Last year, L'Oreal ended every makeup enthusiast's quest of finding the perfect shade of red lipstick. This year, L'Oreal launched a new collection showcasing 7 blooming shades of pink lipsticks - Star Velvet Pinks (La Vie En Rose)!
If you follow me on Instagram, I'm sure you were impressed with the PR Kit I received from L'Oreal. I mean who wouldn't be?
I went ahead and opened the lipsticks immediately. The very first thing I noticed though is that the shade indicator on the tube does not completely match the lipstick. But hey, it's okay. It's no biggie.
Iris, Fuchsia, Primrose, Nymphea, Jasmine, Rose Lotus, and Camelia
Velvet Pink in Fuchsia on my lips
Fuchsia is a deep pink shade. It looks darker from the tube than on my lips but it's opaque enough that it covers my lip lines without the need of a lipliner. This is recommended for medium skin tones.
Velvet Pink in Iris on my lips
Iris is a carnation pink shade. This is a perfect everyday shade for me. It's not too light but it's not at all dark to get stares from people. This is recommended for medium skin tones.
Velvet Pink in Primrose on my lips
Primrose is described as an orange pink shade. I can't see the orange in it though. This lipstick is the shade used by Blake Lively with her signature on the tube, too. This is recommended for fair skin tones.
Velvet Pink in Nymphea on my lips
Velvet Pink in Nymphea on my lips
Nymphea is a peachy warm pink shade. This is my favourite shade among the collection. It's a very flattering shade that compliments all skin tones.
Velvet Pink in Jasmine on my lips
Jasmine is described as a tea pink shade. It's the lightest shade in the collection. Among all 7 lipsticks, I was most excited to swatch this because I love nudes. In actual, my lips look more washed out than in the photo though. Surprisingly, I don't like this shade on me. This is recommended for fair skin tones.
Velvet Pink in Rose Lotus on my lips
Rose Lotus is a deep mauve pink shade. This is my second favourite from this collection! It's the darkest and the most opaque shade, too! It looks sexy on my lips and can definitely give you confidence in just one swipe. This shade looks good on all skin tones, I'm sure.
Velvet Pink in Camelia on my lips
Camelia is a bright pink shade.... from the tube. I was thinking this might even be a neon pink lipstick because it really looks bright. However, it doesn't translate that way on my lips and when swatched which is a good thing for me. I don't wear neon lipsticks, LOL.
swatches for comparison
The texture of this lipstick is velvet matte. If you compare this to Matte Reds, you'd notice right away that Velvet Pink/Matte Pink has a buttery feeling. As you also notice from the lip swatches, the lipsticks are not so opaque as they are from the tube. They really intended to make this collection less opaque to make it wearable at any given time. If they made this very opaque, it would end up as the pink lipsticks that Nicki Minaj wears.
L'Oreal Color Riche Collection Star Velvet Pink lipstick retails for PHP400 and is available at all L'Oreal counters nationwide.
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