The Office Chic: Lip Gloss

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Have you have one of those days where you feel "bleh"? Like you want to stay home in your PJs with your hair undone and watch TV. Ya, that was me for the past two weekends.

The Summertime Sadness has hit me hard... So hard, that I can barely function. I told myself "get your arse up, go outside, and have brunch with your man".

With me already feeling "bleh", the least I could do is not show it. I put some light makeup on (Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim, Lancôme Grandiôse Mascara & Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in Matte Black). And I finished off with the Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Volupté 106 Cuir Grenat (CA $35 / US $32) right before I step out the door.
It brightens everything up.

YSL Gloss Volupté in 106 Cuir Grenat

YSL Gloss Volupté in 106 Cuir Grenat Lip Swatch

YSL Gloss Volupté in 106 Cuir Grenat Lip Swatch, gloss removed

That raspberry red tint is so much more flattering that it looks in the tube. I could build it up to make it a vampy night out shade, or, my favourite way, I could just apply a layer or two for that just bitten lip colour with a juicy glossy finish.

The staying power was quite impressive. I mean I went for brunch, even after the glossy topping is gone, I still got a nice tint (not a stain). But I would reapply just for that sweet scent of it. It smells like those Asian mango candies you get at Chinese restaurant when you get the bill.

YSL Gloss Volupté in 106 Cuir Grenat & 210 Beige Nu

YSL Gloss Volupté in 210 Beige Nu

YSL Gloss Volupté in 210 Beige Nu Lip Swatch

I also really like the 210 Beige Nu shade from the same Cuirs Fétiches Fall collection. It is a great neutral nude lip colour for light-medium to medium-deep skin tone because it's a mauve beige. These two shades a bit more creamier than the existing range of Gloss Volupté, which are great addition to the current line up.

So I'm going to give these glosses a A- (it really depends how much you're willing to spend for a luxury lipgloss)

I just decided to add a bit of boho spin to my Fall style, which was inspired by my post-brunch-shopping at Club Monaco... I love that shop... So these glosses comes at a good timing because it'll work well with my rustic mixed with navy and burgundy purchases (this reminds me, I totally need some new shoes to go with them).

Until next time,

x Rica

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*Disclosure: Some products mentioned in this post were provided to The Office Chic for review consideration. As always, all the opinions expressed here are my own and are in no way influenced by any advertiser, affiliate, public relations firm or brands.

Brunching with YSL Gloss Volupté this Weekend | Cuirs Fétiches for Fall 2014

September 9, 2014 • Beauty, Fall, Fall Collections, Lip Gloss, Lips, Sephora, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent • 8 comments

Lancôme Lip Lover - From L to R: Rose Ballet, Rose Attrape-Coeur, Lip Lover, Corail Cabriole

I have been wanting to talk about the Lancôme Lip Lover (CA $27~29 / US $23) for a bit over a month now. The reason I didn't get around to it is because I keep buying more and waiting for them to shipped to me. I realized it's time to just make a post about it now that I accumulated 4 shades because the wish list is just never ending.

Lancôme Lip Lover: My Latest Obsession | Review, Photos & Swatches

May 1, 2014 • Beauty, Lancome, Lancôme, Lip Balm, Lip Gloss, Lip Oil, Lips, Liquid Lip Balm, Product Photos, Review, Sephora, Swatches • 5 comments

Many of my friends would have a tube or two Dior Addict Lip Gloss in their bag. They are undoubtedly beautiful to look at, but are they as great as many have said?

Dior Addict Lip Gloss in Petillante & Exquisse | Dior Trianon Collection | Review, Photos & Swatches

February 10, 2014 • Beauty, Dior, Lip Gloss, Lips, Product Photos, Review, Spring, Swatches • 0 comments

I don't have a bucket list to go skydiving, hike the Peru Machu Picchu trail, or simply wear the boldest makeup to work. Sorry for being so dull but doing things out of the ordinary is just not my style. Thankfully, the new L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Extraordinaire Lip Colors (CA $12.99 / US $9.99) are well within my comfort zone.

L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Extraordinaire Lip Colors are Well Within My Comfort Zone | Review, Photos & Swatches

January 29, 2014 • Beauty, Beauty News, L'Oreal, L'Oreal Paris, L'Oréal Paris, Lip Balm, Lip Gloss, Lips, Liquid Lip Balm, Product Photos, Review, Swatches • 10 comments

For Day 4's giveaway, we have here a few Benefit goodies, including CORALista Ultra Plush Lip Gloss, Stay Flawless 15-Hour Primer, and They're Real Mascara!

