Nov 27: Lip palette winner
We love the sheer girliness of the Lorac It Kits. Each tiny palette contains lipstick, gloss, and shimmery highlighter to mix and dab to your inner 11-year-old’s content. The pale pinks of Feel It, the muted peaches of Be It, and the soft mauves of Live It, however, are all grown up. Lip gloss winners
The palm-size pots of gloss in Cargo Lip Gloss Duos last for ages (and it’s a good thing, since the colors are so flattering). When we’re on the go, one of Delux Beauty’s Lip Gloss tubes—no bigger than a AA battery—fits easily into a jeans pocket and gives our lips a satisfyingly slippery glaze of color. Lip balm winner
We’re convinced that Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant Stick is headed for the same cult status as its famous predecessor, the original Eight Hour Cream. The slick texture, soft veil of color (in four shades), and herbal scent are so addictive that we glide it on even when our lips don’t feel dry. Lipstick winners
Shu Uemura Rouge 4 Lipstick #524 may look Tang orange in the tube, but its sheer, warm glaze is especially beautiful for olive or bronzed skin. Kevyn Aucoin The Expert Lip Tint in Bloodroses is just a little richer, a little more intense, a little more beautiful than most classic reds. Vincent Longo Lip Stain in Americana looks as moist and juicy as a ripe, red plum. Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Transparent Lipstick in #10 Radiant Pink may be the perfect pink—sweet but not saccharine. Revlon Moisturous Lipcolor in Plum Wet feels like lip balm but gives a lush, rosy sheen. Laura Mercier Lip Colour in Courtisane is the color of our lips, only better. Chantecaille Lip Sheer in Galaxy, a shimmery russet, can be applied in one sheer coat during the day and laid on thick for evening. Neutrogena Lip Boost Intense Moisture Lipstick in Sangria looks like red satin lingerie—and feels just as slinky. Clinique Moisture Sheer Lipstick in Nude Glow is our everyday shade: It’s flattering on every complexion and never overpowering. Chanel Infrarouge Whisperlight Lipstick in Victory is a sheer, glimmery peach-pink that’s ideal for day. Long-wearing lipstick winner
True to its name, L’Oréal Endless 8 Hour Comfortable Lip Colour in Fired Up lasts for what seems like forever without looking like dried paint.
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