Hello! I am Jaz, and welcome to my first ever blog post! I must admit it feels a little daunting with the crazy amount of fonts, formats, colours and layouts to choose from, but I am going to keep it simple and try my best to make my first post a success :)
So, after a little introduction I am going to move swiftly on to the star of this post - the YSL Rouge Volupte silky sensual radiant lipstick in the colour Rose Paris #27. So let's start by talking about the packaging. It's no secret that YSL is a luxury brand, with crazy prices but you really do get what you pay for with this. The lipstick is encased in a mirrored gold cylindrical bullet with a colour band in the middle which corresponds to the colour of the lipstick - very handy if you have as many as I do! Around the colour band is the cut out chain of YSL logos. It really does look beautiful and is one to display on your dressing table.
These lipsticks retail at £24.50 and although that may seem a bit extortionate, I think they are worth it. They are unlike any other lipsticks I have tried with an amazing colour range and an unbeatable formula (in my opinion). I will go onto explain just why I think these lipsticks are well worth the price...
I buy my YSL lipsticks on www.debenhams.com where I wait for their regular 10% off all beauty items discount :)
The YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks have an SPF of 15 which is very handy and a lot of us (including me) forget that we need to protect our lips from the sun as well as our faces. If exposed to the sun too much, our lips could develop wrinkles, age spots and even skin cancer so it's great that the worry is taken away with this lipstick :)
The lipstick colour itself is absolutely beautiful! I would agree with YSL in describing it as a bright coral. That's exactly what it is. It is a very bright; almost neon pinky orange. The lipstick looks more orange than pink in certain lighting and vice versa in other lights. It compliments any skin tone as it would look brilliant with a tan but I also like it on me and I am pale with yellow undertones (MAC NC15). If you are afraid of brights then this may be one to steer clear of as it's not for the faint hearted.
Here it is looking more orange which I find only happens in specific lighting:
Here it is looking more on the pink side which I find is how it looks in the majority of lights:
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| Wearing: Mac Studio Sculpt foundation in NC15, Collection bronzer in 04, Collection lasting perfection concealer in 01, Maybelline volume express mascara, Mac Omega eyeshadow (brows) and YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick in #27 Rose Paris. |
As you can see in the second picture, I like to wear this lipstick with minimal face and eye makeup and stronger brows.
The formula is divine. Think MAC lustres but with MAC amplified pigmentation. If you have tried one of these lipsticks before then you will know what I am talking about when I say that the texture is like butter and it glides on effortlessly with an opaque colour after just one stroke. The lasting power isn't the absolute best (comparing it to a MAC matte lipstick) but majority of them leave a pretty long lasting stain on the lips - this one is no exception. The intensity and brightness may die down a little after about 2 hours of wear but there's no better lipstick to whack out and reapply than this one as it is just a pleasure to use.
The scent is a pleasant fruity scent and I can't see it being off putting to anyone.
Now for the downside, unfortunately, this is discontinued. I became a slight stalker of pretty much every YSL counter near me, constantly popping by and ringing around to try and track it down but after phoning around I just decided to give up and move on. When something is discontinued I, along with I'm sure a lot of other girls, just want it more. But yesterday when prancing around a local-ish Boots I thought I would check their tiny YSL counter just in case. And to my surprise the lovely assistant pulled the last one they had out of the drawer and I bought it immediately! So although it may seem mean to create a blog post about something this difficult to get hold of - if I can maybe you can too! If you can't find a counter nearby that has any in stock you can always try eBay.
Finally, there are a couple of dupes I have found which I will leave pictured below to give you a better idea of the colour and maybe as alternatives if you can't get a hold of this one!
Direct sunlight:
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| (L-R) Mac's Impassioned, Mac's Watch Me Simmer (LE), Rimmel Apocalips in Stellar, YSL Rouge Volupte Shine in #12 and YSL Rouge Volupte in #27 Rose Paris |
Indirect sunlight:
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| (L-R) Mac's Impassioned, Mac's Watch Me Simmer (LE), Rimmel Apocalips in Stellar, YSL Rouge Volupte Shine in #12 and YSL Rouge Volupte in #27 Rose Paris |
None of them are identical
but they all run with the same sort of idea. I would say closest is MAC's
Impassioned which is quite similar but more pink and less of an orange undertone
(I will put a separate picture of just these two together).
Mac's Impassioned and YSL Rose Paris:
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| (L-R) Mac's Impassioned and YSL Rouge Volupte in #27 Rose Paris |
So that's it! My first ever blog post complete. Please leave comments and all that jazz telling me how you think I did :) I really hope this was informative and helpful or just at least interesting to everyone! Leave recommendations for lipsticks you think I might like down below and any review requests :)
Thanks for reading guys,
Jaz x
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