Review - YSL Rouge pur pure lipsticks

I have ben waiting for a long time to write a review on my favorite makeup brand - YSL. No other brand lipsticks, not even Mac are so long lasting as these ones. Out of my whole lipstick collection YSL -Rouge Pur pure are the only lipsticks which lasts the longest without a need to re apply. 

YSL has different collection of lipsticks. I prefer Rouge Pur Pure over Rouge Pur Couture. Rouge pur Couture is a new collection. Though the formula is similar to Rouge Pur Pure, Rouge Pur Couture is glossier than Rouge Pur Pure.

Rouge Pur Pure

Price - 1630/-

L-R : 52, 50, 143, 120

Top - Bottom : 120, 143, 50, 52

YSL Rouge Pur Pure No. 52 (Rouge Rose) - This is a rosy coral color. I use it slightly as a tint on my lips as this looks like a neon coral color.

YSL Rouge Pur Pure No. 50 (Rose Flamboyant) - This is the perfect bright pink color which I have always been looking for. Its my favorite lip color for a night out. 

YSL Rouge Pur Pure No. 143 (Rouge Enflamme) - This was my first ever red lipstick. Its a blazing red color somewhat similar to tomato red.

YSL Rouge Pur Pure No. 120 (Le Rouge) - My second favorite color after No. 50. Its a deep red color.

Pros:

1. The gold casing is beautiful.
2. The lipstick formulations is neither too glossy nor drying. It sits perfectly on your lips like a matte lipstick
3. It is very long lasting. It stays the longest out of all the lipsticks I have tried till date.
4. Does not fade out completely. A strong hint of color is always there till the time you remove it with a makeup remover.

Cons:

1. Its quite expensive. Double the price of Mac. So invest in these intelligently. Only for the colors you would truly love.
2. The casing gets finger prints very easily. So even though its beautiful, its a pain to maintain the casing.
3. It is not moisturising but its not drying as well. 

Ratings: ✰✰✰✰(-1 for being so expensive)

Will I buy this again: I have taken watever colors I liked from this collection. Planning on trying Rouge Pur Couture next. The red in that collection is really pretty! :)

Swatch - Nyx Megashine lipgloss

Sorry if the pics are not that clear. Waiting to buy a new camera. Will replace the swatch pics with better ones once I get the camera

Top-Bottom : Beige, Smokey look, Dolly pink, Perfect Red, Plush Red, Garnet

My First Ebay Purchase- Nyx

I have always bought my makeup, skincare and haircare products after going through a bunch of online reviews. 

I have never seen Nyx brand anywhere in Delhi. It was only when I came to Mumbai that I found a Nyx (a U.S. cosmetic brand) stall at Hypercity. Most of its products are good but their cream blushes are my  favourite.  To my dismay, I found that most of their products are not available in India.  However last month while going through one of the blogs, I found a link to an ebay seller who ships nyx products to India. I was surprised to see the price in US dollars. Apparently it is sold at a higher price in India than in the U.S.  I couldn't resist so I eventually placed an order and it cost me much lesser  (shipping included) than if I had bought it from Hypercity.  The sellers name on ebay is Joy and she has all the Nyx products and every shade available. I ordered my stuff on the 3rd of Feb and I recieved the Package on the 17 of Feb. So if you place your order from India, it should take about two weeks to reach you from Calif., US.

I loved the way Joy had packed the products. They were wrapped in a bubble packing with her store logo sticker on each pack. Her store logo is a very cute cartoon character applying a lipstick. She sent me an Invoice with a sweet message at the end and also gave me 2$ discount on shipping.

I ordered for two cream blushes in Hot pink and Glow, two jumbo eye pencils which are like eyshadows in Pure Gold and Pots and Pans and one Jumbo lip pencil in Deep red.

Left : Hot Pink, Right : Glow

Left to Right, Jumbo Lip Pencil In Deep Red,
Jumbo Eye Pencil in Pure Gold,
Jumbo Eye Pencil in Pots and Pans

These blushes are the best dupes for Mac cream blushes. The shade Glow is the closest match to Mac cream blush in Posey, though Glow is brighter in color than posey. Hot pink is a bright fushia pink /neon pink blush. This is the brightest color of pink i have ever seen in a blush. Though they look scary in pan because of the bright color but when applied properly it turns into a soft pink flush. You have to be very careful while applying specially with Hot pink and have to use a light hand otherwise one can end up looking like a clown :P

Jumbo Lip Pencil is not a lipliner but its a lipstick in a pencil form. It is very soft and creamy. I intend to gift this particular one to my mom as I am not too keen on experimenting with these shades. Nonetheless, I really like this product and I am considering ordering a lighter shade in it next time

The Jumbo eye pencil is a good option for someone like me who is not used to wearing eyeshadows. I am hardly an expert in applying and blending powder eye shadows. These are creamy eyeshadows which are easy to swipe. They are available in a wide range of colors. I ordered for a gold and a silver shade as these are the only two shades which I feel I will use.

Jumbo Eye Pencil Swatch Top to Bottom:
Pots and pans , Pure Gold

Joy also sent me some loose glitters in Pink as a gift which I am not sure how to use. I have seen it on her ebay store in the products list. Anyway it was very thoughtful of her to add something extra to my package.

You can buy Nyx products from stores.ebay.com/joyscosmetics