This weekend my friend Maria from The Style Letters had us over for some girl time to celebrate her Redbook mag appearance. In the September issue, no less. To that I say, you go girl! We ate ice cream cake and played with makeup. It was a fabulous Saturday evening. There was a bucket of lipstick (truly my kind of party) that L’Oreal and Redbook sent over. Of course I tried the shade du jour – Ruby Opera – and it really was a power red that flattered all of the ladies in the room. At some point, my hair had picked up some of the glossy red and whisped it onto my face. And then I got to thinking about my signature lipstick shade for fall. I’m backing off of my tomatoes and cherries a bit in favor of something softer. Not just because of the case of the traveling red gloss stain but because a neutral matches my mindset this time of year. It’s a reset to the basics and the classics. A pinky nude looks good every season. I’m all about the soft power lip this season. What do you think? Which one do I go with?
Tory Burch Son of a Gun – I’m a fan of the overt Burch branding in this case. There are so many feminine neutral hues in this lipstick collection but I love this one because it has a warm golden shimmer. // Bobbi Brown Creamy Matte Nude – Girlfriend basically invented nude lipstick so Bobbi is always in the mix. Plus, the thought of a matte lipstick that moisturizes for eight hours is really appealing. // Lipstick Queen Silver Screen You Kid – Impossibly glamorous. My gah. Designed to look like silk on the lips for an all day “wet” look. How pouty! // Aerin Beauty Rose Balm Perfect Nude – Aerin’s lipsticks are more on the sheer side which I usually like for a darker hue. But I could be convinced for the sake of that gorgeous gold tube. // ILIA Funnel of Love – Best organic lipstick, ever. While this hue has more peach than pink, the inspiration for it hails from Brigitte Bardot. I think it’s a winner. // Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick Bitch Perfect – The namesake collection for the British makeup artist is now available stateside. People are excited. I’m personally excited for this lipstick – that name is everything. // NARS Audacious Lipstick Barbara – NARS released 40 new lipsticks. Truth be told, I want to try them all! But the place to start feels like it should be the tan rose Barbara.
For someone who rarely rocks anything but a natural lip, I think I can handle these! I’m a sucker for good packaging, too 🙂
Jess, what are your favs?
In love with these nearly nude shades. I need to get in on this fall trend.
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I am so excited to go and try out the new NARS lipsticks! I have heard such great things about them so far!
Thanks for sharing,
Kaitie
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I love the nude color! Beautiful picks!
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Nudes can be so tricky. I recently picked up Kevyn Aucoin’s in Thelmadora which is a Rosy Nude I’m testing out. I tried Bobbi Brown’s Pink Mauve in store the other day but it wasn’t doing for me. I’ll definitely look out for these to see if I can swatch them in store. When NARS released their Audacious Lipsticks I was immediately drawn to Dominique so I’m waiting patiently for that to come back in stock. 🙂
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Hi Kimmy, you are so right. Nudes are different for everyone. I need a little pink and rose hue in mine to look alive!
Love this shade for fall! I am a huge fan of Kate Spade’s lipsticks and had her “bashful blush” shade, until it magically disappeared. You should check it out if you like this color!
xo, Jen
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Hi Jen! Thanks for the tip. I have yet to try KS lipstick but you’ve got my attention!
Ok, so I want ALL of these, but I’m dying to know – how do you like the Tory Burch lipsticks? I’ve been wanting to try one, but I haven’t heard much about them.
Also, so awesome to see you last weekend!
Hey Maria! So fun to see you and eating ice cream cake was still one of the best moments of my week:) I like the Tory Burch lipsticks – I’ve tried a brighter pink color and it wears really nice. Sheer and moisturizing. Only thing is you have to reapply fairly regularly to keep the color on.