Candy Apple is a medium-dark warm muted red-plum with a glossy sheen. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is slightly darker and more vibrant than On Hold, darker and cooler than Hot Tahiti, and slightly more reddened than Perpetual Flame Pro Longwear Lipcreme.
Playtime is a medium vibrant blue-toned pink with a glossy sheen. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more muted than Candy Yum-Yum, and darker and more neon than Pink Nouveau.
Pleasurefruit is a medium-dark vibrant warm watermelon pink with a glossy sheen. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is warmer than Insanely It Sheen Supreme Lipstick, cooler than Full Speed Sheen Supreme Lipstick, and more muted than Impassioned.
Sweet Grenadine is a medium-dark vibrant tangerine orange with a glossy sheen. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is more muted than Korean Candy Sheen Supreme Lipstick, and softer and less neon than Morange.
Gotta Dash! is a light-medium coral-peach with a glossy sheen. This is a permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and less pink than Fashion City Sheen Supreme Lipstick, brighter and more peach than Shy Girl, and lighter and less orange than Style Surge Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Prêt-à-Pretty is a pale pinked beige with a glossy sheen. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is darker than Supreme Confident Sheen Supreme Lipstick, slightly lighter and more pinked than Creme d'Nude, and similar though much glossier than Myth.
Fans of the Sheen Supreme Lipstick can rejoice at five new shade offerings here! I've always liked the Sheen Supreme formula — they are creamy and slick and moisturizing, comfortable to wear, and give off really gorgeous, saturated colour. And because it's a hybrid between lipstick, lip gloss, and lip balm, it's a really nice option for those who like a creamier lip colour that won't dry out lips. My only issue with the Sheen Supreme formula is the general wear-time, but I was pleasantly surprised that the four brighter shades in this launch wear a good four to five hours and actually leave a nice stain behind even after the glossy shine fades away (which makes the wear time appear even longer) — an effect that I don't get with the permanent Sheen Supreme Lipsticks. As it's already August and fall collections are starting to roll out, the bright shades here are something of a "last hurrah" before summer ends (my, how time flies!).
They all look AMAZING. Playtime and Prêt-à-Pretty would be the only shades I wouldn't bother with -- it's too bad so few of them are permanent. They look like really good alternatives to the Revlon Lip Butters which I'm not all that crazy about.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I don't think is a must-have is Prêt-à-Pretty 'cause it looks like about five other permanent shades that MAC has. So boring! And also I feel like it's too light to be flattering on many skintones.
DeleteI actually REALLY love Playtime! I usually find Candy Yum-Yum to be a little too neon and Pink Nouveau to be a little too muted to be a true bright pink, so this is a great option for me. :) A lovely shade if you like bright pinks, lol.
I would say these are creamier and shinier and more colour saturated than Lip Butters, so I actually prefer these. :)
I love the shades but the formula of Bare Again that I have, is a bit too moist. Does that make sense? Maybe I'm using too much force to apply it but I find that it's a bit too creamy for me. That said I might check these out anyway because their shades are really nice especially Candy Apple, Pleasurefruit and Sweet Grenadine.
ReplyDeleteSheen Supremes are more like balm-lipstick-gloss hybrids and are extremely creamy, so if you do like the waxier feel of a regular lipstick, these will feel too soft for you, for sure. I just use a slightly lighter hand and I don't twist up too much product at a time. Kinda treat them like twist-up eye pencils, lol.
DeleteBut yes, Candy Apple would look STUNNING on you, Fieran. Worth checking out. :)
Hmm, I quite like the finish and shades of these! I'm gravitating toward Pleasurefruit, though Candy Apple also has a serious juiciness about it I'm digging. I didn't check these out when they were released but I'll be hitting up the counter on the 22nd to see the new collection so I'll have to see if they're still around then!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely check them out if they're still available. :) Candy Apple will look especially stunning for fall, I think. And yes, Indulge is a gorgeous collection, especially the eyeshadows. It's all about deep jewel tones this coming season! :)
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