The term Black Label makes me think of alcohol...:S but these are most definitely not alcoholic!
These are of course my new Black Label Lipsticks that I ordered from the Nyx mega sale.
I ordered six in total...but beware it's even harder to find colour accurate swatches for the Black Labels than it is for the Round Lipsticks! I love four of the shades I bought...
We'll start of the more neutral toned ones.
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| India, Nude and Natural in natural light. |
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| India, Nude and Natural with flash. |
You can probably guess which two I didn't love. But lets continue...
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| India |
Ahhhh India is awful. The formulae is great, it's pigmented enough. But omg ewww. I was hoping for a nice coral peachy shade...but this is just not what I wanted.I can't make it work today. Maybe when I'm less sick I'll give it another chance...but ahhhhh. Oh and excuse the horrid application of these two...I really did dislike them that much!
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| Nude |
Another ewwwwww! Nude is just hideous on me.It's too pale for my pale face. I can make Orange Soda work, but Nude...no!
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| Natural |
Luckily I bought Natural. Natural is amazing I can't sing it's praises enough. It's my new favourite lipstick. I'd wear this anywhere and everywhere. It's got warmth and a bit of a colour kick but it's still subtle and understated. Perfect!
And on to the pink tones...which I love! It's just unfortunate that India and Nude both look so hideous on me.
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| Diva, Heather and Off the Beaten Path in natural light. |
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| Diva, Heather and Off the Beaten Path with flash. |
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| Diva |
Very nice natural mauve tone. I think this might be comparable to B52, but haven't tried it out together yet. Either way I really like Diva. I had a hard time deciding between Diva and Heiress, but I think I made the right choice.
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| Heather |
I already have a Nyx lipstick called Heather. It's a mauve with shimmer...This is a really pretty pink, with no shimmer. I find a lot of pinks hard to wear. They're too bright or too princessy or too frosty. This is perfect. Heather is my new favourite pink. I wonder how it compares to Tea Rose my old favourite pink...
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| Off the Beaten Path |
Off the Beaten Path was my wild card lipstick. The one I threw in just because I wanted to see how it turned out. Well...I have to say I love it. Warm pink with a hint of coral and not too bright. Awesome!
Actually the four that I love are my four favourite lipsticks ever right now. I'll have to compare them to my round lipsticks at some point. maybe this weekend.
Great Swatches! I didn't like the way natural looked swatched BUT it looks amazing on your lips!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm glad at least one looks good. I always feel weird posting my lips. :)
ReplyDeleteI see you don't like pale lipsticks... :D I really do, I think it looks good on me, and your swatches helped me SO much, thanks a lot!!! What is you skins one, is it like a bit darker than fair maybe?
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