This is probably the easiest lipstick to review 'coz for me, MAC Saint Germain has no flaws! (Haha mejo biased coz I'm in love with this.)
Getting my hands on this baby took about 2 years. Though MAC was already available here in the Philippines at that time, never did I get lucky at scoring this from their lipstick counter. I was so crazy about the barbie pink, almost nude shade that I considered ordering direct from the US..but I never found the time and patience to do so. I settled for Revlon's Pink Pout from their matte line which I reviewed here: http://www.facebook.com/mobileprotection#!/note.php?note_id=1141727606
Two years after, I decided to finally order online..kere ko na magwait ng 2 months!! So there I go, happily placing my order, only to receive an email from MAC two days later saying that Saint Germain is currently back ordered and that they cant give me the exact date when it will be available again. Ugh. I felt like Saint Germain and I weren't meant to be :(
But I didnt give up... I found a friend who was vacationing in the U.S. and nakakahiya man to the nth level, asked her to get me one. TEEHEE.. Of course I paid her naman noh! Yay success! She immediately sent me a message in FB when she got one! :D I also asked her to get me this TO DIE FOR EYESHADOW PALETTE...which I'll review in the coming days.. wait for it :D
WOW. Haba ng intro ko, sana skinip niyo na lang. HAHAHA!
Anyway, on to the review.
MAC's Saint Germain is a blue-based cotton candy pink, sort of pastel by itself and may not suit everyone BUT I STILL LOVE IT. I'm an NC42, and Saint Germain is kind of hard to wear on its own with my kind of skin tone. But what the heck, when the ad for the sugarsweet collection in 2009 came out.. I knew I can pull it off too :P
Here's a photo of me wearing Saint Germain:
You be the judge, haha I know not everyone would like it on me but my very criticizing boyfriend liked it on me so MAJOR SUCCESS! I love you Ringo! Haha :D
Unlike Revlon Matte 002 Pink Pout, this one is VERY OPAQUE. I am acidic and my lips are VERY pigmented. I was surprised when I first put this on coz it immediately coated my lips with beautiful color with just one swipe. I LOVE IT, I WAS IN LOVE WITH THIS RIGHT THEN AND THERE! Chorna na kung ang light and weird niya at first glance. HAHA
I haven't worn this on it's own though. Mejo nashy ako sa mga titingin sakin. Next time I go out at night na lang i'll try. On it's own, it's not really for day wear. What I do is layer it over my MAC Barely Nude lipliner to warm up the color...and that's it. No more gloss on top coz it's an amplified cream formulation which makes it non-drying. It does stay on the lips for a pretty long time..like today I put it on at 10 AM and my lips were still pretty pink 'til 6PM :D I got it for US $14.50 plus tax :D
I love pairing his color with smokey eye makeup--PERFECT! But is still works as well with my usual office makeup of browns and naturals.
GOW NA! BUY NA! You won't regret getting this one! :D
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