Yay for a real weekend for me! Last weekend I had to work and get stressed. This weekend I am planning to take it easy. I hope you all had a great start in the weekend. It is snowing here in Stuttgart at the moment. When I was driving home from work, it started to snow so heavy, I couldn't walk a few meters from the garage to the door, one of the neighbors who was passing by picked me up with a big umbrella, lol. They say it will snow consistently throughout the weekend. I might go out for a snow man if it does.
If you are in the states you might have noticed a new lip product from Laura Mercier, liquid lipsticks called Paint Wash Lip Color. They are available in nine colors, today I have two of them for you, Fuchsia Mauve and Rosewood.
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| Laura Mercier Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colour Fuchsia Mauve and Rosewood |
Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colours come in a lip gloss like packaging with a twist lid. The applicator is flat so one surface is larger than the other. This helps if you are applying the lipstick directly with the applicator, like I do. I am happy with the precision I get with it. I know though some people prefer to put some at the back of their hands and apply with a lip brush to keep the product hygienic.
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| Laura Mercier Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colour Fuchsia Mauve and Rosewood |
Laura Mercier Paint Wash Fuchsia Mauve is shown to me more lila and a little deeper on the promo photos but in reality it is a vivid fuchsia. Rosewood swatches like brown next to fuchsia but it is more of a rose brown. The consistency is rather thick and opaque but can be sheered out easily. The coverage on the lips is very good. It is also a little glossy but much more pigmented than a gloss. Compared to say Armani's liquid lipsticks, these don't set and get dry, which is a great thing because although I like the longevity of ones which set, they dry out my lips and leave them flakey. The formula is without alcohol and fragrance, it also contains no parabens.
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| Swatch: Laura Mercier Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colour Fuchsia Mauve and Rosewood |
The formula is a bit like Dior's Fluid Sticks, but less slippery and longer lasting. The two shades I have did survived a whole lunch partially and they both faded evenly. Especially Fuchsia is a little staining, thus long wearing. Since it doesn't set though and may keep on moving similar to a lipstick, you have to make sure that your teeth are not catching some pink.
I especially like how lively and glossy Fuchsia Mauve looks like. It is so pretty and surprisingly wearable. I am going to write another post about the eye looks below so for the time being I shouldn't reveal it.
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| FOTD: Laura Mercier Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colour Fuchsia Mauve |
For the look below I am wearing Laneige BB Cushion too, the shade is matching greatly to my complexion (#21 Natural Beige) and I love the coverage vs. showing through aspect. I like the coverage and still it looks very natural. I will post a full review on that one soon.
Although Rosewood appears to be more brownish on the arm swatch, on my lips it is a lovely old rose with a touch of brown in there. Rosewood doesn't appear as glossy as Fuchsia Mauve does but therefore it has a satin natural finish, which is great for a natural/nude lip color. Although I love Fuchsia Mauve more I can definitely see myself wearing Rosewood more often.
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| FOTD: Laura Mercier Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colour Rosewood |
Final thoughts: I love the coverage and longevity of Laura Mercier Paint Wash without being too dry or flakey for the lips. They also don't feel very silicony. A great and intense alternative to the lipsticks, the finish is glossy like lip glosses but these stay much longer.
Availability/ Price: Laura Mercier Paint Wash Liquid Lip Colours are now available at Sephora (here, not affiliated) and cost $28 each. In Germany we have to be a little more patient since the release date is March. The price will be around 29€.
Do you like liquid lip colors? Which formula is your favorite?
The products in this post are provided free of charge for my consideration.
I am not paid for this review, all opinions are honest and my own.
