Dior Addict High Shine Lipstick is just what the name says, a high shine lipstick. I love the packaging on this one and it always feels luxurious to carry around Dior items.

The lipstick is on the sheer side. If you want a lot of color, take a look at some of the other Dior lipsticks instead (all Dior lip products are quite wonderful). It has a nice moisturizing feel to it and it gives off a good glossy shine. In many ways, Dior Addict High Shine Lipstick is really more like a glossy tinted balm.

The pink shades on this one are especially nice. I tend to wear mine as one of my spring lip colors.

Look for this at Dior counters in better department stores or at Sephora (which I linked to).

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Urban Decay has a uniquely packaged lipstick. The tube stands on end with the hilt of a little sword sticking out of the top.

The lipstick itself has a nicely creamy texture with a glossy finish and moisturizing feel. The shade that I tried, Midnight Cowboy, was quite sheer. Urban Decay includes Vitamins A, C, and E in the lipstick.

I like this one, mostly for the interesting look of the container, but also for the nice feel of the product.

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Sephora Lip Attitude Chic is one of Sephora’s store brands of lipstick. I received a sample in my last order from them, which amused me. I love little lipstick samples, but they can be hard to find!

Anyway, the lipstick in enriched with botanical oils and omega 3. Taking fish oil for omega 3 is pretty good for you, but I’m not sure it really does much topically. In any event, it still is a very nice lipstick. The color is medium sheer and stays put fairly well. The oil also keeps it nicely moisturizing and comfortable. It also give the lipstick a bit of a shine. The shade I tried, Talented Berry, was a nice standard berry color that would be flattering on just about everyone.

So far, I have been rather happy with the Sephora brand items that I have tried. Considering that they cost less than many of the other items in the store and seem to be pretty good quality, I image that I will be trying more.

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From the Three Custom color Specialists Czarina Collection, comes a nice sheer red lipstick. If you are tired of all those heavy opaque reds out there, check this one out, because the sheerness of it makes this item quite nice.

I love Moisturizing lipstick, and Maybelline has one of the best that there is. Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipstick has a great creamy texture and it feels more like a balm than a lipstick.

Moisture Extreme contains jojoba oil as a conditioner and carries an SPF 15 rating. I lasts for a decent amount of time and you can pair it with a Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lip Liner Pencil for even longer wear.

You can find Maybelline Moisture Extreme in a plethora of shades at just about any drugstore or big box retailer.

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Skinn cosmetics makes a couple of really nice lip items. The High Brilliance Lipstick is great stuff, especially considering the $14 price tag. The lipstick is creamy, long lasting and generally moisturizing. It also has anti-aging ingredients for a bit of double duty action.

Skinn also offers some nifty 3 piece and 6 peice sets.

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Callas is a a cosmetics brand sold developed in Japan and France, but made in Korea. I love Japanese and Korean Cosmetics (e.g I’m trying to get my hands on some Etude House), which tend to always be great quality. Callas makes some good products and the lip items are especially nice.

Callas Brilliant Stars Lip Gloss is a high shine, glimmery gloss that is low on stickiness, but still high on color. That is a good achievement, since usually to get good color some tackiness is expected as a matter of course.  At around $12-15, the price isn’t too bad–not budget range, but not high end either.

Callas Moist Petal Lipstick is a good moisturizing lipstick. The color pay off is high and it feels lovely. this one also runs in the $12-15 range.

Callas Perfect ColorStay Lipstick (pictured above) was my favorite. This slimline lipstick has nice staying power without feeling dry. The packaging is attractive and it pairs well with the gloss. I had a few positive comments on it from friends who saw it. They had not heard of the brand before and liked the look of the tube.  Callas ColorStay runs at around $15.

I linked to order pages from Amazon.com, simply because they are most likley to be in stock there, but I actually ordered mine from Yesstyle, which is an incredible Japanese and Korean fashion, beauty, and accessories site. It is a neat place for some unique items, and well worth looking at for non-beauty items. For example, they have some incredible handbags and shoes!   You can also view Callas items at Callas.com.

Here is a nice conditioning  and sheer lipstick/tint for you. Pop Beauty Lip Lust comes in four shades.

It runs $13 for a smallish tube.  POP Beauty has some fun lip glosses as well!

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Sally Hansen is releasing more and more lip products into their already impressive arsenal. One of the great new items is their Volumizing Lip Shield with SPF 15. This moisturizing lip tint provides a nice amount of sheer color, with decent moisturizing shine. Because of the SPF, it has also quickly become one of my favorites for outdoor lip color.

Lip Shield comes in eight shades. Below are swatches of the seven that I had with their shade numbers:

Shade names from left to right: Big Kiss (20), So Smoochable (30), Pretty Pout (40), Plump it Up (50), Just Swell (60), Plenty Full (70), Va Va Voom (80).

Each shade comes in an attractive slim line tube. It wears a lot like a conditioning sheer lipstick, so the feel is quite nice. They seem to have a bit of a berry scent, but it is quite light. Overall, I love them!

Sally Hansen products can be purchased at just about any drugstore or big box retailer, along with various online sources.

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