Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Comparison: Coral & Orange Lip Glosses For Spring


I was asked a question on my March Favorites post about how my favorite Chanel Coral Reef compared to Revlon's Super Lustrous Lip gloss in Coral Reef. I figured if I'm going to compare the two why not pull out more of my favorite orange/coral lip glosses. So lets break it down short and simple.

MAC Kissable Lip Color in Exxhibitionist
Exxhibitionist is a bright red-coral color with a hint of shimmer. This lip gloss is like a lipstick and lip gloss in one, it covers the lips in one application, the color is bold and vibrant.

Chanel Glossimer in Coral Reef #88
My baby, my precious; now that's what this color should have been called. Chanel Coral Reef is a light peach-coral color with lots of gold-peach shimmer. I love this color, it's gorgeous. I'm scared because I think they might have discontinued this color, I better check on that.

Chanel Glossimer in Silex #126
This color is probably one of the most interesting colors I own by Chanel. It's a light coral/pink-toned gloss with peach and gold shimmer, it has a duo chrome effect when it's on the lips. This color is a little bright and looks great worn by itself. I'm pretty sure this color was LE.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Coral Reef
This gloss is a pretty flat color, it's coral/orange but with a pop. It's a little thick, and a little sticky. As you can see it's a completely different color than the Chanel Coral Reef. If you want more orange go with Revlon Coral Reef, if you want more peach go with Chanel Coral Reef. Quality wise this Revlon gloss is pretty good if you don't want to fork out the money for the Chanel try the Revlon I think you will be happily surprised. But still I love my Chanel,  I'm biased because the Chanel Glossimers are my favorite lip glosses on the market.

MAC Dazzelglass in Utterly Posh
Is a semi-sheer brunt orange/amber color with a little orange-gold glitter. I'm not crazy about MAC's Dazzelglass, I'm more of a MAC Plushglass fan. The Dazzelglass glosses are sticky with large chunks of glitter. They don't last very long on my lips and I feel like you don't get a lot of product in that tube. Utterly Posh is beautiful so I have a hard time reviewing it. I guess you can say: the color is gorgeous but the actual product is just okay.

Bare Escentuals Buxom Lip Gloss in Amber
I really like Buxom lip glosses, but something about the packaging throws me off. Amber is just a pretty warm peach color with small pink/gold shimmer. Buxom lip glosses feel soothing on the lips and last for quite awhile.

Milani 3D Glitzy Glamour Gloss in Designer Label
Designer Label is a sheer nude/peach color with gold and pink glitter. These glosses remind me of MAC's Dazzelglass, just not as sticky, in fact the Milani glosses are rather smooth. I actually like these more than the Dazzelglass. I feel like the Milani 3D glosses have better staying power as well. The packaging is cute, a little gimmicky but cute.

Tarina Tarantino Gem Gloss in My Pretty
My Pretty is very simple, it's just peach with gold shimmer. I think I wore this lip gloss almost everyday for a month, either by itself or over lipsticks. I love this color it's very pretty. However, overall as a lip gloss it's just okay. The packaging is cute but the weird little sponge wand has me confused every time I use. Some people might like the wand, but I didn't.
 
Paul & Joe Lip Lacquer #05
This lip lacquer is a pink coral color, more on the pink side, it has no shimmer or glitter. Paul & Joe lip lacquers are very creamy and smooth. Their pigmentation is high and glide on like a lipstick. I love the packaging- simple and chic just like all Paul & Joe products.
 
Whoa, I hope that wasn't too much to take in all at once. Below are swatches of all the colors. The swatches are in the same order as the list above.
 
 
So ladies what coral or orange glosses are you loving this season?

7 comments:

amynaree said...

I love all orange glosses! hehe but I'm thinking of leaning more towards lipsticks this season

Lulu said...

I loooove coral/orange lippies too!

Lilladylife said...

sooo pretty they all scream spring!

Tiffany said...

I'm really loving Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Papaya, despite the weird smell/taste. Love the color and jelly-like finish of that Paul and Joe one too!

Stephanie said...

I just picked up Designer Label on clearance at cvs. Your description sounds nice but I wish it wasn't so sheer.

Diane said...

@Stephanie, The sparkles are pretty and the quality is nice but the color itself is sheer. Sorry you didn't like it. =(

Katie said...

Coral is one of my favorite lipcolors of all time. All the glosses are so pretty!