Worth Splurging on YSL Lippies?

YSL make up products are very luxurious to me. From packaging to quality, they certainly impress. I don't have a lot of YSL purchases mostly because of their price tags. 

I have a few of lip products from YSL and reason I keep buying is I like the formula and shades. I tried to find dupes from drug store but always end up buying more from the brand.

I got the YSL Volupte Tint-in-Oil in Cherry My Cherie a few months back. Volupte Tint in Oil is such an innovative product. First oil in a lip product is new to me. Oil moisturizes lip so well and yet still give enough color payoff and leave behind a stain is just music to my ears. I love the shade I picked which is a very pretty cherry pink. At CAD $35, I want to get more shades but stop myself until I find a good deal.

You know it and I know it that luxurious make up brands rarely have deals or discounts. Last week, I found a good one with Hudson Bay(like Nordstrom and Saks). They had a promo of buy a YSL lip product and you get a lip tint for FREE. Yes, for free. How can I not take advantage of that?

I picked another shade of the Volupte Tint-in-oil and I got a lip stain in this pretty gold pouch.

I got the Rouge Pur Couture  Vernis A Levres in 7 Coral Aquatique for free

I have always wanted to try YSL glossy stain. But just couldn't want to spend that much. I have tried the drug store dupe which is the L'oreal Caress Wet Shine Stain. They are of similar packaging and even the applicator is similar. I have a few of those and have used them quite a bit. Once I try this one from YSL, I know it is so much better than the L'oreal one. The pigmentation is better and it applies better. Also the staining power is better.

Left: Coral Aquatique

Right: Drive Me Copper

Coral Aquatique is a muted coral shade. This is how it looks on me. The shade is very natural and the unique applicator makes it a breeze to apply. You don't even need a mirror to apply and it is beautiful.

Since I already have a bright pink shade from the collection, I picked a lighter shade to try. I picked Drive me Copper. I have swatched these in stores before and the light shades are all very similar. If you are thinking of getting a lighter shade, just pick one and don't get a couple which are near in shades as they look almost identical swatched and on lips. Drive Me Copper is a nude pink shade first applied and dries to a slightly brown-toned pink shade.

Even though it is an oil lip product and you would expect the hydration to last for hours and hours, it is not the case. Wear time on me is probably 3 hours. Since it stains a bit, I don't want to keep re-applying to change the impact of the shade. I just apply some lip balm on top.

To me, these YSL lip products are certainly splurges. I have tried drug store dupes which are not even close. So to me, they are totally worth the splurge but I would only buy when there is a great deal on it.

Do you splurge on luxurious make up products? What is your must have?

YSL Volupte Tint-in-Oil Cherry My Cherie

I love YSL lip products. Not just their cute packaging is so appealing. The formula is always impressive.

I picked this up last week before the Sephora Chic Week as the shade I want(My Cherie) has been out of stock for a week and when it came back to stock, I couldn't wait anymore.

YSL Volupte Tint-in-Oil (5 Cherry My Cherie)

After a long cold winter and too many lip tints and matte lippies, my lips are quite chapped. Decided to try the YSL Volupte Tint-In-Oil as the concept of oil lippies is interesting. 

It was quite hard to pick the shade as I know the lighter shades barely show up on lips. I picked No. 5 Cherry My Cherie. It is a cherry pink shade. It may look quite neon pink on the wand but when it is applied, it is not.

The applicator is so unique. With its angled applicator, it is a breeze to appl with even product distributed onto your lips.

When swatched, it is a very sheer and pale pink shade.

When it is first applied, it appears glossy and it is totally moisturizing.

When it is dried(usually about an hour after initial application), the glossiness disappeared and leave a tint. This picture is taken about an hour and you can tell it is much darker than when it is freshly-applied.

This product is a very interesting product. It seems to have pros for both worlds: moisturizing and color pay-off.  It leaves a very subtle tint on your lips after the initial gloss is worn off. However, don't expect it to last for the whole day just like your typical glosses. It lasts about 2 hours on my lips. 

I wasn't totally sold on this before but after trying out a sample, I really enjoy it and think it is great especially on days when you wear minimal makeup. It gives your lips a hint of color and at the same time moisturized. If you want to give it a try, I suggest to go for  darker shades as the lighter shades would not show up too good on lips. 

Have you tried this new lip product from YSL?

I also got this deluxe sample of belif aqua bomb. I think it is a brand Sephora just started to carry. 

It is a gel texture moisturizer. Curious to try this out as I read good reviews about this product.

Also got some samples including the Urban Decay Sheer Lipstick samples, Clinique concealer and Hourglass foundation.