REVISITING: YSL ROUGE PUR 141 IN ROSE PINK

I found myself playing with Karl and our buddies (AKA make- ups) one day and rediscovered the love that is YSL Rouge Pur in 141 Rose Pink.

I've thought  of getting St. Germain and Lady Gaga. But due to my upcoming summer vacations, which will mean a lot of expenses, I decided not to spend too much this summer on make- ups (except the cyndi lippie). My birthday's a month away, and time flies so fast. Next thing I know, it's already my birthday and I'll go haulin' again. 

If St. Germain and Lavender Whip had a child, it'll be Rose Pink. I found this more wearable than St. Germain because it's cool, but not overly bright like the former. And this is more wearable than Lavender Whip because it's not a screaming violet lippie on your lips. The cool lilac and pink combination made this lipstick a winner. And it doesn't make my teeth look garish like the two MAC lippies. And for morena gals like me, this totally compliments our skintone. Formulation is non- drying as well, and it insists on staying throughout the day!

If you want to get the best of both MAC lippies, then go get yourself YSL Rouge Pur in Rose Pink 141.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE NUDE PINK/VIOLET LIPSTICKS?

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: YVES SAINT LAURENT ROUGE PUR LIPSTICK IN 141 (ROSE PINK)

Here's an initial review on  YVES SAINT LAURENT ROUGE PUR LIPSTICK IN 141 (ROSE PINK)

PRICE: 1350PHP

PLACE BOUGHT: YSL COUNTER, RUSTAN'S MAKATI CITY

OTHER LOCATIONS: SHANGRI- LA MALL, ORTIGAS; ROBINSON'S PLACE ERMITA, MANILA

THE VERDICT:

Here's my 2nd tube of Rouge Pur lipstick. I absolutely fell in love with the formulation! Though I have to admit that the price is quite steep. I wasn't actually planning to get any lipsticks but I just fell in love with the color. :p

Rose Pink is a nude pink lipstick. It has no shimmers whatsoever. It is in the satin variant.

Hand Swatch

One of the reasons why I fell in love with the Rouge Pur lipstick is because of it's luxurious consistency. It feels so lightweight yet it gives a good pigmented coverage. It's a tube of pure color. What do I mean by saying "Pure Color". The fact that it's lightweight means that it's not loaded too much with wax (or whatever they use to solidify lipsticks) to thicken the actual product, which can be one of the reasons of color inconsistencies in terms of the swatch and the actual color of a lipstick. It has an expensive- smelling perfume scent that might be bothering to some. And the color doesn't change at all once you apply it on your lips. In fact, the color of the lipstick on the tube looks so accurate when compared to the lipstick color on your lips (Refer to the picture above), which goes to show that a tube of the Rouge Pur is packed of pure color.

Sorry for the uneven application. :) Oh, this baby also has SPF 8 to protect your puckers in style. :)

I would absolutely love to purchase another color. But in the meantime, I'd have to at least create a rounded edge on all my YSL lippies 'cos I've bought the three tubes just this month! YAY! :)

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: YVES SAINT LAURENT ROUGE VOLUPTE SILKY SENSUAL LIPSTICK IN 20 (ROSE EPICE)

Here's an initial review on YVES SAINT LAURENT ROUGE VOLUPTE SILKY SENSUAL LIPSTICK IN 20 (ROSE EPICE)

PRICE: 500PHP (REG. PRICE IS 1550PHP)

PLACE BOUGHT: ABCI SALE, PASEO CENTER, PASEO DE ROXAS, MAKATI CITY 1200

OTHER LOCATIONS: RUSTAN'S, SHANGRI-LA MALL; ROBINSON'S MALL, ERMITA

PAMPHLET DESCRIPTION: An extremely smooth and creamy lipstick with a formula that transforms into a fluid veil of radiant color when it touches the lips. One of these Yves Saint Laurent ROUGE VOLUPTÉ Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15 is sure to be your new signature color: they're sensual, radiant, and strong. With shades that drench the lips with densely pigmented color and a unique color-shine complex, lips are visibly smoothed, plumped, and radiant with luminous satin color.

THE VERDICT:

Okay, the reason why I've hated Rouge Volupte is because how weird the mousse- texture of the lipstick is and how it looked like gunk on my lips. It literally goes off and it feels heavy. I swore not to buy any Rouge Volupte lipstick anymore.

