Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Royallieu For Pale Rose Lips

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Royallieu

The best part of Chanel Rouge Coco Shine lipsticks is the balm aspect. No other lipstick feels as soft, silky and conditioning as the Rouge Coco Shine line thanks to the built in balm. I adore them, and am grateful for an elegant and sheer lipstick that has a case as beautiful as what is inside. I'm a sucker for that Chanel packaging, I admit it.

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Royallieu - daylight

My last trip to the Chanel counter had me trying Royallieu. I really need to replace the Boy that my youngest daughter swiped but I always end up getting distracted....Chanel Royallieu is a dusty taupe pink, and a perfect your lips but better shade, with some added shine. It has some wee tiny micro shimmer, but like the magic shimmer in Chanel Le Vernis nail polishes, it doesn't show on the lip as shimmer. If you click on the photo of the tube of lipstick at the top of the post, you can see the shimmery bits on the lipstick. But, not on my lips. Like most Rouge Coco Shines, it can be applied without a mirror, which I love. It feels like a balm, and smooths on like buttah. 

Right - Chanel Glossimer Amour 166 Left - Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Royallieu

I read a review of Chanel Glossimer in Amour 166, and decided I Had To Have It. Turns out the two go perfectly together! The Glossimers are lovely glosses, not too sticky and not overly pigmented, with better than average lasting power. Pretty pink lips are just that easy. 1-2 and go! 

Chanel Royallieu with Glossimer in Amour on top

Next Chanel review coming is the new Le Vernis for Fall 2012, Frenzy, which is the Most Beautiful Nude I have evah seen....

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine and Glossimers are available on their website and at Chanel cosmetic counters.

Clinique Chubby Stick Two Ton Tomato - Yummy!

I love Clinique Chubby Sticks. They are an awesome lipstick- gloss- balm hybrid that sit on lips softly and comfortably, with just the right amount of pigment for me. And while not glossy, they aren't matte either. The texture is more of a lovely balm, which just feels lovely.

Swatched heavily & lightly

Applied without a mirror. Seriously (daylight)

And so it makes sense that my red-lippy for red-lippy shy people would come in a Chubby Stick as they are just sheer enough to add a punch of colour but not so thick that the application requires a mirror and my *cough* reading glasses. And liner. Yikes, that's where I lose interest. No need to worry though, Clinique Chubby Stick in Two Ton Tomato is a winner! It is one of their newer colours and I love it! 

Look at me! Red lips in natural light.

Clinique Chubby Sticks are available at Clinique counters for around $16.

Brighten Your Smile With Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss

From left: Pink Lilac, Pink Opal and Lilac Pearl

Oh Bobbi Brown- you and your beautifully tempting colour palettes designed to make anyone look like themselves, only more polished. I love Bobbi's aesthetic and style. I have always abhorred the overly made up look (well, except in the 80s....) and her "less is more" and "emphasize your best features" philosophy works for me perfectly.

In daylight

I was perusing her lip gloss selection the other day and finally grabbed a colour I have loved for awhile. It is from her Brightening Lip Gloss collection, which is designed with just a touch of shimmer to "wake up" your complexion and add brightness as opposed to drama. And, in particular, the colours from her Brightening Nudes Collection. How I love these colours! And, the Lilac Pearl is just perfect, obviously. The slightly blue undertone- and by slight I really mean slight- has a brightening effect on teeth and skintone. Although if you prefer a warmer shade, Pink Lilac is smidge more pink than lilac and would likely be perfect. And, lets be totally honest here. I want Pink Lilac and Pink Opal too.

In natural daylight, indoors

At any rate, Lilac Pearl Brightening Gloss is a new favourite of mine. It goes on beautifully, albeit a wee bit stickier than I'd like, but I can look beyond that. There is a tiny fuchsia shimmer that adds a lovely dimension to the colour. But one thing I really love is that as the glossy part wears off, a subtle and lovely touch of colour remains on the lip. I tried to photograph that phase of the development but couldn't capture it. Trust me- it is very pretty!

In natural daylight, indoors

Bobbi Brown Lilac Pearl is available at Bobbi Brown counters.

