NARS Holiday 2011 Joyous Red Lipstick & Albatross Lip Gloss Review, Swatches and Photos
I’ve already reviewed the Arabian Trio Eye shadow from the same collection a while back. Since then I’ve decided that if I do buy several products from the same collection that I’m just going to lump them all into one post. Saves me time and hopefully makes it more interesting for you guys 🙂
Aside from the Arabian Trio Eye shadow, I also managed to snag the lipstick in Joyous Red and the lip gloss in Albatross. Honestly I probably didn’t need the lipstick, but I had to have the gloss. I love the powder version of Albatross, which is a beautiful shimmery highlighter with yellow / gold undertones.
Generally I am a fan of NARS’ Lip Glosses, they aren’t what I’d call the perfect lip gloss because they do tend to run a tad sticky, but generally I love them 🙂 They have no offensive smells and apply beautifully.
However I am not a fan of this lipstick, and you can tell from the photo that it is a pretty matte lipstick. Which was disappointing since NARS actually have a range of lipsticks specifically dedicate to matte finishes, so I wasn’t sure why this particular lipstick that doesn’t state matte anywhere on it had to be matte as well :/
To be honest though, despite appearances the texture over time didn’t feel drying. It certainly wasn’t moisturising, but it didn’t cause my lips to crack or chap either. None the less, I think unless I manage to swatch the lipstick at a counter before hand (which almost never happens given how far away I work from makeup counters now *sad face*) or read some raving review, I will probably be avoiding NARS Lipsticks.
For me, I love NARS for almost everything else in their range, but their lipsticks constantly seem to disappoint me 🙁
Actually, apart from the eye primer, it seems that NARS is pretty disappointing for you overall 🙁
They have great blushes… not sure if they are worth the price, but still great! Lip products are on the more disappointing side tho 🙁
ooh, that red looks so promising in the tube, too.. it is still a nice colour but I can see why you’re underwhelmed with it. The gloss looks lovely though 🙂
The gloss is lovely 🙂 I can’t wait to overlay it on more saturated colours 🙂
Such a shame 🙁 At least you’re pretty no matter what you wear !
Awwwwww aren’t you just the cutest person ever?
If you want to try a red lipstick that WON’T underwhelm, you gotta try RED! by Red Apple Lipstick. So far, they are my favorite brand of red lipstick an glosses. I have tried several of their lip products and love them all. Best news? They are gluten and paraben free! Check them out (and I would totally be interested to see your opinion) at http://www.redapplelipstick.com/