I received this adorable little paper bag from Estee Lauder the other day. And inside was lipsticks!
So today Imma do a lipstick review. Notable because this is my first ever lipstick review!
*waits for applause
*gets none
Anyway. *clears throat. A little background on my history of lipstick.
I (along with most of my generation) never wore lipstick until recent years! It just wasn’t cool. Lipstick (usually red or brown) was for our mothers, and we might wear a dab of lip gloss here, a dash of colored lip balm there and that was it.
The only lipstick I used to wear was nude lip because I was super into gyaru style.
IT WAS 2007 DON’T JUDGE.
But in recent times lipsticks have come back with a vengeance and I’m glad. My makeup style used to be all about the eyes only but lip colors are a great way to…
1) add some life to your face
2) finish a look with pizzazz
3) create different looks for different outfits
Anyway these are the Estee Lauder lipsticks I got. The Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Shine lipstick range.
Is the packaging gorgeous or is the packaging gorgeous? Each tube is done up in Estee Lauder’s signature colors – navy and gold – and it all looks so glam and classic!
A cool feature is the magnetic feature in the lipstick that clicks it close without you having to cap it.
This range of lipstick comes in 16 colors all formulated for Asian skin tones. Mine are……
This is Surreal Sun. Quite surreal and quite sunny la I must say. Hahaha.
When I first applied it it came out a sheer orange and I was slightly disappointed cos I love bright lips. But I layered it on and it got brighter! The end result is a very playful bright (but not traffic cone bright) orange lip which reminds me of Style Nanda models a bit.
To match the playful Surreal Sun, I created a playful audfit to go with it!
Jacket from F21, top from Nasty Gal, spiked shorts from Topshop, shoes from Jeffrey Campbell. Beanie was a free gift from magazine woohoo.
Next is Mischievous Rose. A rose by any other name would smell look as sweet. Check me being intellectual!
Before I put it on I thought it would be a boring old fashioned shade but I was wrong! It’s a creamy pink brown color that results in a very sweet, understated yet finished look. I wouldn’t call it mischievous; rather you look pretty and subtle yet like you took the time to do your makeup well.
I thought it would be perfect for wearing to work! To important meetings. To your kids’ school for report card day wtf. To visit your boyfriend’s parents for the first time? Best lip color for that.
To match this pink-brown shade I came up with a more demure professional look. Hair up with chunky stud earrings some more. Sheer plaid top from Younghungryfree, skirt from Topshop, heels from Japan.
The last shade is called Pink Dragon. I’d recommend this color for someone who wants to look younger hahaha or a girl who’s just started experimenting with makeup!
It’s a very youthful shade – a fresh sort of pink that strikes the right balance between not too jarring a color, yet bright enough to draw the eye and not waste your effort. Lolol.
Another look at Pink Dragon under sunlight. I normally stay away from pink lips cos most pinks look weird with my skin; I either look washed out or too dark. But this pink just worked on me! Maybe because all 16 shades of Envy Shine are formulated specially for Asian skin. 🙂
I think if you neglected to do eye makeup and just slicked on some of this lippie and run outside, it would work equally well! Because it’s so fresh and somehow innocent looking, you don’t have to do much to pull it off.
Which is why I chose a more cutesy girlish outfit for this. Simple white tee and a butter yellow skirt with white polka dots, both from Twenty3, finished off with pastel accessories.
Verdict:
The Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Shine Sculpting Lipstick is very impressive! My favorite thing about it is how it’s so moisturizing, and yet the colors are so vibrant and pretty. In my experience bright lip colors tend to be a bit drying which is a major problem for me cos I suffer from dry flaky lips. But it’s super moisturizing on my lips; the technology in Envy Shine works so each time you press your lips together it reactivates the moisture droplets so lips stay soft, smooth and fuller looking throughout the day. I definitely didn’t feel the need to lick them or mash my lips together.
I also like that the lipsticks also come with some gloss – I prefer a bit of shine on my lips cos I think it looks healthier. If you get to try this lipstick, note how it really does sculpt your lips, my lips somehow look more well shaped…like more 3D wtf but not in a Dolly Parton way. In a sexy Angeline Jolie way! Hahaha.
