After our orange-red-purple swatch-o-rama, I got thinking about my lipstick collection and thinking I should swatch everything. It's something I like doing as it makes me re-evaluate my collection - really helpful at this low-but time of year. These aren't all my pinks as I have several more 'natural', my-lips-but-better shades, a few lip liners (boring) as well as several glosses that are sheerer, but I've omitted them or I'd never have finished this post!
-Nyx Round Lipstick in Narcissus
Light, bright, bubblegum pink! If you've read that it's a dupe for MAC St Germain - as I have about a bazillion places - well, I don't even own St Germain and I can tell you that it ain't. If you want a dupe for that, check here!
-Make Up Academy lipstick Shade 12
Rosy pink with lots of silver glitter. The glitter is a little gritty, but for £1 I think this is stunning. It has a slightly nasty, fibreglass-esque smell, which is a shame as the other lipstick in this range, while cheap smelling, at least smell slightly sweet! The scent fades once applied, though.
-Fyrinnae Lip Lustre in Lollipop-pop
Lovely light pink with blue reflect. A fave with Fyrinnae fans, perfect if you want something a little different but not too loud. This would be way up there for me if it weren't so close to my natural lip colour.
-Milani Rose Hip.
Bright as fook! I'm not sure this is available any more, which is a shame, especially if you're a fair skinned, blue-eyed babe. I have found a good alternative though, so read on!
-Nyc Ultra Last Lipstick in Blue Rose
Deep fuschia pink (promise it's not red!) with obvious blue undertones. Utterly gorgeous, bargain price. It does bleed a little, and the packaging is utter, utter crap. (The lid does not stay on if you give the tube the chance to rattle around at all - don't just sling it in your handbag!_ Even so, for £1.99, it is totally beautiful. It's supposed to be a good dupe for Morgana Azalea Blue - anyone?
-Evil Shades Deviant Lipstick in Bane
Bane looks purple but applies pink with blue/purple reflects - much like their eyeshadow Suffocation and Wicked Gloss of the same name, except more pigmented. I do need to buy a full tube of this!
-MAC Viva Glam Gaga (Lustre)
Ah, the infamous Gaga! I've never come across anything I think is a good dupe for this. There are plenty of milky bubblegum shades out there, but I think its the formula that makes this one a winner. I've been told it looks good on me, but I'm too scared to wear it for some reason!
-Make Up Academy lipstick Shade 3
Deep raspberry. Another winner for just £1, I find myself reaching for this on a lazy day with just a slick of liner and mascara. Apologies for the embarrassingly sloppy swatch!
-Collection2000 Lasting Colour Lipstick in no 6. Bubblegum
Bright bubblegum with a purple undertone. Very pigmented, but slightly drying. Like all 'lasting' lippes, it's not one for dry lips, but for less than £3 for such a stonkingly bright shade, I'll forgive it its sins.
-Nyx Round Lipstick in Louisiana
Another hot raspberry, though lighter and less obviously blue-based than Make Up Academy shade 3. I marginally prefer the MUA colour but the formula is certainly nice.
-NYC Ultra Last Lipstick in Snowcone
I seem to have amassed several frosty pink lipsticks! What year do I think I'm in? This is the only one I actually like and wear, albeit once in a blue moon, thus the only one I've swatched.
-Fyrinnae Lip Luste in Devil Horns
Coppery/coral pink with pink shimmer. My utter favourite Lip Lustre - it's so flattering. If you've never tried one, try this one! Plus it smells of rum, hooray!
-E.L.F Super Glossy Lip Shine in Pink Kiss
Milky pink. These glosses are very strange - quite thick and pigmented, but not sticky. These have a really sweet taste, so steer clear if you're not into flavoured glosses. Most of the range are SPF 15 and they have some gorgeous colours - bargain for £1.50/$1.
-Fyrinnae Lip Lustre in Visual Kei
Despite being a lot brighter than Lollipop-Pop, I find myself reaching for Visual Kei more often. A lip lustre must have! (I should say here that I love the Lip Lustre formula, even though I know lots of people that they just don't work for. Please don't let a bad review put you off these - there are some on Make Up Alley, for example, that seem to be due to either a bad batch, or an old formula.)
-Milani 3D Glitzy Glamour Gloss in In Vogue.
A reddish-pink with lots of hot pink sparkle. I've read it's a dupe for MAC Love Alert Dazzleglass. I have no idea how true this is, as I refuse to fork out for MAC glosses, but it's a fantastic quality gloss. You can see a couple of other dupes here on Itsliz89.
