I am crazy about Guerlain lip products -- the very first post on this blog, back in 2011, includes my purchase of Rouge G in Girly. Rouge Automatiques have numbered among my favourite lip formulas ever since their launch, but with the recent changes in my skin/lip condition from dry and picky to ultra-, painfully, freakishly dry and sensitive, I've come to a new and deeper appreciation of Rouge G's too, ungainly space-tampon-holder packaging aside: this year's acquisitions include Madame Flirte, Gala (2nd look here), Belly-Gracy (see here) and Genna, a present from another, as yet unblogged but no less adored.
For Christmas, the addition to my Guerlain wardrobe is Rouge Automatique in 661 Reflex, limited edition and in a special black+neon version of the push-up neo-1930s packaging:
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![Lipstick swatches 1. Shiseido Lacquer Rouge Disco 2. By Terry Rouge Terrybly Hot Cranberry 3. Givenchy Le Rouge Corail Décolleté 4. Chanel Rouge Allure Génial 5. Guerlain Rouge Automatique Reflex 6. Guerlain Rouge G Girly 7. Guerlain Rouge Automatique Champs Élysées]()
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For Christmas, the addition to my Guerlain wardrobe is Rouge Automatique in 661 Reflex, limited edition and in a special black+neon version of the push-up neo-1930s packaging:
Reflex has the Guerlain candied violet scent/taste and absolutely no shimmer and lies on the sheerer side of the Rouge Auto average, with has a definite semi-translucent jelly finish (which I think you can see in the 'squishy halo' on the edges of the bullet, above) rather than the line's more usual crelly finish. This means that on my very corpsically-cool mauve lips, it looks a little lighter and cooler than in the tube, but still retains a very fun, neon brightness:
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| best pic I could get here, but it's even brighter in real life :D |
THREE 08 Spirit Light quad for matching playful*, delicate neutral eye, with fluttery Fasio Full Dynamic Volume mascara on lashes. Addiction Amazing cheek stick as blush.
*and by playful I mean sparkly, as artificial light shows:
Yeah, I know, another damn bright pink lipstick look. Clearly, I am on a kick. But it means I get to do comparison lips swatches, which show differences much better than arm swatches.
Evidence. Armswatches first (built up as necessary to allow comparison of colours):
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1. Shiseido Lacquer Rouge Disco (1 swipe)
2. By Terry Rouge Terrybly Hot Cranberry (1 swipe)
3. Givenchy Le Rouge Corail Décolleté (1 swipe)
4. Chanel Rouge Allure Génial (2 swipes)
5. Guerlain Rouge Automatique Reflex (3 swipes -- still sheerest, and note jelly squishiness)
6. Guerlain Rouge G Girly (1 swipe)
7. Guerlain Rouge Automatique Champs Élysées (2 swipes)
Angled in artificial light, some things become clearer, namely the specifically neon base (vs. clear or pastel) uniting Génial (dc.) and Reflex, and their differences from each other -- Génial is significantly warmer.
Lip swatches
(all taken in v drab natural light just to get a quick idea of how they relate to each other; I will take better pics when I have some sun)
Reflex
Génial
Girly
In conclusion, Reflex is a very fun shade in one of my favourite formulas. And as my Génial has been worn down to its very last scrapings since I took this pic (far left):
...it's a timely arrival, filling the neon hole in my wardrobe. I expect I'll get much more wear out of Reflex in summer, but that depends on whether you, o wise and all knowing readers, can suggest ways to wangle neon into winter looks? :)
PS since I had some trouble tracking down reviews/swatches of this shade before just pulling the trigger with a Debenhams' gift card, you can see Reflex on some other bloggers of various skintones at Rushing Glam, Beauty Addiction, Silverkis' World, and Charismafull.