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| Urban Decay's Gash Lipstick |
I hold a certain nostalgia for
Urban Decay's Gash color. While in high school I was
obsessed with this nail polish after coming across a full page advertisement for it in some magazine. I've searched and searched online for that ad with no luck -- I wish I could share it here! Basically, the ad image was a smear of blood red nail polish across a white surface with a manicured hand flaunting Gash nails. Super goth, right? I used that color constantly.
Recently I purchased Urban Decay's
lipstick and
lipliner in this same color after frustratingly searching their website for the polish, but to no avail. Their website doesn't sell individual nail polish bottles, and for some reason the set collections of polish don't list the names!
In addition to the lipstick and liner you can also find Gash eyeshadow.
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Urban Decay Gash 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil
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Sometimes when I'm using a dark lipstick I like to use a lipliner to line my lips and bring the color in on each side to where
only the central third of my lips are liner-free. Then I apply the
lipstick in the center but not all the way to the corners of my mouth.
Depending on the shade, it adds a highlight to the center.
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| In direct sunlight |
Urban Decay lipsticks are described as having a "crème caramel scent and flavor." I've read reviews that say the smell is off-putting, but I can't say
that I agree -- it's not exactly caramel though. It does have a slight
artificial smell, but not really a taste. Different brands have different subtle scents added to their lipsticks. MAC smells like vanilla, Chanel has a floral rose smell, Guerlain smells like violets, and Aveda has a minty smell just to name a few.
Lipstick: $22 for 0.13 US oz
Glide-On Lip Pencil: $18 for 0.29 US fl oz
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Lotus
Urban
Decay Cosmetics does not test on animals and has a wide variety of
vegan options. Each of their vegan items has a small purple paw next to
the item on their website. All of their lipsticks and lipliners are
vegan. Their official website has that information clearly listed.
Ulta's website has that info in the Specifications tab. It doesn't say
it on Sephora's website.
I've always loved the packaging of their lipsticks, but not had many opportunities to test any of the colours. That shade looks beautiful and could probably be worn as a stain as well. If I'm ever near a UD counter I'm going to keep my eye out for this one, thank you for posting such a nice review. :)
ReplyDeletei love this color ... i cant wait to get this . please follow bacck britters89.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletethis is so pretty! I love the packaging of their new lipsticks =)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I remember that advertisement and the same fruitless search. Oh the longings of a high school goth. <3 Thanks for the nostalgia.
ReplyDeleteWow I lovvve the packaging!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like this lipstick, I love the color! I wonder if they've reformulated this slightly since I bought mine, since it's always had a very strong bitter taste and a strange scent. Hope so, I love Urban Decay and I hated seeing people complain about their products! And they keep teasing full-size bottles of polish if the smaller sets do well, but I doubt if they'll ever do that. I don't think they've re-released Gash in any of the sets so far... I'm dying for a new bottle of "X," which was my favorite from their old line!
ReplyDelete@LydiaTheStrange: While this lipstick is gorgeous, it isn't very long-wearing, so definitely pick up the lip pencil if you plan on buying the lipstick.
ReplyDelete@Eden-Avalon: I'm so glad someone else remembers that ad. I can't believe they've already hit their 15 year anniversary!
@Sari: I do find the scent a little strange, but I'm not offended by it. I was also very eager to fall in love with it before I even tried it. Fingers crossed for the polish!
Ooooh, I enjoy the effect you achieved by using the lipliner and the lipstick! That is a neat trick, I may need to try that one out!
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny, I do that same thing with my liner! I love it because I have very angular lips so the shadow on the corners (and the whole top lip even) is extremely prominant. Left to their own devices, certain shades of gloss will look like I'm wearing two completely different colors! Doing this makes my lip color look more natural as a general rule, but I started out years ago doing this with black liner and red lipstick. XD
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