L'Oreal Colour Riche Caresse Sticks - HAUL

Sorry I have been M.I.A. lately.  Such a little thing called “Life” has me dealing with reality and so I haven’t been able to post anything on my blog for nearly the whole month of June.  But the good news is that it didn’t stop me from obtaining any new items.  I have been dying to put up a new post because my loving family has fueled my obsession.  I got a couple of gift cards for Target and since that is the only place that has my latest love-  L’Oreal Colour Riche Caresse Sticks, well I couldn’t stay away.  I was also gifted a few things that I will post on a separate post.  I have been wearing a lot of what I am going to show you and I hope to post a June Favorites at the end of the month which is this weekend???  I better get on this show then shouldn’t I? 

So I started with 2 shades: Sheer Linen and Rose Taffeta.  These 2 are my favorite shades out of the 12 shades I was able to find.  From left to right as usual: Merino Mauve, Cotton Pink, Pink Cashmere, Pink Vinyl, Rose Taffeta, Sunset Angora, Blushing Sequin, Velvety Fuchsia, Cherry Tulle, Sheer Linen, Silky Java and Satiny Cocoa.  You can check out my first post about the feel, finish, lasting power, taste and smell.  I can’t express it enough how much I love these lipsticks.  There are 4 shades that I have passed on and it was hard to pass because these were in general hard to find.  I was diligent and stopped off at 2 of the nearest Targets on my way home from work twice a week and on every weekend.  The shades I declined to add to my collection was Plush Pink, Violet Chiffon, Fiery Veil and Cardinal Plume.  The Plush Pink is VERY light pink and Merino Mauve is already too light for my skin tone.  It looks ok with a pink gloss to brighten it up but I couldn’t wear it by itself.  Violet Chiffon is a very dark purple and I did get Satiny Cocoa which is too dark for my liking.  If you have read my other posts about red lippies, that’s part of the reason I passed on Fiery Veil and Cardinal Plume.  Another reason is because they have an orange base it looks like.  I had bought Rendezvous in the Revlon Kissable Balm stain and it was way too orange for me.  Just wearing it for a few minutes looked cute but I couldn’t wear it all day. 

Cotton Pink is a very cute baby pink.  Pink Cashmere is a slightly brighter pink than Cotton Pink, I would consider this one a “Barbie” pink.  Pink Vinyl reminds me of Nicki Minaj lips, it’s very hot pink.  Sunset Angora also has a subtle orange base but it’s very lovely and natural looking.  Blushing Sequin is the color the model is wearing on the display for these lipsticks.  It looks so nice that I had to get it.  In the color indicator on the tube looks to be very HOT pink.  And on the lips it is very bright but you can play it down with some gloss or use a very light hand when applying.  The swatches on my arm doesn’t really show the true color of these.  I have taken another picture of just the pinks.  On top is Blushing Sequin, Pink Vinyl, Sunset Angora and Velvety Fuchsia.  Out of the 4 Velvety Fuchsia is the hardest for me to pull off.  I think it’s mostly cause I am not use to such a bright color on my lips.  But it’s a fun color and I don’t mind that it sits in my collection 

The next close ups are to me the darkest and pigmented out of the bunch.  From the top is Cherry Tulle, Silky Java and Satiny Cocoa.  Cherry Tulle is a dark toned red but it’s very nice on.  It’s in your face red but it’s enough color for days I am feeling like I need to put some life into my lips.  Silky Java is a nice, creamy, coffee brown hence the name.  I have worn this quite a bit.  Satiny Cocoa is new and the swatch appears to be dark on my arm but it’s very nice on my lips.  It is on the dark side though.  I do like it and you can definitely sheer the color out with a gloss if you wanted to.    

Shout out to everyone that helped me locate these lipsticks in the different shades.  Hope this post helped anyone decide whether to invest in some.

UPDATE 6/30/12: I just saw these at my local Walmart and they had every single color but only 2 of each shade.  I have also seen a post from another beauty blogger that Walgreens has a display just for new L'Oreal products.  I only have one Walgreens near me and they didn't have the display unfortunately.  Walmart only had the lipsticks for 1 cent cheaper than Target.