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From the website: Heh.
Very opaque blood-red.
Flavored with cheerful fruity cranberry!
Samples are available in a clamshell; full sizes are in a tube with doefoot applicator.
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, red 40, iron oxide, cocoa butter, castor oil, vitamin E, flavor
Personal Comments: "Red Wedding" is not based on a character (and that's all you'll get out of me). The label art portrays the Iron Throne in all its pointy majesty. And friends... this is my favorite Shiro gloss yet. It's a deep red and it's gorgeous. It builds up beautifully as well, which is a relief after my disappointment with the last Shiro gloss I tried (Halloween 2013's "Something In The Wind"). One layer is more than enough for a lovely red lip, but two layers makes the color a bit deeper, richer and more opaque. My sole complaint is that this particular color smells of artificial fruit punch, which is not really my thing. Thankfully, the scent fades quickly.
I'm enamored with this gloss, and I think it's one of the must-haves of the collection. For those who haven't yet heard me rave about Shiro's gloss formula, suffice it to say it is non-sticky and very comfortable to wear, and is the product that finally made me a believer in lip gloss.
Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken inside under daylight bulbs.
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From the website: April showers bring May flowers. Mayflowers bring Nic Cage?
A gorgeous nude color, slightly on the sheerer side of medium coverage. We like to think of it as "Nicolas Beige." Flavored like yummy honey! (vegan substitute, not the bees)
Samples are available in a clamshell; full sizes are in a tube with doefoot applicator.
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, iron oxide, red 40, castor oil, vitamin E, flavor
Personal Comments: I cannot for the life of me believe I'm saying this, but this unassuming, medium opacity beige was my favorite gloss out of the bunch. I'm usually all about deep reds, ridiculous blues, and serious purples, but this pale-person-nude* quietly won my heart. I was able to both sheer this one out and build it up beautifully, and unlike a lot of light-colored glosses I've seen reviewed, it showed no hint of sinking into my lip lines unless I applied far too much of it. Bravo, Caitlin! The only thing I didn't enjoy was the scent, which came across as sweet, buttery plastic to me. As with all Shiro glosses, though, the scent fades quickly.
* For reference, I have pale, warm-toned skin - I match roughly an NC15 on the MAC scale, Lighter Than Light from theBalm, and Sleek Korat from Meow Cosmetics.
The swatches were done on bare skin. The photos were taken outside in direct sunlight.
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From the website: A Victorian tearoom is not to be confused with a Nictorian tearoom, which, rather than being an elegant tea-taking experience, is actually just a terrible pun for which I am very ashamed.
Moderately opaque dusty rose with a gentle pearl finish.
Flavored with fancy pink frosting!
Samples are available in a clamshell; full sizes are in a tube with doefoot applicator.
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, mica, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, red 40, castor oil, vitamin E, methicone, flavor
Personal Comments: The official description calls this a dusty rose, but to my eyes it's a little browner than that. Regardless, this is one of the collection's great neutral colors, and it does indeed smell like frosting. I couldn't sheer it out quite as much as some of the others, so Shiro's description of it as "moderately opaque" is quite accurate.
The swatches were done on bare skin. The photos were taken outside in direct sunlight.
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From the website: The invention of the disco ball came about one night after Nic Cage, at the tender age of five, accidentally sat on a mirror. The shards stuck to his bum and reflected the lasers which happened to be around, throwing off glorious scatterings of multicolored light which made everyone want to dance. Unfortunately, the name "Nicso ball" did not stick.
Super sheer purple with bright orange sparkle.
Flavored like grape candy, Lip Smackers style!
Samples are available in a clamshell; full sizes are in a tube with doefoot applicator.
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, tin oxide, calcium aluminum borosilicate, silicon dioxide, vitamin E, flavor.
