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Coral and Red Lipstick Collection

Hi again. I've been in hibernation for a few days. The weather is just so conducive to nothing else but lying in my bed and sleeping. I've been meaning to make a swatch of all the red lipstick I own but I felt that I don't have enough of them to merit a post.

I'm still not very comfortable wearing such bold colors out and about, especially if it's just doing normal everyday stuff like going to mall, shopping or grabbing something at the grocery. A red lipstick almost always gets attention. I don't think I need all that attention while I'm pushing a cart full of bread, vegetables fish and what-nots.

So let me start with four coral/orange lipstick that I have. I don't really wear these much because they can look neon-y on me. I can't remember the last time I wore any of these out and about. 

Coral Lipsticks

(L-R) Colour Collection Lipstick in Crema, Wet n Wild Mega Last in 24 Carrot Gold, Maybelline SoNude in Rosy Rebel, NYX Soft Matte in Antwerp

Coral Lipstick Swatches, No Flash

(L-R) Colour Collection Lipstick in Crema, Wet n Wild Mega Last in 24 Carrot Gold, Maybelline SoNude in Rosy Rebel, NYX Soft Matte in Antwerp

Coral Lipstick Swatches, With Flash

(L-R) Colour Collection Lipstick in Crema, Wet n Wild Mega Last in 24 Carrot Gold, Maybelline SoNude in Rosy Rebel, NYX Soft Matte in Antwerp

If I have to choose, my favorite would be Crema, which is a soft pink-coral lipstick that's sheer enough for it not to be too bright on my lips. In a perfect world, I would totally rock that 24 Carrot Gold orange goodness but this is not a perfect world, so I have only swatched this one and off it goes to the makeup burrows.

Red Lipsticks

And now to the red lipsticks - I have ten of them right now. Like the corals, I don't wear these often. I would love to wear them everyday but I can't. The striking contrast of my rather light complexion and a bright red lipstick is an attention-magnet.

Red Lipstick Swatches, No Flash

NYX Snow White, Wet n Wild Stoplight Red, Wet n Wild Cherry Picking, Revlon Super Lustrous Cherries in the Snow, Revlon In The Red, CoverGirl NatureLuxe Gloss in Pinot, CoverGirl NatureLuxe Gloss in Anemone, Revlon Colorburst Matte in Sultry, Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Crush, Rimmel Stay Glossy in Treasure Hunt
(1) Snow White,  (2) Stoplight Red, (3) Cherry Picking, (4) Cherries in the Snow, (5) In The Red, (6) Pinot,  (7) Anemone, (8) Sultry, (9) Crush, (10) Treasure Hunt

For the reds, my favorite is still deep, blood-red NYX's Snow White, with the brighter Stoplight Red a close second. Treasure Hunt is also a new favorite because it makes my lips so juicy and perfect. I feel that I am lacking a true red in my collection, so I am thinking of adding a couple of reds, maybe Ruby Woo or Viva Glam I. I still need to look up swatches to finally decide.

Coral and Red Lipsticks

Coral and Red Lipstick Swatches

(1) Crema, (2) 24 Carrot Gold, (3) Rosy Rebel, (4) Antwerp (5) Snow White,  (6) Stoplight Red, (7) Cherry Picking, (8) Cherries in the Snow, (9) In The Red, (10) Pinot,  (11) Anemone, (12) Sultry, (13) Crush, (14) Treasure Hunt

Swatches: Coral and Red Lipstick Collection