Please excuse the cray-cray clips in these pictures. I’m about to jump on a video call, and my stray hairs needed all the help they could get. LOL!
I finally got my paws on a tube of Dior 999 Lipstick — been lusting after it for weeks. It’s an intensely pigmented matte red with a touch of orange in a long-wearing formula.
I’ve just started playing with it and quickly figured out a few things:
- Use a thin layer! It’s one of those long-wearing formulas with a very specific sweet spot; apply too much, and it will lift off in patches.
- Go slowly if you’re applying straight from the bullet. Or, use a lip liner to help define the edges first. I dunno, maybe it’s the slant or the thinner size of the lipstick bullet, but there’s something about it that makes it hard for me to just go in there and do the damn thing.
- It won’t wear off for nothing. Dior is not kidding! This stuff stays on forever.
It’s been a minute since I’ve worn a Dior lipstick, and I can remember why I like it. I think I’m going to grab a bright pink or coral next!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Happy Wednesday!
The bright lips look fantastic! My makeup game has NOT been on at the moment, I can tell you, but I’ve been noticing this lady close to my side of the woods wearing such a pretty red lip on the regular. The last time I spoke to her, the whole time I was thinking, “Your skin and makeup look so good!” Haha 😂
Thank you! I’m trying to get my makeup game back into shape. Trying being the key word here, ha ha ha!
Happy Wednesday to you, Tisha.
That color is gorgeous on you! I’m tempted by these. Do they have any fragrance or taste to them?
I’ve been wearing sheer and glossy lips lately. When I’m not in a mask that is.
Thank you! No detectable flavor, but it is scented. Smells like powdery roses, like lipstick from elegant days of yore when people would dress up to go to Union Square in San Francisco. I kinda like it!
Here’s the thing with this lipstick; you can wear it with a mask, because it’s completely transfer proof!
Ugh! I remember when Dior lipsticks didn’t have a floral fragrance. I would love to find a lipstick I can wear under a mask. I just cannot tolerate fragrance in my lipstick.
999 is such a good red! I remember lusting over it when I worked at Macy’s back in the day.
Thanks! Great color on you. Nice to see a bright lipstick. I need to do a lipstick haul. The colors I have aren’t really working for me anymore. Too neutral. Too soft pink.
I feel like now that I’m in my 50’s, my lips need to announce my face and my softening jaw line and well softening everything…
Thanks for the insp.
Also, your hair looks fab. And it looks so long, didn’t you just get it cut?
How’s Connor Claire’s school year going? What she going to be for Halloween?
It is SUCH a beautiful color, it brightens up your whole face and even distracts from the clips.