Personal comments: I'm happy to say Shiro's scent description and swatch are both extremely helpful here. My first thought was grape cough syrup, but grape candy is another good way to describe the scent of this gloss. I also really appreciate that Shiro's swatch shows that this product is not nearly as full-on purple as it appears in the tube, which is useful information for those both for and against wearing screaming purple lip colors. On my pigmented lips it gave a subtle tint and some sparkle. I'd imagine it would look lovely over a lipstick to deepen the color and add a sparkly finish. My lip swatch above shows this product built up as much as I could - I think I was wearing three layers at that point, and as much as I adore Shiro's gloss formula, that's about the point where even the best product starts feeling a little uncomfortable.
The swatches were done on bare skin. The photos were taken outside in direct sunlight.
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From the website: Won't you Cageston with me?
And while the band is playing that
Nicolas Cage, around we will rage
Together we'll show them
How the Cageston is done
We'll surprise everyone!
Moderately opaque fuchsia-mulberry. Will leave behind a faint stain.
Flavored like bubbly champagne!
Samples are available in a clamshell; full sizes are in a tube with doefoot applicator.
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, iron oxide, red 27, red 33, castor oil, vitamin E, flavor
Personal Comments: Shiro says this smells like bubbly champagne. I say it smells like fake grape. Close enough! The lip swatch makes it look a little fussy to wear, but in all fairness I didn't notice the line running across my lower lip until I was editing these photos later. I'm wearing this gloss again now, and though there's just the slightest bit of pigment buildup at the inner part of my lower lip, it's really not something I would have noticed were I not scrutinizing my face. As you can tell from the arm swatches, this is probably the most versatile of the glosses, in that you can sheer it out to a translucent pink or really build it up to a lovely, rich fuchsia. The lip swatch is about halfway between those two extremes.
On a different note, I can't describe how much I appreciate the description mentioning that it stains, because it shows a great deal of honesty and a smart setting of consumer expectations on the brand's part. It does indeed leave a mild stain; given my already quite pigmented lips, I didn't notice the stain until I washed off my arm swatches.
The swatches were done on bare skin. The photos were taken outside in direct sunlight.
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Here you'll see Shiro's Red Wedding and Fyrinnae's Lip Lustre in Dragon's Blood side by side. Dragon's Blood is a stunning color that makes me feel like Snow White, but I was shocked to see it looks downright fuchsia next to Red Wedding.
Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken inside under daylight bulbs.
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From the website: It's a little known fact that National Treasure's "Book of Secrets" actually referred to an extensive collection of Nic Cage's glamorous pin-up shoots. The film, alas, took many creative liberties and covered up the whole thing.
Moderately opaque bright sports-car red, with a subtle pearl finish.
Flavored like fresh cherry pie!
Samples are available in a clamshell; full sizes are in a tube with doefoot applicator.
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, tin oxide, red 40, red 6, castor oil, vitamin E, flavor.
Personal Comments: Just in time for Valentine's Day, this (stacked, hourglass-shaped) version of Nic Cage poses in lingerie. I am jealous of both his figure and his fancy undergarments, but fortunately this blog is about makeup and not bustiers so we won't dwell on that. I understand this is supposed to smell like cherry pie, but I'm just getting an unidentifiable sweet and waxy scent. This is the kind of bright red that yells "hot damn" when you put it on, and the pearl finish is a nice touch. Gloss lovers who found Red Wedding (reviewed here) a little too dark for their preferences may find this gloss meets their needs beautifully. Fans of classic red lips will also be delighted with this color. In fact, I believe it would even be good for anxious newcomers to the red lip - as with almost all the other glosses in this collection, it sheers out nicely and can be built up to match the wearer's boldness.
The swatches were done on bare skin. The photos were taken outside in direct sunlight.
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I noticed several of the Nic Cage glosses looked similar to some of the other Shiro glosses I own, so I raided my stash to do comparison swatches.
From top to bottom: Nic Cage Posing..., Red Wedding, This Is Halloween, Nic Cage Nibbling..., Something In The Wind, Nic Cage Doing...