I chose their best selling They're Real mascara because it seems to have become a favourite of many (I have a few tubes as back up too). The Stay Flawless primer is great for covering pores and extending the wear of your foundation (reviewed here). And I just adore the Ultra Plush Lip Gloss formula as much as a non-gloss girl I am!

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Until next time,

x Rica

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12 Days of Holiday Giveaway - Day 4: Benefit They're Real Mascara, Stay Flawless 15-Hour Primer, CORALista Ultra Plush Lip Gloss

December 13, 2013 • Beauty, Benefit Cosmetics, Giveaway, Holiday, Lip Gloss, Mascara, Primer • 12 comments

Revlon The Evening Opulence by Gucci Westman

The Evening Opulence is the Holiday Collection created by Revlon Global Artistic Director Gucci Westman. She said "I pictured a luxurious and polished woman, who looks to makeup to accessorize and enhance her look using bursts of colour".

From L to R: Elusive, Rich, Adorned, Muse

This collection includes very vibrant colours and interesting nail shades that look perfect for evening night out. Here are a few of the products from the collection:

Revlon ColorBurst Ligloss in Adorned ($10.50): a shimmery fuchsia with very opaque coverage.

Revlon Nail Enamel in Elusive and Rich ($5.95): Elusive is matte black with green glitter; Rich is a gunmetal shimmery shade.

Revlon PhotoReady Primer, Shadow+Sparkle in Muse ($12.95): it contains a primer, 3 eyeshadows with a "sparkle topcoat" shade

Revlon The Evening Opulence by Gucci Westman | Holiday 2013 | Info & Photos

December 2, 2013 • Beauty, Eyes, Eyeshadow Palette, Eyeshadows, Holiday, Holiday Collection, Lip Gloss, Lips, Nail Polishes, Nails, Product Launch, Product Photos, Revlon • 0 comments

To celebrate the release of the second instalment of The Hunger Games, COVERGIRL Partnered with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to create 12 different exotic and sophisticated looks. Each represents one of twelve districts in the Capitol. All the details of each look, including tutorials, before-and-after, and product lists can be found on COVERGIRL's Capitol Beauty Studio. These can definitely inspired some of us to come up with our own version of lookbook for each district.

COVERGIRL The Capitol Collection | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Product Launch & Looks

November 21, 2013 • Collaboration, CoverGirl, Limited Edition, Lip Gloss, Looks, Mascara, Movies, Nail Polishes, Product Launch, The Hunger Games • 11 comments

Fresh Sugar Baby, Lip Treatment, Lip Polish, Lip Shine, Review, Photos & Swatches

The Holidays are just around the corner. "What is the quick and easy way to be 'mistletoe ready'", you asked. That involves 3 steps: exfoliate, nourish, and protect. If that's what you're looking for, the Fresh Sugar Baby*(CA $36 / US $32) trio for this holiday might be perfect for you.

The Fresh Sugar Baby set comes with 3 deluxe minis:

Sugar Lip Polish (0.28oz, regularly CA $26 / US $22.50 for 0.6oz)

Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15 (0.08oz, regularly CA $26 / US $22.50 for 0.15oz)

Sugar Shine Lip Treatment (0.1oz, regularly CA $22 / US $18.50 for 0.2oz)

Be Mistletoe Ready | Fresh Sugar Baby | Review, Photos & Swatches

November 18, 2013 • Fresh, Holiday Collection, Lip Balm, Lip Care, Lip Gloss, Lip Scrub, Product Photos, Review, Sephora, Swatches • 7 comments

With all these holiday parties coming up, you would want to find the perfect longwearing lip colour that will take you from hors d’œuvres to meals to dancing, and you would still look good after. Well then, you may want to take the MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultimate Long Lasting Lip Set* home with you so that you can have 6 different ultra long lasting lip colours to rock from parties to parties.

This limited edition MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultimate Long Lasting Lip Set (CA $168 / US $140) is available exclusively at Sephora. It comes with 6 full size Aqua Rouge and 6 full size Aqua Lip in the following colours (Aqua Rouge / Aqua Lip numbering):

8 / 8C - Iconic Red: the classic red

2 / 2C - Rosewood: a rosy light brown beige

14 / 14C - Light Rosewood: a medium rose beige

10 / 10C - Raspberry: a raspberry red

16 / 16C - Fuchsia: an electric fuchsia

18 / 18C - Coral: a light coral with golden shimmer (shimmer not in the aqua lip)

MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultimate Long Lasting Lip Set is the Ultimate Lip Kit for all | Review, Photos & Swatches

November 15, 2013 • Beauty, Gift Sets, Holiday Collection, Lip Gloss, Lip Liner, Lip Stain, Lipsticks, Longwearing, MAKE UP FOR EVER, Product Photos, Review, Reviews, Sephora, Swatches, Value Kits • 9 comments

Do you dare to wear blue? I do. In fact one of my favourite ways to wear blue eyeshadow is a blue smoky eyes. So when Revlon asked if I would like to take on their "Dare to Wear Blue" challenge, I immediately know I want to get some inspiration from my go-to blue eyeshadow look!

