Hi! Today I have the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick to talk about. Bourjois ‘the cult classic’ as I would like to call, is a French drugstore brand. It was founded in 1863 by a French actor Joseph Albert to provide makeup for stage performers. Bourjois has been around for almost 150 years creating some authentic style high quality products. This brand is sold in France, UK, Middle-East and many more countries around the world. Bourjois is one of the best drugstore brands I have tried. Besides their colored cosmetic products like lipsticks and blushes, there are other products that I have tried, are very polished and high quality.
When I learned about these liquid lipsticks, I had to try. Firstly, because I love liquid lipsticks and secondly Bourjois is one of my favorite brands at the drugstore. However, it makes me sad that it is not available in Philippines. ( At least I have not seen it yet!). I have tried liquid lipsticks by many brands. Some feel good on the lips while some are drying and crumble at the end of the day. Bourjois came out with their version of liquid lipsticks which are non-drying, lightweight, intensely pigmented with a great lasting power called Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick.
Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick comes in a wide variety of wearable shades with a few nudes and a bunch of bright and beautiful bold colors. These shades mostly belong to the family of classic Reds and Pinks. However they have recently added a variety of shades. There are 37 shades available of the Bourjois Website.
Product Description on the website : Who knew that a long-lasting matte lip colour could be this light and ever-so-comfortable?
Rouge Edition Velvet from Bourjois glides of soft as a whisper. Once dry, the richly pigmented colour won’t budge! The velvety texture melts with a bare lip feeling. Forget you are wearing lip colour! When you want intense, matte colour that won’t dry out your lips, Rouge Edition Velvet delivers the look you love in a long-lasting liquid lipstick.
The soft flocked applicator deposits just the right amount of colour with precision. For and extra-intense effect, add the second coat after the first one dries. Tuck it into your makeup-bag for those times when you want to step up your glamour game.
The packaging of The Rouge Edition Velvet is pretty and chic. It is a short cube like transparent plastic tube, which feels nice to hold. It is kind of cute and different. The applicator is the regular doe foot applicator. The applicator is somewhat similar to my Sephora Collection Cream Lipstain . The color of the lid coordinates with the color of the lipstick in the tube. This makes it easy to select the shade we want to wear, when we are in a hurry.
The formula of the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet is soft and creamy smooth. It is almost mousse gel like texture. It is not too thick nor too thin. The consistency is just right, where it glides smoothly on the lips. Color pay off is amazing. However, we need a couple of layers to get the full opacity especially with the nude shades, if you have dark pigmented lips.
The application is easy and smooth but it does take a few minutes to dry completely and set. However, it has that slight tacky feel to it, when we press our lips together. This reminds me of the Wet n Wild Megalast Catsuit liquid lipsticks. It dries down to a velvety finish and feels super light weight. We don’t feel like we have anything on the lips. It is very comfortable.
I have 5 shades to share with you – N0.7 Nudist, No.12 Beau Brun, No.01 Personne ne Rouge, No.2 Frambourjoise, No.14 Plum Plum Girl.
No.7 Nudist – This shade is like a mauve-pink everyday nude, that looks good on all complexions. It can be paired with bold or neutral eyes and will look perfect.
07- Nude-ist
07- Nude-ist swatch
No.12 Beau Brun – This is another nude shade in the line with some warmth to it. It is a mauve with a slight peachy undertone to it. I see a hint of reddish brown in it too. This one again is a great everyday shade that will suit a wide variety of skin tones. However, this shade works perfectly as a nude shade for my medium skin tone.
12 – Beau brun
12 -Beau brun swatch
No.1 Personne ne Rouge – Personne ne Rouge is a warm toned red more like the brick red. It has a hint of burnt orange to it. It can be worn sheer (like stained lips) by just dabbing it on the lips with your finger or we can build it up to get the true red color that is not too warm or too deep. I prefer blue toned red, but I don’t mind this shade. 🙂
01 -Personne ne Rouge
01 – Personne ne Rouge
No.2 – Frambourjois – This is a strawberry red color. Like a deep pinky red shade absolutely beautiful across all skin tones.
02 – Frambourgiose
02 – Frambourgiose Swatch
No.14 – Plum Plum Girl – This I can say is my favorite shade, because I love berry toned lipsticks. However, I like them all. This is as the name suggests a darker plum berry color that will definitely stain your lips. Its just beautiful and will work best across all skin tones. We can wear this sheer by just dabbing it on the lips and creating a stain. This lasts all day without any damage. However, we can wear it fully opaque which will also look absolutely gorgeous.
14 – Plum Plum Girl
14 – Plum Plum Girl Swatch
The Rouge Edition Velvet by Bourjois lasts a very long time throughout the day. However, I have noticed it fades a little on the insides of the lips. But it is not visibly prominent, unless you look very closely. However, reapplication is easy, without any crumbliness that we usually get while re-applying a liquid lipsticks. It stays comfortable without drying away our lips. There is hardly any transfer. It fades very nicely. The darker shades stain the lips a little, which I like.
Overall, the Rouge Edition Velvet by Bourjois does have that second skin feel to it. It feels light-weight, long lasting without sucking the moisture from the lips. All together a great liquid lipstick which is also reasonably priced. I am really impressed and very happy with these liquid lipsticks. The best part is that almost all shades will look beautiful on all skin tones. Two thumbs up for that Bourjois. 🙂
For your reference I have swatches of all the shades side by side so you can see the difference in the shades.
Top to Bottom – 14-Plum Plum Girl, 12-Beau brun, 07-Nude-ist, 02-Frambourjoise, 01-Personne ne rouge. We can purchase Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Liquid Lipsticks especially and easily from Amazon because Bourjois is based in UK and the shipping cost may be more. We can also buy these from Bourjois Website.
Have you tried these lipsticks? Which is your favorite shade? 🙂
Until next time stay bright and beautiful! 🙂
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