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Description from website: "Visual Kei is a very bright pink, with a nearly matte finish. Temporary staining is likely (keep off of fabric). *Reformulated in October 2011: Brighter, more intense colour saturation. * 9/2012: Colour amped up a notch yet again.*"
Color: Intense bright blue-pink, medium-dark, not quite purple enough to be fuchsia. Strawberry pink on steroids? It's not bright enough to be considered neon, but it is definitely a bright, statement lipstick.
Finish: Very pigmented but rather sheer satin finish, no shimmer.
Other notes: Like Glamorous Rebel, it is highly pigmented but on the sheer side, giving a stain effect rather than the look of a heavy lipstick. Surprisingly wearable for a hot pink lipstick.
As a moderate opacity gloss, Wildflowers turns into a baby pink with a ton of shimmer. Lovers of subtle lip products, beware - the shimmer comes across as metallic, or even downright frosty, on the lips. Photos taken indoors under daylight bulbs.
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Description from website: "Bright, rich cherry red. A cool hue, but should work for most neutral and olive skintones as well. Matte finish (no shimmer but applies with a slight glossiness), and is likely to stain."
Color: Cherry red is a good description. Bright, cool blue-red, medium deep in tone, leaning almost, but not quite, to dark pink.
Finish: Slightly sheer creamy satin, no shimmer.
Other notes: This color is beautiful! It has great pigmentation but is a bit translucent, which gives a glossy, casual, almost cherry popsicle stain effect on lips. This is my second favorite after Dragon's Blood. Although my skin is warm-toned, this color was still quite flattering.
Description from website: "Matte medium rosey plum shade, not quite mauve. Neutral-warm. If you wonder about the name, just search Google images for "Pygmy hippopotamus baby". It's not that the shade is an exact match for their little pink undersides, but they're simply rather adorable beings."
Color: Medium-dark dusty mauve--pinkish purple with warm undertones
Finish: Opaque creamy satin, no shimmer. Slightly glossier than the other satin colors.
Other notes: It can be a little hard to wear because the dusty purple undertone can make it look a little ghoulish. It's more wearable if applied in a single light layer, but I tend to slather on lipsticks.
This color stains a little, though not as much as Dragon's Blood.
Description from website: "Romantique is a semi-sheer soft warm pink with gold shimmer, similar to our "Rapunzel" eye shadow."
Color: Pale pink gold; at an angle, it looks like a slightly blue pink, and straight on, it looks like a pure warm golden shimmer with hints of pink
Finish: Metallic/highly shimmery, slightly sheer
Other notes: I was disappointed by this one. I know it's maybe their most popular lip lustre, but again, it's better suited to someone with a lighter skin tone than me. I found the pale, shimmery finish tacky and dated. Maybe it would look nice layered over something else, but it might also be too opaque for good layering. The swatch on Fyrinnae's page makes it look like a fairly deep pink with hints of gold reflection, but hardly any of the pink base comes through in real life--it mostly looks like gold shimmer.
Kristin notes: Thought I didn't like wearing this shade alone, I found that if layered over darker lip lustres or other lipsticks, it gives a really nice sheen to the finish.
Description from website: "Matte warm dusty-rose pink, very close to the soft pink of an Ocelot kitten's paw pads and nose. Slightly lighter than it looks here."
Color: Medium Barbie pink, yellow-based, a bit darker than bubblegum. They say "slightly lighter than it looks here" in reference to their swatch, but to me, the swatch on my skin looks about two shades darker than what I see on my monitor, and actually leans cooler than I'd like.
Finish: Opaque creamy satin leaning almost matte, no shimmer
Other notes: I keep looking at the swatch of this and thinking of house paint, which is probably not good! It's pretty opaque and light against my skin tone (NC30) so I find this quite hard to wear, personally (I started laughing when I put it on for my lip swatch because I looked like a madwoman); I think it would be better suited to someone with a lighter skin tone, and blotted down--the opacity is high, so it's almost milky and can look streaky on lips if you're not careful.
