Guerlain: Rouge Lipstick In Shade N01

PRODUCT REVIEW: GUERLAIN'S ROUGE LIPSTICK IN SHADE N01

I never bought a Guerlain lipstick because they are quite expensive (like Chanel and other luxury brands) but because of the LuxAsia Sale at World Trade Center, I got the lipstick for only 700php - that is even cheaper than the regular price of a MAC lipstick! The usual price of the lipstick is 1751php.

Although, Guerlain lipsticks are unique. In a way that you have to buy the casing separately. I know it may sound weird but it is their style. Though it is your option whether you will buy a separate casing or not because the lipstick itself still comes with a cap but it is not stylish like the casing that they do sell. Thankfully, during the sale, some of the designs (even limited edition ones) are also on sale! The regular price for the Guerlain Customizable Lipstick Case is 1,130php but during the LuxAsia Sale it is only 400php. I would love to hoard more but that means, I need more lipsticks so I decided to stop myself and just buy two casings. LOL.

According to the staff of Guerlain, the best selling and limited edition cases are the Rosy Nude because it can go with any style of clothes you wear and something classy like the Electric Gold.

The Rosy Nude looks like it was made of reptile skin like the straps of watches. The nude shade is easy to pair with any clothes or colors that I can wear.

I was supposed to let the Electric Gold go during the sale but according to the staff, this is already hard to find and the golden casing is a classic type. She even suggested that I could keep it for future use since it does not rust. Then I had an idea that if ever I will attend an even that is something formal, this lipstick casing will be the perfect partner!

The lipstick casing is unique because you can only use it for Guerlain lipsticks, because the lipstick will be the one to keep the mirror of the casing closed. Yup, the customized lipstick case has mirror on it for a quick touch-ups!

This is how it looks like when the lipstick is closed with the customized casing:

Credit to https://www.guerlain.com/us/en-us/makeup/lips/lipstick for the photo

Now for the lipstick, I think it was my lucky day during the sale. One of the best selling shades, N01 is available as last stock. I feel like it was destined to be mine since I love wearing nude lipsticks!

Note: The regular cap that I am talking about is on the photo.

The lipstick is matte but when I tried it and made a swatch on my hand, it looks satin. Read more below as I will now start my review.

Brand: Guerlain

Type: Matte

Shade: N01

Weight: 3.5g

Ingredients: POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, TRIMETHYL PENTAPHENYL TRISILOXANE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER , POLYETHYLENE, TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIISOSTEARATE, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA (MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX), ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, SILICA, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE. CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), BHT, TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN, PROPYL GALLATE, CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS FRUIT EXTRACT, NIGELLA SATIVA SEED OIL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, GLUCOMANNAN. TOCOPHEROL [+/- CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) • CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) • CI 12085 (RED 36) • CI 15850 (RED 6, RED 6 LAKE, RED 7, RED 7 LAKE) • CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE) • CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) • CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) • CI 45410 (RED 27, RED 28 LAKE) • CI 73360 (RED 30 LAKE) • CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) • CI 45380 (RED 21, RED 21 LAKE) • CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET)]

Pros:

The additional cost of customized casing may be a cons to others but for me, it is what makes you want to collect Guerlain Lipsticks, not only from the quality of the lipstick - but the packaging can be depending on your personality. It allows myself to express more.

The design, shape, and style of the whole lipstick is elegant - specially since it is metallic.

The lipstick that I bought is matte but feels satin when worn. For a matte lipstick, it did not made my lips any drier. It feels light when worn.

I consider this nude shade a perfect MLBB! Not only does it looks natural on my lips but it also has a full coverage that can fully coat my lips in just one swipe. It does not settle on the lip lines and did not accentuate the dry patches of my lips.

The lasting power is around four hours and can be easily removed through eating.

Cons:

It transfers but minimal.

Really expensive if you will add the cost of the lipstick and casing in their regular price. (So I will not be buying that much if it is not on sale not unless I have more money to spare.)

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