Hi!
The internet was ablaze a few weeks ago with the announcement that L'Oréal would be launching a limited edition line to coincide with the launch of Beauty and the Beast in March. Featuring 7 lipsticks and 7 nail polishes, the collection was made even more desirable by the fact that it would only be available to purchase in Italy.
Never one to let geography get in the way of a gimmick, I went to amazon.it and ordered two of the lipsticks. They cost me approx. €17 each delivered - they would have been less, but I bought them individually. They keep coming back in stock - so if you're really after one, keep checking the site. The nail polishes don't ship to Ireland. At the time of writing this, Belle, Spolverina and Lumiere are all in stock for €9.99 each plus postage.
Lumiere (Sepia Silk) is a medium nude that looks darker on the lips than in the bullet.
Beast (Oud Obsession) is a dark warm 90's brown that leans towards wine.
They're just standard Color Riche lipsticks with stickers on the packaging. I assumed that the bullets would be printed, but they're literally just heavy paper stickers, and they're not even on that straight. I'm also not impressed that the shade names are "Oud Obsession" and "Sepia Silk" on the bottom - surely it wouldn't have killed them to print "Beast" and "Lumiere" on this batch?
All of the colours are part of the standard Color Riche range - which, in fairness, is a decent lipstick range. The lipsticks themselves are creamy and pigmented, and last a decent amount of time. But - they're not limited edition, they're just a selection of seven already available shades with new stickers on the bullets.
Once again, I fall for a marketing gimmick hook, line, and sinker.
It is indeed, a tale as old as time.
I like the packaging on them a lot.
ReplyDeleteThey look nice but I just wish they had the Disney shade names on them!
DeleteOh no that's disappointing, I thought the shades were limited edition! I also didn't think the covers were paper from any of the pictures I've seen. Comes across as lazy by L'Oreal.
ReplyDeleteMe too!! I thought at least they could have printed new stickers with the Disney names and covered up the standard shade names. Feel a bit daft for falling for it!
DeleteAh I fall too... can not fecking wait to see that movie the dark 90s looks amazing - I miss your Snapchat Sharon- understand why you left but just wanted to tell ya I miss your snaps xx
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to seeing it too! Thanks Siobhan, Snapchat just got far too intrusive to enjoy xx
DeleteOmg, sorry but I'm laughing at that last line! The packaging is very pretty though
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