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Description from website: "Dragon's Blood is a deep, rich, cool matte maroon-red, inspired by the vampy lipsticks of the 1920s. Can be applied as a lighter "berry stain" shade over balm."
Color: Deep blood red with cool blue undertones.
Finish: Opaque creamy satin, no shimmer.
Other notes: I'm not entirely sure what Fyrinnae means by "matte"--if it means "no shimmer," cool, but I usually take "matte" to mean "not shiny," and all the shades they describe as "matte" I would describe as "satin" because they have a bit of glossiness to them.
Dragon's Blood is probably my favorite red lipstick, and I have a LOT of red lipsticks. Despite the warm undertones in my skin, I can wear this shade quite comfortably. It's a deep red, though not quite vampy dark.
This color stains a little. I was unable to remove all traces of my swatch with a baby wipe.
Description from website: "Dark metallic wine, leaning warm. Fades to a warm wine-red stain"
Color: A dark, purple-based red. It's cool toned (though the description says it leans warm?) and is too dark for me but it's a great vampy color for anyone looking something deep.
Finish: Shiny, metallic and very pigmented.
Other notes: As all colors do, this shade varies depending on your light source. If you're in more of a blue light, Saloon Girl gets very dark and very purple. It was also staining.
Description from website: "Very bright warm red. It may appear almost orange on some skintones, while leaning cool on others. Matte finish (no shimmer but applies with a slight glossiness), and is likely to stain."
Color: I'm one of those lucky souls on whom this appears distinctly orange, much more so than Meloncholy. On lips especially, it's a very orangey red, well past tomato and headed into carrot territory. Warm-toned, very bright and cheerful.
Finish: Creamy opaque satin, no shimmer. Not quite as pigmented as Dragon's Blood, though.
Other notes: The skin swatch makes this look very reasonable, but on my lips it comes off a bit too insanely orange to wear every day. Still, it's a pretty and wearable lip color that brightens up the face.
Description from website: "Slightly shimmery "nude" with hues of copper and pink. Transparent, but not entirely sheer. Neither overly warm or cool, so it's suitable for a wide range of skintones."
Color: Brownish medium nude; between rose gold and copper
Finish: Metallic/shimmery; somewhat sheer
Other notes: I have a very low tolerance for shimmery lipsticks, so I'm really not crazy about this one. On the bright side, the shimmer in the nude color keeps it from looking like you just put foundation on your lips, or from caking up in lip lines like milky nude lipsticks can do.
From the website: Smelt of Elderberries lip gloss by Shiro Cosmetics. Exclusive to Femme Fatale!
Somewhat sheer purpley-rose with an intense violet highlight. Smells like sugared blackberries and plums!
Ingredients: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, ethylene/proplene/styrene copolymer, butylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, red #27, red #33, mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, vitamin E, flavour.
Personal Comments: Regular readers know my love of Shiro's gloss formula, and Smelt of Elderberries doesn't disappoint. It's a bright fuchsia to my eyes, perhaps leaning a bit purple. I found it of moderate opacity rather than sheer, so lovers of opaque gloss shouldn't be scared away by the shop description. The lip swatch photo above was one layer (that is, only what I had on the applicator after a single dip in the tube) to give you an idea. I did see a bit of a violet flash when turning my head in bright lighting, but it's not what I would call intense.
I didn't read the scent description before testing it out, and I thought it smelled of very sweet fake raspberry. The scent fades quickly after application, so it shouldn't bother anyone with a sensitive nose. I noted that it stained my arm on contact, so I've got a pink stripe even after washing it off. Due to the staining, I'd recommend careful application, lest you wind up looking like you've just enjoyed a popsicle!
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Description from website: "(yes, it's supposed to be spelled that way) Meloncholy is a bright coral-melon shade with a slight shimmer. Originally released in 2009, reformulated and re-released in February 2013."
