The Nars Orgasm Lipstick Experience, What Are My Thoughts?
The NARS Orgasm Blush's reputation precedes it. So much so that when I saw that this NARS Orgasm Lipstick was on sale, I immediately jumped the gun and ordered. Before long, I had another lipstick to consume. But seeing the NARS logo on the cap is quiet hypnotizing so I don't regret having it in my collection. I love staring at the shimmers on the tube too, I am weird that way. Ha ha!
Here comes the review...
Shade: Orgasm
Price: $ 26.00 or roughly Php 1, 358.00
What is it? What does it do?
A lipstick in a satin finish and creamy formula that provides rich, luminous color for a polished look. It contains a patented blend of conditioners and antioxidants that hydrate, nourish and protect the lips. The shade Orgasm is described as peachy pink with golden shimmer.
Ingredients
HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE · SYNTHETIC WAX · POLYETHYLENE · DIMETHICONE · DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE · BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 · HYDROXYAPATITE · DIISOSTEARYL MALATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX/CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE · HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE · PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE · GLYCERYL BEHENATE · SORBITAN SESQUIISOSTEARATE · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · TOCOPHEROL · PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL · MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED OIL · CALCIUM STEARATE · SIMETHICONE · ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE · TIN OXIDE · BHT · PHENOXYETHANOL · FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) · LINALOOL · CITRONELLOL · LIMONENE · [+/- ( MAY CONTAIN): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) · CARMINE (CI 75470) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · MICA · RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410) · RED 33 (CI 17200) · RED 33 LAKE (CI 17200) · RED 6 (CI 15850) · RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] - www.narscosmetics.com
You can see that the packaging has the word NARS written on the cap. Here's whats written in the bottom part, underneath the lip bullet (photo above). This is a deluxe sized product so it only contains 1.7 g. Most of the time a prefer a mini or a deluxe sized product because I am rarely able to finish a full sized one. Anyway, based on the photos on the NARS Cosmetics website, it is packaged very similarly to the full-sized NARS Lipstick (rubbery black bullet) albeit for the full-sized one the NARS print is on the lower part of the lip bullet.
Swatch
Here's the swatch of the NARS Orgasm Lipstick which is described as peachy pink with golden shimmer.
This shade is really subtle that sometimes I can hardly tell if I put something on my lips. Sometimes I feel like I just put a lip balm with some shimmers because there's barely a hint of color. But when I took this photo to compare my upper lip with NARS Orgasm Lipstick and my bare lower lip, I was like, hey, there really is a very subtle difference.
My Take
A confession here: this is an impulse buy. I wanted to try out the very popular NARS Orgasm Blush that when I saw the word slapped on this lipstick, I wanted to have it too. I don't have the NARS Orgasm Blush - yet! I am currently on a buying ban, at least until the end of this year because I want to consume all the remaining blushes and lipsticks that I have in my stash. So, laters, Baby. Ha ha!
Another confession (I am so rife with confessions these days!) : I love my lipsticks matte or creamy matte in bold colors that really pop. That being said, this product does not tick the boxes.
When I first received it, my first instinct is to always sniff it and I love the faint tangy scent. The golden spackles are very visible on the tube and I was afraid that it would look chunky when applied. Fortunately, the shimmers are very tiny that when you apply the lipstick, the shimmers look well embedded and gives off a lovely golden sheen. Unfortunately, my lips are a bit dark so the peachy pink color does not seem obvious and I can only see the golden sheen.
I'll get it straight: this lipstick won't be everyone's cup of tea, especially for me who loves matte and bold. However, I am also moody when it comes to what particular color or formula I want to wear and sometimes I am in the mood for something like this which is light, sheer and with a hint of shimmer. Whenever I wanna cop Kelsey Merritt's bronzy-just-had-a-photo-shoot-in-the-Bahamas look, I reach for my favorite Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Bronze -03 (photographed above with the swatch), dust it all over my face and finish off with this NARS Lipstick in Orgasm. And okay, I also wear it even when running errands, when I want to wear something on my lips but don't want him raising an eyebrow. Sometimes, I use it on top of another lipstick so that it won't look washed out on me.
I have no qualms about the texture or the formula. It applies really smoothly and I have never experienced dryness or chapped lips after using it. I love how it doesn't feel slippery on the lips. Being on the sheerer side, the staying power is not that long and lasted about 2 to 3 hours on me.
Nars Orgasm Lipstick Rating: 3/5
Would I Recommend It? No. Ha ha! Let's just hang out and find a dupe, half its price tag.
Would I Buy It Again? I would skip buying this one, I'll put my money on the NARS Orgasm Blush or Liquid Blush instead because it seems to be everyone's favorite.
When I first received it, my first instinct is to always sniff it and I love the faint tangy scent. The golden spackles are very visible on the tube and I was afraid that it would look chunky when applied. Fortunately, the shimmers are very tiny that when you apply the lipstick, the shimmers look well embedded and gives off a lovely golden sheen. Unfortunately, my lips are a bit dark so the peachy pink color does not seem obvious and I can only see the golden sheen.
I'll get it straight: this lipstick won't be everyone's cup of tea, especially for me who loves matte and bold. However, I am also moody when it comes to what particular color or formula I want to wear and sometimes I am in the mood for something like this which is light, sheer and with a hint of shimmer. Whenever I wanna cop Kelsey Merritt's bronzy-just-had-a-photo-shoot-in-the-Bahamas look, I reach for my favorite Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Bronze -03 (photographed above with the swatch), dust it all over my face and finish off with this NARS Lipstick in Orgasm. And okay, I also wear it even when running errands, when I want to wear something on my lips but don't want him raising an eyebrow. Sometimes, I use it on top of another lipstick so that it won't look washed out on me.
I have no qualms about the texture or the formula. It applies really smoothly and I have never experienced dryness or chapped lips after using it. I love how it doesn't feel slippery on the lips. Being on the sheerer side, the staying power is not that long and lasted about 2 to 3 hours on me.
Nars Orgasm Lipstick Rating: 3/5
Would I Recommend It? No. Ha ha! Let's just hang out and find a dupe, half its price tag.
Would I Buy It Again? I would skip buying this one, I'll put my money on the NARS Orgasm Blush or Liquid Blush instead because it seems to be everyone's favorite.
Have you tried anything from NARS' Orgasm line?
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XO,
Carissa
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