Clarins Le Rouge Lipstick

Pros: Deep, longwearing color, doesn't feather, smoothes and protects. Wonderful!

Cons: Price

The Bottom Line: Don't waste your money on Estee Lauder's True Color lipstick. If you want a fantastic lipstick, Clarins Le Rouge is fantastic!

Review: After seeing several advertisements for Clarins Le Rouge Lipstick in InStyle Magazine and on Gloss.com, I wanted to try some for myself. As a matter of fact, that was what led me to the Clarins counter at Nordstrom about six months ago, where...

Pros: Rich color; goes on like a dream and stays on for a long, long, time.

Cons: A bit spendy

The Bottom Line: A really great lipstick can make you feel quite passable even when you're tired, cranky and 10+ pounds over optimum weight, and Clarins LeRouge is a really great lipstick.

Review: I've been on a bit of an austerity program the past 18 months or so, and have been buying most of my cosmetics at Target rather than at Nordstrom. But recently, a few extra bucks came my way and I decided to indulge myself in some little luxuries...

Pros: Amazing formula and finish, great color selection

Cons: So high-pigmented it can stain lips, and packaging tends to open in your purse

The Bottom Line: Clarins Le Rouge combines the elegance of movie-star red lipstick with a modern formulation that wears well and won't dry your lips.

Review: I first encountered this amazing old-school lipstick in a meeting with the product development and pr departments at Clarins about five years ago, when I was a beauty editor. At that time, light lip gloss was in fashion, as it is now, and no one...

Pros: Creamy; moisturizing; long lasting on my lips.

Cons: Wears down fairly quickly; expensive.

The Bottom Line: I am very happy with Le Rouge. I would buy it again. It's creamy, moisturizing and lasts more than 10 minutes.

Review: Product Detail:

I had a Clarins makeover. The last products were for my lips. I am reviewing Le Rouge Lipstick.

This sells for $21.

I bought the color Illusion which is #250. Le Rouge comes in many other colors...