I always love a good niche brand, and Lipstick Queen is one of my favorites. Catering to all things lips from tinted balm to lip liner to lipstick to gloss, Lipstick Queen is one of those reliable go-to brands. I tried my first Lipstick Queen lipstick in 2009, and it's been a constant love affair since. I love seeing new product launches, and the creative concepts behind Poppy's latest creations.
I thought it might be helpful to swatch my lipsticks by brand to provide swatches for fellow Lipstick Queen fans, and to hopefully recruit some new Lipstick Queen lovers.
All swatches were taken in natural daylight without lip liner to give the truest representation of the color.
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(luxurious and flattering lavender)
How gorgeous is this?! Only Poppy could combine lavender pink and gold to create a shade this beautiful. This stunner is a part of the Lux collection. The tube is heavy and super luxurious. I also really like the nod to Marie Antoinette as well.
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(sexy shimmering red)
I applied this swatch heavily to show how buildable this shade is. One swipe lends sheer color, but a few layers gives a slightly iridescent soft red color. The finish is glossy and translucent. I would very much recommended this shade to anybody looking for a good "starter red" that isn't too overwhelming upon first swipe, but can be built up with more layers to customize color coverage to your liking.
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Saint Rose
(inspired by the rosebud-painted lips of antique dolls)
This was the first Saint lipstick shade I tried back in 2009, and my first introduction to the brand. I loved it then, and I love it now. After I tried it, I was so eager to try the more opaque version of this shade. I swatched Rose Sinner as well in this post.
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(warm romantic pink)
This was the second Saint lipstick shade I tried. This is the perfect nude pink for my skintone. It's such a soft and pretty color, like something I imagine Juliet (Romeo + Juliet) or Ophelia (Hamlet) would wear. (Major Shakespeare/theatre fan here). I know this is a popular shade amongst brides and bridal makeup artists - and for good reason. It's so pretty!
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Stella
(show-stopping purple with a flash of shimmering turquoise)
I remember ordering it as soon as I received the email from LQ about its launch, based on the color description alone. Since Poppy is the queen of creating memorable shades, I knew I had to have this! I love bold shades with an unexpected flash of blue or turquoise! This is another buildable shade from Lipstick Queen. I layered it on heavily to show the beautiful shimmer. Named for its nod to the gorgeous Marlon Brando's famous line in "A Streetcar Named Desire", this color makes a huge statement.
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(inspired by the rosebud-painted lips of antique dolls)
Since Lipstick Queen accomodates fans of sheer and opaque color in the Saint/Sinner line, this is the more opaque version of "Saint Rose" (swatched earlier in this post). This is one of my favorite lipsticks. It reminds me of the shade that Kate Winslet wore in "Titanic" during the famous dinner scene. I believe that everybody needs to have a face brightening shade in their collection - something that really wakes up their face and contrasts nicely with their skintone. You can find that shade for your complexion in the Sinner lipstick line. Mine happens to be "Rose Sinner".
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Nude Metal
(metallic rose-gold nude)
I was so excited when the Metal lipstick line launched, because anything metallic in lipstick is exactly the kind of finish I love. The gold in this shade is very prominent on my barely pigmented lips without lipliner. Bold shades are my favorite, but the best kind of light/medium shade for me is one with an unexpected flash of color to give it that extra special something.
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(metallic pillarbox red)
This was the first shade in the Metal line that first caught my eye, because it's a) metallic, and b) red. One can never have enough red lipstick, in my opinion. I love the metallic finish of this shade, and how pretty it looks in natural and artificial light. This shade has a special sentimental meaning to me because I received it on the day my halo brace was removed after I fractured my spine in a car accident. So in a way, this shade is a celebratory one for me.
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Click
here to see other Lipstick Queen swatches I've done of Scarlet Red Sinner, Velvet Rope Lipstick in "Brat Pack", and Jean Queen!
-Ashley