Aaaaand there are two contests coming your way!
(1) Instagram #LipstickEnvyShineMY contest
Take a photo with your favourite Envy Shine lipstick, post it on Instagram, hashtag #LipstickEnvyShineMY and stand a chance to win a free Pure Color Envy Shine Lipstick worth RM98. Like this.
Contest period: April 4 – May 16. 3 winners will be announced Friday of each week on Facebook starting from April 11. Photos with most likes will have higher chances of winning.
(2) Estee Lauder ‘Be Envied’ Contest
Estee Lauder is having 4 mall events from April 28 onwards. At these mall events, customers who purchase RM280 or more (inclusive of 1 lipstick) can join the Estee Lauder ‘Be Envied’ Contest and stand a chance to win a fashion spread in EH, Nuyou & Female in August, along with one year’s supply (!!!!) of products worth up to RM5000. Upon entering, you can get complimentary makeup done by an Estee Lauder makeup artist, hairstyling, wardrobe styling, and a professional A4 portrait photo with EH/Nuyou/Female masthead.
Behind the scenes pic of my homemade fashion spread lolol.
(3) Giveaway on Fourfeetnine.com
Hehehe. Estee Lauder is always so wonderfully generous to my readers! This time I am giving away TEN (10) Envy Shine lipsticks to ten readers! To win, comment on this blog post which Envy Shine lipstick shade you want, and why. Remember to leave your email so we can contact you.
The Estee Lauder lipstick range is available at all Estee Lauder counters nationwide from April 2014 onwards, for RM98 each.
Comments (212)
Hiii Audrey! Love all the Envy Shine lipstick shade! But I really like to have the Pink Dragon as I dont own any lipstick, would like to have this as my first lipstick hahah! :DDD Hope I can be the lucky one :DDD
I want to win the Envy Shine lipstick in Pink Dragon shade. Because the sweetness look the shade gives is exactly the feel I like! I have started to collect lipsticks last month because I notice that lipsticks make my face no longer look so pale. I still not yet own Estee Lauder’s lipstick, wish to have one in my collection!nnThank you, Audrey for having this giveaway! <3nkharnyee24@gmail.com
hi!! I want to win Evny Shine lipstick in Pink Dragon as the color looks very nice on you and also I love your style!! I am also looking for moisturizing lipstick because my lips are dry and flaky. love your detailed post on the review!!! 🙂
Hello Audrey! I would love to win Envy Shine lipstick in Pink Dragon because I’m an amateur in make up hahaha and I don’t usually wear lipstick as I always had the mindset like what you had that it’s meant for older people and what not! So I never knew the right color for my lip! By reading your review on it, and you recommend it to people who are new make up hehe so yes sounds like me 😉 and I’ll be able to try it out and make me stay youthful :p so hopefully I’d be your lucky pick! :)nndoodleshann@gmail.com
Thanks for the review Audrey! 😀 I hope to win an Envy Shine Surreal Sun as orange is in this season and I haven’t found any orange lipstick shades which I like yet. But seeing how great it looks on you (and the resemblance with Stylenanda style) I think I will love this lipstick. And it’s awesome how the colour is buildable and it’s moisturizing as well! 😀 No excuse for flaky lips~ ;)nnhaniekuar@hotmail.comnhttp://itsme-hanie.blogspot.com
Hi Audrey! I really hope I can win the Envy Shine lipstick in pink dragon because I am always too lazy to put on make up when I go out. So, this lipstick is perfect as I can just put it on before I head out. Sweet and easy. My email address is yeetheng90@gmail.com. Thanks!!
