The other day my sister told me that she discovered the perfect cool nude lipliner that is the same as the color we both used years ago, and that perfect shade was never to be found again–from any brand– after searching the vast sea of nude lipsticks, lip liners and lip glosses. Then she did it, she found the perfect shade, and told me to get it. Sephora Collection Retractable Rouge Gel Lip Liner in 01 The Nudest is theperfect cool pinky-beige nude, and to make matters even better, it can be used as a lipliner, or all over the lips as a lipstick. It can serve as a traditional lip liner, and topped with lipstick or lipgloss, since this beauty boasts an incredible formula that feels wonderful on the lips, and while Sephora describes it as a "matte cool nude" it does have a light sheen and isn't drying on the lips. It is soft and creamy, and it deposits color evenly, it doesn't settle into lip lines, and it is long-wearing.
Furthermore, it has a twist up applicator and a small sharpener at the bottom to sharpen the tip of the crayon itself. However, I do not bother with sharpening it since I use it all over my lips as a lipstick, and therefore like the duller tip and wider base. Not only is it the nicest, and most versatile, lip liner in my collection, but it is also by far the most affordable at $13.00.
According to Sephora,
A retractable lip liner with innovative gel-cream formula to enhance the lip contour for a long-lasting, softer appearance. Comes with a built-in sharpener for easy application.
Unique, soft texture of this creamy-gel lip liner's non-drying, innovative, formula glides on lips with ease. Creates fuller-looking lips. Provides a color-matched base for Sephora's existing top-selling #Lipstories and Cream lipsticks.
Directions:
Apply first to the outer lines of lips to create the perfect contour.
For added benefit, gradually fill in color all over lips to create the perfect lip base for any Sephora Collection Cream lipsticks.
Use the included built-in sharpener at the base of each pencil before pencil use.
Precautions:
Make sure to close the cap tightly to prevent premature drying of this creamy formula.
The creamy texture of this formula is unlike any lip liners on the market. It is imperative that you are gentle when applying lip pencil to lips as the tips are super soft and will bend with too much force.
Ingredients: Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Paraffin, Polybutene, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Ozokerite, Ceresin, Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Beeswax, Hydrogenated Palm Acid, Stearyl Stearate, BHT. (+/-) : CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491/CI 77492/CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 15850 (Red 6 Lake/Red 7 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 45410 (Red 28 Lake), CI 15985 (Yellow 6 Lake), CI 17200 (Red 33 Lake).
Overall Assessment: This has turned into my most reached-for lip product, and I love it so much that I am ordering another one.
$13.00 for 0.076 oz. from Sephora (Affiliate Links). Purchased. All views expressed are categorically my own.
The Makeup Wars! Team is featuring favorite colors in makeup products, and I decided to share some of my most beloved nude lipsticks. As longtime readers undoubtedly know, I have a serious penchant for nude lipsticks, and I wear them more than any other type of lipstick shade. While I have amassed quite a collection, I decided to focus on a few of my most coveted luxury brands.
My most reached for shades tend to run the spectrum from peachy nudes to pink nudes, and after taking a good look at my collection I narrowed my current favorites down to ten that I remain absolutely in love with!
Burberry Kisses Nude Beige No. 01 ($34.00 from Burberry, Nordstrom, Sephora, Net-A-Porter and Saks Fifth Avenue): This weightless, gel-textured formula offers buildable coverage and very comfortable wear. It glides across the lips effortlessly, deposits color evenly, and it stays put for hours. Nude Beige No. 01 is a gorgeous peachy beige nude that is very flattering on!
Tactile pleasure and desirable aesthetic sensibilities aside- it would mean nothing if the contents were not as glorious as the exterior packaging. The lipstick formula is creamy dreamy, highly pigmented, opaque in one pass (but buildable to maximum opacity and pigmentation), and comfortable on the lips with the perfect amount of cushion.
The consistency of Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick is very creamy, buttery soft and silky smooth. It glides across the lips like a dream, deposits opaque color evenly, and it neither settles into lip lines, nor does it bleed. It boasts a gorgeous sheen, is very comfortable on this lips, and I find it lightly moisturizing, rather than drying. Nude Beige, which is described as a, "creamy neutral beige" is a stunning peachy pink nude that is infinitely flattering on the skin, and it can be sheered out for a natural wash of color, or built up for maximum opacity. I get about 3 hours of wear before I need to reapply it, but if I apply it over a more matte textured lip balm it increases the wear-time significantly. While it has the well-known YSL sweet, fruity scent, I find that it fades soon upon application.
