The rest of my lipstick collection

You can see the other parts of my lipstick collection here - red, pink part 1, pink part 2, and purple and coral.

These are lipsticks that either didn't fit in the other categories, or lipsticks that I forgot (they were most likely in my bag when I did the swatches).  I'm sorely lacking in nudes.  Maybe I should look at getting a couple of those before I pick up another pink lipstick!

Armani Lip Maestro in 500 and 501
If you've checked out my pink lipstick reviews, you'll know by now that I love lip maestros.  A pigmented liquid lipstick that dries down to a modern matte finish.  This is a long wearing lipstick that doesn't dry out my lips.  

500 is a medium nude pink, which is great for every  day wear.  It has slight yellow undertones, but still works well on my cool toned skin.

501 is a deep, dusty pink, with almost mauve undertones.  On me it's a little too dark to be called a nude lipstick, but on deeper skin tones I can imagine it would be a great choice for an every day lipstick.

Dior Addict lipstick in Createur
This is my go to every day lipstick.  It's like my lips, but better.  I favour this sheer plummy red over nude lipsticks as it doesn't wash me out like nudes can.  It's a really comfortable lipstick to wear, and even though it only lasts about 3 hours, I don't see it wearing down because it's so close to my natural lip colour, so I don't have to worry about that dreaded ring of colour being left round my lip line.

MAC Brave

This is another of my nude alternatives.  It's a medium nude pink, with a satin finish.  It's a fairly thick, opaque lipstick, and I'll opt for it over Createur if I need a lipstick that lasts a little longer.  I don't find it drying, but it's not moisturising either.

MAC Plum Dandy
This was a lipstick that I should have probably put in the pink or purple section.  I don't often pick up MAC lipsticks any more, but I traded in some empties and got this one.  It's a soft plummy pink with gold shimmer.  It's a frost, but it's not overly frosted.  I love the way it looks when it catches in the sunlight, as it really shows off the beautiful shimmer.  It's not the most comfortable lipstick in the world, but it's not as bad as some of MAC's other frost lipsticks

Urban Decay Super Saturated High-Gloss Lip Colour in Glinda
What a mouthful that name is!  This came with the limited edition Glinda palette.  It's a rosey nude with gold shimmer.  It's less frosty and more beige that Plum Dandy.  It's a fairly neutral colour that would suit a lot of skin tones, but it's really not one I ever really reach for.  I find it more drying than the pencil they released in the Theodora palette.

Benefit Posietint

Posietint is one of Benefit's 4 lip and cheek stains.  In the bottle it looks like a scarily neon pink, but once applied to cheeks and lips, it's a subtle pink tint.  The below swatch is two layers.  I tend to prefer this type of product on my cheeks to my lips, as alone it can be quite drying.  I usually opt to top this with a gloss when I wear it on my lips.

Illamasqua Pristine
This definitely comes under the 'other' category!  This is one of the better black lipsticks I've tried.  It's opaque in a couple of swipes, so it's easy to get a dark, even colour.  So often blacks can go on patchy.  Like most of Illamasqua's lipsticks it's not hydrating, but it's doesn't suck the life out of my lips either.

