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Guerlain Chant d’Aromes (103) Rouge Automatique Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:19 +0000

Guerlain Chant d’Aromes (103) Rouge Automatique Lipstick

Guerlain Chant d’Aromes (103) Rouge Automatique Lipstick

Guerlain Chant d’Aromes (103) Rouge Automatique Lipstick ($35.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a warm beige-brown with a lighter beige shimmer. The color coverage is mostly opaque. MAC Dressmaker, Dressmaker is similar but a little more orange and has less shimmer. MAC Viva Glam VI is a little redder but they look similar on my lips. Guerlain Grace is also similar but less warm. MAC Lush Amber is similar but less opaque.

Even though Rouge G still comes out on top as my favorite lipstick (just ever-so-slightly), Rouge Automatique is easily in my top ten (maybe top five even). It’s long-wearing, lightweight, feels comfortable to wear, and the finish is always luminous, which gives lips a healthy, luscious look. The wear is between four to eight hours, but Chant d’Aromes wears just over five for me when I trialed it. The consistency is creamy enough to enable an easy glide across the lips, but it’s not so full of slip that it slides around the lips. For more packaging photos, please see this post.

Where to Buy: Nordstrom, $35.

THE GLOSSOVER

PRODUCT : 10/10

PIGMENTATION : 10/10

TEXTURE : 10/10

LONGEVITY : 9/10

APPLICATION : 5/5

PACKAGING : 4/5

FINAL THOUGHTS

Rouge Automatique is a top-notch formula, because the creaminess of the texture enables it to glide on, making for an easy application, but it's lightweight and never slippery, so it stays on and wears for hours.

OVERALL: A

See more photos & swatches!

Guerlain Chant d’Aromes (103) Rouge Automatique Lipstick

Do you use a base coat and/or top coat on your toe nails?

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:11 +0000

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Feel free to elaborate on your answer in the comment section!

Thanks to Amalia for today’s poll!

China Glaze & Hunger Games Collection Reviews, Photos, Swatches (Part 2)

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:35 +0000

China Glaze Hunger Games Nail Lacquer

China Glaze & Hunger Games Collection: Colours from the Capitol

China Glaze Colours from the Capitol Collection is slated for March launch. It features twelve shades with each shade being named after a different district. This post features these six: Hook and Line, Luxe and Lush, Mahogany Magic, Riveting, Smoke and Ashes, and Stone Cold. Reader Kim did an excellent job explaining the names-to-district component.

Hook and Line is a warm gray with threads of pale silver. This shade is named after District 4 for fishing. It’s opaque in two coats, but this is a little thick, streaky, and has a ton of brush strokes. The color is a little reminiscent of Zoya Dove but it’s darker and warmer.
Luxe and Lush is a duochrome top coat with various sizes of flakies that reflect gold and pink with a little blue. This shade is named after District 1 for luxury. I applied two coats so you could see it on its own as well as over Smoke and Ashes. I don’t have a dupe for this shade. The closest I could think of were Zoya’s Fleck Effects.
Mahogany Magic is a warm brown with a yellow base. It was opaque in two coats. This shade is named for District 7 for lumber. Illamasqua Taint is a cooler-toned brown. Chanel Khaki Rose is lighter.
Riveting is a vibrant orange with orange-tinted gold shimmer. It was opaque in two coats. This shade is named for District 3 for technology. Zoya Tanzy is a little lighter and has more shimmer/glitter. Nubar Arencia is similar but a touch darker. Milani Metal Gear is darker and the shimmer doesn’t appear as light.
Smoke and Ashes is an inky blue-based black with green and blue shimmer. It was opaque in two coats. This shade is named for District 12 for mining. The base color reminded me of Zoya Cynthia a bit, but it’s blacker. Cult Nails Living Water has a similar look but the shimmer is more dominant and leans bluer.
Stone Cold is a soft black with silver shimmer–and it’s matte. This shade is named for District 2 for masonry. It’s similar to Nubar Midnight and MAC Butterfly. Orly Iron Butterfly should also be a dupe.

The consistency of Hook and Line was the worst; a little thick, not quite goopy but close, which all resulted in a streaky finish. I had better luck with Riveting, Smoke and Ashes, and Stone Cold, which were easy to apply and didn’t have any consistency concerns–they weren’t too thick or too thin and applied evenly without bubbling or pooling along the sides. Luxe and Lush has a thicker consistency, which actually helps the flakies distribute fairly evenly over the nail. Mahogany Magic was on the thicker side, but it wasn’t as problematic as Hook and Line.

THE GLOSSOVER

PRODUCT : 9/10

PIGMENTATION : 10/10

TEXTURE : 9/10

LONGEVITY : 9.5/10

APPLICATION : 4/5

PACKAGING : 4/5

FINAL THOUGHTS

This set of six was better overall compared to the six from part one--only two shades gave me problems, while the other four were easy to work with and had a good formula.

OVERALL: A-

See more photos & swatches!

Hook and Line, Luxe and Lush, Mahogany Magic

Riveting, Smoke and Ashes, Stone Cold

China Glaze Hook and Line Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Luxe and Lush Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Mahogany Magic Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Riveting Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Smoke and Ashes Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Stone Cold Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Luxe and Lush over Smoke and Ashes Nail Lacquer

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #119

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

Haul: NARS Bleecker Street collection
Weekend plans: Trying to get through all the photos I took this week!
Are you an accessories kind of person?: I’m trying to be, but I’m not usually! I’ve been trying to wear more scarves and earrings lately.

Share your pet photos to the Temptalia Pets flickr group!

This week’s Mellan photo…

You can’t resist me!

5 Perfectly Pink Lipsticks for Valentine’s Day

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:41 +0000

5 Perfectly Pink Lipsticks for Valentine’s Day

First, truth be told, I could not stick to just FIVE measly choices for pink lipsticks that would be fitting for Valentine’s Day. These are just my first five, so there are more to come. This is a good mix of pinks available, but the next one will focus on brighter pinks

Laura Mercier Raspberry Sorbet — lovely soft raspberry pink
OCC Femme — pale, light, but opaque yellow-toned pink
Bobbi Brown Cosmic Raspberry — brightened raspberry pink
Giorgio Armani #507 — light-medium pink, not too bright, not too dark
Chanel Charme — semi-sheer pink with subtle cool undertones

What’s your pink pick for Valentine’s Day?

What beauty products do you only buy at drugstores?

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:19 +0000

What beauty products do you only buy at drugstores? What are products that you always go budget-friendly on?

Necessities like Q-tips, tissues, etc. I’ll personally stick to budget sunscreens for body, too.

Thanks to Amanda for today’s question! Have a question idea? Submit yours here.