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick in N° 44 Nude Lavallière ($37.00 for 0.15 oz. from Yves Saint Laurent, Barneys New York, Nordstrom, Sephora, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor): The formula is described as, "an oil-in-a-stick, medium-coverage lipstick with an innovative texture that provides high-performance color and irreverent shine while it conditions the lips." Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick is an oil-infused lipstick that resides somewhere between a lipstick and a tinted lip balm, and the formula imparts a gorgeous wash of color and shine while hydrating your lips. It glides across the lips effortlessly, deposits color evenly, and it neither feathers, nor migrates. It has the perfect amount of cushion to provide comfortable wear, and while it is quite emollient, I do find that I can get a couple of hours of wear from a single application. If, however, you are having a beverage there will be a balmy transfer to the glass.
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick in N° 44 Nude Lavallière is a pinkish nude brown that is quite sheer, but it does offer some pigmentation. This particular shade does not really lend itself to a tremendous color payoff, because it is a light nude-leaning pinky brown, but it does build somewhat after a few passes. It does have the quintessential fruity mango YSL aroma, but I have to say that it completely disappears after about 5 minutes, and therefore will not likely bother people who don't like fragrance in their lip products. This gem of a lipstick leaves my lips soft, smooth, supple and hydrated. In fact, I am so smitten with the formula that I am trying to figure out which shades to purchase next!
Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy102 Essenza ($38.00 from Giorgio Armani, Barneys New York, Nordstrom, Sephora, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Selfridges): Rouge Ecstasy Lipsticks are described as having a "velvety-soft formula designed to coat your lips in a luminous shade that lasts all day." There is absolutely no question that it boasts a sublime velvety texture that feels ultra-luxe on the lips. It is emollient, comfortable to wear, and 102 Essenza lasts several hours before I need to touch up. Essenza is a gorgeous pale pink nude that is utterly breathtaking.
Left to Right: Burberry Kisses Nude Beige No. 01, TOM FORD Beauty Nude Vanille, YSL Rouge Volupté Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick in Nude Beige, YSL Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick in N° 44 Nude Lavallière and Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy102 Essenza.
This gorgeous lipstick, which is infused with Olio Lusso, boasts an ultra creamy texture, stunning pigmentation, and a dries down to a soft matte finish with dimension. Rodin Olio Lusso Luxury Lipsticks glide across the lips effortlessly, deposit color evenly, melt into your lips perfectly, and they neither bleed, nor do they settle into lip lines. RODIN Olio Lusso Luxury Lipsticks are long-wearing, very comfortable on the lips, have the perfect amount of cushion, and aren't in the least bit drying. In fact, the blend of 11 oils, that are used in Olio Lusso, provide luscious hydration and nourishment. There is no discernible taste or fragrance, and therefore this lipstick formula should pose no problem for those among you with a sensitivity or aversion to fragrant lipsticks.
SURRATT Lipslique in Chuchoter ($34.00 from Barneys New York, Sephora, Blue Mercury, Cult Beauty, Net-A-Porter and Space NK): Surratt Lipsliques boast a unique formula that has a fantastic hydrating effect, the perfect amount of cushion, and they feel fantastic on the lips. One might expect that the more moisturizing formula would lend itself to reduced wear-time, but these buildable coverage beauties are longer-wearing than one might expect (particularly true of the darker shades that have all of the coverage of a stain without the tendency to dry out the lips).
Chuchoter is the ultimate pinky nude, and it does not possess shimmering and glimmering pearl. It, in fact, resides somewhere in the lipstick/lip balm hybrid realm, and while the coverage is buildable it always allows your lips to shine through. It is that perfect my lips but better shade that you can put on without a mirror, and look perfect every time.