Hi Audrey! I hope that I can win Mischievous Rose. Love how stunning it looks and hope that it could help my destratous lips to look more alive! haha. Havent use a proper lipstick before because I suck at choosing the right colour. Hopefully with this, my lips could be a rescue to an instant fix to my daily look :)nnBtw loving your page design! Hope I win. hehenjysj92@gmail.com
Hi Audrey! I would like to win this lipstick of Pink Dragon shade! 😀 i find this colour so pretttty ♥.♥ and i would love to try in on me! I just started wearing makeup on a daily basis and i hope this can perhaps add an extra touch to my everyday look! 😀 Thank you for doing this giveaway and I hope I’ll be able to win this! 😀
Hi Audrey! I would really love to win the Pink Dragon shade! I have chapped and dry lips and can’t afford to buy any expensive lipsticks at the moment.. My lips are really dull and I find that my whole face looks dull even if I put some makeup on other parts, without some colour on my lips. Hope to win this, thank you for the giveaway and I wish your family health! <3n(P.S written my email in the email section thats only visible to blog owner :))
Hi Audrey!!! 😀 The Estee Lauder lipsticks looks so good on you! *adding it to my wishlist*nHaha hope I could win the he Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Shine lipstick in Heavenly .. Damn corny i know, the colour is so pretty that i think it would looks heavenly on my lips, hehe <3 <3 nnkana_enrique@yahoo.com
Hi Audrey! I hope to win the Surreal Sun Lipstick because i’m as sunny as the sun! (just kidding :P) because i’ve never tried an orange lipstick that is able to build up in layers! Also i don’t think i really own a proper lipstick except for those leftovers my mom gave me haha thank you for organising this giveaway anyway! 🙂 Feeling privilege to be your reader! nchongminyi_27@hotmail.com
Surreal Sun is such a gorgeous shade! I like bright shades, and especially lippies with orange tint! Definitely can liven up even the dullest, sleep-deprived student face like mine without looking too out of place during lectures 😛 Besides that I’ve never owned anything by Estee Lauder before too so I hope to get this chance to try out their products! :Dn(I love your audfit with this lipstick too :)nHopefully I get picked! 😀 *fingers crossed*nwin.zzee[at]gmail.com
Hi Audrey! I love Boudoir Baby (330) because it looks F-I-E-R-C-E without trying too hard. Lovely poppy lipstick that could go from work to play, which could be really handy especially when there is a need to rush. Just a swipe of this lipstick could brighten my day especially when I look dull and feel crappy. After all, on a bad day, there is always chocolate and lipstick. ;)nnEmail: mwlim08@gmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway Audrey! Ever since I watched the Korean hit drama ‘You who came from another star’, I realise lipstick is such an important must-have beauty item! The lip shade I want the most would be ‘Pink Dragon’ because I have cool skin tone and the cooler pink tone would match my skin well and make me look brighter! Pink shade is also very in season now because sakura flowers are blossoming everywhere! Once you wear pink lip shade, you will have lovable and kissable lips *shy*! I’m also confident that I will rock the pink lip shade *buay paiseh* nemail: chenxuer@live.com
not commenting to join the giveaway cuz i dont live in msia but i just had to say it. you look good in all the colours! #jelly
I would like the Surreal Sun, but not for me to use. My aunt runs a school for poor youth in Amritsar, India and has sacrificed so much to follow this passion of service to others. She loves orange shade lipsticks but can never find a shade when in Malaysia. The school she runs provides free education and is part of an international NGO. I think she would be so happy to get a treat like this. She will be back for a short break this June and would love to surprise her with this 🙂
I would definitely like to try Surreal Sun ! Bright & orangey lipstick will instantly brighten up my look … plus look “sunny” too… very healthy image yo.. so even sick also can look very healthy wor!
I’ll definitely want to try the lipstick as I usually look pale so some lipstick will definitely help me add some colour to my face. Besides, because I’m a student I don’t usually spend money on make up D: I think that just lipstick alone is enough for me because having a (good) lipstick will help you look finished and good even without having to apply any eye make up. nnThank you Audrey!!! 🙂
I’d definitely go for the pink dragon because I’m still young, and don’t want to experiment with any colours that will make me look older than I am. Thank you once again 🙂
Pink Dragon looks so lovely! I think that’s the shade that goes well with my skintone!
