Sheer lip color lovers, this bud's for you! Volupté Sheer Candy is a line of 14 ultra glam sheer color balms from YSL, which as you know stands for Yep, Super Lovely. I kid! It's Yves Saint Laurent ("eaves", not "ya-vez") and this French brand knows a little
sumpin'-sumpin' about luxury.
I feel like everything awesome comes from France. Wine. Cheese. Eclairs. Fashion. Some of my favorite English words were borrowed from the French language (premiere, genre, montage, aubergine, petite, surveillance). Aubergine means eggplant. Eggplant! I mean, in English, that is
not a pretty word. Translate it over to French and you have "
oh-bair-zheen"! Gorge! Ok, moving on from my deep-seeded love of all things French and getting back on track, let's discuss how the YSL Volupté Sheer Candy stacks up on my list of Awesome French Stuff!
Volupté Sheer Candy #8 Iced Plum is a sheer cool-toned plum with shimmer. It can certainly be built up to medium coverage but it's impossible to overdo. You'll never worry about needing a mirror to apply it, it's just one of those easy breezy lip products that will never go sideways on you! I do find it nicely hydrating, lasting about 2 hours on my lips (which is on point with other silky, non-sticky balms). It has a touch of a pleasant fruity floral scent and a sweet but indiscernible taste. The scent fades shortly after application. Subtlety is this gem's middle name.
The packaging of this lippie is the stuff beauty lovers swoon for. The colored band beneath the decorative gold YSL logos reflects the color of the product inside, and the metal tube has a bit of heft to it which adds to the luxurious feel.
I wouldn't be surprised if my two lovely maids of honor each discovered one of these in their 'Thank You' clutch bags the day of my wedding!
❤
My Rating: A
Where to Buy:
Sephora,
YSL