BITE Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Cava ($26.00 from Sephora): Cava, which is described as a lilac beige, is actually an utterly gorgeous pinky lilac nude with a lovely sheen. In the tube it looks like it may have been intended for the High Priestess of the Zombie Apocalypse, but it is actually a very flattering, and infinitely wearable nude. It feels creamy and substantial, and yet it is very comfortable and long-wearing.
HOURGLASS Girl Lip Stylo Influencer and Believer ($32.00 each for .08 oz. / 2.4 g. from HOURGLASS, Sephora, Space NK, Blue Mercury, Barneys New York, Nordstrom, Bergdorf Goodman, Harvey Nicols (£26.00) and Net-A-Porter): Each of the Girl Lip Stylos are remarkably silky smooth, and they truly feel weightless on the lips. They boast the perfect amount of cushion for comfortable wear, and they have a staggeringly beautiful lustrous finish. Ingredients such as Shea Butter, Jojoba, Mimosa and Sunflower Seed make this nourishing formula moisturizing– leaving lips soft, supple, ultra-smooth and hydrated. Despite their emollience, the GIRL Lip Stylo formula adheres to the lips with some tenacity, and has impressive wear-time.
While each of the colors offer medium to full opaque coverage, they can also be sheered out for a subtle wash of color. They glide across the lips effortlessly, deposit color evenly, and they neither settle into lip lines, nor do they feather.
When I compare the HOURGLASS Girl Lip Stylos to their original Femme Nude Lip Stylos, I would characterize the former as glossier and more emollient, and the latter as dryer and thicker in consistency.
While each of the GIRL Lip Stylos boast a beautiful luster and luminosity, I can see no glitter or shimmer on my lips or in the arm swatches. They have a certain depth and dimension despite their lack of shimmer, and therefore one need not worry that they appear flat or lifeless on the lips. Instead, they capture the light beautifully and create the appearance of fuller lips.
Influencer: is described as a deep rose beige. Like Achiever, there is a brown in this shade. Believer: is described as peachy beige. I would call it a peachy beige nude.
Left to Right:RODIN Luxury Lipstick So Mod, SURRATT Lipslique in Chuchoter, BITE Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Cava and HOURGLASS Girl Lip Stylo Influencer and Believer. Overall Assessment: High quality nude lipsticks in flattering shades of pink, peach and pinky peach make me deliriously happy. If you are similarly inclined to wear these shades, then I cannot sufficiently express the extent to which these gems are worthy of your attention.
Liquid Lipstick fans already know that Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lips are a crowd pleaser, but for whatever reason I came to this particular party late, but now that I have entered the fold I'm here to stay.
Ever on the quest for the perfect nude lippie, I chose Melted Sugar, and am very pleased with my selection. Described as a Nude Sand, Melted Sugar is the perfect peachy pink nude shade that is easy to wear and very flattering. It offers super saturated opaque coverage, but if you want high impact color you will want to try one of the richer shades in the collection. Melted Sugar is lightweight and comfortable on the lips, and has the perfect amount of cushion for long-wear. The slanted applicator tip effortlessly adapts to the contours of the lips for precise foolproof application, and deposits color smoothly and evenly.
According to Too Faced,
Get the staying power of a stain, the intense color of a liquid lipstick and the high shine of a gloss in one long-wear formula. Using exclusive technology to keep cauldrons of molten lipsticks liquid and creamy, Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick comfortably coats lips in bursts of intense, high-impact, super rich, saturated color that lasts for hours.
Too Faced Co-Founder and Creative Director Jerrod Blandino had never seen lipstick more beautiful, intense, rich and glossy than when it’s in its melted form in the cosmetic labs. With this inspiration, we created a lipstick liquified so it doesn’t lose its pigment or shine while keeping a comfortable, flexible and cushiony wear.
A precision tip applicator eliminates the need for a lip liner, making this formula easier to apply.
Contains NO Parabens, Sulfates or Phthalates. Too Faced is Cruelty-Free.
Top to Bottom: Light to heavy application. The color can be built up or sheered out with ease.
Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicalcium Phosphate Stearalkonium Bentonite, Silica Silylate, Propylene Carbonate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Aroma/Flavor, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate. May Contain/Peut Contenir (+/-): Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 6 (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
Overall Assessment: I love Melted Sugar and definitely need more shades of Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipsticks in my life!
Purchased by me. All views expressed are categorically my own.