 And here are swatches of all of the lipsticks! *updated 21/06/2014*

1.  OCC Lip Tar in Black Dahlia

2.  NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Vixen

3.  Chanel Rouge Allure in Rouge Noir

4.  Guerlain Rouge G L'Extrait in Colire

5.  Guerlain Rouge G in Garconne (LE)

6.  Dior Diorific lipstick in Diorling 

7.  Urban Decay Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Colour in Theodora (LE) 

8.  Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Liberte

9.  Sephora Rouge Shine in No.28

10.  MAC Cremesheen lipstick in Crosswires

11.  MAC Amplified Creme lipstick in Watch Me Simmer (LE)

12.  Benefit Hydra-smooth lip colour in Juicy Details

13.  Clinique Different Lipstick in Ice Rose

14.  Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting

15.  Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake

16.  Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Lovesick

17.  Armani Lip Maestro Shade 505 (LE)

18.  Armani Rouge d'Armani Shade 507

19.  YSL Rouge Volupte in Pink Caress 

20.  Illamasqua lipstick in Resist (discontinued)

21.  Benefit lipstick in My Treat (discontinued)

22.  Guerlain Rouge Automatique in Illusion (LE)

23.  MAC Glaze lipstick in Sweet Thing (LE)

24.  MAC Matte lipstick in Candy Yum Yum

25.  MAC Cremesheen lipstick in Of Royalty (LE)

26.  MAC Matte lipstick in Gladiola (discontinued)

27.  MAC Amplified Creme lipstick in Show Orchid

28.  Illamasqua lipstick in Underworld

29.  Inglot Colour Play Lipstick No.95

30.  Lime Crime lipstick in Poisonberry

31.  Inglot lipstick in 175

32.  Illamasqua lipstick in Pristine

33.  MAC Glaze lipstick in Plum Dandy

34.  Dior Addict lipstick in Createur

35.  MAC Satin lipstick in Brave

36.  Urban Decay Super Saturated High-gloss Lip Colour in Glinda (LE)

37.  Benefit Posietint
38.  Armani Lip Maestro in shade 500
39.  Armani Lip Maestro in shade 501
41.  Too Faced lipstick in Nude Beach
41.  Shiro intertube in Sad Keanu
42.  Shiro intertube in Shoop-da-whoop
43.  Shiro intertube in Rickrolled 

Purple and coral lipsticks

Moving from pinks, these are my purple and coral lipsticks.  I don't have many of each which is why I'm doing them in one post.

Illamasqua  Underworld
This was my first Illamasqua lipstick.  It's a pinky purple with blue shimmer, which gives it a soft duo-chrome effect.  It's a little on the sheer side, and it can take some time to get an even application, but it's a colour that I haven't seen from any other brand.  It's wearable, but a little bit different.

Inglot Colour Play Lipstick No.95

I was drawn to the bright colours in the colour play range, and I just had to get this purple.  It's got strong blue undertones to it, which makes it a little more unusual.  The formula is comfortable and incredibly pigmented.  

Inglot 175

I picked this lipstick up thinking that it was going to be a dark red.  What I got was a dark, rich purple.  The joy of online makeup shopping!  Luckily I love this colour.  It has berry undertones which makes it super flattering on my skin.  It's also got quite a bit of slip to it, but it's not as messy as dark lipsticks can be.  It's one you'll probably want to wear a lip liner with though.

Lime Crime Poisonberry

This is my only Lime Crime lipstick, and whilst I'm not a fan of the packaging I do really like this lipstick.  It doesn't have the one swipe opacity that Lime Crime promise, and it does take some work to build it up to this colour.  It's a medium blue toned purple with subtle shimmer.  Despite the opacity issue, this is probably my favourite purple lipstick.

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Liberte

It's not often that I pick up a sheerer lipstick, but this coral works well with a more dramatic eye.  I find the warmth in it is more flattering on the skin than a pale pink, but it still works with cool undertones.  Staying power isn't amazing, and, like MAC's lustre formula, it can be a little drying.

Sephora No.28

I picked this up whilst in France last summer, and it really is a great summer lipstick.  It looks great against both tanned skin, and those of us who are pale all year round.  It's about medium opacity with a nice glossy finish. 

 MAC Crosswires
I wasn't entirely sure where to put this one.  It's a bright pinky-red coral.  On my lips it pulls more pink, but from most of the swatches I've seen it's definitely more coral on others.  MAC's cremesheen formula is, in my opinion, their best.  Pigmented, moisturising, with a bit of a sheen, I also wear this as a sheerer colour by patting some on my lips with my finger.

MAC Watch Me Simmer

This is a bright coral which, again pulls more pink on my lips.  It's definitely more coral than Crosswires, and is slightly warmer.  The amplified finish means that it's fully opaque and fairly moisturising.  It feels heavier on the lips than Crosswires.

Pink Lipsticks Part Two

To get me through my no-buy I'm going through my stash, discovering things I don't use very often.  It's also a great chance for me to show you some of my lipsticks that aren't new!  You can find part one here.

Benefit - My Treat
This is probably the oldest lipstick in my collection, and I think they've probably re-formulated their lipstick since then, but I think they still do this shade.  It's a medium coverage cool toned pink, with a very subtle hint of coral.  This lipstick is nicely moisturising and has quite a lot of slip, so staying power isn't amazing.  Normally around the two hour mark for me.

Illamasqua - Resist

Another older lipstick, this shade has unfortunately been discontinued, which sucks because it's such a great colour.  It's a medium-deep pink raspberry shade with a matte finish.  Illamasqua lipsticks aren't my favourite formula as most of them are matte and pretty unforgiving on the lips.  This is one of only a couple of shades I'll make an exception for.

MAC - Candy Yum Yum

This was so popular when the Quite Cute collection came out that it soon made a comeback in By Request.  It's the brightest pink I own, an almost neon blue-based pink, so it's not for the faint of heart!  It's a matte finish, but isn't as drying or clingy as some of their older mattes.  You'll still want to prep your lips before hand though.

MAC - Gladiola 

Another oldie, this was released with the Dame Edna collection back in 2008.  I don't wear it any more, but I don't have the heart to get rid of it.  It's a muted purpley pink with a matte finish.  This is one of those lipsticks that I'm trying to find a dupe for.  Although the packaging is so awesome that I'm not even sure I'd throw it away once I have a replacement!

