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Revisiting my reds

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:58 pm
by egerandi
I think I'm ready for a new one. I wear Reddy a lot, and Crimson on special occassions. I tried Cassis and it was too 'vampiry' on my complexion. Symphony didn't work and I ended up giving Casual Red away - they were both on the bright end (can't really explain). Other favorites: Cerise and the discontinued cherry liquid gloss. I tried Cayenne and I can't tell if I liked it or not as I lost the stick the same day. Hot Blooded is good, but a bit too muted for much use: I want my reds to make a statement, but the right one 8-) .

Ones I'm considerig: Bombshell and Tango. Could someone swatch these two with some of the other ones above for comparison? Thanks!

Re: Revisiting my reds

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:46 am
by JenK
Roxie applied lightly is a very wearable red on my pigmented lips.

Somewhere on here Sam posted a great pic of Tango.

Re: Revisiting my reds

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:04 pm
by egerandi
JenK wrote:Roxie applied lightly is a very wearable red on my pigmented lips.

Somewhere on here Sam posted a great pic of Tango.
I was looking at Roxie, but it may be too brown for me. I love the effect Dixie does with Blaze: it may just be the orange red lippie I was looking for :)

Oh, I saw Tango, I was just hoping for side-by-side comparison or description (like Tango is cooler/brighter/warmer/redder/browner/pinker/etc) than Bombshell :)
I found a pic that shows Crimson and Bombshell together, so that also gives me a good idea. Tango seems like Symphony or Casual Red - can someone confirm that?

Re: Revisiting my reds

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 11:59 pm
by Xarata
i'd say it's close to casual red. I am meaning to swatch them for you, but I've had a stomach bug most of the week and don't want to contaminate my lippies. :)

Re: Revisiting my reds

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 2:02 pm
by egerandi
Xarata wrote:i'd say it's close to casual red. I am meaning to swatch them for you, but I've had a stomach bug most of the week and don't want to contaminate my lippies. :)

Eeeek, hope you feel better soon! Ok, unfortunately, Tango is out of the running too, Casual Red now has a happy home in my friend's purse :)
I ended up finding Cayenne (totally not with the lippies I thought it would be), so I'll just get Bombshell with my next order.

Thanks for all your help!

Re: Revisiting my reds

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:00 pm
by Xarata
Dame is pinker and more subtle than tango. Tango is darker and slightly redder than casual red and reddy.

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Re: Revisiting my reds

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 2:36 am
by egerandi
Thanks for those swatches! I may just have to reconsider Tango :)