Re(a)d – My lips! feat. NARS Audacious Lipstick in Lana

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fotd, NARS, NARS Audacious Lana, NARS Audacious Lipstick Lana, orange-red, red lipstick, review, swatches

Whoever said that only porcelain skins can pull off a bold, bright, red lip was terribly wrong!!!

I, myself, was one to think that the “Marylin Monroe look” suited pale skins better! But now that I have gained some ( unusual for me! ) tan and I finally managed to work with it in terms of makeup, I’m absolutely mesmerised by how well a bright red lipstick looks on paired with a simple, summery eye and a bit of a black liner! 

So here you have it! THE red lipstick that will always be on my lips this Summer: the NARS Audacious Lipstick in Lana!

Now, I won’t bother you with all those technical details as I had a “marathon week” of blog posts dedicated exclusively to all the NARS Audacious Lipsticks I own ( and I only own 7?!, one for ebery day of the week! ), plus a resume with overall thoughts which I will link here for you to check out.

I will do tell you that Lana is the most beautiful “vivid orange red”*, the excellent bright orange-red lipstick with warm undertones and a satin finish, as you can hopefully see in these pictures.

And I’m thankful to my lovely friend Michelle for being so kind and generous and getting this one for me! See lovely?! I’m rocking it! Haha! 

What’s your favourite red to wear in Summer?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

*description taken from NARS website

Festive Lip Color for Winter Holiday, 2014 Edition: Orange-Reds with Tom Ford, Estée Lauder and Givenchy

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2014 Christmas, Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Sexy Sienna, Estée Lauder Pure Colour Envy Impassioned, Givenchy Le Rouge Carmin Escarpin, lipstick, orange-red, review, swatches, Tom Ford Wild Ginger, winter

Oh, I’m definitely in a festive mood… and I’m definitely loving it!

The the white, the silver and the gold, the sparkle of the winter lights and the joyful sound of the Christmas Carols are everywhere around me and that fills my heart with happiness!

What else warms my heart?! A beautiful festive red lip! Here are a few of my favourites at the moment, as promissed in my “Winter 2014 Essentials Tag“… all in this bold orange-red colour, something I wouldn’t have dared to wear a while ago! Maybe I have changed… Maybe there’s something in the air?!… I don’t know! But now, this is how I like it!

More of an accessory than a lipstick, the Tom Ford Lip Color in #15 Wild Ginger will definitely be the center of attention of my whole look. It’s warm, vibrant, distinct, a rich orange-red which has a particular amount of sassyness to it.

I adore the creamy formula, love the finish, I’m absolutely in love with how opaque it is – full colour deposits in a single swipe, hiding effectively any lip pigmentation. It is so easy to apply without bleeding nor feathering, and above all I absolutely adore the luxurious signature Tom Ford packaging.

Read more on my favourite Tom Ford lipsticks here and here.

Another gorgeous option is from Givenchy Le Rouge, #306 Carmin Escarpin. I already wrote a review on how gorgeous their nudes are, so I had to go back and get a red too.

My choice, Carmin Escarpin is a bright poppy red, an orange red with warm undertones and a soft, luminous shine as a finish. Creamy and opaque, it’s definitely a pleasure to apply and to wear, even withouth a lip liner. It also fades beautifully leaving behind a soft red stain.

My last orange red pick is the Estée Lauder Pure Colour Envy #330 Impassioned, another bright vibrant orange with warm undertones and a delicate shine. It also has fully opaque coverage, same as the the Tom Ford Wild Ginger and the Givenchy Carmin Escarpin. It applies smoothly, without any patchiness even on dry lips, being very moisturising at the same time. There’s also no such thing as setting into fine lines with this one either.

Here is how they look on my lips…

– Tom Ford #15 Wild Ginger

– Givenchy #306 Carmin Escarpin

– Estée Lauder #330 Impassioned

Overall impressions: gorgeous bold colour, very creamy and hydrating, very opaque formula with such a classy shine as a finish… I Know I will definitely wear them a lot this month!

Do you like these festive-themed posts, Beautiful? Shall I write more?

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

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