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Hi BIC!
A lot of us have talked about our huge lipstick collections, and with the passing of another National Lipstick Day, I took stock of mine. I have about 200 lipsticks and glosses and realized, I only wear about 20 of them! So I'm challenging myself (and whoever else wants to join) to use more of them. I'm going to try to wear a different lipstick every day for the next 100 days.
Then at least one of my lipsticks will be a Powermatte. Based on my profile pic, any color suggestions?
I really haven’t seen a bad color on you yet. @divaknits
Thanks @Anonymous! I’m sure there’ll be some misses here and there. I love them anyway. I
don’t think there’s a single color in my
collection that I hate since I decluttered. Then again there are so many in there.
@divaknitsUnidentified
Yay for more lipstick! Always room for more 😂
I feel like I need to post the bad news first...you may already know this, but just in case...just remember that you can't return or exchange anything you buy with a Rouge Reward, so choose wisely!
And now that the disclaimer is out of the way, let's move on to the fun stuff 😁
NARS Powermatte is a wonderful formula. I hate all mattes...except these. They dry down, but they don't dry out or crack or flake. Dang near bulletproof.
I also highly highly highly recommend the Lancome L'Absolu Lacquer Gloss (make sure it's the Lacquer, not the plain gloss). These are a magical shiny liquid that sticks around almost as well as a matte. There is some transfer, but they also seemingly never disappear from your lips. I've gotten 8+ hours wear from them, and they stay soft and comfy the whole time. The shade range is pretty standard...your fiance would approve of pretty much all of them. Sephora doesn't carry all of the colors, sadly, but I definitely suggest getting one with your Reward to try, then checking out the rest of them later at Ulta or Lancome direct.
I figured that I couldn’t return anything with the Rouge reward so this isn’t a surprise. The only thing I could possibly have room for is skin care or lipsticks. Guess what’s probably going to win out? 🤣 The Laquer Gloss sounds interesting. Sephora in JC Penney doesn’t carry them so I can’t swatch them so I can order them online. It’s frustrating that I can’t use my reward here. Might have to make a special trip to Nashville to shop there. Thanks @RGbrown fiancé thanks you. Lol
I've seen so many folks think the Reward is more of a gift card, and get upset when they find out they can't return something they got with it, so I always feel compelled to make sure folks realize that up front. It's a bit tricky the way Sephora markets it...they don't say "gift card" anywhere, but so many folks get that impression 😕
Oh, yuck that you only have a SiJCP! A road trip sounds like fun though 😄
Another oldie: MAC Creamsheen in Party Line. I’ve always been very 😐 about this one. Don’t know what convinced me to buy it years ago. It’s not a bad color or formula (though this old bullet’s starting to show its age). I don’t hate or dislike it, or love or like it, and I never reach for it. There’s just nothing special about it. Time to get rid of it.
Thanks @lmaster! Apparently MAC’s Creamsheen formula loses some of its creaminess after... um... however many years I’ve had this bullet. 😂 It’s not dry or blooming or rancid smelling, just not as creamy feeling anymore as it should be. I guess the Creamsheens age fairly well!
@WinglessOne that's good to know! Thanks for the heads up 😉
@WinglessOne definitely noted about the creamsheen losing its creaminess... i have a few rattling around somewhere that I should be giving a little more love 😂
Compared to all the other gorgeous shades you have, I kinda agree...it's pretty, but not nearly as pretty as the rest. It's too safe 😄
That’s exactly it, @RGbrown: it’s too safe! 😂 When I put it on, I thought “was I coerced by a bride to wear this as a bridesmaid or something?” Anyone who loves very soft reds that lean very slightly red-plum would like Party Line a lot. It’s a nice color. Just... not my kind of color.
OK, the name rang a bell for me, so I had to go take a little look-see. When MAC first came to Ulta, this was the first lipstick shade I put on my loves list. Ha! Red-toned plum sounded lovely, and it looks much darker on Ulta's site...I can now safely cross it off my list, as it looks quite a bit lighter than what I had in mind. 😄
Lipstick Queen Dating Game in Mr. Right Now
Must.Fight.Winter.😂
It's a grey rainy day, so a little brightness is needed. I think this qualifies 🔆
Ooooh, I love that one on you, @RGbrown! Bright pink is great for a bad weather day.
I’m trying not to wear any of my new LQs until day 101 of this challenge, but one in particular is begging to be worn. And it’s also a bright pink—well, a bright raspberry. We’ll see how long I can resist. 😄
I might have some new Lancome Lacquers on the way, so now I'm just killing time waiting for them to show up 😛 I had someone ask me about them, and while I was extolling their virtues, I wondered why I keep buying other stuff instead of just completing that collection. Kinda kicking myself for this LQ purchase now 😕
What number are you on? Cuz I'm kinda dying to see a new bright raspberry, so I'm wondering what sort of time frame you're gonna torture me with make me wait out patiently 😄
@RGbrown Yaaaasss, finish that L’Absolut Lacquer collection! (Says the woman who has too many of ‘em.) The LQs are generally nice, but those Lancôme glosses are definitely worth hoarding!
Today was my day 85 and lipstick 100. So technically, if I look at this challenge as “100 lipsticks, regardless of days,” I’m done. 😂 But I’m not done decluttering, so I’m sticking with the full 100 days. And since I sometimes wear more than one lipstick a day... I dunno, my new pink LQ might make an appearance before day 100 after all.