I've talked before about how much I love love love instagram. A few weeks ago, I was on instagram, on Kat Von D's beauty page and saw the color "Adora" and I was totally enamored. It isn't a matte red, which is usually the only kind I wear. I decided I would go to Sephora (womp womp) and try it out.
Though you can buy it anytime online I am not a big fan of buying lipsticks (especially pricier ones like Ms. Von D's) unless I can try them out first. I have been to every Sephora in my area, and I haven't found it yet.
I went to Sephora yesterday, and couldn't find it, and was also reminded, yet again, why I am not a Sephora fan. Their selection is much smaller than Ulta's and the sales people are way less helpful and friendly. As I watched all six employees stand in the corner, chatting and examining their hair for split ends, I figured I might as well try something out since I was there.
Since what I was wearing had some pinks and corals (yes, my unhealthy obsession with coral continues) and red didn't really match anyway, I decided to see if there were any nudes that struck my fancy. Urban Decay is a brand that I have heard lots of good things about, but don't have a lot of experience with, so I decided to give them a go.
I grabbed a tube of what I thought was liquid lipstick, but could tell as soon as I put it on that it was actually gloss. I am attracted to the pinkier nudes, and so I picked out a color called "Liar". It is also available in actual lipstick form but I tried the gloss.
And glossy it was. As soon as I stepped outside, I was smacked full on with the hair in the lip gloss. Yuck. It smelled good, and tasted good, but it was definitely stickier than I prefer, which is why I don't hang around much with glosses.
The thing about this color is, I am pretty sure it is the exact color of my actual lips. So I am not sure how opaque it is. I layered on a few coats but it still felt sort of sheer, which, again, could have been the gloss, as those tend to always be more sheer. The color also perfectly matches the curling iron burn on my forehead, so there's that...
Now again, this is pretty close to my actual lip color, so I don't know how much of this is me. I would probably purchase a different color than the one God gave me, since that is the whole point of lipstick, but this is a pretty color and stays really well for a gloss. You wouldn't be wrong to try it out.
Halo got sick last night and so I am home with her today. We had some time to kill between her pediatrician appointment, and when the pharmacy would have her medicine ready. It put me in a different part of town than I am usually in, and pretty near to another Sephora, so I thought I would give it a shot. No Adora.
I test a liquid lipstick of Kat Von D's awhile back and wrote about it here. Since I was at Sephora, I figured I would give one of her regular tube lipsticks a try. One of her most popular shades is "Underage Red" which is in the same Studded Kiss Lipstick line as the Adora that I can find nowhere.
Kat has come under fire for the name more than a few times, which I do understand. She explains how the lipstick came by its name here and it I would encourage you to read it if you find the name bothersome. I know enough about Kat Von D that I believe she meant no harm, and the fact remains that several years after its debut, it is still one of her best sellers.
She describes it as "fire engine red" and on her skin that may be true. I have so much pink in my skin that for me, it reads bordering on hot pink. Its definitely red, but if you have a lot of pink in your skin, it will pick that up.
The KVD liquid lipstick is without a doubt the softest, smoothest, best feeling lip I have ever worn. It feels like pillows. It doesn't stick at all and the color is so thick. It is a wimp when it comes to staying power though, so I wanted to see how this one added up.
It is not liquid, so it is thicker in texture. It still goes on really well, but is a tiny bit sticky and not nearly as soft as the liquid. It does seem to stay a little better. It absolutely fades to a dark pink, probably on everyone and not just the pink skinned. It is not kiss proof, as it has ended up on my baby.
Here it is after wearing down some:
Though you can buy it anytime online I am not a big fan of buying lipsticks (especially pricier ones like Ms. Von D's) unless I can try them out first. I have been to every Sephora in my area, and I haven't found it yet.
I went to Sephora yesterday, and couldn't find it, and was also reminded, yet again, why I am not a Sephora fan. Their selection is much smaller than Ulta's and the sales people are way less helpful and friendly. As I watched all six employees stand in the corner, chatting and examining their hair for split ends, I figured I might as well try something out since I was there.
Since what I was wearing had some pinks and corals (yes, my unhealthy obsession with coral continues) and red didn't really match anyway, I decided to see if there were any nudes that struck my fancy. Urban Decay is a brand that I have heard lots of good things about, but don't have a lot of experience with, so I decided to give them a go.
I grabbed a tube of what I thought was liquid lipstick, but could tell as soon as I put it on that it was actually gloss. I am attracted to the pinkier nudes, and so I picked out a color called "Liar". It is also available in actual lipstick form but I tried the gloss.
And glossy it was. As soon as I stepped outside, I was smacked full on with the hair in the lip gloss. Yuck. It smelled good, and tasted good, but it was definitely stickier than I prefer, which is why I don't hang around much with glosses.
The thing about this color is, I am pretty sure it is the exact color of my actual lips. So I am not sure how opaque it is. I layered on a few coats but it still felt sort of sheer, which, again, could have been the gloss, as those tend to always be more sheer. The color also perfectly matches the curling iron burn on my forehead, so there's that...
This picture is hilarious. I look so...severe.
What I can tell you is that for a gloss, this has amazing staying power! It lasted me through the rest of my work day, which ended up being pretty late. When I got in the car, about seven hours after the above pictures were taken, and after both eating and drinking, I looked like this:
Now again, this is pretty close to my actual lip color, so I don't know how much of this is me. I would probably purchase a different color than the one God gave me, since that is the whole point of lipstick, but this is a pretty color and stays really well for a gloss. You wouldn't be wrong to try it out.
Halo got sick last night and so I am home with her today. We had some time to kill between her pediatrician appointment, and when the pharmacy would have her medicine ready. It put me in a different part of town than I am usually in, and pretty near to another Sephora, so I thought I would give it a shot. No Adora.
I test a liquid lipstick of Kat Von D's awhile back and wrote about it here. Since I was at Sephora, I figured I would give one of her regular tube lipsticks a try. One of her most popular shades is "Underage Red" which is in the same Studded Kiss Lipstick line as the Adora that I can find nowhere.
Kat has come under fire for the name more than a few times, which I do understand. She explains how the lipstick came by its name here and it I would encourage you to read it if you find the name bothersome. I know enough about Kat Von D that I believe she meant no harm, and the fact remains that several years after its debut, it is still one of her best sellers.
She describes it as "fire engine red" and on her skin that may be true. I have so much pink in my skin that for me, it reads bordering on hot pink. Its definitely red, but if you have a lot of pink in your skin, it will pick that up.
The KVD liquid lipstick is without a doubt the softest, smoothest, best feeling lip I have ever worn. It feels like pillows. It doesn't stick at all and the color is so thick. It is a wimp when it comes to staying power though, so I wanted to see how this one added up.
It is not liquid, so it is thicker in texture. It still goes on really well, but is a tiny bit sticky and not nearly as soft as the liquid. It does seem to stay a little better. It absolutely fades to a dark pink, probably on everyone and not just the pink skinned. It is not kiss proof, as it has ended up on my baby.
Here it is after wearing down some:
I probably wouldn't rush right out to buy this one, because I already have so many that are basically this exact color, but if you are a KVD fan, its a solid lip color.
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