Inspired by some fashion photos and two martinis, I purchased a tube of Revlon’s classic, 1950’s shade of red lipstick –Fire and Ice — tonight at CVS.
It looks very orangey-red, which certainly pops on my skin, but it also looks waxy, as though it’s just sitting on top of my lips. Therefore, I can’t recommend this shade even for darker-skinned women, on whom I think a sheerer bright pop of color would be much more chic and flattering.
As for the formula, it certainly is Super Lustrous, as promised by the name. It’s so super lustrous that I bet it would come right off on my dog’s head if I kissed him. I bet it would smear all over my coffee cup in the mornings, leaving a garish red smear. I bet if I went on a date wearing it, my date would be very fearful of getting anywhere near my BIG RED-ORANGE kisser.
Usually a new lipstick gives me a girly thrill. This one just makes me feel like a sad little clown.
Oh, mopey PeaceBang! Maybe some of your powder pigeons will go onto your Amazon.com wish list and buy you those lovely Nars lipsticks you’ve had on there for so many months.
I’m taking my BIG RED ORANGE MOUTH to bed now. Of course I will wash my face first so that my pillowcases don’t wind up all Fire and Icy.
Hi, my name is Victoria Weinstein and THESE ARE MY LIPS!
I understand that CVS will let you return makeup, even if you’ve used it.
My mother used to wear Fire & Ice. It worked OK on her, but her lips were not as full as yours.
Actually, now that I look at your picture, I think the color’s not bad on you, but it’s maybe more heavily pigmented than what you usually wear.
I think it looks fine. If you’re used to sheer lipstick or gloss, it can look “off” somehow. As Tim Gunn would say, “Its a whole lotta look”. But in a good way! I think you should go for it with the right snappy outfit. Bright red lips doesn’t work with a slouchy weekend-type outfit. 🙂
Working at Macy’s, I have discovered that lipstick is a category in which money counts –an expense I offset with mascara at the drugstores. It shocked me to experience the difference in how they feel, moisturize, and last. I have thin, aging lips (yup:yuck!) and Origins solves the problem with light, casual colors. I have a Clarins which I am about to replace for the third time. Lancome has great colors, but their feel and look varies according to the line. I do not like Clinique’s Different Lipsticks, but I know I’m the only person in existence who feels that way. [‘Fess up, girl! What’s the Clarins color that’s working so well for you? – PB]
BTW, since it’s not all about me, that color needs liquid eyeliner, but it does totally work with your natural hues.
And may I say, you are really looking good these days…
[Oh Elz, you’re so sweet. I am a huge fat monster, but you’re kind to compliment. BTW, I AM wearing liquid eyeliner in that photo. – PB]
Ah the lippy question.
I’ve come to love lipstick these past few years, and don’t feel quite finished without it. TASTE is important to me; I suffer from the chemical *yak* all day long if I don’t like it. Bittersweet girlhood memory: My mother would take a bite out of my sandwich each and every time she made me one. (I was a hot lunch child, so this wasn’t every day.) There would be this coral crescent around the bite. I am grateful for such a visceral memory of my mother, who died when I was 11. And I remember with scorn the *yak* taste throughout the sandwich.
I tried the day-long lasting lipsticks, but have such an intense lip-biting habit that it gets funny patches. Putting on more color turns me to Goth, as it darkens throughout the day.
I’m surprised by how much I love the reds I see, though I’m not convinced that as someone with fair skin, light brown/greying hair, that I wouldn’t be Rev. Lippy McLipster. I’ve always marveled that in the 40s and 50s, red was the only choice, and gals like me either got disproportionate lips or went bare.
Thank you for listening. [Love it! So listen, I just got a super gross-tasting lip gloss a few months ago — I’ll check out what it is so you can avoid the yak factor. – PB]
Red is such a difficult color to wear on your lips. And, lip oolor is so personal – much like a fragrance changes with the chemistry of your body, lip colors can change and are deeply affected by your own gum tissue and the hue of your pearly whites.
I would suggest you experiment with a lip liner – maybe something with a little more “chocolate” to it that would tone it down just a bit and give some depth. I like to use a liner and blend slighly into the lip color – creating a real personal color for me.
Every three years or so I buy a red lipstick (most recently MAC Russian Red) and attempt to be someone who wears it. But I too feel clownish. I’m more of a subtly-sparkly taupe type.