I got the
Avon Deluxe Chocolate Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick as a free gift with purchase. A really dark dark colour, this is definitely not the sort of color that I would have picked up for myself. It probably would suit some people, but on my darker Indian skin tone, this sort of a darker color just looks very aging. Otherwise, the lipstick itself is quite okay, stays on long enough, and doesn't dry my lips out. Being a very affordable range from Avon, I quite like that these are of decent quality - not something I would say of some other brands out there.
Am unsure of the price as I did get this free with purchase, but am guessing they would be priced around Rs. 200 (or less especially if you pick them up on discounts) which to me is a decent price for the quality. Unfortunately, this particular shade is not a favorite of mine.
i actually liked the color ....its very festive color..you can pair it with nice kanjeevaram types...and i liked it better without the glosss :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks awful on me..and I think it photographs better than it looks :| :| I get what you mean though..it is a very Rekha-type colour :D and she always seems to wear these kinds with her Kanjeevarams
ReplyDeleteya...hers is a bit OTT...:) but yes it does look good on you...the photograph part :D
ReplyDelete:D :D in real life..you would run away...screaming :D :D :D :D
ReplyDeleteMy mom loves these kind of colours and they look good on her..she didn't really pass on anything to her daughters - my sis being a bit luckier than I am :|
ReplyDeletelol....i think i have a bit similar one in maybelline ...i only wear it if am wearing a saree...and nowadays am so much into these barely there lipstick colors..the day i wear that i feel like am going to a wedding !!!
ReplyDeletenice shade..mum wud love it..
ReplyDeletewaise Zeeba here...this is my blog wala id.. :P
ReplyDelete:D :D Hii Zeeba
ReplyDeleteI love this shade and its looking so good on you..Why dont you apply it with your finger..sheer would look even better if you dont like dark..
ReplyDeleteIt does go better with very slight dab dab :D It's just too much work, and I don't really like the shade either, so I would rather just gift it to my mom.
ReplyDeleteHi Rads,,, :)
ReplyDeletei read ur blog daily bt sumhow do not comment.. :(
wat is the lighter swatch in the last pic>
That's okay Zeeba - is no rule anyone HAS to comment and all :D :D Thanks for reading though :D
ReplyDeleteLighter swatch..the last pic? Its Chanel gloss - Freeze. And now everyone is going to laugh so much at me :| :|
i liked it ya.... did u try with dark brown pencil underneath?
ReplyDeleteNaaaaaaaaaaah...the colour is so dark I don't need anything under it! When I put the gloss though, I didn't have a separate brush to apply it with, and I didn't want my gloss to pick up the lipstick stain..so I applied not too properly - so it might look like a dark liner around the edges :P :P
ReplyDeleteheheheehehhe..i didnt mean that ways Rads....... ki all hve to comment only..types.. :P
ReplyDeleteI jus have the urge to omment everytime i see a post..bt then i get into work..or get lazy. :-|
:* is okkkkayyyy :D
ReplyDeleteAwwww..this is looking sooo pretty Rads..with and without gloss..donno why are u hesitant in wearing dark shades..I totally loved it at that YSL makeover...and this is looking really pretty...both ways!! :D :D :D
ReplyDeleteOh this is not like that Cali..these kind of shades make me look very oldish
ReplyDeletethat was very pretty shade naa..YSL lippi wala..you planning to get that any soon?
ReplyDeleteNo not any time soon :((
ReplyDeletefreezeeee....lol...
ReplyDeleteI think I might buy MAC cosmo, once MAC opens at shopperstop here near my place!! :D :D ...they said they'd be coming around 13th feb or something..
ReplyDeleteoh ya....they said that na....i dont pass that way ...should go there once it opens...i actually like the collection they have in that outlet..the bags is really nice...
ReplyDeleteI went and looked at everything and came back..I want lots of money :|
ReplyDeletewhich Bags Priya?
ReplyDeleteall the bags cali...they hv rocky, guess, hidesign..holi....everything.. i want one of each :D
ReplyDeleteohh...shopperstop bags? he he..I was wondering when did MAC start making bags!!! :P :P
ReplyDelete:P :P
ReplyDeletelol...no...i want all the bags that is displayed in the SS outlet :D
ReplyDeleteRads,,,its lukin so nice without gloss...y dnt u like it??????...u can wear on occassions na...and keep mentioning Chanel gloss even though not needed ...hmppphhh...smug
ReplyDeleteErr..Zeeba asked..:hunterwali: Zeeba, not me..me :angel: :D :D
ReplyDeleteWow..................SAXY....i liked it without the gloss.............oooooooooooooooh la la
ReplyDeleteSommmmmmehowwwwwwwwww..I had a feeling you would like it!!!!
