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The #ProductEmpties We Loved to the Last DropFrom new finds to longtime favorites, these are beauty products that our editors use until the bitter end (of the tube) |
The Stay-Put Product That Became My Gateway Lipstick Before I met Make Up For Ever Aqua Rouge, $24, I suffered from chronic lipstick regret: That feeling you get when you start sipping your cocktail or eating an appetizer and quickly realize that all the smudging, reapplying and mirror-checking just aren't worth a bold red lip. Five minutes in, and the color has migrated to your glass, your napkin, your teeth -- basically anywhere other than the place you applied it.
Aqua Rouge has single-handedly gotten rid of that "I should've worn Chapstick" feeling I'd get after leaving my apartment. I can rest assured that once I paint on the lacquer, it won't budge. The liquid color housed in one end of the tube quickly dries matte before I seal it with the clear gloss on the other end. Through dinner, drinks, dessert and more drinks, the color stays put until you wipe it off with makeup remover at the end of the night.
The cherry on top: I have yet to find a more perfect shade of red for my skin tone than 9 Burgundy. The fact that I never have to reapply this product on my nights out, yet find myself digging for the very last drop is a testament to how amazing this lip color is.
--Erica Smith
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Aqua Rouge has single-handedly gotten rid of that "I should've worn Chapstick" feeling I'd get after leaving my apartment. I can rest assured that once I paint on the lacquer, it won't budge. The liquid color housed in one end of the tube quickly dries matte before I seal it with the clear gloss on the other end. Through dinner, drinks, dessert and more drinks, the color stays put until you wipe it off with makeup remover at the end of the night.
The cherry on top: I have yet to find a more perfect shade of red for my skin tone than 9 Burgundy. The fact that I never have to reapply this product on my nights out, yet find myself digging for the very last drop is a testament to how amazing this lip color is.
--Erica Smith
SEE NEXT PAGE: The Night Cream That Renders My Weekly Facial Obsolete