Color: Warm, medium coral-orange
Finish: Satin, fairly sheer, with a tiny amount of golden shimmer
Other notes: This color is gorgeous and is my next favorite after Dragon's Blood and Glamorous Rebel. The semi-sheer aspect makes the melon-orange more wearable on lips, since your natural lip color can show through a little. I'd like this better if it didn't have shimmer--as it is, it's close to, and narrowly beat out by, Shiro's Why Not Zoidberg? Intertube, which is a similar warm coral shade but without any shimmer.
From the website: Rust is a dark, orange-tinted red. It's a bit lighter than my “Mocha Red” color.
Lipstick Ingredients: Avocado Oil, Shea Butter, Candelilla wax, Iron Oxide, Yellow 6, Castor Oil
Personal Comments: Rust is another gorgeous fall color that reminds me of autumn leaves. It's showing up a little brighter and more orange in my swatches than it did in person. Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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From the website: Your world in the balance, and you bargain for one man…
Blackened mulberry, a slightly darker take on our old Team Buffy color.
Flavored with deep fruity black walnut, but also available unflavored for those with allergy concerns!
Ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, meadowfoam seed oil, cocoa butter, iron oxide, red 27, castor oil, vitamin E, flavor.
Personal Comments: Ah, this one is for the vampy lip lovers! Shiro describes it as blackened mulberry, but to me, it's got a strong brown base which gives it more of a dried blood color. I can definitely see the purple tones peeking out in the thicker swatches, though. I'm showing it both sheered out and built up as much as possible in the swatch collage because it's got great versatility. You can wear it sheer to darken the lips, or you can layer it on for a full-on dark statement lip. If you're a pale person who loves the idea of a black lip but you fear it might be too harsh for your skin tone, this gloss may well meet your needs.
I want to note that it was a little difficult for me to get a consistent opacity across my lips, but I strongly suspect this is because I was working with a sample container and a brush rather than a standard doefoot gloss applicator. If you purchased a full size, let me know how it applies in the comments!
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From the website: Plum Brandy is a medium-dark purple color. It is a bit more pigmented than most of the other lip jellies.
Lip Jelly Ingredients: Avocado oil, Candelilla wax, Shea butter, Red 7, Blue 1, Red 30, Iron oxide, Castor Oil
Personal Comments: This might be my favorite Lip Jelly for cheeks. It looks kind of scary in the swatch, but it's a great mix of natural and a little unusual on my pale skin. It's perfect for fall! Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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Personal Comments: When I made my first order with All That Sass, I decided to try out a few full-sized products in addition to the many samples I ordered. Since lip products are part of my everyday minimum makeup routine, I can never have enough! Today I'm showing you the Hot Summer Nights Lip Glaze, a shimmery berry lip gloss. As the name suggests, I think this would be perfect for a nighttime summer party.
From the site, Hot Summer Nights is described as "sheer purple with blue, purple & copper shimmers/sparkles," it is vegan, and it features their Signature Flavour of marshmallow, banana, and coconut. I initially did not realise it was flavoured, and when I opened the tube and applied the gloss, I noticed a subtle nondescript fruity scent, which did not linger very long on the lips. The formula is very comfortable, not too sticky or thick. One light layer lightly tints the lips, and the opacity can be built up for a stronger purple shade. I have the Squeeze Tube ($10), which comes with a doe-foot applicator attached to the cap. I like that it comes in a squeeze tube so I can get every last bit out, but also has a doe-foot applicator so I can apply it to my lips with more precision. There are also Sample Pods ($2) and Regular Tubes with a brush applicator (currently sold out) available.
From the website: A heart’s a heavy burden.
Bright coral-orange in the tube, applies a bit pinker than you might expect! Will leave behind a light stain.
Ingredients: coconut oil, candelilla wax, jojoba oil, carnauba wax, red #27, red #6, iron oxide, castor oil, tocopherol, flavor.
