Review: Burberry Beauty Lip Mist Natural Sheer Lipstick in Oxblood

I bought this on a whim a few months ago when I was out shopping with my girlfriends. It was after brunch and being in a happy mood...it led to a lot of unnecessary spending.

 
The packaging: This comes in a rectangular, dark silver tube with the Burberry print etched into the cap. The print is actually stamped into the lipstick itself also! The cap is magnetic, which earns so many points in my book. 

The scent: This smells of the classic lipstick smell. You know how our mom's lipsticks used to smell? If you hate that scent, this lipstick will bother you. However, the scent quickly goes away after applying.

The product: Oxblood is a sheer burgundy/plum shade. It goes on smoothly without tugging at lips. It is a sheer lipstick, although you can build up the color a bit. It lasts for 3-4 hours and left a slight stain on my lips. Dark lipsticks are making an appearance this Spring/Summer, so this one actually may be thrown into my rotation earlier than Fall this year. 

Cost: $33

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Review: Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Pillowtalk and K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick in Bitch Perfect

I was trying to resist buying anymore lip products, but then Charlotte Tilbury launched in the US...and with names like Pillowtalk and Bitch Perfect, I just couldn't help myself.

The packaging: All of CT's products are a rose gold hue which makes every one of these products look so beautiful. The lip liner comes in standard lip liner form. It's a pencil, and you will need to sharpen it. The lipstick comes in a standard tube but has ridges - very old school glam. 

The scent: No scent detected with the lip liner, but the lipstick smells similar to MAC or LORAC products - a slight, sugary cotton candy scent. It doesn't linger though.

The product:

Pillowtalk is a pinkish-nude. It pulls more pink on my lips, but it's a great liner to use with most lipsticks - no matter what the shade. It glides on somewhat smoothly, but can tend to feel drying after a short time. Wearing the liner alone will get you about 4 hours of weartime, but will dry out your lips. 

Bitch Perfect is a light muted coral with pink undertones. On my lips, it pulls pinker. It glides on somewhat smoothly, but I didn't find this to be creamy as others have said. After a couple hours, my lips definitely felt dry. Wearing this alone gave me about 2-3 hours of weartime. With Pillowtalk under it, I got about 4-5 hours of weartime. 

Bitch Perfect layered on top of Pillowtalk

Cost: Pillowtalk is $22, Bitch Perfect is $32

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Review: YSL Volupte Tint-in-Oil in Oh My Gold

Sometimes your lips deserve a break from color and from lipsticks. Sometimes they just want to be drenched in a fancy tinted oil from a fancy luxury brand. Sometimes that sometime can turn into a daily thing because your lips get used to all this fanciness.

The packaging: This comes in the standard YSL lip product packaging. The tube is silver (not gold) with a colored band that shows the color of the product inside. The applicator is the lip-shaped YSL applicator that follows the shape of your lips for easy application.

The scent: The trademark YSL mango-ish scent is here, and it lingers for awhile after application. 

The product: Oh My Gold is a gold-tinted oil. Once applied on my lips, it turns to a lighter, natural pink tint with very, very tiny flecks of shimmer. As it is an oil, it glides on so smoothly. It's non-sticky and lasts FOREVER. After 5 hours, my lips were still covered in this oil...and they felt so soft and plump. 

Cost: $32

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Review: Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Shine Sculpting Shine Lipstick in Baby Cashmere

Do you ever think to yourself, "wow. This would be a great name for a stripper or a small baby kitten?" when you're looking at makeup products? Well...here's a great one for you - Baby Cashmere.

The packaging: This lipstick comes in a very sturdy case with a magnetic top. I'm all for more lipsticks coming with magnetic caps...makes it dummy-proof for people like me who always manage to somehow not close lipsticks all the way. 

The scent: No scent detected.

The product: Baby Cashmere is a lighter brownish-pink shade with a bit of shine. It goes on smoothly with a light creamy texture. The color is buildable, but never really gets to full opacity. It lasts about 3 hours on lips, but it's so easy to reapply that the wear-time doesn't bother me. This shade definitely is a MLBB color.

The cost: $30

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Review: Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencils in Dolce Vita & Bahama and Satin Lip Pencil in Hyde Park

The obsession with everything Nars-related continues...

