I've been meaning to blog about this little acquisition of mine for a few weeks now, but somehow it slipped my mind so I'm hoping this is one of those posts that's better late than never.Anyway, on to the little acquisition and little it is.
This dinky lipstick is one of the three Le French Touch shades from Lancome's current Spring collection, Rosarie des Delices and from the picture above you can probably see why I fell in love. Isn't the retro candy stripe packaging gorgeous?
It may sound deeply superficial, I know, but if it hadn't been for the cute casing that caught my eye then I probably would have never checked out the Lancome counter and found it.
Since then it's been a permanent fixture both on my lips and in my make-up bag; it's size, formula and shade make it the perfect 'on the go' companion for me.
Deceptively bright, don't let its shocking pink, matte exterior fool you. Soft Marshmallow (316) when applied is none of those things.As you can see below it is much softer in shade on the lips than the tiny tube suggests and has a surprisingly glossy finish to it.
Lancome describe it's formula as a 'Bare Lips Sensation', a nice description that I tend to agree with. The consistency is moisturising but not heavy, glossy but not wet, it almost melts into the lips.
Bare lips but better!
Soft Marshmallow is a super pretty pale pink when applied, it has a Barbie-esque feel to it but without the blue undertones that most of these kind of pinks have, which I think makes it so much more flattering to wear.Shade wise it also really reminds me of an old lipstick love of mine, Colour Crafted. If your a die hard Macaholic then you may remember it, this is very similar in colour to it just glossier! Lovely!
In general I'm a huge fan of these all in one, balm/lipstick/gloss hybrid formulas, they are just so effortless to wear, offering just a dash of colour with a soft, sheeny finish. Some others I love are Dior Addicts Singuliere, the 17 Mirror Shine range and Shu Uemura's Shine Supreme range, all fabulous and worth looking at!
Do you love all in one's too or do you prefer a more opaque lipstick?
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19 comments:
how gorgeous is the packaging?!
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Gorgeous!!! I tried this on a few weeks ago and fell in love with it, even though I'm the totally opposite colouring to you... such a flattering shade of baby pink!
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I bought two these recently still havent got round to reviewing them. Omg is the packaging soo cute and the lipstick is really compact and small I love it!!
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As soon as I saw this colour I was about to compare it to Dior's Singuliere which you also mentioned! I like sheer bright pinks as I find them a lot more wearable for everyday.
Ooh I like the look of the leopard fur makeup bag in the background! :)
you should get sweet marmalade too! it's so gorgeous.
you've convinced me to get this one too.. so impressed with these lipsticks. great post xx
@Jane - so lovely isn't it, wish they all had this packaging x x
@Pandora - I agree, flattering for all. Gorgeous x
@Miss LV - ohh you must they warrant a review x x
@Darling d - very, very similar to Singuliere, the Dior is a little pinker! xx
@Colette- thank you! I think I may do a make-up bag post x x
@Selina - thank you, I love the look of that one too, so pretty x x
This is a gorgeous colour. The packaging makes it even more amazing. x
Just the packaging itself is gorgeous! Haha how i would just love to pull out this beauty out of my handbag in the middle of the street :') x
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When I was looking through this post I was thinking the packaging is so cute but then when i seen it on your lips!! Wow such a beautiful colour!! I need this!! Just hope it suits me as much as it suits you :)
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Packaging is super gorge, love the colour on you! xoxo
oh no! now I am lemming that colour.. and its def not like I need any more! its beautiful :)
too bad I can't find the shade anywhere, is it sold out in the US? :))
This colour is gorgeous :) I totally want it :D x
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