Of Toys and Co: Paul & Joe Lipstick CS, Lipstick D, Lipstick L, Lipstick N, and Tinted Lipstick Part XII

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Paul & Joe Lipstick CS, Lipstick D, Lipstick L, Lipstick N, and Tinted Lipstick Part XII

Here are a bunch of Paul & Joe lippies for you, folks! In this post are Lipstick CS, Lipstick D, Lipstick L, Lipstick N, Tinted Lipstick, and several Lipstick Cases.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

First up are Lipstick N 104 Groseille, one of the permanent lineups from the 2020 Spring Collection (now discontinued), Lipstick CS 116 Les Vendanges, a limited edition from 2019 Autumn Collection (this one was supposed to go first since it's from an older collection, oops!), and Tinted Lipstick in 001 Globe Trotting, a limited edition also from the same 2020 Spring Collection.

Here are Lipstick Case CS 049, 053, 057, and 059. And yes, I bought an extra case because in a previous order, I was short a case for one of my lipstick refills.

The 2020 Spring saw a release of a brand new Lipstick N collection with different finishes (Sheer, Natural, and Satin I believe). I picked the sheerest one of course, because that's the finish I prefer for daily wear.

- Lipstick N 104 Groseille: transparent cool pink.

In the previous fall of 2019, several limited edition Lipstick CS' were released in a collection that celebrated the different grapes used in wine-making. These lippies were more pigmented and had a natural finish.

- Lipstick CS 116 Les Vendanges: translucent grape-y red wine.

From the same 2020 Spring Collection was a limited edition Tinted Lipstick in the famous P&J cat-shaped bullet, and by "tinted" they meant color-changing and staining, which was fine with me but I do know some folks might dislike the staining aspect. There was only one color available for this Tinted Lipstick.

- Tinted Lipstick 001 Globe Trotting: yellow cat-shaped bullet in the tube but applies like a transparent cool pink with shimmers that don't show. Once applied, I honestly couldn't tell this apart from Lipstick N 104 Groseille above. The glaring difference was that this one left a bright bubblegum pink stain, which I actually did like!

Left picture: Lipstick N 104 Groseille, Lipstick CS 116 Les Vendanges, and Tinted Lipstick 001 Globe Trotting.

Right picture: Stain from Tinted Lipstick 001 Globe Trotting.

Later in 2020, for the Summer Collection we saw another fun release with cat motifs: the Sparkling Eye Color Limited (will post later) and Lipstick L, with clear bullet and a cat-shaped core. There were a total of three colors and I picked 004 Soleil D'Ete and 005 Bratty Cat, skipping 006 Lumiere du Soleil because it was a brown-beige core and the clear bullet had chunky shimmers.

These Lipstick L's came in their own tube with P&J's signature chrysanthemum on the cap, and although I love the pretty flower I didn't like the chunky plastic tubes. I much preferred the slim paper tubes with cute prints from the regular lineup.

That said, the super cute lipstick inside more than made up for the clunky tubes. These Lipstick L's had the same concept as the Lipstick D from the P&J x Doraemon collaboration in 2019 Spring Collection, with a transparent lipstick bullet and a color core, cat shape in this case. The formula was slightly better than the Lipstick D too, although still wasn't as soft and moisturizing as their other lippies. At least the transparent bullet wasn't as waxy as the Lipstick D. The pigmentation was decent, but definitely not full coverage. I wouldn't have bought them if they were full coverage.

- 004 Soleil D'Ete: clear yellow bullet with a bright orange core, both shimmer-free.

- 005 Bratty Cat: clear blue bullet with medium pink core, again both shimmer-free.

From left to right: Treatment Balm L 005 Stollen, Sparkling Eye Color Limited in 005 Ronron (will post later), and these Lipstick L 004 Soleil D'Ete and 005 Bratty Cat.

The end of 2020 saw another special LE Christmas Collection, a second collaboration between Paul & Joe x Doraemon, on the occasion of Doraemon's 50th Anniversary. I was especially keen on the Lip Treatment Balm D 002, and of course more of the Lipstick D in 3 colors. Initially, I picked 004 Shiny Yellow & Vivid Red and 006 Twinkle Orange & Pink Beige, and skipping 005 Glitter Blue & Romantic Pink, but later went back for this color because the formula was markedly better than the previous Lipstick D.

The tubes were metal, just like the previous Lipstick D, only with Doremi on the cap. I think I know why the formula was better too: whereas the previous Lipstick D and the Lipstick L above had a transparent bullet with a solid color core, these ones had a color bullet and a translucent core. Despite the smiling Doremi on the cap, the core was Doraemon-shaped which confused me a bit at first ^.^ Anyway, these lippies were more along the lines of the regular lineup--they were way softer and more moisturizing, and with better pigmentation to boot!

- 004 Shiny Yellow x Vivid Red: orange-red bullet with a translucent yellow core with shimmers that didn't show. I appreciated that the translucent core had no color and served to sheer out the rest of the bullet.

- 006 Twinkle Orange x Pink Beige: more like a rosy bullet with translucent peach core, again with shimmers that didn't show. Despite the peachy appearance, this core too had no color and only served to sheer out the rest of the bullet.

From left to right: Eye Color Duo 02 Evening Dress (will post later), and these Lipstick D 004 Shiny Yellow & Vivid Red and 006 Twinkle Orange & Pink Beige.