The Tom Ford Holiday 2014 Matte Lip Colors launched at first at Neiman Marcus and are now available at Nordstrom. I've been testing them for several days now, and I'm in love! The formula is only a hint translucent with a single swipe and is easily buildable to full coverage color. The velvety finish is not excessively mattifying or drying like traditional matte formulas (think MAC's Ruby Woo), making it more approachable and wearable for those with dry and sensitive lips. Check out the individual shade break-downs and swatches after the jump!
Welcome to the Ultimate Lip Junkie Guide! This is a compilation of my tried-n-true recommendations for those with dry, sensitive lips. I did my best to include as many different price points, textures, and colors. All of these products have worked beautifully for me but I will reiterate, not all those with sensitive lips have the same reactions to certain ingredients. I am not allergic to fragrances, but I am extremely sensitive to SPF in lip products. For example, I love my YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks, especially Faubourg Peach and Rose Culte, but I hesitate to wear them unless I can prepare myself for some serious post-wear lip therapy. I featured lip balms, lip glosses, and lipsticks that are moisturizing, creamy, and worth the splurge, so I hope you will find this epic post helpful!
Swatches L - R: YSL Sheer Candy 1 & 4, Benefit Kiss You, Chanel Volupte & Constellation, NARS Piree & Odalisque, Bare Minerals Rebel & Party Starter, Chanel Attirance & Peche, Lancome Natural Mauve and Ideal (more pink IRL)
MAKEUP WORN
Shu Uemura Lightbulb Foundation in 564
Shu Uemura Face Powder Matte in 7YR Medium Light
Cle de Peau Eyebrow Pencil Cartridge in 202
Shu Uemura Eyeshadows in P Light Beige 812 and M Soft Brown 851 [mixed & blended over lid and crease]
Shu Uemura Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Brown
Shu Uemura Stretch Extreme WP Mascara in Black
Shu Uemura Spring 2014 Blush in Rose Quartz
Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited in BG 10S
Velour Lashes in You Complete Me
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Hello, everyone! I wish this video's quality and lighting would have turned out better, but I recently bought a Nikon point and shoot and I am still learning my way around it. I love the results when I use my Canon 7D to film, but my Macbook Pro's OSX was recently updated and I ran into way too many compatibility issues. Canon, I love you but you need to keep up! The Nikon is a lot easier to use since it is a point and shoot, but the color quality is a bit dull and I need to play with lighting tools until I can find the perfect setup. I just barely became fluent with manually controlling all elements of the 7D, but now it is time to start over with the Nikon. I brought out more artificial lighting just to see how it would turn out, and I left the ISO on Auto mode to see if it was any good.. bad Bad BAD BADDD IDEA. The lighting was jumping all over the place, so I sincerely apologize for the wonky results! Plus, iMovie wouldn't allow me to render the video in HD. Sorry! I almost wanted to refilm it and upload it tomorrow, but I am so busy these days that I cannot afford to do that. Nonetheless, I hope you found the review and the additional pictures in the video helpful! I posted some of them here again (plus an extra) just in case you wanted to reference them.
P.S. I just purchased Chanel & YSL Holiday 2012 products, will start photographing them and testing them tomorrow.. and I have a special Tom Ford video coming up! Stay tuned, lovelies..
Makeup Worn/Used:
Burberry Sheer Cover Foundation
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC-4 for blemishes
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium Plus
Tom Ford Brow Sculptor in Espresso
MAC Paint Pot in Painterly
Dior Holiday Fairy Golds Eyeshadow Quint with MAC 239 & Sigma E35
Inglot Gel Liner in 90 with MAC Angled Liner Brush
Ardell Demi Wispies False Lashes with Maybelline Falsies WP Mascara
Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Ave Princess with Sigma F25
Dior 'Diorific' Lipstick in Diva
Nails:
Dior 'Diorific' Vernis in Lady [white]
Dior 'Diorific' Vernis in Diva [black with gold]
Earrings:
Forever 21
Shirt:
Victoria's Secret Pink
Lenses:
Clear Prescription ONLY
Dior Holiday '12 Picks:
I didn't mention it in the video review, but there is another palette in the Grand Bal collection. It has two gorgeously smooth, highly pigmented eyeshadows with two lip glosses in the palette, but I was not a fan of the lip products and it was quite expensive so I had to pass. If you love metallic eyeshadows and are willing to pay the hefty price tag, then this is definitely worth taking a look at.
Then we have the Night Golds palette, which I do not recommend. I purchased and used Fairy Golds in my tutorial, which I found to have smoother texture. The Night Golds was cohesive in color, but not as well executed as Fairy Golds. Night Golds's shadows were more patchy and flaky than what I have generally seen of Dior in the past few years. Fairy Golds might not be to everyone's taste, but Night Golds definitely isn't worth the price tag. Just my two cents :)
*Oops, this is what happens when I'm delirious. The Chanel lipstick swatch is Palpitante. Sorry!
And of course, here are the Diorific lip swatches. The model in the ad campaign was wearing Diorling, but I have enough deep red lipsticks. I wanted something brighter, so Diva was my pick!
And today, I add another video to my Holy Grail series! Lipsticks are a hot topic for me, since I have sensitive and dry, prone-to-peeling lips. Hope this video helps inform your purchases! Be warned, lots of "highly recommended" will be heard in this video.. only natural coming from a lipstick hoarder since I had to narrow it down to a top 15 lipsticks/formulas for this video, right? Only showed you the best, enjoy! :)
Lipsticks Shown [In Order of Appearance]:
Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Chance
Guerlain Rouge G in 74 Rose Piquant (Limited Edition)
Lancome L'Absolu Nu in Corail Sand
Edward Bess Ultra Slick Lipstick in Forbidden Flower
Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick in 01 [Dollyleo.com]
Chanel Rouge Allure in 86 (Limited Edition) and 67 Excessive
Lancome Color Design Matte in Pink Preview
Lancome Rouge Absolu in Rich Cashmere
Chanel Rouge Coco in Chintz
Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani in P 515
Lancome Rouge in Love in 322M Corail In Love
YSL Glossy Stain [Swatches + Reviews HERE and HERE]
Tom Ford Private Blend Lipsticks in Vanilla Suede (Discontinued) and 08 Flamingo
Swatches of Most of the Lipsticks [Taken outside in full sun]:
Make-up Worn:
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24HR Foundation in 250W
D&G The Powder Foundation in Caramel 110
Shiseido Natural Brow Pencil in Natural Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencils in Delinquent & Sin
Lancome Hypnose Drama WP Mascara & Lancome Artliner
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in So There Jade
Benefit Boxed Blush in Bella Bamba
Chanel Rouge Allure in Desinvolte
Nail Polish:
Butter London Spring 2012 Knackered [see full review HERE]
