LIPSTICK QUEEN Shade Shifting Lipstick

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If you’re excited about the blue lipstick like I was, you may be a bit disappointed to know that it’s quite sheer. The basic marketing speak behind Hello Sailor seems to be "Shocking/never done before colour (in this case, blue) turns into a beautiful lip colour.

Very much on-trend, this stylish lipstick has a timeless appeal, lending the lips a cool berry tone that makes teeth look whiter by comparison. A stunning, slightly shiny incarnation of bestselling ‘Hello Sailor’ lipstick, this dazzling topaz blue lacquer transforms upon application into a beautiful, deep berry gloss, while shimmering blue pearl pigments help to make your teeth look whiter.Not only it was of a wonderfully weird color but also it had a funny fitting shade name – Hello Sailor. Even though Lipstick Queen herself, Poppy King, is no longer behind the brand, I’m thinking that this is so ‘her’ it’s probably one of her final creations for the brand. Not only I (and my whole generation, I think) grew up with the female version of this character but I don’t think I heard about the existence of the other one until I was in my late twenties.

This lip-plumping gloss gives a long-lasting, shimmering, sheer coat of bold colour, which is guaranteed to get the wearer noticed for all the right reasons. For more information about the specific processing based on your consent and on how QVC uses cookies and other similar technologies, please see " Cookie Policy ". A subtle hint of flattering and wearable color is the final Lipstick Queen touch for a beautifully natural lip look. Formulated with shea butter and meadow seed oil for rich hydration, this conditioning gloss glides on smoothly.One of only a handful of ranges to offer real choice when it comes to ‘different’ lipstick finishes and textures (everything from velvet matte to glossy satin) – there’s something to suit every skin tone and preference. Lipstick Queen turns the blackberry lip trend on its head with an ultra-modern, navy blue sheer lipstick with a deep berry tint. The swatch looks more greyish than the Peri's Tint Jelly in Sky Stick swatch I did but unfortunately I have not been able to find anyone swatch on their lips to make a fair comparison.

Lipstick Queen is one of my favorite brands: I love their quirky names and colors (I previously posted about Hello Sailor and Black Lace Rabbit), and I’m constantly on the look-out for their new products. In four years since I said “Hello” to the first sailor, I found several more colors that I liked and adopted (see Black Lace in Tropics and Frog Prince(ss)’s Kiss). Noir Revelateur, which looks black in the tube but goes on as a sheer gloss with a hint of colour, just like the Hello Sailor. NK, Nordstrom, Barney’s NY and Net-A-Porter and reviewed HERE) this distinctly non-sticky gloss is a standalone beauty.You have to almost put them into your nose to smell something, and even then it’s really really light. Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vegetable Oil (Olus/Huile Vegetale), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax (Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla), Beeswax (Cera Alba/Cire D'Abeille), Ozokerite, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopherol Acetate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 27 (CI 45410), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77741). Rich, non-sticky and instantly soothing, these balms are fortified with an algae extract rich in Omega 3, 6 and 9 as well as moisturizing Shea Butter and anti-oxidant Vitamin E. and a skincare update, not to mention a host of new product procurements…I hope your week is off to a terrific start. For the rest I want to mention that, interestingly, there were no kisses involved as well even though, as you can see, the heroine of this tale is older than characters of Grimm’s version.