top 20 drugstore lipstick shades for fair skin 2016

It never breaks me out, and whether I have a bit of a tan or am at my deathly palest, I can find a color that perfectly matches my skin. I have used the liquid and the whipped formula and am amazed how it will stay on through humidity, through sob sessions, through a mega dance session at a GA concert. I have written many times before about the awesomeness which is Revlon ColorStay foundation. By doing this post it made me realize even more how much I use and trust Revlon: I mean, look how many people still use Holly Golightly and Audrey Hepburn as style icons in 2016!Īnd so, I will share the current Revlon products on my dressing table and in my cosmetics bag. While Refinery 29 used a picture of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s as an example of how the brand needs a makeover, I think it’s a selling point to use a brand that was chic then and now. And one thing I loved is their lipstick containers hardly changed at all over the decades. They had the most beautiful celebrities for their ad campaigns, the most beautiful packaging, the best variety of colors, and the highest quality formulas. Over the years, the drugstore brands caught up to the department store lines and in my opinion, the one at the head of the pack was Revlon. But after the novelty wore off, I found myself returning to the drugstore for at first, lipsticks and then, almost everything else. I was a MAC loyalist for a bit, spent a good portion of my lunch break and paycheck in Sephora, and when I got married I knew I had to have the best – a face by Chanel.

After that, I felt to be an adult, I had to leave the drugstore and enter the mall. I began getting manicures to clean up my gnawed-on fingers, and went to get a makeover from a department store cosmetics counter. While many adored Revlon’s Toast of New York, I preferred Coffee Bean, which had a bit of shimmer and a cooler chocolate tone.Īfter college, I had a job as a brand visual merchandiser and my supervisor really pushed having a polished appearance and dressing not for the job you have but the one you wanted. In college, brown lipsticks were all the rage and the best ones were by Revlon. That first lipstick was the one my mom currently wore, Revlon’s Iceblue Pink.

When I was first allowed to wear makeup, my mom allowed grey pencil eyeliner, mascara, and a light colored lipstick. And unlike Refinery 29, I find Revlon’s packaging to be elegant, sturdy, and often times equal to department store brands in regard to style. I must say I was surprised to hear Revlon is not doing well while their recent Love is On campaign doesn’t appeal to me, their actual product does.

This post is inspired by the Refinery 29 piece I recently shared on Wardrobe Oxygen’s Facebook page.

Top 20 drugstore lipstick shades for fair skin 2016