Yay it's finally here! I promised you a red lip post and here I am, uploading it last minute on Christmas Eve. I've just returned from looking at Christmas lights and am lounging about watching Christmas movies, enjoying the night and dreading the awkward family gathering tomorrow. If I was organised and thought about things in advance I would've put this post up much earlier in the holiday season, but better late than never right? Red lips can work at any time of year, and hey, there's always New Years Eve! ^__^
(FYI: under each lip combo I'm wearing the Essence Vampires Love Lipstain in 01 except where specified, with MAC Prep + Prime Lip and Urban Decay 24/7 Lipliner in Ozone. On the cheeks I'm wearing Essence Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder in 01 Natural/Blondes with MAC Seaside Cream Colour Base to highlight. In some shots with deeper bronzed cheeks I'm also wearing Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel layered underneath the Essence powder bronzer. Eyes are the Eyelid and Crease shades from the left side of the Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette.)
This is the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella. Not much to say here other than I absolutely adore it and need to get more colours from this range. They're creamy to apply and set to a beautiful non-drying (at least on me) matte finish. <3
I look so unimpressed in this photo, but that doesn't reflect how I feel about this lip product! This is Milani Lip Flash Full Coverage Shimmer Gloss Pencil in 05 Hot Flash, a metallic candy apple/hot rod red. It's extremely soft, so if you were to press this to your lips like a normal lipstick or lipliner you'd soon have enough to cover your entire face!
This is Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Colour in 910D Red Velvet, which appears a bit pinker on camera than it does in real life. Red Velvet is a beautiful yet odd colour, this red appears to have blue undertones but also comes across as a pinky-red, so I really don't know how to classify it! It's an absolute gem when it comes to wear though, actually looking presentable after I eat and drink. As someone who can't get lipstick to stay on for longer than an hour, I was floored. It also didn't accentuate the dry bits on my lips at all.
I prefer the colour of Ruby Woo to MAC Russian Red (pictured), but the texture and ease of application of Russian Red win out every time. Interestingly, they're both matte finishes but Russian Red feels like a goddamn lip balm next to Ruby Woo.
Bit of a dick move showing this one since it's long discontinued, but this is Evil Shades Deviant Lipstick in Diabolical. It's a metallic red not unlike the Milani Lip Flash Pencil, but this one leans more on the coppery brown side and has a much thinner texture. I believe this shade was discontinued to the recall or discontinuation of a mica by the manufacturer, which is a total bummer :(
You've seen me wearing Chanel Dragon Rouge Allure Lacque in one of my other 5 Days of Lipstick posts, but it's so luxurious that I couldn't resist busting it out again. It's a creamy liquid lipstick with a semi-glossy/semi-matte texture. I can't understand why Chanel would ever discontinue this beauty, but at the same time I'm too stingey to go and buy a backup. Judging by this post, I own far too many red lipsticks already :P
I am seriously regretting not having used MAC Lady Danger Lipstick before now, because I fucking love it! I'd previously thought I only suited blue-based reds, but Lady Danger is an orange red and I was surprised at how much I liked it on me! I imagine a red lipstain would emphasise the red tones in it more, but I wanted to draw out the orange tones so I used the Etude House Dear Darling Tint in 03 Orange Red.
(FYI: under each lip combo I'm wearing the Essence Vampires Love Lipstain in 01 except where specified, with MAC Prep + Prime Lip and Urban Decay 24/7 Lipliner in Ozone. On the cheeks I'm wearing Essence Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder in 01 Natural/Blondes with MAC Seaside Cream Colour Base to highlight. In some shots with deeper bronzed cheeks I'm also wearing Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel layered underneath the Essence powder bronzer. Eyes are the Eyelid and Crease shades from the left side of the Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette.)
This is the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella. Not much to say here other than I absolutely adore it and need to get more colours from this range. They're creamy to apply and set to a beautiful non-drying (at least on me) matte finish. <3
I look so unimpressed in this photo, but that doesn't reflect how I feel about this lip product! This is Milani Lip Flash Full Coverage Shimmer Gloss Pencil in 05 Hot Flash, a metallic candy apple/hot rod red. It's extremely soft, so if you were to press this to your lips like a normal lipstick or lipliner you'd soon have enough to cover your entire face!
This is Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Colour in 910D Red Velvet, which appears a bit pinker on camera than it does in real life. Red Velvet is a beautiful yet odd colour, this red appears to have blue undertones but also comes across as a pinky-red, so I really don't know how to classify it! It's an absolute gem when it comes to wear though, actually looking presentable after I eat and drink. As someone who can't get lipstick to stay on for longer than an hour, I was floored. It also didn't accentuate the dry bits on my lips at all.
Ahhh the infamous Ruby Woo, aka the driest lipstick known to man. It's a gorgeous shade of red and I love me a matte finish, but Ruby Woo applies like a dry flakey crayon. I skipped using a lipstain for this one, because otherwise the lipstick just balled up on my lips and I couldn't get an even application. I couldn't get the colour to stick on the inside of my lips for shit, so you can see a bit of my natural lip colour poking through.
I prefer the colour of Ruby Woo to MAC Russian Red (pictured), but the texture and ease of application of Russian Red win out every time. Interestingly, they're both matte finishes but Russian Red feels like a goddamn lip balm next to Ruby Woo.
Bit of a dick move showing this one since it's long discontinued, but this is Evil Shades Deviant Lipstick in Diabolical. It's a metallic red not unlike the Milani Lip Flash Pencil, but this one leans more on the coppery brown side and has a much thinner texture. I believe this shade was discontinued to the recall or discontinuation of a mica by the manufacturer, which is a total bummer :(
You've seen me wearing Chanel Dragon Rouge Allure Lacque in one of my other 5 Days of Lipstick posts, but it's so luxurious that I couldn't resist busting it out again. It's a creamy liquid lipstick with a semi-glossy/semi-matte texture. I can't understand why Chanel would ever discontinue this beauty, but at the same time I'm too stingey to go and buy a backup. Judging by this post, I own far too many red lipsticks already :P
I am seriously regretting not having used MAC Lady Danger Lipstick before now, because I fucking love it! I'd previously thought I only suited blue-based reds, but Lady Danger is an orange red and I was surprised at how much I liked it on me! I imagine a red lipstain would emphasise the red tones in it more, but I wanted to draw out the orange tones so I used the Etude House Dear Darling Tint in 03 Orange Red.
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Holy balls, that was a lot of red lipstick! I also plan to do a small post in the next couple of days with the handful of red glosses I own, then I plan to lay off the red lipstick for a while. If there's such a thing as red lipstick fatigue, I'm suffering from it! I do have one more red lipstick that I haven't showcased here though, and it's what I'm planning to wear for my family Christmas celebrations tomorrow. ;]
