Dupe? - Clinique Pops Lipcolour + Primer in Grape Pop & Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Berry Haute

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You may or may not know this but I am all about the dupes. Hon-tee, if I can find something at a better price than full price, I'm loving it. And, if I can find an inexpensive copy cat of a more expensive item, all is right in my world!

Monday I wore one of my favorite parings of the moment, Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Berry Haute, topped with NYX Glam Lip Gloss in Velvet Ropes. I always take out the previous days lipstick/gloss duo and exchange it for the current one. I did that Monday and pulled out my new Clinique Pops Lipcolour + Primer in Grape Pop. When I saw it, it made me wonder, are these dupes?

This is my first dupe post so I have taken the examination very seriously. I wanted to verify that you really can buy a $7 lipstick in place of an $18 lipstick. They both feel great on the lips and they both wear well.

There are some differences. While the Revlon is creamier, the Clinique lasts longer. Clinique is the tiniest bit brighter berry while Revlon leans just slightly mauvier.

While researching, I also came across the tidbit that Revlon's Berry Haute is a dupe for MACs Up The Amp. Now, I can't verify this because I don't own Up The Amp (and now I want to) but I have seen several blogs that stand by this claim.

Now, I like them both. I'm glad that I have both. Knowing what I know now, would I rush out and get the Clinique Pops Lipcolour + Primer in Grape Pop? Yeah, I probably would. Now knowing that MACs Up The Amp is comparable to both, will I rush out and get that one?

I probably would if I could. Lucky for me, this is no longer on sale (I checked overstock too). So, I'll have to keep wearing what I have.

And oh yes, I wear both of these babies like they pay me to do it!

Lippie Love - Recent Combos

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I've been loving this lip trio this month. Because I've been sorting through items and packing some of them, I've been finding lippies that I forgot all about. Pretty lippies that simply haven't gotten any love in quite a while. Packing my makeup has been pretty good though. It's been a great way to shop my stash. 

I've been matching my Revlon Super Lustrous Crème lipstick in 660 Berry Haute with my Rimmel London Exaggerate Full Color Lip Liner in 57 Ravish and topping it all with my NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake. As the girls my daughter's age would say, "They give me life!"

Revlon makes the best drugstore lipsticks in life. I mean I own 10 of the Super Lustrous Crème lipsticks and they all are amazing. They last 6 full hours (and then I eat lunch). I can drink coffee all morning and it's still there. And they are so moist. I never have to add lip balm midway through the morning. They are winners.

Don't sleep on Rimmel London Exaggerate Full Color Lip Liners. The colors that they make rival MAC, MUFE and Sephora brand. They last a good, long, while and they are creamy and go on smoothly. You can make them into a lipstick base or add some gloss on top and keep it moving. And they are cheap. I bought all of mine when they were BOGO half price and I used a coupon!

And hun-tee! I don't have to tell you about NYX Butter Glosses. If you don't own six of them right now, I do not want to be your friend! They are fantastic and the sweet vanilla smell is the best. I love that smell. They have every color under the rainbow and you can get them for $4.99 - $5.99. And don't let Ulta have a sale! You can use your $3.50 off of $10.00 purchase too! You can use them as a topper or on their own. I always have a Butter Gloss in my purse. It wouldn't be right not too.

And I know, looking at these three together, you don't even see how they match. They do! I promise you they do. When you mix them all together, you get a big ole batch of that's the shiz-nit! Ahhhhh!

Yep, I have been wearing this combo a lot. It has just stayed in my purse because there was no reason to take them out.

What have you been reaching for the most? Is it a warm, winter color or have you been bringing in spring with the brights? What is your next lippie purchase?

Lippie Love

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I find myself posting lippie combos on my Instagram account many mornings. I have a thing for a matte-ish lipstick and then a gloss on top. The right combos give a gorgeous look. Even though I boast that I'm more of a lip gloss girl that a lipstick girl, the right lipstick is so necessary. I like a creme lipstick -- something matte but not drying. I like it to be a sheer color so that my lip gloss can make it whatever color I'd like it to be.

On the weekends I normally go light and just use a lip gloss. Every work day morning, I pair lipstick and gloss together. I pair certain lipsticks and glosses together so much, I could just store them together.  I thought I'd share a few of my faves. 

My first lipstick is a Big Lots find. It's a Revlon Superlustrous crème lipstick in Berry Haute. It's a sheer plum color unless you build it up. There are two glosses that I love to wear with it. Both of them are NYX Butter Glosses. I like Strawberry Parfait and Raspberry Tart. To be fair, NYX Butter Glosses are my lip loves all by themselves right now. The smell so heavenly (don't they?!!) and they glide across your lips and stay for a good part of the day. And, most of the time, you can get them for five bucks! Come on! That's crazy.

Another favorite lippie combo is Revlon Superlustrous crème lipstick in Blushing Nude. I pair it with MAC Lustreglass in Wonder Struck. It's a warm pink nude that I just love. It's the perfect nude for me.

My final favorite lippie love is my Rimmel London Moisture Renew lipstick in Violet Pop and CoverGirl Colorlicious gloss in Fruitylicious. This is what I turn to when I want a pop of fuchsia without it being overbearing for my completion. I like this one when I'm wearing purples, reds or browns. It gives that "umph" of color that I need.

I think it's great the way a boring brown lipstick and a rockin' fucsha lip gloss can pair just as well as a bright orange lipstick with a soft brown lip gloss. It's all how you pair them!

Do you pair your lippie loves? What's your favorite pair right now? And, did you run get your NYX Butter Gloss and put it on so you could smell that wonderful vanilla scent? I'm about to right now!!