Dare to Wear Blue with Revlon PhotoReady | Beauty Looks

October 21, 2013 • Beauty, Eyeliner, Eyes, Eyeshadows, Lip Gloss, Lips, Looks, Mascara, Revlon • 6 comments

It's not a secret that I'm scared of wearing red lip colour. Yes, it might be a little too dramatic but I was never comfortable in red lip colour. I can do bright pinks, just not red (let's not get me started with darker vampy shades, I'm still learning). I tried to convince myself to get used to it but I just couldn't, until RiRi Woo.

The sold-out RiRi Woo lip trios from MAC Cosmetics' most recent collection, RiRi Hearts MAC. The colour is a true red with a blue undertone. The cooler share is quite suitable for my yellow complexion. The Lipstick, Pro Longwear Lip Pencil and Lipglass share the same colour and compliment each other very well.

Wooed by the 3 Woos | MAC RiRi Woo Lipstick, Pro Longwear Lip Pencil & Lipglass | RiRi Hearts MAC | Review, Photos & Swatches

October 2, 2013 • Beauty, Collaboration, Lip Gloss, Lip Liner, Lipsticks, MAC, Product Photos, Reviews, Rhianna, Swatches • 9 comments

RiRi Hearts MAC is definitely the most anticipated MAC collection in 2013. Today (September 26, 2013) is the MAC store release date, and I had a whole biking adventure to my closest store just so I can get my wish list items. But in fact, I have not been very interested in MAC limited edition items until this collection. Sure, I always like MAC products, they are great quality but I am usually more drawn to the permanent items. Having said that, this collection really features a lot of good quality products and I just couldn't say no to the pink and rose gold packaging.

RiRi Hearts MAC, so does Rica ;) | Haul | MAC Cosmetics

September 26, 2013 • Beauty, Collaboration, Fall Collections, Haul, Highlighter, Lip Gloss, Lip Liner, Lipsticks, MAC, Rhianna • 11 comments

Once upon a time, there was a girl who does not like wearing lipgloss. She doesn't like the stickiness or the heaviness of lipgloss. But every now and then, some lip glosses would surprise her with their smoothness, and this time, there were three of them called Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited (CA $30 / US $25)*…

A Story of Three Lip glosses | Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited | Review, Photos & Swatches

August 28, 2013 • Beauty, Lip Gloss, Lips, Review, Reviews, Shu Uemura • 2 comments

Almay Color + Care Liquid Lip Balm

I have never been a gloss girl, in fact, I ALWAYS pick lipsticks over lipgloss. But I didn't mind the new Almay Color + Care Liquid Lip Balm* (CA $8.95). Coming in 10 gorgeous shades, this moisturizing lip care formula is hitting the drugstore in Canada in July 2013 (it's already available in the U.S.).

The Non-Gloss Girl is Glossed Up with Almay Color + Care Liquid Lip Balm | Review & Swatches

May 24, 2013 • Almay, Beauty, Color + Care, Lip Balm, Lip Gloss, Lips, Liquid Lip Balm, News, Review, Reviews, Swatches • 7 comments

L'Oreal Caress Shine Stains, from L to R: Eternally Nude, Pink Rebellion,
Pink Resistance, Infinite Fuchsia, Lilac Ever After

Earlier this year, L'Oreal Paris has a launched a new line of glossy lip stains — L'Oreal Paris Caress Shine Stain (CA $12.99 / US $9.99), that is said to be a dupe for the luxurious YSL Glossy Stains. I first got a sneak peek of this product at the L'Oreal Paris Holiday Party last year, and I immediately wanted all of them. Dupability aside, let's talk about the product on its own.

Perfect Blend of Gloss and Stain: L'Oreal Paris Caress Shine Stains | Review & Swatches

May 21, 2013 • Beauty, Dupe, L'Oreal Paris, Lip Gloss, Lip Stain, Lips, Review, Swatches, YSL • 8 comments

L'Oréal Paris Infallible Pro-Matte Gloss, Get Ready to Collect Them All