Comes in a 0.15 oz round silver tube.
Personal Comments: Like It's Called Love, this shade builds up really well, which gives it great versatility. Though at first glance this appears to be a fiery warm red, Shiro's description is dead on - it almost reads as bright pink! I'm excited about this because it's the closest shade I've found to the lovely (discontinued?) Darling Girl Kiss You Off tinted balm in Cherry Darling. I had to give away my Darling Girl balm when I became allergic to one of the ingredients, so I'm thrilled to have what just might be a suitable replacement.
This shade is based on Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle, which automatically makes it my favorite. I'm pretty sure every teen geek girl's dream was to come home every day to a brooding magician and an indignant fire demon. Just me? Ok then.
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From the website: Raspberry Tart is a bright, berry-toned pink. It's a brighter, bolder, not-toned-down version of Guava Smoothie.
Lip Jelly Ingredients: Avocado oil, Candelilla wax, Shea butter, Red 27, Red 21, Castor oil
Personal Comments: This is a lovely pink! I expect this color will be another popular option for pale-skinned folks in search of a very natural cheek tint. Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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From the website: Guava Smoothie is the sheerest color out of all the lip jellies, and requires a little more building to get to medium coverage. It's a light pink, basically Raspberry Tart's more demure younger sister.
Lip Jelly Ingredients: Avocado oil, Candelilla wax, Shea butter, Titanium dioxide, Red 27, Red 21, Castor Oil
Personal Comments: Though it's a lovely, pale-friendly pink, Guava Smoothie is the oddball of the Lip Jellies, and the only product in this post I would not recommend at this time. The texture is notably drier and less glossy than the other Lip Jelly colors, so it drags a bit on my dry lips and doesn't have the same natural glow on my cheeks as the other shades. Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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From the website: Cherry Pop is a medium blue-toned berry red color.
Lip Jelly Ingredients: Avocado oil, Candelilla wax, Shea butter, Red 40, Red 21, Red 7, Castor oil
Personal Comments: Cherry Pop is beautiful and very bright! My fellow pale people may need to use a slightly lighter hand with Cherry Pop when using it on cheeks to avoid a sunburn effect. Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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From the website: Oh My Papaya is a red-orange color, almost coral. It's my personal favorite color out of the lip jellies, and it's the one I use as a blush the most often.
Lip Jelly Ingredients: Avocado oil, Candelilla wax, Shea butter, Red 6, Yellow 5, Orange 5, Castor oil
Personal Comments: Oh My Papaya is a bright and fun orange that looks just like its namesake. I think this is the most approachable color for my fellow pale folks who might be a little nervous about using cheek tints.
If you take a look at the tube photo in the collage, you'll see my only complaint about the specific tube of product I received. I believe an air bubble must have gotten into the product while it was cooling after being poured, so the top of this Lip Jelly was concave when I received it. The product was otherwise perfect, but I needed to wear down the "edges" on the back of my hand before applying it to get a smooth application. None of my other tubes had this issue, so I believe it was a fluke. Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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From the website: This medium, muted shade of sage was blended to compliment rosy pinks, dusty blues, a plethora of purples, and of course neutrals.
Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Caprylic/Capric/Stearic Glycerides, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Ozokerite Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C), Fragrance; May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)
Contains Soy and Tree Nut Ingredients | Vegan & Cruelty-Free
Personal Comments: A grey with a slight tint towards green. I had trouble building up pigmentation with this shade but it still gave me a pretty good undead look. Applied over bare lips. This picture was taken inside under daylight bulbs.
From the website: You’d think they’d never seen a girl and a cat on a broom before…
Deep purple in the tube, applies as a medium-sheer berry.
Ingredients: coconut oil, candelilla wax, jojoba oil, carnauba wax, red #33, blue #1, iron oxide, castor oil, tocopherol, flavor.
Comes in a 0.15 oz round silver tube.
