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Originally Posted by Felicia27
what do you guys think about paramount and x-s? i haven't seen them in person yet. i'm not sure if i'm brave enough to do the true red just yet. does red look bad on very full lips?
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Dunno about paramount, but I have x-s and it's a deep matte-ish brown. When I got it about 2 years ago, I was really into darker lip colors but now I find dark lips too much. I use x-s now as a base for lighter lipsticks to add some depth and deepen the tone. E.g. under Bronze Shimmer or Blonde on Blonde it gives them amazing depth that you don't get from a lipliner.
As far as red goes, like I said above, I don't go for vibrant lips much, but when I do, I like brown reds. My favourite is Fresh Moroccan. It's the warm version of New York Apple IMO. I think it looks more brown on lighter ladies, but on me (NC43) my skintone absorbs most of the brown-ness and leaves me with a nice brick red with shimmer. Top it with Spring Bean or Ornamental l/g and you're good to go.
p.s. I also have Redwood from back in the day and it's nice too when I want a truer red that's still on the warm side.
ETA: Bordeaux is nice too. Similar to New York Apple but slightly warmer. Haven't checked out these kinds of colors at counters lately though, so these 2 (Redwood and Bordeaux) may be DC or HTF,