But since it was on sale in the ABCI sale, I guess it wasn't a pretty bad idea to try one. It would be easy to sell it off (since it's literally cheap for an RV) if it turned out like the ones in the YSL counter.

Let's start with the packaging. I give it a 10. It's gorgeous, exquisite and unique. Really expensive- looking. It comes with a pamphlet with the description of the product in several different languages. I think the pamphlet thing is not needed. It's practically useless, and most especially, it's a waste of our trees.

It also has a mirror at the top of the cap, which is quite useful when you're on the go and you don't have time to pay the powder room a visit. 

Hand swatch

There were 5 shades available and I found this shade the one that suited my taste the most. I was actually leaning towards to getting the Lingerie Pink shade but I was too afraid that it might wash me out.

Rose Epice 20 is described by YSL as a Spicy Pink shade. It's more of a pink chocolate brown shade for me, though I could pretty much agree that this is a pink shade with a dash of brown spice. :p

Anyhoo, Surprisingly, it didn't turn out to be the Rouge Volupte that I hate. It was absolutely creamy, not mousse-y, and it glided on like satin on my lips. It just feels so light and lush on my lips. It didn't look any of the gunky feeling RVs in the YSL counter. And it didn't feel heavy on my lips at all! It's absolutely featherweight.

It also had this fruit- smelling perfume scent. But that doesn't bother me too much. However, to those who prefer their lipsticks unscented or uber light- smelling, this may not be the one for you because YSL's lipsticks quite have a strong scent.

This also lasted quite long on my lips. I drank, ate and voila! There's still some of the lipstick left on my lips. :)

Overall, I like this. I don't know how in the world did the consistency and quality of the RVs in the YSL counter turned bad. But take it from me, it really is great after all if you get a fresh one. I'm planning to try one again, and I'd prefer to purchase it over the YSL counter in the ABCI sale again!

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: YVES SAINT LAURENT ROUGE PUR IN 147 (HAZELNUT)

Here's an initial review on YVES SAINT LAURENT ROUGE PUR IN 147 (HAZELNUT).

PRICE: 1350PHP

PLACE BOUGHT: RUSTAN'S MAKATI

OTHER LOCATIONS: RUSTAN'S SHANGRI- LA

THE VERDICT:

I've told you guys that my lemming for a Rouge Volupte died since the lipstick disappointed me. Well, just for the heck of it and for my love for everything gold- plated, I decided to include a YSL lipstick as part of my lipstick project. 

I always find the color selection of YSL's lipstick weird because they all make my teeth look too garish. Rouge Pur 127 is a lovely magenta color but it would work in a fewer selection of colors so I decided to get Hazelnut (147). 

I always end up liking Out of stock items so I was glad to get the last piece yesterday. There were only 4 stocks that arrived last Friday and a lady bought 3 pieces of 147 an hour before I came. The gay SA told me "Saleable talaga 'tong color na 'to ma'm, buti nakuha mo yung last." Oh yes, I am very lucky indeed. Read on to know why.

I've browsed the YSL's site yesterday and found out that the Rouge Pur line is one of their Star Products. It has been multi- awarded by several beauty magazines because of the lovely texture and consistency.

Indeed, it is worth awarding. Let's now look at the product.

Skin Swatch

It comes with a pamphlet that states how precious this lipstick is. It is composed of minerals that lets the pigment stay true to the lips while keeping the puckers smooth and soft all day long. True enough, the consistency is very creamy. It glides like butter on my lips without looking too messy and the best part of all, it feels lightweight on the lips! It feels like your not wearing lipstick at all! The moisturizing formula keeps my lips flake- free. It does have a nice perfume scent. However, it does impart a slight lipstick taste so if this bugs you a lot, then I suggest you think twice before purchasing. But for me, it doesn't bother me at all! Maybe the fabulous lipstick consistency made me completely forget the lipstick taste.

Oops! Sorry for the uneven application. :P

Hazelnut is a toffee brown color. It is somewhere between a nude brown and a brown lipstick. It has a very very slight peach tone that makes this stand out a bit. And this is such a good color to add to my Browns collection.

And yes, it does stay on for hours on my lips. The color was still vibrant after hours of wear! It lessened my lipstick retouching sessions in the powder room.

Would I buy this again? Yes Yes Yes! I love the color and the overall feel of the lipstick. Surprisingly, it turned out to be one of my best purchases yesterday (Second to the Longchamp bag).

It's worth trying this one and since this has great quality in terms of pigment pay- off, I'm pretty sure this tube will go a long way. :)