Personal Comments: This one surprised me! Despite how sheer it looked on my arm, it somehow managed to noticeably darken my lips. Unfortunately the effect didn't show up quite as strong in my lip swatch above as it did in person, so you'll have to trust me when I say this is a great beginner's berry/vampy color. Unlike all the other shades, this one highlighted a dry patch on my lips and fell into my lip lines a bit. Fortunately, none of this was visible from a couple of feet away, so I'm not too concerned. If anyone is close enough to your mouth to see this product's minor faults, they'll probably have other things on their mind!
I don't have a ton of (now-discontinued) Intertubes, but I noticed this particular shade looked similar to a few I own. If you were hoping to get your hands on Three Wolf Moon, this will likely be a good substitute.
This shade is based on Jiji, the adorable black cat from Kiki's Delivery Service.
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From the website: Mocha Red is a dark, brown-tinted red.
Lipstick Ingredients: Avocado Oil, Shea Butter, Candelilla wax, Iron Oxide, Yellow 5, Castor Oil
Personal Comments: If you're still on the hunt for a great fall lip color, this rusty red is an excellent contender. It's dark and dramatic without being over the top. Swatches done over bare skin. Photos taken outside in indirect sunlight.
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From the website: You cannot change fate. However, you can rise to meet it, if you so choose.
Sheer brick red with a slight brown undertone.
Ingredients: coconut oil, candelilla wax, jojoba oil, carnauba wax, red #40, iron oxide, castor oil, tocopherol, flavor.
Comes in a 0.15 oz round silver tube.
Personal Comments: I have a pretty large Shiro collection, and I can count the number of products that have disappointed me on a single hand. Unfortunately, the count just went up by one. As you can see from the swatches, this doesn't build up in the slightest, and it doesn't change the color of my lips at all. It feels nice on and will make a great lip balm, but if I want anything resembling color on my lips, this won't fit the bill.
This shade is based on San's mask from Princess Mononoke. Though a green shade based on the Forest Spirit would have been really fun, this is a great interpretation of one of the film's beautiful costume pieces.
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From the website: Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can’t remember.
Summery medium coral, a match for our former Why Not Zoidberg color.
Ingredients: coconut oil, candelilla wax, jojoba oil, carnauba wax, red #40, yellow #6, red #27, iron oxide, castor oil, tocopherol, flavor.
Comes in a 0.15 oz round silver tube.
Personal Comments: Let's start with the most important question: Is this actually a replacement for the beloved Intertube in Why Not Zoidberg? Yup! I'm calling it a perfect color match. Why Not Zoidberg is somewhat more pigmented than the tinted balm in the swatch, but It's Called Love builds up so well, it looks nearly identical on the lips.
This is a lovely, obnoxiously bright coral, and one of the most buildable shades in the collection. I can imagine it will continue to be one of the most frequently recommended Shiro products. What more can I say? It's a classic Shiro color for a reason, and I think everyone will be more than satisfied with the new and improved formula.
This shade is based on No-Face from Spirited Away, and I promise it won't eat you. Maybe.
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From the website: Tell me who you are. Are you a big dust bunny?
Sheer, pretty apricot.
Ingredients: coconut oil, candelilla wax, jojoba oil, carnauba wax, yellow #6, iron oxide, castor oil, tocopherol, flavor.
Comes in a 0.15 oz round silver tube.
Personal Comments: This is one of the most sheer colors in the collection. It doesn't build up much, but there's enough pigment to give a nice brightening effect to my lips. This could be a fun shade to use in a quick, casual summer look.
This shade is based on the delightfully creepy Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro.
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I've been raving about Little Sparrow's Lip Jelly formula ever since my first order from the shop, so I was so excited to see Jessica expand the line to include more unusual colors. "Nature's Kiss" is a fantastic grass green, and like the other Lip Jellies, it feels great on my lips and sheers out easily on skin. If anyone wants to dabble in green lips without spending too much money, I would definitely recommend this product. Check back soon for my upcoming review of the whole spring collection!