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on the lips: strawberry red c/o CoverGirl

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CoverGirl lip perfection lip color in Hot (305). A true, ripe strawberry color (in the beauty industry I think the term ‘strawberry’ as used to reference color usually skews too pink). I took note of this shade as it was featured beautifully on Janelle Monáe (who could not be any cuter) in a promotional piece for the line, and it came up again on xojane as a recommendation for those with dark skin tones. My skin isn’t very dark but I sometimes like to choose colors as if it is. [Specifically as if it is a medium-dark Mediterranean olive, which, with extensive tanning it is not going to get, I am convinced it would be. See?]

I can’t really speak to the oft-lauded formula yet, having only tried it once, but my first impressions are that it is pretty hard (still creamy but not as soft as Rimmel or Revlon offerings), nicely pigmented, rather unforgiving to apply. There are some claims that it nourishes the lips, and I guess we’ll see about that. I’m definitely not having that pleasant feeling that I should run out and get more colors, at least not yet. I do really like the color, though.

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It’s fortunate this brandy snifter is good for something, as it is terrible for brandy.

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into: NARS velvet matte lip pencil in Red Square

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The NARS velvet matte lip pencils are lovely. Try them out at Sephora sometime, the texture is creamy without being at all slippery, the pigmentation is intense, the wear–provided you don’t layer with a gloss or eat something greasy–respectable. [Does not leave a mark on a drinking glass, for example.] Not sure if you can get this color through the regular channels anymore but even if you cannot, try another – the formula is fantastic. It can be worn sheer (which is still bright), or in layers for greater impact.

This is one in Red Square is of my favorite orange-reds. A vibrant poppy red with a generous element of orange. Will feature it on the lips sometime (not unlike NARS Heat wave). The color is very much of a piece with MAC’s Lady Danger lipstick…which is on the wishlist…though leaning more toward orange. I often think of bright corals and pinks for spring/summer brights, nearly forgetting the quintessentially bright red beloved of toreadors and urgent sign-makers the world o’er. Red is always in season.