-NYX Ultra Last lipstick in Smooch
Rose Gold. I wasn't sure whether to include this here as it's so golden, but it deserved to be shown somewhere, so here it is! The forumla is a tad more drying than the other two NYC lipsticks I have here, but once it's on, it lasts and it's really is stunning.
-High Voltage Lip Candy in Heart of Glass
Another bright as hell rose pink! If you can't find Milani Rose Hip, this is a perfect alternative. This is slightly lighter than Rose Hip, but it's a pretty marginal, especially once on. I prefer the formula of Heart of Glass as the wear is fantastic and it's creamier - the only downside is that it's in a pot, not a bullet.
-Evil Shades Hardcore Lips in Not Your Barbie
This is the exact pink I remember Barbies box being! A fantastic pigmented gloss - I can't stop looking at it when I have it on! It's a little tricky to apply being that it's both thin and pigmented, but it is really, really worth it.
-Barry M Lip Paint in Touch Of Magic
A fuschia lip stain. This is the green lipstick that turns pink according to some alkali voodoo or whatever. I don't buy it, but it's a gorgeous stain that shows much brighter than this picture and lasts a good six to eight hours. I often apply it, wait until the colour takes, blot it all off and use it as a base for a pink gloss.
Lipsticks added after this point were posted after the original post.
-High Voltage Lip Candy in Gagalicious
Super pale, slightly lilac-leaning pink. Really gorgeous, opaque colour that surprisingly, doesn't make me look corpse-y!
-Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Amped
As soon as Sleek brought out the matte version of these, I snapped this little pretty thing right up. Pretty decent matte forumla - everyone needs a shade like this!
-MAC Matte lipstick in Candy Yum Yum
Pretty similar to the above Sleek, but slightly more neon. I marginally prefer the MAC, but if you don't want to pay the silly, silly prices (which I didn't, and yet I end up with both?) go for the Sleek.
-Evil Shades Deviant Lipstick in Fearless
Gorgeous hot pink with a neon-undertone that glows under blacklight! Really unusual shade and total bargain at around three quid.
Well, that's most of my pinks, girls. Any favourites? I couldn't live without Make Up Academy shade 3, High Voltage Heart of Glass, Fyrinnae Devil Horns or Evil Shades Not Your Barbie! Any recommendations? I really want to try OCC Anime, MAC St Germain and Morgana Cryptoria Carnation!
Big pink kisses,
Robyn x
-Nyx Round Lipstick in Narcissus
Light, bright, bubblegum pink! If you've read that it's a dupe for MAC St Germain - as I have about a bazillion places - well, I don't even own St Germain and I can tell you that it ain't. If you want a dupe for that, check here!
-Make Up Academy lipstick Shade 12
Rosy pink with lots of silver glitter. The glitter is a little gritty, but for £1 I think this is stunning. It has a slightly nasty, fibreglass-esque smell, which is a shame as the other lipstick in this range, while cheap smelling, at least smell slightly sweet! The scent fades once applied, though.
-Fyrinnae Lip Lustre in Lollipop-pop
Lovely light pink with blue reflect. A fave with Fyrinnae fans, perfect if you want something a little different but not too loud. This would be way up there for me if it weren't so close to my natural lip colour.
-Milani Rose Hip.
Bright as fook! I'm not sure this is available any more, which is a shame, especially if you're a fair skinned, blue-eyed babe. I have found a good alternative though, so read on!
-Nyc Ultra Last Lipstick in Blue Rose
Deep fuschia pink (promise it's not red!) with obvious blue undertones. Utterly gorgeous, bargain price. It does bleed a little, and the packaging is utter, utter crap. (The lid does not stay on if you give the tube the chance to rattle around at all - don't just sling it in your handbag!_ Even so, for £1.99, it is totally beautiful. It's supposed to be a good dupe for Morgana Azalea Blue - anyone?
-Evil Shades Deviant Lipstick in Bane
Bane looks purple but applies pink with blue/purple reflects - much like their eyeshadow Suffocation and Wicked Gloss of the same name, except more pigmented. I do need to buy a full tube of this!
-MAC Viva Glam Gaga (Lustre)
Ah, the infamous Gaga! I've never come across anything I think is a good dupe for this. There are plenty of milky bubblegum shades out there, but I think its the formula that makes this one a winner. I've been told it looks good on me, but I'm too scared to wear it for some reason!