ReplyDeletelol!! :P..Even I liked it Rads!! :D
ReplyDeleteRads,Have seen you so many times with gloss, so I like without gloss pic, it looks good!
ReplyDeleteI think in the swatch it looks nice - that is how the colour is, I agree. It doesn't suit my skin colour somehow..makes me look very dull :((
ReplyDeleteyou wear it with siahi!!! That will brighten up your whole face!! :D :D
ReplyDeleteye ye ye...siahi and this color....show show
ReplyDeleteI remember I had this similar shade from lakme and I totally freaked out. I really cant dare to wear such a shade.I loouuved the lip swatches. And somehow I like the shade without the gloss more. It's kinda bright in a good way.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it is in the second pic on top - like dark brown..I tho look like certain kind of ladies if I wear these kind of colours!!!! Ya but in the swatch it looks nice..I know the colour you are telling..is very typical Lakme colour :D
ReplyDeleteHi Rads, I have this lipstick too..yes its a very 80's Rekha, Sridevi, Jayaprada color :D:D...but when I was very very young I used to fancy this colored lipstick with a light yellow (????) chiffon saree and sleeveless blouse and Dimple Kapadia like hair...dreams..dreams..
ReplyDeleteI have this vague theory that it depends upon the skin tone - cool/warm something. I would look yucky wearing this colour, but my mom has a more pink skin tone and she can wear these colours and not look horrid..actually, she looks good.
ReplyDeleteI am warm toned too and though the color looks okay on me it tends to add some 5-10 years to my age so i have kept this aside for occasions...
ReplyDeleteHey Rads :) Did you hear about the Chanel blue quad? http://bit.ly/hlh35T It seems it's coming out in Spring.
ReplyDeleteOMG....wait me see..no I had not heard!
ReplyDeleteIs that for real..the blue is soooooooooo beautiful..I don't know if I could wear it..but it's so pretttty!!! Any idea what the singles look like? I like Chanel singles much more than their quads...
ReplyDeleteRajeswari - That's exact same thing that happens with me..I look kind of older..not something I would be too happy about :P
ReplyDeleteOf course you can wear it :) We brown girls can wear anything. Just have to play around with the shades. Use the icy-hued blue for the inner half of the eyelid and the darkest blue for the outer half. Then there's the middle shade - use that for the crease and you are set. Smudge some black or dark blue eyeliner (MAC Smolder or Prussian) and you're good to go :)
ReplyDeleteWhich gloss is tht?
ReplyDeletemornnnnnnnnning Rads...I see some preparation going on for Chanel shopping!! :P :P
ReplyDeleteI think that blue looks really pretty Rads...Give it a try..I can imagine it on you..It'd look gooooooooooooooooooood!! :D
ReplyDeleteFieran - Thank you...that would be the perfect way to use it..I am in love with those shades - just hope they are just as good when I swatch them..waiting waiting now :D :D :D
ReplyDeleteAarthi - Chanel - Freeze.
Cali - It will take a long time to launch in India..maybe next year - it was written spring, right? So might be next January???!! I love blues :D
Rads..you sleeping?
ReplyDeleteHehehee Posting posting :P
ReplyDeletehe he....waiting!! :P :P I just now got my oriflame package!! :happydance: Didn't order much, just one facewash, eyelash curler and eyeshadow brush!! :P :P :P
ReplyDeleteDone :D
ReplyDeleteRads :) I hope the quad comes out in a few months from now. Spring is in April here (Scandinavia). If you know anybody going to US, ask them to buy for you. I haven't seen it on the US website yet. Hopefully it will be out soon in Europe.
ReplyDeleteNope..nobody going/coming back from US now :(( Besides for products that do get released in India, I would rather wait and check for myself and then buy..
ReplyDeletemy mom also use dto wear such shades but now she has shifted to more pinks and neutral colours now. Actually she is super fair so just everything looks nice on her. :-|
ReplyDeleteYou told me naa..she is supersuper fair :D
ReplyDeleteradddsssssits actually looking good on you!!!:D i want to see full face photo!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIs puke puke actual face photo..only swatch somehow it's looking decent!
ReplyDeletenoonooo i want to see pleaseee
ReplyDeleteThankfully deleted..but the colours look more dark brown like in the second picture..and I look like ..err...you-know-what in that kind of a shade :D
ReplyDeleteareeeyyyyyyy!!!!!!! but everyone is wearing these kind of colours na these days:P and only on your mouth, its looking really really nice!!:*:*
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