The packaging: All three of these chubby lip pencils comes in its own box. The pencils are not twist-up, which is my only complaint. I hate having to sharpen these because I feel like you lose a lot of product by sharpening.
 

(L to R): In natural light - Dolce Vita, Bahama, Hyde Park

The scent: No scent detected.
 

(L to R): In sunlight - Dolce Vita, Bahama, Hyde Park

The products:

Dolce Vita is described as a matte dusty rose shade. On my lips, it pulls to a lighter, MLBB shade. This is usually my go-to lip product on a daily basis. It goes on smoothly, but it's better to do a light prep on your lips because this tends to be drying as it is matte. It usually lasts about a couple hours or so on my lips because it is a lighter shade. 

Bahama is a matte brownish-pink shade that definitely has a 90s feel to it. If you're looking to copy Kylie Jenner's lip, this is a must for you. Again, since it is matte, it tends to dry out my lips within a couple hours. This shade lasts a bit longer than Dolce Vita because it is a darker shade. 

Hyde Park is a glossier, muted red shade. Being a satin pencil, it glides on smoothly and is somewhat hydrating throughout its wear. It usually lasts about 3-4 hours on my lips through eating and drinking. This is a great red to wear for a very polished look. 

Cost: $26 each 

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Review: Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Beso

Do any of you read Blair Eadie's blog Atlantic-Pacific? She is so beautiful and puts together the most amazing outfits...and also rocks the reddest lips around. When I saw that she wears Stila's Beso, I knew I had to go out and try it for myself. 

The packaging: This comes in a standard lip gloss tube, but it's slightly bigger. There's a doe-footed applicator, but I liked using my own lip brush instead for better control. 

The scent: There is a slightly vanilla scent to this.

The product: Beso is a true blue-based red. It's a showstopping shade. Every time I wore this, people actually stared. Not at what I was wearing and the rest of my face - just at my lips. This went on smoothly and had a creamy feel. It took about a minute or so to actually set, and then after that...it would not come off. I drank, I ate, I rubbed...and nothing. It's staying power was almost scary. It lasted a whole day and probably would have lasted a lot longer, but I had to go to sleep so I scrubbed and scrubbed until it came off. It wasn't very hydrating, so I did have to apply balm every couple hours to save my dry lips. 

This liquid lipstick was very similar to Giorgio Armani's Lip Maestro, so I ended up giving this to my cousin, but it is definitely worth buying since it's $10 less than Armani's version.

Cost: $22 - a total steal for such a great product!

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Review: Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick Duo in Poppy and Scarlet

My lipstick drawers are slowly being overtaken by Nars, YSL, and lastly Bite Beauty. Who doesn't love Bite Beauty? One of these days, I'm hoping to make it to their Bite Beauty Lip Lab so I can make my own custom shade, but until then...I'll just keep buying up their already-made products.

The packaging: This is one slim tube with a lipstick at each end. It's fairly small and slim, but it's great that you can carry around two lipsticks at once. 

The scent: There is a slightly floral scent to these lipsticks. It doesn't last long after applying, but it is there.

The product:

Poppy is a bright almost strawberry-red shade. It went on smoothly, was fairly hydrating, and lasted about 4 hours on me. I've noticed that on other bloggers, Poppy looks more like a true red, but on me, it definitely leaned towards a pinkish-red.

Scarlet is a lighter oxblood shade. It too went on smoothly, had a very creamy feel, was fairly hydrating, and lasted about 6 hours on me. This left behind a stain, as most darker lip products tend to do. 

Cost: $12

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Review: Laura Mercier Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour in Sin

I already have these Rouge Nouveau's in Sexy and Mod, but couldn't resist adding another one to my collection...so here's Sin!

The packaging: This tube comes in its own box, and it's a slim, deep plum colored tube (Laura Mercier's signature packaging color). The product feels good in my hands and is easy to hold while applying.

The scent: No scent detected.

The product: As in the previous reviews for this line, this lipstick goes on weightlessly. It surprises me each time I apply this because I can't even feel it going on. Sin is a sheer plum shade, and it leaves a very sheer plum/blackberry shade on lips. It was not hydrating at all, and actually my lips felt pretty dry after a couple hours. The shade lasted for about 2-3 hours before I had to reapply. This is definitely a great shade to start with if you want to get into the oxblood/burgundy trend, but don't want a full coverage lipstick.

Cost: $25

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