MAC - Of Royalty

Once again, this is one of those lipsticks that I keep meaning to replace.  It's a cool toned light pink colour, and it's a cream sheen finish, which is one of my favourite types of MAC lipsticks.  They're creamy, pigmented and mildly hydrating.  I like this shade as it's not often I find a light lipstick that doesn't really wash me out.  

MAC - Show Orchid

This is one of my all time favourite MAC lipsticks, and the only one that I've re-bought!  Up until Candy Yum Yum, Show Orchid was the brightest pink in the permanent range.  This is a little deeper, more fuchsia than Candy Yum Yum, so is a bright yet wearable shade. 

  

MAC -  Sweet Thing
This is one of those lipsticks (like most of my MAC lipsticks) that I held on to in order to find a replacement.  It's merdium fuchsia pink with pink shimmer.  It's a glaze finish, which means that it's pretty sheer (although it does layer to medium opacity).  Glazes really dry out my lips, but I love the colour.  This one will be going in the bin soon, as over Christmas I found one that's very close in colour....

Guerlain Rouge Automatique in Illusion

The latest addition to my lipstick collection, this was part of the Crazy Paris collection, and one that I bought in the hopes that it would be a match for my old Sweet Thing lipstick.  It's a medium fuchsia with pink sparkle.  It's pretty opaque, and more pigmented than Sweet Thing (it's not hard to sheer down a lipstick should I want sheerer colour).  Despite it being so pigmented, it still feels and looks light on.  The sparkle is quite subtle and grown up, rather than glittery or overly frosted.  Rouge Automatiques don't feel quite as luxurious as the Rouge Gs, but it's still a really nice lipstick.

If anybody knows of any good replacements for Gladiola, My Treat and Of Royalty, let me know!  They're great colours and I'd love to be able to wear them again!

Pink Lipsticks Part One

Continuing on from my red lipstick collection, here is the first half of my pink lipstick collection.  14 lipsticks was just too many to swatch on my lips in one sitting, so I'll do the other half later in the week!  Apologies for some of the lipsticks looking a little messy.  They're well loved!


Armani Lip Maestro Shade 505
First off is the newest addition to my collection!  I love Armani Lip Maestros.  They're pigmented, long wearing, and incredibly comfortable for a liquid lipstick.  This colour was so hard to photograph, as it's so bright it's verging on neon.  Amazing, but not for the faint of heart!  This colour is part of their 2013 winter collection, so you might still be able to nab this before it disappears.

YSL Rouge Volupte in Pink Caress (09)

YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks are incredibly creamy.  Pink Caress is a medium pink that's fully opaque.  Super moisturising and glossy, the only down side to this is the wear time.  It won't make it through a meal, but it's a good option if you suffer from dry lips.  These also have a really nice sweet smell to them.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Lovesick

There are so many versions of Clinique's Chubby Sticks these days, and this is Revlon's offering.  It applies smoothly and evenly, and whilst it feel quite a thin consistency, it's fully opaque.  Staying power is pretty good, and it fades down to a pink stain.  I love the bright pink shade too.  My only complaint is the fake mint smell it has.  It's the one thing that stops me reaching for this more often.

Clinique Different Lipstick in Ice Rose

I usually stay away from frosted lipsticks as they can be quite drying.  Ice Bloom however lives up to it's name, and truely is different.  It's a medium raspberry pink with subtly gold shimmer, which gives it is slightly frosted finish.  Unlinke other frost lipsticks I've tried, this applies smoothly and evenly, and doesn't dry out my lips at all.  Every time I wear this lipstick, I wonder why I don't more often.

Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting and Strawberry Shortcake

The beauty world went mad for these when they first came out, so of course I had to get my hands on a couple to see what all the fuss was about.  These sheer lipsticks are moisturising and comfortable, perfect for every day wear.  Staying power isn't that great, but balm like lipsticks usually lack in that department.  They're not my favourite formula, but as far as drug store lipsticks go, they're not half bad!

Sugar Frosting is a really pale pink.  Usually I stay away from really pale lipsticks, but as it's so sheer this makes my lips paler, without washing me out.  It's a really good choice for teaming with a dark smokey eye.

Strawberry Shortcake is a sheer medium pink.  It's a great every day pink, which adds a pop of colour to your lips without being too bright.

Armani Rouge d'Armani Shade 507

This is my all time favourite pink lipstick.  It's a medium bright pink with subtle yellow undertones, and it looks great against my pale cool toned complexion.  It's a creamy, pigmented formula, that moisturises while I wear it.  It has great staying power for such a light, soft lipstick.  Love love love it!