Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Summer calls for peaches!

I would say this is my latest obsession but to be honest I've been on the hunt for a perfect peach shade, ages!
Finally found 4 shades of peaches that fit my skin tone.

Left to right:
YSL: #30 'Faubourg' Peach, Chanel 'Genie', MAC 'Costa Chic', and Illamasqua 'Brink'





1. YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks in Faubourg Peach #30. 
Seriously fell in love with this gorgeous package before I fell in loves with this product.
It's so princess-like!
Then I swatched a few colors at Sephora and not only was the packaging divine but the products were just as luxurious. 
They have a light watermelon scent and the colors stay on my lips without drying.
I bought this lipstick last year and I never want it to run out.
#30 Faubourg Peach is a pastel creamy lipstick that makes you think of summer!



2. MAC's Costa Chic  
I'm not one for frosty toned lipsticks but Costa Chic is an exception.
It reminds me of summer sunset with its vibrant warm undertones.
Has a coral pink warm tone that I think fits most skin tones.


#3 Illamasqua's Brink 
I am a HUGE fan of Illamasqua lippy products.
They have no scent or bad after-taste, generally matte (stay on longer) but don't dry out your lips with a hint of gloss. Not much but enough where your lips don't look like you've used chalk as lipstick.
I've been wearing this lipstick a lot!
It's definitely in between a baby pink mixed with peach or just light apricot peach.  


#4 Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait De Gloss in Genie
Now you're probably wondering why I have a gloss on my peach lipsticks.
Well...I don't consider this gloss.
Maybe more towards a bold shiny lipstick?
The color you see on the applicator is exactly the color that shows up on your lips but glossy!
It's more of an orange coral tone and glides on gel-like smooth.
Definitely not sticky or tacky in the least.
Maybe we can call this a lipstick / gloss hybrid?



Swatches in natural light.
Top to bottom:
Chanel 'Genie' - YSL '#30 Faubourg Peach' - MAC 'Costa Chic' - Illamasqua 'Brink'



Do you have any peach/coral shades you can recommend? 

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