Replace Menage?

[egerandi]

I'm rediscovering Menage (buttercream formula), but the stick went bad a while ago. I love the nude plummy color and the decent (not sheer) coverage on my lips. I have other nude-ish colors that turn more pinky like centerfold and maiden and hey baby, so I'm wondering if there is an existing plummy nude in that coverage range out there that I'm not aware of?
Fashionista is one of my other favs when I need something plummy, but it's a bit much color sometimes.

[bellatete]

yep, my menage also turned bad on me some time ago

bobbi was the first thing that came to my mind, then cultured. also mirage turns slightly plummy - or mauve actually - on my lips.

i swatched a few of the lippies you mentioned, next to my suggestions (except bobbi, which i cannot find at the moment ), in the following order:

fashionista - hey baby - maiden - centerfold - cultured - mirage - birthday suit* - jaybird* - breathless*



* stumbled across those colours while searching for bobbi, so i thought i swatch them too

[egerandi]

yep, my menage also turned bad on me some time ago

bobbi was the first thing that came to my mind, then cultured. also mirage turns slightly plummy - or mauve actually - on my lips.

i swatched a few of the lippies you mentioned, next to my suggestions (except bobbi, which i cannot find at the moment ), in the following order:

fashionista - hey baby - maiden - centerfold - cultured - mirage - birthday suit* - jaybird* - breathless*



* stumbled across those colours while searching for bobbi, so i thought i swatch them too

Oh, thanks for the swatches!
Maiden, Centerfold and Breathless are pinkish on me. Never really considered Jaybird or Birthday Suit, as they are more brown than I would like them, but maaaaaybe
I was digging around and found some old sticks of Bobbi, Cultured and Mirage, so I'll check those before I toss them... I really have to clean up my stash

[kchalbi]

Have you checked out Strut from the latest release? On me it doesn't seem quite as dark as the swatch, and it's definitely got more coverage than the glosses. I cannot compare it to Menage, but it is listed as a plummy nude.

[egerandi]

Have you checked out Strut from the latest release? On me it doesn't seem quite as dark as the swatch, and it's definitely got more coverage than the glosses. I cannot compare it to Menage, but it is listed as a plummy nude.

Hmmm, it looks a little bit like Fashionista, so it's worthy of my attention
Thanks for the tip!

[egerandi]

MIrage and Cultured look like exactly what I was looking for, yay! I'm going to have to put in a replacement order for the new formula soon.