Dominique33
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Yes good choice Shadowy Lady, bright and classy !
You're right, it brightens up your whole face.So I went to my Nars counter yesterday and tested every single one of these on my lips and ended up walking out with Luxembourg. I loved so many of them though. I know I want Lodhi, Yu and Golshan eventually as well. But to me Luxembourg was the best shade of them all. It's such a sophisticated pinky red and it brightens my complexion.
Here is Luxembourg on my lips:
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Yep; I swatched Yu a couple of days ago and was disappointed to find it looks just like Girl About Town on me. Because of my pigmented lips, Luxembourg looked like Impassioned on, but when swatched on my hand, it was this beautiful, deep watermelon.Yu is close to Girl About Town from some comparison swatches I've seen online.
I wore Yu and it is intense. It is more difficult to apply precisely than Schiap, because it is softer and the pencil tip is round and not sharp. But I like the texture, it seems to glide on.
weird Luxembourg looks nothing like Impassioned on me and I own both. Impassioned is much warmer and neon coraly pink on me but Luxembourg is red with strong pink tones. I posted a swatch of it above...if anything Luxembourg looks more like Chanel Famous on me. I have pigmented lips, they're quite red naturally.Yep; I swatched Yu a couple of days ago and was disappointed to find it looks just like Girl About Town on me. Because of my pigmented lips, Luxembourg looked like Impassioned on, but when swatched on my hand, it was this beautiful, deep watermelon.
That is weird; the only thing I can think of is my skintone is darker than yours and my lips are more of a burgundy color than red or pink naturally. Still, you'd think that'd make it darker. Maybe I should just invest in some lip erase, because Luxembourg was the one pencil I wanted (and will probably still buy).weird Luxembourg looks nothing like Impassioned on me and I own both. Impassioned is much warmer and neon coraly pink on me but Luxembourg is red with strong pink tones. I posted a swatch of it above...if anything Luxembourg looks more like Chanel Famous on me. I have pigmented lips, they're quite red naturally.
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Could be the skintone thing. I'm light medium with cool undertones. My lips are a pinky red naturally so shades like Luxembourg are always flattering. Still I thought as both Luxembourg and Impassioned are very pigmented they would show true to colour on everyone's lips. But I would say I'm not very experienced with dark skin.That is weird; the only thing I can think of is my skintone is darker than yours and my lips are more of a burgundy color than red or pink naturally. Still, you'd think that'd make it darker. Maybe I should just invest in some lip erase, because Luxembourg was the one pencil I wanted (and will probably still buy).
Thank you! I think I'll just stick with Floralies and Lodhi!Yu is close to Girl About Town from some comparison swatches I've seen online.
I wore Yu and it is intense. It is more difficult to apply precisely than Schiap, because it is softer and the pencil tip is round and not sharp. But I like the texture, it seems to glide on.