Benefit Ultra Plush Makes Your Lips Ultra Lush...ious

Benefit has just released the most amazing line of gorgeous glosses based on their gorgeous blushes. Great idea, right? I love the idea of the matching shades, especially if you have a Benefit Blush you adore (ahem, Dandelion, anyone?). And the Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Glosses do just that! I got Bella Bamba, Coralista, Sugarbomb (MY FAVE) and Dandelion. They are quite sheer and moisturizing, which makes them easy to use and rather addictive. These are the least sticky glosses I have ever used which is a relief, as having my hair stick to my lips is not a good look for me. They have a subtle mango- fruity taste/scent that is reminiscent of a lip gloss from my youth. If you try them & recognize the scent, let me know!

Swatches in same ascending order as gloss tubes above... in daylight.

If you are looking for huge colour pay off, then you may be frustrated with these. However, if you are looking for a nice soft lip gloss to match your cheeks, then you will love them! I love the idea of matchy matchy gloss and blush, it just makes for a polished and elegant look. And with the softness of the Benefit blushes, these lip glosses make for the perfect combination! My daughter loves Coralista for the coral orange tone, which is so very hot right now, very Pantone Tangerine Tango, if you will. I adore Dandelion, which is as soft and gentle as the Dandelion blush which I adore and reviewed here. But for some reason, Sugarbomb made me really fall in love. It has that sort of purple-taupe look I am loving these days, and even though it shows as super frosty in the swatch, that does not translate to the lips. Just shine. For the record, Bella Bamba and Coralista are sheer and jelly like with no shimmer, and Dandelion and Sugarbomb have a wee bit of frost. Verdict? Love.

Available wherever Benefit is sold, & on counters in May for $18

Beautiful Lip of the Day: Stila Yumberry Crush with LipFusion

Eep my flyaway hairs are NOT growing out of my cheek. Honest.

One of my fave lip stains is Stila Yumberry Crush. It has a sweet cherry popsicle colour that adds just enough colour to me look alive and healthy. I like to apply it, let it dry, then put a coat of the original LipFusion Lip Plump gloss in clear. This is my HG lip gloss and has been since it came out. It does have a slightly weird tingly numbing thing that goes on when you first apply it, but I actually kind of like that feeling. Unlike Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker which actually made my lips feel like they were VIBRATING. I could not rub that stuff off fast enough, and even then it didn't stop. At any rate,  I love the natural full lip look LipFusion gives me and it actually lasts a long time for a gloss. Even after the glossiness is gone, the plumping effect remains for a few hours. As does the stain. An easy peasy lip with a bit of colour, even for the colour phobic like me.

YSL Volupté Sheer Candy Gloss is a Beautiful Balm, Too!

No2 Dewy Papaya second from right

I'm a sucker for a lip balm. I am also a sucker for luxe packaging and pretty colours. But, I am also quite colour phobic and tend to wear sheer glosses or my lips but better non lippy lippies. I was perusing the YSL counter and thanks to most delightful SA had fun trying this and that. She could tell by my next to bare face that I was skeered of colour and whipped out the Volupté Sheer Candy Gloss in No2 which is Dewy Papaya. It is a super sheer pink coral that looked very pretty and not scary at all swatched on my hand but she had me at "Did I mention it's a balm too? My lips just feel so good when I wear this!"Well, she was gorgeous with beautifully applied make up- I always trust those SAs to sell me something I will actually use. 

Isn't the tube pretty?

So I gave it a try and loved it. It does have a fruity scent and mild taste but both disappear and are not over powering at all. It just glides on and does feel soothing and gentle on my lips which I love. I have fairly good colour in my lips and always have. Actually I used to put foundation on them in high school because I thought they were too pink! Imagine. But that makes these sheer lippies so perfect for me!

Ok I realize this just barely qualifies as a colour...but I love it!

Unlike my trusty pot balms, which I also love, this one would look gorgeous being pulled out of a purse and subtly applied in public. Did I mention the packaging is stunning? It's in a glossy shiny silver tube with a golden YSL symbol wrapped around the middle. Oh sure, you pay for that but I can justify it (can't we all justify everything?) because I don't wear lipstick so I never buy fancy lippies. That works, right?

Pardon my pores on the close up :)

I got my YSL Sheer Candy Gloss Volupté at Holt Renfrew for $31.50.