Guerlain Cherry Blossom, Burberry Primrose Hill, Lavshuca RD-1
Pink seems to be the colour of spring 2013, this colour can be very versatile, with different undertones, leaning more fuchsia, red, orange, yellow, sheer, opaque etc. In this post I will feature my favourite lipstick formulas for dry lips and three different shades of a wearable pink.
Burberry Primrose Hill, Guerlain Cherry Blossom, Lavshuca RD-1
Burberry Lip Cover Primrose Hill - a warm pink with an almost satin texture (still feeling creamy), floral-powdery scent, medium pigmented (for my swatch I used two swipes), contains sparse sparkles (only visible in direct sunlight). The staying power is about an hour on me, leaving a soft stain. I wasn’t expecting much from yet another fashion brand, that finally has released their own makeup line – I was wrong. Burberry has surprised me in so many ways: their products have very good quality and the whole range features a nice variation of shades and textures. No matter how loud or vibrant a colour may seem, it still is subject to the brand’s philosophy of natural, wearable, toned down, earthy colours.
Guerlain Rouge Automatique Cherry Blossom - a light pink, with a soft rose undertone, semi sheer (I used two swipes for my swatches), with a solid gel texture, this formula gets very soft in warm weather (which you can actually see in the pic, last summer it melted a bit). It has a soft rose scent, contains shimmer (it may appear frosty, depending on the lighting, but not the 80s kind of frost, rather subtle with a sheen). The staying power is about one hour on me, it leaves an almost there stain, I have to reapply every one and half hour to have a visible colour on my lips. The Rouge Automatique range is my favourite lipstick formula of all times ever since they have released it. My first lipstick was Rouge Automatique in Champs-Elysées and it still is one of the most worn colours of mine. No matter how dry my lips are, I don’t have to worry about how the finish will be, with a bit of lip balm underneath, those lipsticks have never failed me. The shades with a bit more sparkles in them (like Lou-Ling) are a bit more drying though.
Kanebo Lavshuca Dramatical Memory Rouge RD-1 – is a sheer pinkish red colour with a creamy gel texture and glossy finish (I used four swipes for my swatches). Japanese drugstore brands in general are offering a wide spectrum of very good quality products (a lot of the products actually beat western high-end brands). What makes this particular lipstick range interesting is the jelly texture (never being drying or accentuating liplines). If you compare those to Dior’s Serum de Rouge lipsticks (which are drying on me and a lot of colours just look the same once applied) – I always would pick Lavshuca (the girly, plastic packaging may not be up your alley though). RD-1 never failed me, when I had a lazy day and just needed a bit of colour on my lips. I also have OR-1 (which is such a wearable orange tone, brightens every makeup look).
Having the ability to pull everything a bit more pink makes Cherry Blossom not as rosy looking as it may be on darker skintones. I think this picture shows the different textures quite well, Guerlain Rouge Automatique being forgiving on skin texture, Burberry Lip Cover having a creamy satin finish and Lavshuca Dramatical Memory Rouge having an exquisite gel formulation with a glossy finish.
Yaaay, I love your picks, gotta love light flirty shades like these ^^. I haven’t tried Lip Cover yet but I’m really getting into Burberry now. And Rouge Automatiques are the best! I adore the formula ^^
I really fell in love with Burberry, their Lip Covers are quite forgiving if you have some dryness, I also like the scent and the shades are wearable, no matter how bright or deep a colour may seem
Rouge Automatiques are unbeatable, still, adore them 
The picture is the good proof of how you love your Cherry Blossom:) I’ve been wearing this Lavshuca lipstick a lot these days, such an easy color:)
I couldn’t depot my Cherry Blossom, I just like the packaging so much
I am glad the Lavshuca lipsticks are working out for you, I know that you have complicated lips xxx
All gorgeous shades! I’ve never heard of Lavshuca.. The Guerlain looks especially beautiful
Guerlain’s packaging almost always stands out, it has a vintage touch to it, love that
Lavshuca, just like a lot of other japanese drugstore brands, is very afordable but has very good lip- and eye products, I don’t like everything from them but some products are better than western HE brands.
Ooh those colors are pretty! Lavshuca looks very interesting with that glossy finish, definitely suits my liking
The jelly formulation is, what makes those lipsticks interesting. The orange shades in this range are very wearable as well
Talking about Burberry and pink: I got a mini Antique Pink Lip Velvet as gift with purchase the other day! I still have to photograph it, but that mini thing is SOOOO cute and I’m sure I’ll eventually go for a full-size something!
Lovely picks! I might like Primrose Hill the most out of the three because it’s warmer
Those Lip Velvets are phenomenal, aren’t they? I like them better than Chanel, which can be quite drying on me. Can’t wait for your thoughts Sunny
Primrose Hill is a winner, especially for summer, it is perfect!
Very nice! I’m liking Lavshuca and Burberry
I just got myself Sepia Pink from Burberry. Gotta photograph it before using! Hate that…
Ah, I did that as well in the past, now I don’t care if it’s used or not, lol. Ok, but I have to admit, if I have the time to take pictures before I am going to use a product, I for sure will take them
Lavshuca and Burberry seem to be most liked so far xxx
I wish they sold japanese drugstore products here. It might force american drugstore brands to put out better product. I’ve been tempted to purchase these cosmetics on ebay but ultimately decided not to.
I wish japanese products would be available everywhere but tbh, I can see the prizes rising like hell for those drugstore products on the western market. You can find a lot of japanese (and some korean) brands (drugstore and high-end) on adambeauty.com. They are located in HK but the postal system is one of the fastest I know. Never failed me till today. The prizes are cheaper and the shipping is a bargain than on ebay most of the times.
Lavshuca is my favorite of the 3! Hope you’re having a great weekend
I never would have thought, that the sheerest shade would get most liked
and it is the cheapest out of those three.
Goodness, that Lavshuca Dramatical Memory Rouge is beautiful! And the gel texture certainly sounds lovely, too! I love the warm shade, the glossy finish…everything! I’ve heard of Lavshuca but I’ve never tried anything from them :/ I know I could probably find it online somewhere but I am just one of those people that HATES to order makeup sight unseen from online :/
The gel texture is something no western brand could dupe till now (actually, seen a lot in asia). I highly recommend adambeauty.com (HK based), they ship fast, are cheap and have a large selection (they are a bit slow on stocking up though).
i think i have that burberry one… but now i am not sure! i love their stuff, just wish it wasn’t so scented!
I know a lot of people seem to not like it but actually, I do
It is so calming 
love the scent.