YSL Rouge Volupté Shine Lipsticks

An ode to the YSL lipsticks, but specifically the line called rouge volupté shine. I never understood what the different rouge volupté formulations were, and what each line was. But, I have since been intrigued by their brand and decided to, once and for all, understand what their lipsticks were like! I've currently tried and bought one from each of their line.

But, I have come to the conclusion that the volupté shine are my favorite and what I think are the best. As I mentioned in my Beauty Haul post here, I am someone who loves to wear bold lip colors. Sadly though, I don't find myself in enough situations where I can boldly wear these bold shades. So, I am always looking for lipsticks that can give me the best of both worlds-- romance and reality.

These volupté shine lipsticks are absolutely practical in the sense that they are sheer enough to wear comfortably everyday in all situations, but not sacrificing the color payoff. I have gone for two particular shades, no.19 and no.14.

No.19 is drop-dead perfect. I love purple lipsticks, and this has got to be one of the best. I find most purple lipsticks being either too lavender, too red, too cherry, too dark, or too pastel. I like that saturated kind of purple. I find it so flattering for my skin tone and so many others. One that I found was quite spot-on with getting that exact purple shade was the 3 Concept Eye lip lacquer that I blogged about here.

But that one is really bold, something you can't wear everyday. But this YSL rouge volupté shine in no.19 is both purple and practical at the same time. The color power is also amazing. It's also super creamy and moisturizing.

No.14 is a beautiful coral. It's seems to be a really popular color since I see it constantly sold out. It is pinker than the other corals that they have in the same range (from my memory, no.15 and 16 were pretty orange-corals). It's perfect for that sweet and tarty summer look! :)

And need I say the packaging? It's YSL...

Because the rouge volupté lines all have the same packaging, I've always been confused as to what is what. Some YSL counters even have their lipsticks mixed all together so you can't tell the difference. Some even have the same number for goodness sakes! But now I know, this rouge volupté SHINE line is the best.

And on a final note, this is me wearing no.19 :)

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Milani Baked Blushes

In my last video where I talk about products I was undecided about, these Milani baked blushes were one of them. It wasn't so much that I couldn't decide whether I liked them, but just to put it out there that I was trying these blushes out since it wasn't long since I bought them. But since purchasing them, I've been wearing them non-stop, preferring these shades over all my luxe brands and that pretty much says all!

Both blushes come with their own set of brushes- but I recommend you chuck those away. They are so coarse that they sweep way too much product off the surface and also leave dusts everywhere! I use them with my Shu Uemura no.20 blush brush. This softly picks up the right amount of product without grinding the surface and grating the product.

The shade I am in love with is "Luminoso". Goodness, this is such a pretty beige blush -- just something that works beautifully for so many skin tones, for so many different kinds of makeup. It really gives that pop of color in such a subtle and calming way! It is neither too dark nor too light, and it blends beautifully with any makeup. You know how sometimes blushes can clash with your eye makeup or lip color? Well, this is the perfect generic shade-- something I'd recommend to everyone.

The more popular and well-spoken about shade is the "Corallina". I'd say this would be gorgeous in the summer. Such a bright red-coral! It is beautiful, really. And gives you that flushes fresh-faced look. It isn't subtle like "Luminiso", so this is for the gals who like that really pretty obvious blush look. I do have other coral shades but this seems to be a bit red/lobster-toned than most coral shades. Hence, I think it'll be beautiful in the summer!

These are really often sold-out in my local drugstore, but if you ever come across them and you need to find just really good working pretty shades, try these. They are amazing! I'm adding them to my list of favorite drugstore products.

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ALL ABOUT ORANGE LIPSTICKS

It's March. That gives me reason to wear orange. Because no one should wait until sizzling summer to spice up the lips and give it some hot oranges to wear. I've gone through my lipstick collection, and picked out my orange-toned lipsticks. Indulge your eyes as I show you the swatches of these beautiful shades. I've got all kinds of oranges: the yellow-orange, red-orange, pink-orange aka corals, nude-orange, hot-orange, muted-orange, pastel-orange, etc.,

Featuring brands: Revlon Shu Uemura Hourglass Cosmetics MAC Cosmetics Make Up For Ever. I realized I should've added my Giorgio Armani lip pencil, but since I forgot (and since it's not really a lipstick, you can just read it up here).

Swatches, here they come:

1. Hourglass Liquid Lipstick "Muse"
2. MAC Ravishing
3. MAC Tangerine Dream
4. MAC Tart and Trendy
5. MAC Saigon Summer
6. Shu Uemura CR330
7. Revlon Lip Butter "Tutti Frutti"
8. Make Up For Ever Satin No.40

Although, they heavily overlap, I've categorized them into what I could:

Coral: 1, 6

Nude: 2

Hot Orange: 7, 8

Yellow-Orange/ Baby-Orange: 3

(very slight) Pink-orange: 4

Muted Orange: 5

*NOTE* MAC "Tart and Trendy" and "Saigon Summer" are so similar in the picture, that for a moment I couldn't distinguish them. Upon further observance of different pictures of the two lipsticks in different lightings, I have concluded that: "Tart and Trendy" has more pink than "Saigon Summer". Also, Saigon Summer is a creme sheen, whereas "Tart and Trendy" is a lustre finish. Therefore, "Saigon Summer" is thicker or let's say a bit more pigmented than lustre (lustre has a tad bit more glossier lighter finish)

So, that's it! How do you like my orange lipstick collection? I had a few others, but I didn't think they stood up to the beauty of these. You can find reviews of most of these products somewhere in my blog. I'll try to link it somewhere in this post.

