
No Words.
Come to Mama.

Nude Lip Du Jour; YSL VS MAC

Showdown of the Nude Lip.
YSL Nude Beige #1 Rouge Volupte VS infamous MAC Bare Slimshine.
MAC Bare Slimshine
YSL Nude Beige #1 Rouge Volupte
Hand Swatches, YSl on left, MAC on right.
Results:

YSL Rouge Volupte is a lipstick, it is SUPER creamy, feels moisturizing. It is a matte finish. This is very very pigmented. This is more of a concealor looking nude (comparable to myth and fleshpot by mac but not AS concealor looking as those two). I feel that this is a cooler nude. YSL lipsticks have a delicious melon smell to them. I would be careful of wearing this color and lipstick if your lips are not perfectly moisturized. If they are dry dont go near this. $34.00

MAC's Bare is a Slimshine which means its glossier, a mix between a lipstick and a gloss. It feels moisturizing while still being quite pigmented. This is definitley a great everyday color. It is a nude without being too nude and concealor-y. It has peachy/warm undertones. Slimshines have a nice vanilla smell to them. This is more of a forgiving, easy formula just to slather on whenever and wherever. $14.50

Winner:
YSL Rouge Volupte.
This is the absolute perfect nude for me so far, yes it is pricey but I will never be without this.
Perfect, creamy, moisturizing, pigmented and flattering.

What is your holy grail, can not live without nude?!

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.