-Make Up Academy lipstick Shade 3
Deep raspberry. Another winner for just £1, I find myself reaching for this on a lazy day with just a slick of liner and mascara. Apologies for the embarrassingly sloppy swatch!
-Collection2000 Lasting Colour Lipstick in no 6. Bubblegum
Bright bubblegum with a purple undertone. Very pigmented, but slightly drying. Like all 'lasting' lippes, it's not one for dry lips, but for less than £3 for such a stonkingly bright shade, I'll forgive it its sins.
-Nyx Round Lipstick in Louisiana
Another hot raspberry, though lighter and less obviously blue-based than Make Up Academy shade 3. I marginally prefer the MUA colour but the formula is certainly nice.
-NYC Ultra Last Lipstick in Snowcone
I seem to have amassed several frosty pink lipsticks! What year do I think I'm in? This is the only one I actually like and wear, albeit once in a blue moon, thus the only one I've swatched.
-Fyrinnae Lip Luste in Devil Horns
Coppery/coral pink with pink shimmer. My utter favourite Lip Lustre - it's so flattering. If you've never tried one, try this one! Plus it smells of rum, hooray!
-E.L.F Super Glossy Lip Shine in Pink Kiss
Milky pink. These glosses are very strange - quite thick and pigmented, but not sticky. These have a really sweet taste, so steer clear if you're not into flavoured glosses. Most of the range are SPF 15 and they have some gorgeous colours - bargain for £1.50/$1.
-Fyrinnae Lip Lustre in Visual Kei
Despite being a lot brighter than Lollipop-Pop, I find myself reaching for Visual Kei more often. A lip lustre must have! (I should say here that I love the Lip Lustre formula, even though I know lots of people that they just don't work for. Please don't let a bad review put you off these - there are some on Make Up Alley, for example, that seem to be due to either a bad batch, or an old formula.)
-Milani 3D Glitzy Glamour Gloss in In Vogue.
A reddish-pink with lots of hot pink sparkle. I've read it's a dupe for MAC Love Alert Dazzleglass. I have no idea how true this is, as I refuse to fork out for MAC glosses, but it's a fantastic quality gloss. You can see a couple of other dupes here on Itsliz89.
-NYX Ultra Last lipstick in Smooch
Rose Gold. I wasn't sure whether to include this here as it's so golden, but it deserved to be shown somewhere, so here it is! The forumla is a tad more drying than the other two NYC lipsticks I have here, but once it's on, it lasts and it's really is stunning.
-High Voltage Lip Candy in Heart of Glass
Another bright as hell rose pink! If you can't find Milani Rose Hip, this is a perfect alternative. This is slightly lighter than Rose Hip, but it's a pretty marginal, especially once on. I prefer the formula of Heart of Glass as the wear is fantastic and it's creamier - the only downside is that it's in a pot, not a bullet.
-Evil Shades Hardcore Lips in Not Your Barbie
This is the exact pink I remember Barbies box being! A fantastic pigmented gloss - I can't stop looking at it when I have it on! It's a little tricky to apply being that it's both thin and pigmented, but it is really, really worth it.
-Barry M Lip Paint in Touch Of Magic
A fuschia lip stain. This is the green lipstick that turns pink according to some alkali voodoo or whatever. I don't buy it, but it's a gorgeous stain that shows much brighter than this picture and lasts a good six to eight hours. I often apply it, wait until the colour takes, blot it all off and use it as a base for a pink gloss.
Lipsticks added after this point were posted after the original post.
-High Voltage Lip Candy in Gagalicious
Super pale, slightly lilac-leaning pink. Really gorgeous, opaque colour that surprisingly, doesn't make me look corpse-y!
-Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Amped
As soon as Sleek brought out the matte version of these, I snapped this little pretty thing right up. Pretty decent matte forumla - everyone needs a shade like this!
-MAC Matte lipstick in Candy Yum Yum
Pretty similar to the above Sleek, but slightly more neon. I marginally prefer the MAC, but if you don't want to pay the silly, silly prices (which I didn't, and yet I end up with both?) go for the Sleek.
-Evil Shades Deviant Lipstick in Fearless
Gorgeous hot pink with a neon-undertone that glows under blacklight! Really unusual shade and total bargain at around three quid.
Well, that's most of my pinks, girls. Any favourites? I couldn't live without Make Up Academy shade 3, High Voltage Heart of Glass, Fyrinnae Devil Horns or Evil Shades Not Your Barbie! Any recommendations? I really want to try OCC Anime, MAC St Germain and Morgana Cryptoria Carnation!
Big pink kisses,
Robyn x
