Shiseido’s international makeup line used to be called The Makeup but its now called Makeup – shorter and sweeter. And with makeup artist Dick Page at the helm, Shiseido Makeup has taken on a decidedly edgier look. Great! I personally found it a little bland before 😛
This is my first time dipping my toes into Shiseido Makeup’s lipsticks and when I saw the name – Perfect Rouge Glowing Matte – I must confess to feeling a little crestfallen. I’m a bit like a magpie – I like shine and shimmer and Shiseido Makeup fell a little by the wayside outside my radar because it is “older”. But nevermind, I thought, I’m older now too! So lets see how a matte lipstick fares, since I don’t use mattes very much. Further, its a Glowing Matte which is a little puzzling and not a bit impossible.
The colour I have is RD325. Shiseido being Japanese, the colour names are quite self explanatory. In this case RD stands for Red so i knew this lippie falls in the red toned category.
There is no lipstick name but i checked online and RD325 is also called Coral Glow. Very pretty but i know you want swatches so hopalong now!
I’ll be honest. I’d used matte lipsticks before but they felt horrible on my lips. Dry and dull and one was a Shiseido lipstick from a while ago! However i must confess that this new Perfect Rouge Glowing Matte formula blew me away!
It is a little bit dry when applied. I find it pulls a little on the skin and is nowhere near as pigmented as it looks in the tube. That can be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it.
On my skin, for some reason RD325 or Coral Glow took on a bit of a fuchsia tone. It was a little odd and its more red and a little warmer in real life. But the fuchsia tone is there. Fortunately for me, its still a colour i can wear quite well so i’m not fussed. I’m not sure if its something that happens with all the colours so I’d advise that you check out the colours on your skin where possible.
Other than that, the formula is so light on the lips it feels like you’re not wearing anything! Very impressive for a matte lipstick. I did find that one swipe does not give a very even finish so what you see in the picture is about 2 to 3 layers. Yet its not heavy nor does it look thick does it? 🙂
It also lasts on my lips all the way past lunch till I wipe it off. If you are prone to dry lips you can apply a thin layer of lip balm before applying the lipstick.
It did not dry out my lips nor did it feel waxy and best of all, it did not look flat! Matte textures have a way of looking flat but this one doesn’t and yet it isn’t shiny or glossy. “Glowing Matte” is quite an apt description 🙂
Pros: Lightweight texture, lovely case, glowing matte formula isnt flat nor dry, lasts
Cons: Pricey, color changed on my skin, numbers are hard for me to remember
I felt the case deserves a mention. Its a metal case with a good heft. It looks very sleek and its something you won’t mind pulling out to touch up lipstick in public.
Although at RM95 a tube its pricey i don’t consider it as such because lipsticks from Japanese brands do tend to be on the pricier side. I’ve always found it a little odd. I reckon the price is alright for the quality but I’d say that this one is something you should test out in person first to see if you like the texture.
How do you feel about matte lipsticks? I was leery before but I’m thinking of trying another colour in this line. Perhaps something in the neutral category? 🙂
Paris B
Shiseido Perfect Rouge Glowing Matte lipsticks retail at RM95 a tube at all Shiseido counters
RM 95 a tube? *Rouge Coco is calling me… BUY ME it says. I’m the same price too!!* *Hanny smacks Rouge Coco back to Paris* (End wacky scene)
Looks good on you, tho!
Haha… Its quite different from Rouge Coco plus Shiseido offers a much wider range of colours – Rouge Coco tends towards the safe but Shiseido takes it above and beyond safe 🙂
I agree with Hanny!! 😛
This color looks good on you!! I for one cannot wear this color – the last time i did the husband laughed so hard that he got a tummy ache *glares*
LOL!! But you can wear neutral tones which wash me out like nothing! 😀
I have the Rouge Perfect one that I was telling you about and LOVING it! Haha, that’s such a cute picture of you. Like you have a glint of mischief in your eye 😉
hehe… I think it was the sun 😛 Nudes look amazing on you la. Maybe I should look into a nude in this range? Give it a shot eh? 😉
Hi Paris B,
Something unrelated here. Remember that hand cream from The Face Shop in apple/lemon container? I bought it some time ago and haven’t used again it until today. Now it smells funny…’plasticky’ apple smell. Has it gone bad? Should i chuck it away?
Thanks.
That does sound like it’s turned. It should smell of apples so I’d say toss it – oops!
I love matt lipsticks. The only down part is there’s not much color choices out there. I’m definately going to take a look at this range.
You’re absolutely right – makers of matte lipsticks seem to go the very safe route. Do check out the Shiseido ones – they are pretty good and come in a nice variety of colours 🙂
I would love to try matte lipstick but I got a lot of lip lines and I scared matte lipstick will makes my lip lines’ appearance more obvious =( Not so kissable then ~ hahaha…
That’s the problem with matte lipsticks. To wear a matte lipstick well, lip exfoliation is key! No flaky skin or it’d show up, no lined lips or it’d look awful. The good thing about this one is that its got a bit of glow so its not so bad but for very lined or dry lips you might want to apply a lipbalm first, allow it to sink in and then apply the matte lipstick. 🙂
The color is great on you. So many lipstick posts, I’m still in love with the Chanel one.
Like Anna I stay away from matte lipstick, although a dab of lipgloss on the bottom lip helps smooth it out sometimes – just have to reapply often.
Hehe… its Chanel and thus to be coveted 😉 Matte lipstick can be a little aging, I find. So I tend to go for something glossier. This one’s changing my mind though 🙂
Very pretty, PB. Shiseido makes very good lipsticks.
Oh yes they do! I love the texture of the Perfect Rouge ones although I got a pretty odd shade LOL!