Review: YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick

You know what they say about makeup? You just can't get enough of it and you will always have a phase for certain products. I think I'll always have a lemming for eyeliners because I really love them. But right now, I think I'm on the lipstick phase. Last month (September), I bought a total of 10 lip colors (lipstick lipgloss, and lipstain). It's not like I'll be using all of them together! Haha! Crazy right?

When I got home today, my mom told me that she's running out of lipsticks to use. So I asked her if she wanted me to buy her a new lipstick. Then she said that she can just choose from my lipsticks so that I don't have to buy anymore. Then she said that my YSL lipstick is almost half empty. I suddenly remembered my 3 YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks that my mom borrowed! I immediately asked for these lippies but my mom couldn't find #s 2 and 18! Argh!

So, I'll just do a rundown on YSL Rouge Volupte in #13 Peach Passion.

my 9-month old YSL lippie

YSL Rouge Volupte was released in the U.S. last September 2008. This lipstick became the talk of the town and it garnered awards for being the best lipstick for 2008. I'm not sure when it was released internationally but I got mine last January 2009 here in MNL.

The first time I've seen this lipstick was in Allure magazine while I was getting my nails done. I even checked them online as soon I got home. Out of too much curiousity, I went to Rustan's the following day to check it out. Initially, I was decided on getting Fetish Pink and Caress Pink. But after swatching and applying them on my lips, I didn't like it because at that time, I wasn't that partial to wearing pink lipsticks yet. I was a bit shocked about the colors because it's-what-you-see-from-the-tube color on my lips. I got a bit disappointed that I blamed it on my skin rather than the lipstick. I had so much faith in this lipstick only to fail me like that.. no way! You know the feeling of being uber excited about something only to find out that it's so much less than what you expected it to be? Yeh, you get the idea. But I didn't want to leave their counter without buying their lipstick. So I tried out the other shades. I was a bit hesitant about Nude Beige because I already have a lot of nude lipticks. And red lipstick? Well, I'm partial to light colored lipsticks. What do you expect? A red lipstick was the last shade in my mind.

I left Rustan's Department Store with YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks in #2 Nude Beige, #13 Peach Passion, and #18 Red Taboo. Three lipsticks richer, Php4650 poorer.

YSL Rouge Volupte in #13 Peach Passion, Php1550

Can I just say dayum?! YSL Rouge Volupte is LOVE. It's even an understatement. When I got my lippies, I was raving about it to one of my friends. Haha! My officemate and boss were shocked when they found out how much I spent on these lipsticks. But oh well. IMHO, It's definitely an HG lipstick. It's very creamy. Move over MAC amplified creme and cremesheen lipticks! You can not even compare! This is coming from someone who loves MAC lipsticks. It's so pigmented that one glide on your lips would do justice already! It doesn't dry on your lips. Lipgloss is optional.. and oh, did I say that it smells so good?! It's supposed to smell like mango, I think. Can't tell. But most def, it smells soo good! Yummy is the word! They only have 18 shades which may seem too few for a lipstick line. But if you check the shades, you'll love them all because the shades they have are very wearable. Very classic colors. Don't forget to give props to their packaging because it's definitely a winner! One hundred points for the gold tube and a clear glass on the center of the tube to show the lipstick shade! The top of the cover has a mirror that you can use when applying the lipstick.

YSL Rouge Volupte retails at Php1,550. It's pricey for a lipstick, I know. But it's definitely worth it. HG material, I promise.

I'm definitely getting Caress Pink and Fetish Pink the next time I go to Rustan's!

According to the SA, YSL Rouge Volupte line is used by Heart Evangelista and Korina Sanchez to name a few. Well, there were the ones who hoarded this line when it was released in MNL. And they remain to be YSL lipstick loyalists according to the SA.

YSL is available at all Rustan's Department Stores.

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