Hi, Audrey. Thanks for having this giveaway. I’d love to have the Pink Dragon because the colour looks great and it would be a good start for someone like me who has always shied away from lipstick. Have also been wanting to try some brighter colours because of watching too many Korean dramas lol 😀
Mischievous Rose! It looks like it blends well with most Asian skin colours and I’m a bit on the pastey side. I haven’t tried using lipstick yet so I think it’s good to start off with something less striking especially for going to work and dating. Thanks Aud!nntheotherfong[at]gmail[dot]com
I love the mischievous rose for its understated beauty and elegance. Plus, I might meet my future in laws soon and by God, I need all the luck I can get and Estee Lauder alwys gets a girl lucky:)
I love the mischievous rose for its understated beauty and elegance. Plus, I might meet my future in laws soon and by God, I need all the luck I can get and Estee Lauder always gets a girl lucky:)
Hi Audrey, I would love to try out mischievous rose. Simply because I think you look good in it and you induce me to want to try it even though I’m not really good with beauty and makeups. 🙂
I would love to try out pink dragon! I have never really put on lipsticks in my life (only lip balms and lip gloss) but when i saw your pictures, I was like “wow, you look great in it!” So why not take a little chance? 🙂 Thanks for having this giveaway!
Would love to get the mischievous rose for me and my mum! I know my mum would love it. We can share it as we share all our makeup products 🙂
Hi Audrey, nnI would love to have the Pink Dragon lipstick by Estée Lauder. nnI’ve just started working and usually I just apply sunblock and draw my eyebrows when I go to work. I’ve been looking for a shade of lipstick that looks more natural on my bare face. I think this Pink Dragon would make my features brighter and definitely make me look less of a pale person. nnI really want to win it :Dnnmandychua91@hotmail.com
I would love to try the Mischievious Rose 🙂 To be honest, I’ve never really tried any ‘real’ lipsticks before because I’m worried that once I buy them and realise later that the shade doesn’t match me, I won’t have anyone to give them to. So I’ve been using just normal lip balms with colours that usually turns out to be too bright or too light 🙁
Hi AudreynnI would love to have the Pink Dragon. Every morning, i’ll just draw my eyebrow and dust some blusher for work. I never found any perfect lipstick to go with it and I felt that my face is incomplete. Hopefully with the lipstick I will be able to groom and gives me more confidence every day.nnchiuyenlim@gmail.com
Hi Audrey, would love to try out Surreal Sun! 🙂 Coral seems to be in trend nowadays and I would like to ‘progress’ to a full fledged lipstick from Lipice (which is what I’m currently using).
Hi Audrey, would love to try out Surreal Sun! 🙂 Coral seems to be in trend nowadays and I would like to ‘progress’ to a full fledged lipstick from Lipice (which is what I’m currently using).
Hi Audrey, would love to try out Surreal Sun! 🙂 Coral seems to be in trend nowadays and I would like to ‘progress’ to a full fledged lipstick from Lipice (which is what I’m currently using).
Hi Audrey,nnI would love to have the Mischievous Rose. I’ve bought a few lipsticks but none I really like cause I always tend to choose the wrong shades and I always look so much older with lipstick. I also tend to lick them all off after a while as my lips are dry. Reading your review, this Estee Lauder lipstick sounds like a good investment and I would love to try it and for once have a lipstick that is moisturizing and suitable for daily use.nnpinkyblue88@gmail.com
Hello Audrey :D, I would like to try Surreal Sun ! Cause I always wanna try the orange shade on my lips but it’s so hard to find that match to my skin and not mention that making my lips dry n chalky 🙁 Thank you for hosting this giveaway, hope could use some luck here 😉
Hello Audrey :D, I would like to try Surreal Sun ! Cause I always wanna try the orange shade on my lips but it’s so hard to find that match to my skin and not mention that making my lips dry n chalky 🙁 Thank you for hosting this giveaway, hope could use some luck here 😉
Hi Audrey! I would like to try the Pink Dragon because I think the shade of pink would be perfect for my skin tone and I’m looking for a more moisturizing lipstick as my lips tend to get dry quite easily. Also pink is my favourite colour so I hope I can win this
Hello Audrey, I’d love to win the Mischievous Rose. I’m brown so I’ve never bought any pink lipsticks as I cannot find any that actually suits my skin tone. But Mischievous Rose seems to be subtle enough. Moreover I can adjust its intensity, so I can decide on the pinkness level I want. It’ll be a good addition to my day to day simple makeup routine to office. So please pick me, pick me, pick me!!
