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| From Left to Right: Chanel Rouge Allure in 64 Enthusiast, Chanel Rouge Allure in 03 Provocative, Revlon Superlustrous Creme in 677 Siren, Revlon Superlustrous Creme in 720 Fire & Ice, Revlon Living in 70 Orange Flip and Revlon Living in 36 Orchid Beach. |
Lipsticks are my favourite makeup product more than
any other. I find them so enchanting, all the colours and the way they can
dress up a face. Eyebrows may frame the face, but a great lipstick sets it
alive. Bright colours are always better in my opinion, they make you look
cheery and friendly and easy to talk to, three qualities that the world really
does need right now. I have too many lipsticks, especially those of the bright variety;
too many I would like to admit to. Sit in my car and there will be lipsticks
hidden everywhere. In the doors, the glove box, under the seat and even in the
ashtray. I'm not a smoker, I never will be, and the ashtray is the perfect size
for my YSL Rouge Pur Couture in Le Orange.
Narrowing down the list of my favourites was hard,
5 seemed like a good number for a list, but I couldn't get it that low, so here
I present to you my top 6 bright lipsticks:
Chanel Rouge Allure in 64 Enthusiast
The first product from Chanel that I purchased. I was
so excited, the shiny packaging, the black bow tied around the handles, everything about it was so classic. The girl at the boutique and I spent
more time chatting than actually picking out the lipstick, she asked me what
colour I was after and I said a bright classic red colour that you would have
seen on movies stars of the 1940's and 50's. She plucked it straight out of the
row of black and gold cases and I’ve been in love ever since. The texture of
the lipstick is creamy and smooth and just glides over lips. It's a really
hydrating and soothing lipstick with a cherry red colour. Not too bright or
clownish, but subdued enough to be able to wear to work if you work in a
corporate environment.
Chanel Rouge Allure in 03 Provocative
A few years ago I was having a bit of a rough time
and my mum took me out of the house to cheer me up. She took me out to
breakfast and then to the Chanel beauty boutique to pick me out a lipstick. I
was originally going to pick another red colour (what a shocker) but she picked
up this shimmery fuchsia colour that to be honest I wouldn't have really picked
out myself. So I sat down and the makeup artist painted my lips with
Provocative and I loved it, a colour that I normally wouldn't have given a shot
looked beautiful. I'm not a very shimmery lipstick lover, but this one just
spoke to me. When you wear it, the light reflects the shimmer pigments in the
lipstick and makes your lips sing, and it also looks like a dream against pale
ivory skin tones. Now whenever I’m having a rough day I put this lipstick on to
cheer myself up and remind me that life gets better. To see sunny skies you
have to have weathered a few rough seas.
Revlon Superlustrous Crème in 677 Siren
This is a very strange colour that is hard to
describe and can be tricky to wear, so you have to be careful not to wash out
your complexion. It's a sheer-ish lipstick that is a mix of pale orange and
pink and is a beautiful accompaniment to pretty spring floral outfits. If you
are a bit wary of bright lipsticks and you're looking to ease into bold
colours, this is the perfect starting point!
Revlon Superlustrous Crème in 720 Fire & Ice
Fire and Ice is the little black dress of all
lipsticks, nothing will ever beat it or even come close, and it remains one of,
if not the most historical lipstick from Revlon. While I save my Chanel
Enthusiast for special occasions like weddings and dates, I wear Fire and Ice
constantly. I wear it to work, to the post office and when I’m filling up my
car with petrol. It makes your teeth look perfectly white and is the perfect
balance of not too sheer but not too cakey in colour. When I was in Uni I would
bartend at a nightclub on Fridays to save up money. When I first started there I
had platinum blonde hair and would wear this lipstick every time I went in and
the friendly drunks would call me mini Marilyn. Then I dyed my hair brown, then
black, and then I chopped off my hair and grew it out again. My appearance
would constantly change, so much so that the security guard who would walk me
to my car at night said if I ever needed to, I could easily skip the country.
The only thing that stayed consistent with my appearance was this lipstick. It
is my good old faithful and one I will never stop wearing. Best worn with the
MAC Redd lipstick liner and Clinique Chubby Stick in Chunky Cherry underneath
to complete the perfect red lip.
Revlon Living in 70 Orange Flip
This is a beautiful bright orange colour that looks
amazing on all skin tones and is perfect for spring. It's a bold choice and
once wearing this you only need minimal makeup because it is such a showstopper.
I love this lipstick even more because it has a story to it. A girl I knew once told me she admired the lipsticks I constantly wore and asked me to
recommend some and this was one of them. I thought the colour would look
beautiful on her complexion, and I wasn't wrong when she came back the next day
wearing Orange Flip. The following week she was not wearing
lipstick at all. I asked her why and she responded, "My boyfriend didn't
like it" and that he wouldn't let her wear it anymore. There is nothing that grinds my gears more than spouses (not
just men exclusively) banning their other half from wearing or using certain
products just because it is not their personal taste, or in some cases makes
them feel inadequate. Wear what you love with pride, because YOU love it, not
because someone else told you should or shouldn't be wearing it. They aren't you;
only you should make choices for your appearance. Unless your other half is
deathly allergic to some ingredient in the lipstick that makes their lips fall
off or puts them six feet under, and if they aren't then wear it with pride.
I'm sure you don't like their fedora or boat shoes either, but doesn't mean
that you will ban it from their closet, because you're a cool chick who stands
up for individuality and personal choices.
Revlon Living in 36 Orchid Beach
Oh Orchid Beach, you frisky little beauty. You see,
Orchid Beach is an EXACT duplicate of the YSL Rouge Pur #49 in colour, texture
and pretty looks. The reason the original YSL did not make the cut of this list
is due to the fact it is basically double the price of the Revlon one. Yep. And
from someone who owns both of these lipsticks I honestly can't tell the
difference between these two finds. Save some serious coin and pick up the
Revlon lipstick if you're after a dazzling hot pink lipstick for summer.
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