Sephora "Escape To Rio" rouge cream lipstick in Flamingo

 Sephora Spring/Summer 2014 "Escape to Rio"collection. This Collection consists of 4 very bright cream lipstick shades a powder bronzer ( which is sold out) and two gift sets, one containing some very bright nail polishes and another containing 2 liners, 2 polishes a bronzer and a self tanner. The only thing I purchased from this collection is one of the lipsticks because they are so bright I was not sure if I would wear it enough to purchase the other 3 BUT I did swatch all of the  lipstick colors. :)  The two gift sets are pretty and I am thinking about purchasing the one with the self tanner to see how well it works.  Anyway...On to the swatches...:)

         Escape to Rio collection creme lipstick in Flamingo:

 

                                       All 4 Shades of the collection together:

Hot Bikini~ Bright fuchsia  cream shade
Flamingo~ Bright pinky/coral cream shade
Samba~ Bright orange cream shade
Cougar ~ Bright pink cream shade

                                                      Me wearing Flamingo:

  

Price: $12.50 USD

Application:

The formula of this lipstick is creamy yet thick. The best way I have found to apply this lipstick is using a dabbing motion rather than a normal sweeping motion as the sweeping motion does not place the product onto the lips well and causes it to concentrate in certain sections of your lips while other sections look very sheer. 

How long does it stay:

Wearing this lipstick alone lasted about 2-3 hours before I needed to reapply.

My Thoughts:

This lipstick is very creamy and highly pigmented! The color is a mix between a bright pink and a bright coral which is perfect for the summer months. The two photos above show how the color may look either bright pink or bright coral depending on the lighting you are in. It also has a slight tropical vanilla smell that I find very nice. The application is a little tricky at first and if you use a lip liner underneath it goes on a lot better. The formula did not dry out my lips and as the lipstick wore off it left a slight stain behind. All in all I am loving this lipstick and I know I will get some use out of it this summer!

                                             Gift sets in the Sephora "Escape to Rio" collection

 

$18 USD

$39.50 USD

                                  These products are available at your local Sephora or Sephora.com

L'Oreal Color Caresse Colour Riche Lipstick

I decided to take a little shopping trip to Target for a few odds and ends a few days ago and of course I walked up and down the beauty isles and this little display caught my eye...

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Now, this is not the actual display at my local target but this is the same type of set up that was there only with different products missing from the sections.

What caught my eye was the fun summery lipstick colors that were at my eye level (im short ok) so of course I had to get one.

I wanted to stay away from light pinks because I have a light pink lipbutter that Ive been wearing alot and wanted to try something else. So, why not go for coral, that's summery, right? :)

The Color Riche packaging can be somewhat annoying if your not paying attention to how you are placing the cap back on. The picture above shows the gold part locking with the coral part and you have to make sure those ends match up or "inter lock"together or the cap wont click into place. Other than that...

I love the sleek gold packaging. It looks expensive. :) The size of the lipstick makes it very easy to apply.It is smaller in size and for me thats a good thing because I do not have much for lips so some  most lipsticks can be to large causing me to apply the product outside my natural lipline. That is NOT a cute look :/

I thought Sunset Angora was the perfect everyday coral color. This color is more on the pink side of coral rather than orange. It is not overly bright so it can easily be a "slap on and go" type of lipcolor.

The formula of this lipstick is very creamy and it feels moisturising on the lips. As for staying power I found it to last a few hours as long as I was not drinking anything or talking a whole lot.

Have you tried Color Caresse Colour Riche Lipstick? Which color is your favorite?

XOXO,