Hi Audrey, nn(This is my first time commenting HEHEHE) nnI would love to have the Pink Dragon lipstick by Estée Lauder. nnI’ve not have a lipstick which such youthful texture and i would definitely want to own one! i am quite dark and my lips chapped easily so, i am hoping that the Pink Dragon will brings out the glow in me :)) nnThank you so much for your time reading my comment. Thanks again 😀 n
Hi Audrey!nnI would like to get the Surreal Sun by Estee Lauder for at least once in a lifetime not for myself,but my mom.As a half work and half studying student.I always wanted to gift something to my mom in some of the special days (like coming mothers day) She would always love to read all those fashion make up magazine and I noticed she had her old lipstick for quiet sometime already.EL is a quiet pricey gift that for the time being I can’t able to buy her yet.So i hope By any lucky chance.I can win one of your giveaway and gift it to my mom on the coming mother’s day.Can’t wait to see her expression when she got it =)Sorry i Get too excited ad really wish I have this chance to win this =)Thank you once again to at least let me express out my thoughts..nnvsa.jean@gmail.comn
Hi Audrey,nnI’ve been a long time reader and huge fan of your blog but this is my first time posting (thanks to Estee Lauder!).nnLike you, I wasn’t a fan of lipstick until recently and I think these gorgeous Estee Lauder shades will increase my newfound love for lipstick even more! I would love to have a chance to try out Mischievous Rose as I think the colour will suit my skin tone, personality and style.nnThank you so much for hosting this giveaway! =)
Hi Audrey,nI would like to have Mischievous Rose by Estee Lauder for my daily lipstick for work. Thanks alot for this awesome giftaway. You are awesome!
Hello Audrey! :)nnPink Dragon is sooooooo pretty!nSweet, elegant and natural.nSimple yet extraordinary :DDnn:)
Hi Audrey! I’d like to have Mischievous Rose on my lips because I would like to prove that women in engineering can be sexy too!
Hi Audrey, nnI would like to have Surreal Sun by Estee Lauder. I was born with thick and wide lip. I cant really find any lipstick in the market, that can camouflage it to look smaller. This would perfectly fit to hide the flaws on my lip. nnThank you very much for your generosity giveaway! :))
Hi dear Audrey ! n I’m ValerieYan , I’ve meet you few times! As you know I’m also a mom of a breast feeding child, sleepless night….we doesn’t really have time to put our make up on properly, without a nice lip stick i would say my face look so tired and pale, I personally like Pink Dragon because it makes me look healthier & fresher ! Pink shades is very easy to handle and look very natural with just a tiny little make up . My mother bought this Lip stick in same colour, I swatch it on my hand it really moisturise(my lip is super dry) & shine, I hope I can win this lip stick & do a review on my blog to introduce to my readers! =) Thanks Audrey, Thanks Estee Lauder Malaysia. nnnlove,nValerieYannrainie_yan@hotmail.comnhttp://valerieyanyan.blogspot.com
Hi Audrey,ni wish to have a pink dragon Envy Shine lipsticks by Estee Lauder because i have dry and flaky lips too! It often gives me a bleeding lips as i was so tempted to pull that off from my lips.nI hope to try out a lipsticks other than the usual lip balm/lip gloss.nThanks
Hi Audrey, nI love the pink dragon shade! I can imagine myself being all sweet & cutesy wearing it on the days I feel like being a girly girl 🙂 I hope you could pick me! Thanks Audrey 🙂
Hi Audrey, nI love the pink dragon shade! I can imagine myself being all sweet & cutesy wearing it on the days I feel like being a girly girl 🙂 I hope you could pick me! Thanks Audrey 🙂
Hi Audrey,nI would love to have the Pink Dragon, biological clock’s ticking so need to look younger and innocent again! lol! and pink is every ‘girl’s’ favourite 😛 teehee!nthank kius <3nnwith love,ncarynkho@gmail.com