Beauty Bit: Pink Lipsticks

My Muji drawers that house all my lip products are chock to the brim and require quite a bit of effort to close. Whilst majority of my stash belong to the red family, as mentioned here, I have acquired quite an arsenal of pink lip products in a relatively short span of time.

Here are some of my pink lip products that have been reached for quite often these days:

Etude House Sweet Recipe Dear My Jelly Lips-Talk in Strawberry Syrup, $10

My favorite pick for a moisturizing sheer wash of "I just bit into a strawberry and my lips are covered in juice" look.  

Covergirl LipPerfection Jumbo Gloss Balm in Watermelon Twist

Initially not my favorite when I bought it (I favored colors that are more in the red family at that time), it is a brighter neon-ish pink that sometimes is a bit jarring. This is one where the outfit and makeup has to be spot on for it to work on me.

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Nova

The color is a more neutral pink that can be easily worked into daily use, and it is fantastic for layering with other bolder pink lip products, like Apocaliptic (Rimmel) and Risk It All (bareMinerals).

Product is highly pigmented, but will cling to flakes, so be sure to exfoliate first. Full review here

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Apocaliptic

A gorgeous bolder pink, it is good on its own, but I prefer to layer with Nova (Rimmel) or Strawberry Kissed (Sephora)

Same as the above, be sure to exfoliate lips prior to use. Full review here

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Exuberence, $32

Easy to swipe on and go, it gives a buildable wash of color. Product does have a chemical-ly smell towards it, which makes it a bit off-putting

bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in Risk It All, $18

Easy to apply, highly pigmented (one swipe is all it takes), moisturizing, and long-wearing. This is the perfect lipstick and the color is gorgeous.

Sephora Cream Lip Stain in Strawberry Kissed, $13

This formula was highly recommended by one of my favorite YouTubers who definitely knows her bold lip products. And she was absolutely right -- it is moisturizing (does not cling to dry bits at all!), highly pigmented, and does not budge. Strawberry Kiss is a matte bright pinky red shade that is absolutely beautiful, but I like to layer it along with Apocaliptic (Rimmel) so that it is a touch more pink.