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I'm actually not a lipstick person, but cosmetic-love.com happens to have a Kiss Note event going on: buy two Dear My Blooming Lips Talk lipsticks, get a free Kiss Note just like the one Dara sports in the CFs. Love it. One can't own too many cute hardcover notebooks with silly little hearts and stuff on the rosy pink pages. It's so girly it would hurt if I hadn't melted away looking at the few promotional pictures of SHINee and Dara first.
Where was I? Lipstick.
So, defying my usual non-lipstick self I bought two shades: OR208 (in the picture) and PK005. There are 24 shades that are divided into four sets of colors - orange, pink, red, and... BE, which I guess stands for beige or something alike. There's 8 shades of pink and orange, and four of the other two. As far as color goes, don't be taken aback by the "orange" line. It's not orange like the fruit, really, out of the eight shades only two actually look very orange. When applied, OR208 looks peach rather than orange.
Now, when it comes to the colors, that's all I can really say. I've got a peachy, pale skin tone and pink lips so these two shades are the most natural for me, according to a friend, but obviously it varies with every person. And since these are literally my first lipsticks (of course, not including my mum's make-up I used to plaster from ear to ear as a 4-year-old, gee) I'm not very good at giving advice on how to pick lipstick shades.
Natural to Etude House, Dear My Blooming Lips Talk lipsticks come packed well and cutely in tiny boxes decorated with hearts and product information, also in English. According to the package, the "smooth textured lipstick supplies vivid color and moist shine." As you can see in the picture, the lipstick itself is absolutely adorably packed as well: the shiny pink plastic container protects the stick extremely well, and the stick actually has the heart logo engraved on the side. The container has a cute plastic ribbon on the side as well. It's all top-notch and for a 12-something dollar lipstick it looks really, really fancy and expensive.
I don't know how lipstick usually smells like if anything, but Dear My Blooming Lips Talk doesn't have an overpowering, irritating scent. When applied, one doesn't really pick up the scent at all.
It's very easy to apply, no need to press or rub it; the lipstick spreads on easily on one go. As far as the moist shine the description promises goes, don't expect any lipgloss kind of a result. The shine is very natural, not glittery. It doesn't feel sticky and I haven't had my hair stuck on my lips once during the past two weeks. I can't say as positive things about the "moist", though. Every description I've read about the product promises that your lips won't chip, but when I get home in the evening, my lips are just as dry as they would without the lipstick. It could be I don't apply enough to achieve these "moist and kissable lips" (quote from cosmetic-love.com), but I definitely agree on the "clean and vivid".
I guess one of the things lipstick wearers are the most concerned about is whether it comes off fast or not. I'm an excessive coffee consumer, and I've found it extremely easy to tell my mug apart from the rest now because of the pink stains on the edge. So, yes, the lipstick does come off in small amounts, but it's relatively waterproof: requires rubbing to fully come off. Even if I have a full meal during the day and won't apply any more afterward, the color is visible when I get back home, but for that vivid, fresh look, one does need to apply a new coat after eating. It doesn't stick to teeth, though.
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product: Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips Talk lipstick
does what: lipstick
price range: $10 - $20
points given: 7/10
short story: A wide range of vivid colors to choose from. Easy to apply and stays on relatively okay, but doesn't moisturize lips as much as expected.
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