ROUGE VOLUPTÉ SHINE LIPSTICK BALM

Next up will be the Corail Orient (104), which looks like a sweet pinkish-red.

When swatch, it looks like a really sweet coral pink, with shimmery gold glitter in it! That’s an interesting twist to the really sweet colour, and I was really excited to see how it would look like!

Similarly, in the collage above, the images on the left are when the lipstick is applied 1-2 layers while the images on right are when the lipstick is applied several times. Left: It gives off a very sheer finish, with a very sweet coral pink look. Even though it cannot be seen in the image, there are actually gold glitters on the pink, making it looks extra shimmery and shiny from far. I think it really gives the sweet colour a twist to it.

Right: Unlike the colour Chili Tunique, this colour is not as buildable. The pinkish colour on the lips still look fairly similar to as when it was applied with 1-2 layers, although it does provides more coverage and is less sheer. The gold glitters on the lips make it look even more shimmery as well!

As you can see from the image, chili tunique (top) is slightly more reddish and brownish which is great for a day-to-day make-up, while corail orient (bottom) is more of a coral-ish pink which would be great for a date!

The lip balm glides on really smoothly. Because 60% of the composition in the lip stick is oil, the lip balm does feel slightly more oily, but it’s rather light. Certain lip balms have that waxy-texture on the lips, while this one is much lighter than those.

Additionally, it feels really moisturising. It does sits a little into the lines, especially if your lips are chapped and really dry. But the moisturising formula of the lip balm makes the lips feel more hydrated and plumped up slightly.

However, the chili tunique colour sits into the line slightly, when the colour wears off in general, the colour still sits into the lip lines, which makes it slightly ugly in my opinion. On the other hand, the corail orient does not sit into the lip lines, but if you have dried up dead skin on your lips, the colour and glitter of the lip balm does accentuate the dryness. So do make sure that you exfoliate your lips before using this lipstick!

Coverage is about 30% on 1-2 layers of application. However, it is buildable to about 60-70%. My lips are dark, especially on the outer corner, and I find that the lip balm is unable to cover them. Although I don’t expect lip balms to have high coverage, I do think this one does a fairly good job when you go over it a few times.

Faint fruity smell. I am not sure if that is what the YSL signature mango scent, but it is not my favourite. However, when applied to lips, it doesn’t smell that strong. So that is acceptable.

As it is meant to be a lip balm, and is made with 60% oil, it is almost impossible for it to be long-lasting and resistant to colour transfer.
Unsurprisingly, the colours come off with a wipe using tissue.

Something to take note though, is that for the corail orient, even when the colour comes off with a wipe using tissue, the gold glitters remain on the lips, and they really stuck on quite well and has to be removed with the help of a make-up remover.

As this was a birthday gift, I can only google for the price, which should be more or less correct.

The colour is pretty, it is buildable and definitely lives up to what it says – being really moisturising and hydrating. However, at a price of $52, I would prefer it to be more long-lasting, as the colour really does comes out with just 1 press of the lips against the tissue. That means that several touch-ups will be required too!

Nevertheless, it is a really good lipstick/lip balm, and I think if you are looking for a coloured and really moisturising lip balm, do give it a try!