I'd read lots of raves for these Yves Saint Laurent Water Stains and had been curious about them, so when Selfridges UK put them on sale (admittedly, a few years ago...), I picked up 3 colors to try: 605 Bain de Corail, 609 Submerged Coral, and 618 Wet Vermilion.
So far, Yves Saint Laurent lippies have been hit-and-miss for me, although admittedly I have only tried a few. The Volupte Plump-in-Colour Plumping Lip Balms didn't leave much of an impression, but I liked The Slim Sheer Mattes enough to go back for more colors. So when I kept seeing chatters about these Rouge Volupte Shine, I was game to try some. Thanks to Selfridges UK for their enabling promotions, I picked up Collector 76 Golden--Red in the Dark and Collector 80 Golden--Chili Tunique, both LE items, and 83 Rouge Cape, 85 Burgundy Love, 87 Rose Afrique, 129 Carmine Retro, and 131 Chili Morocco from the permanent line-up at the time. I have not gone back for more of these so I don't know if anything has changed since my last purchase.
Yep, I went right back for more of these Yves Saint Laurent The Slim Sheer Mattes, this time picking up 103 Orange Provocant, 110 Berry Exposed, and 112 Raw Rosewood, among other things. Accidentally purchased an extra 111 Corail Explicite too but am happy to have a backup of the color.
Did some damages at YSL online store during the Black Friday sale and, among other things, picked up this 125mL/4.2fl. oz.jar of Top Secrets Universal Makeup Remover Melting Balm-in-Oil (oof, what a mouthful!). I wasn't going to use this cleansing balm just yet but it jumped the queue having arrived leaking and oily. After cleaning up the mess, I realized it wasn't because of the rough transit or the faulty packaging but rather because the cleansing balm itself was so melty.
