Saturday, 17 October 2009

Kevyn Aucoin red lipsticks (the Expert Lip Tint)



From left to right, Enchantaberry, Dantique, Talula, Poppia, Bloodroses, Moonbiba.

At first glance in the tube some of these lipsticks may look similar. When they are swatched the differences in undertones and opacity become apparent (and I hope, justifies me owning all six of them.)

Dantique and Moonbiba are both sheerer shades; the rest are full coverage. My favourites are Bloodroses (for winter) and Talula (for summer.) Talula looks scarily orange in the swatch, but gives a beautiful coral red tint on the lips.

9 comments:

  1. You look very elengant and pretty in the pic by the way!!- I like the orange shade.. it looks quite wearable even though its so strong!

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  2. this lippy looks lovely on u gurl =)

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  3. Those colours are so beautiful against your porcelain skin!

    Did you get the KA in the UK or the US? Do tell!

    Ta!

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  4. Hi Tali - thank you. It is surprisingly wearable, especially in warmer, summer light. x

    Hello Shifa - thank you so much :)

    Hi Jamilla. Unfortunately, it's not available in the UK so I got mine from the US. There is an Irish stockist though - there are details on kevynaucoin.com x

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  5. What a gorgeous 'English Rose' pic of you - you totally look like the subject of a painting by one of the old masters! Seeing the colour swatched I would never have thought it was wearable, but it really is a gorgeous colour on, and one that I could see me wearing.

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  6. I was going to say the same thing that Selina said, but I can't quite put my finger on which painter's works you remind me of in that photo...perhaps Vermeer...or Leonardo (La Dama dell'Ermellino)?? You're so serene here...and the lipstick suits you very much, as always! xx

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  7. Well worth having all 6 I would say. They all look very different and very stunning. Great pic by the way.

    http://eliza-mclellan.blogspot.com/

    Ex

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  8. Hi ladies - thanks so much for the very kind comments - I'm not sure I've ever been described as serene, Anna, but that's a lovely compliment:)

    @Selina - it does look freakishly orange swatched, but it does something lovely on the lips.

    Thanks so much Michelle.

    Hi Eliza - thank you. They are fantastic lipsticks - Kevyn Aucoin had such a good eye for colour. It's so sad he's gone. x

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