Of Toys and Co: Coffret D'Or Skin Synchro Rouge

Last spring, Coffret D'Or released a new line of lipsticks called Skin Synchro Rouge. In addition to a lineup of colors, there were also two toppers, PT-01, a platinum color-changer that will cool the colors down, and a GD-01, a gold color-changer that will warm the colors up. I thought the toppers were total BS and skipped both, and went straight for the colors that caught my eyes: OR-119, RD-228, WN-76, and EX-01.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Welp, this purchase is unfortunately more miss than hit, at least for me :( Right off the bat I dislike the packaging: big, bulky, and plastic-y. These don't have the same feel as the much-loved but long-discontinued Premium Stay Rouge.

The unscented formula is thick and moisturizing, but two of the colors have slight white base and are semi-opaque (OR-119 and RD-228) while the other two are semi-translucent (WN-76 and EX-01). Only the two semi-translucent colors have the balmy texture that I prefer. All four colors are well pigmented with a satiny finish, with the two semi-opaque colors providing full coverage with one swipe, which means I won't be reaching for them much :( So I think these are it for me. Moving on.

- OR-119: more like apricot orange, is shimmer free, and applies true to how it appears in the tube.

- RD-228: appears a neutral red in the tube with fine gold micro shimmers that don't show. It applies a warm red on my lips, most probably from the gold shimmers, and I'd love it more if it weren't for the opacity.

- WN-76: mauve-berry in the tube with violet micro shimmers that don't show. This color turns oddly grape-y on my lips, again probably because of the violet shimmers.

- EX-01: blackberry in the tube and is shimmer free. This color applies a vampy deep wine that's surprisingly flattering on me. Needless to say it's the only hit in the group and is among my favorite vampy colors. See comparison pics below.

Here are WN-76 and EX-01(bottom row) versus Lipstick Queen Saint Bordeaux, Saint Wine, Saint Plum, and Bete Noire Possessed Sheer (top row). Saint Bordeaux and Saint Wine both pull red here.