What are some of your favorite orange lipsticks? x

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Vibrant Orange Lips with Giorgio Armani

It was love at first sight. I was wearing Hourglass liquid lipstick in "Muse" when I was walking by the Giorgio Armani's makeup counter. I saw the reflection of my vibrant coral lips achieved by the liquid lipstick, and also saw that my lips could help with a little precision. I've always entertained the idea of having fuller, or at least, more defined lips but felt too unexperienced in lip liners to give it a try. But, I was quite drawn to this orange lip liner shade. I picked it up and began drawing in a careful line on the outer edges of my lips.

The moment the tip of the Giorgio Armani lip liner in shade no. 6 touched my lips, it felt creamy. Most lip liners I've tried were so waxy that they almost pulled and tugged at my lips when drawing them in. But this, this wasn't like that at all. It glided smoothly, yet precisely, without bleeding all across my lips. When I stepped back to see what it all looked like, I was more than happy. The color was beautiful. It complemented so well with the lipstick shade I was wearing, and I know orange is going to be big (as it always is in the warmer months) come Spring and Summer.

But I cut to the chase and now I'm walking around, wearing full-blown orange lips everywhere. This long-lasting, creamy, beautiful orange shade is marvelous both as a lip liner and as a lip color to wear on its own. After I give it a slight shading on my lips, I add a lip balm on top of it (something like the Nuxe reve de miel is perfect), and voila! It's perfect.

Here's me wearing it. It's more vibrant in person, but as it is an Instagram picture, the quality is what it is:

I knew I was in love with this when I recently lost it, and went days on end, looking for it. Today, I found it. And, those long and empty days without this made me realize that this very well might be my favorite orange lip shade! x

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Vanity Spotlight #2 . Valentine's Day Edition

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so I thought I'd bring out romantic products on the vanity spotlight. Diptyque Eau Duelle is my signature scent. It's this sophisticated vanilla with pepper top note combination that makes it both sexy but also truly feminine and not too heavy. Then I have laid out the Essie Topless & Barefoot as a lovely ladylike shade for Valentine's day. It is clean and feminine and it just looks really pretty! Then for lips I have two shades: one by Giorgio Armani rouge ecstasy in shade no. 103. It is a nudey pink that looks good with a lovely smokey eye. Then a really bright orange-coral shade that I've been loving is the Hourglass in the shade "Muse". This is possibly drying and a bit powdery so make sure you apply it without mistake since it can smudge everywhere. But it definitely is long-lasting and the shade remains that powerful great vibrant coral-orange quite long!

Then I have two cute rings. One is by my favorite jewelry store called Catbird NYC It is the kitten ring. Ever so cute! Then, one by an independent jeweler on Etsy saying "Oui". Lovely aren't they? Then the watch that turn heads all the time, Larsson and Jennings. Good for both men and women :)

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Shu Uemura: Rouge Unlimited Lipstick

Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited lipsticks ($30) are known to be formulated for long lasting supreme moisture and comfort, as well as "unprecedented pureness" in color. They use (yeah, I'm quoting their website) a "new double hybrid pigment technology" that enables the "delivery of the purest color ever"!

My brother-in-law (soon-to-be) bought me this beautiful Shu Uemura lipstick at the airport's duty-free. The color I got is the CR330, also known as Medium grapefruit pink (a warm undertone). It looks so pretty, a pink coral but not as strong as a coral sometimes seem to be. 

I was so excited to try the color, and after I took a few snapshots of it, I immediately applied it FULL-ON on my lips. Then, after realizing the amazing moisture and comfort the lipstick did give me, I thought the color was too bright for my complexion! And, let me note that I can wear pretty bright lipsticks without shame :) But this seemed too light for my skin tone. Then of course, after I mentioned that to my much lighter-toned sister, she immediately sought to steal the lipstick away! :) But, of course... I refused to hand it over! 

But that's not my point. Point is: If you dap this on your lips, because it's so super moisturizing, it gives a tint effect. The color is very pigmented and you can definitely build to have that exact color transfer on your lips (even with one sweep). But, I found that when I took it and dabbed it lightly all over, it made my face look bright, fresh, and well, innocent! Because you see, the color really is BEAUTIFUL and I was upset it didn't look great on me when it was full-on. But then I tried dabbing it and it looks like a tint and it looked so........ pretty! :)

Which is great, because I am so tired of winter makeup! I want spring to come fast. I've switched over to pastel/lighter nail polishes, and I've been thinking about getting the spring colored makeup! This lipstick shade is perfect for that. It's sheer-looking with a beautiful spring-like freshness, and you know the whole I'm-wearing-lipstick-but-looks-like-I-just-have-a-really-pretty-fresh-lip-color? Yeah, that's the effect this lipstick gives! 

So, I love it! It's my first Shu Uemura lipstick! It's one of their award-winning products and rightfully so :) 

Come Spring, come!

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