Hello,
it is new year and I am ready for a new lipstick. I recently received these two as a gift with purchase (I am a big fan of their perfumes) and I decided to try them out together.
They are Lancôme L'absolut drama matte mini lipstick in 196 and 505.
They both look red, first one is warmer and orange toned red numbered as 196 and the other on is brighter and when compared cooler toned but I would say in quite neutral in tone. The pigmentations is insane, swatches below are made with two lines each and that is it.
They weren't kidding when they released them under matte range. They have no shine and look somewhat powdery on the skin. My prefered way is to dab them on and blend them with the tip of my finger, to achieve that lived in, slightly smudged look. The powdery finish helps with my preferred application (I try not to go over the lines of my lip, I have no intentions of looking like a little clown) and looks somewhat natural on me. I really love this look and I thought that I finally found the perfect lipstick for myself. Even though they are matte and I press them into my lips they tend to migrate all over if I apply lip balm or lip gloss over them... I really thought they will be perfect.
So, the conclusion is that I really like both shades (there are more to choose from), I like the powdery finish, they are super pigmented but I apply them with a light hand but high pigmentation means that even these minis would last me a long time. For me the only problem comes when I try to top them with a lip balm to bring back some hydration and then the pigment starts to migrate all over :( Even after hour and a half after application they still don't settle.
I really hoped for them to be perfect base colors but aren't, I gave them to my sister and now she is enjoying them fully.
Thank you for reading and have a nice day
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