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Lipstick Queen Let Them Eat Cake

Pearlee — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 16:27:37 GMT

So.....I had a 20% off coupon for my total purchase at Ulta and went yesterday. Big mistake - I went a little crazy! (well a lot crazy).

I've been a fan of LQ lippies since Poppy first came on the Q, although admittedly some colors have been misses for me. Generally though I really like them but rarely buy them at QVC since there are better prices elsewhere when using coupons.

Anyway....with my 20% off I really splurged and bought Let Them Eat Cake which is available here on Q (link below). I haven't yet worn it but am intrigued by the color and its future multiple uses. It's a very glittery lavender color. I've gotten to love lavender lipsticks, my favorite - and most flattering - being Fly High by Bare Minerals. I can see that going great underneath this Let Them Eat Cake. The shade as it looked tested on the back on my hand is so beautiful! One of the many reviews I read online said that wearing it makes your teeth look whiter too (well that would be an unexpected bonus).

I only bought it because Ulta said I can return it in 60 days if I don't like it once I've tried it; the Ulta clerk who checked me out told me she has it and loves it. It's too expensive to keep if I don't love it. The packaging is gorgeous - pink velvet outer box and gunmetal metallic tube, although as I told the checkout person, I could very well do without the special packaging and reduce the cost by $20. hahaha Anyway, it was a treat to myself for the holidays - I'll let you know whether I'll keep it after I've tried wearing it out a few times. It is much more spring season looking than for now, but I'm going to wear it anyway.

A225877 here on Q

http://www.qvc.com/Lipstick-Queen-Let-Them-Eat-Cake-Lipstick.product.A335877.html?sc=A335877-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-1-_-A335877&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/77/a335877.001?$uslarge$

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Pearlee — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 16:44:00 GMT

Adding: the photo of it on this site doesn't look like the real color at all.

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hoosieroriginal — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 17:33:49 GMT

Beautiful color! Enjoy your purchase!

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Pearlee — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 17:56:56 GMT

@hoosieroriginal Thank you. Wish you could see it in person. A lot of the online reviews described it as "ethereal" which I agree with. It looks a bit mystical in nature, with "fairydust" in it. The color really is pretty - I hope you see it somewhere out and about in person. I appreciate your post.

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depglass — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:02:46 GMT

Your post must have created a run on it. It shows sold out.

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:57:04 GMT

@Pearlee, I thought that LQ was excluded from ULTA coupons. Did you have a coupon that had no exclusions?

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hoosieroriginal — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:17:35 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:
@hoosieroriginal Thank you. Wish you could see it in person. A lot of the online reviews described it as "ethereal" which I agree with. It looks a bit mystical in nature, with "fairydust" in it. The color really is pretty - I hope you see it somewhere out and about in person. I appreciate your post.

@Pearlee - bet it would look really nice with a plum colored top. Looks like you sold it out! The Q is gonna hire you!

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Trix — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:25:48 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Pearlee, I thought that LQ was excluded from ULTA coupons. Did you have a coupon that had no exclusions?

Ulta's December 20% coupon included most prestige brands. The only exclusions are: Lancome, Dermatoligica, Nakeds, hair salon services, Benefit brow service, Dyson hairdryer, and a couple of other things I can't recall. I used the coupon on a purchase of products from Pur Minerals, Laura Geller, and Art of Shaving, but Lancome Bi-Facil was full price.

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:40:17 GMT

So I checked out some reviews and swatches of this lipstick, and I can say that it would not work for me. Many, many reviewers mentioned that high amount of glitter -- chunky glitter --and the fallout from it. Also, the swatches look like a very pale sparkly pink more than lavender, which would not flatter me at all.

You can see the lipstick, swatches, and a picture of it on the model's lips HERE.

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Pearlee — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:42:28 GMT

@Trix wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Pearlee, I thought that LQ was excluded from ULTA coupons. Did you have a coupon that had no exclusions?
Ulta's December 20% coupon included most prestige brands. The only exclusions are: Lancome, Dermatoligica, Nakeds, hair salon services, Benefit brow service, Dyson hairdryer, and a couple of other things I can't recall. I used the coupon on a purchase of products from Pur Minerals, Laura Geller, and Art of Shaving, but Lancome Bi-Facil was full price.

@suzyQ3 Mine was the same so LQ was included. It is usually excluded from the coupons which is one reason I bought LQ yesterday.

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Pearlee — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:10:06 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
So I checked out some reviews and swatches of this lipstick, and I can say that it would not work for me. Many, many reviewers mentioned that high amount of glitter -- chunky glitter --and the fallout from it. Also, the swatches look like a very pale sparkly pink more than lavender, which would not flatter me at all.

You can see the lipstick, swatches, and a picture of it on the model's lips HERE.

In person it looks lavender.

I don't expect one thing to work for all. I hope to enjoy mine. Plenty of other lippies out there for you @suzyQ3 .

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sonechko — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:35:08 GMT

@Pearlee! I have this lipstick - Let them eat cake", for awhile now and I absolutely adore it! Thanks for reminding me of it, I'll pull it out and start using it again!

p.s. Also, this one is great to lightly tone down and make more sophisticated any other lipstick, that does not seem to be a "winner".

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suzyQ3 — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:36:58 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
So I checked out some reviews and swatches of this lipstick, and I can say that it would not work for me. Many, many reviewers mentioned that high amount of glitter -- chunky glitter --and the fallout from it. Also, the swatches look like a very pale sparkly pink more than lavender, which would not flatter me at all.

You can see the lipstick, swatches, and a picture of it on the model's lips HERE.
In person it looks lavender.
I don't expect one thing to work for all. I hope to enjoy mine. Plenty of other lippies out there for you @suzyQ3 .

Okay, @Pearlee, I hear you loud and clear. Personally, I think information is always helpful for those perhaps trying to make up their mind.

I do certainly hope that it works nicely for you. Have a wonderful holiday!

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sonechko — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:48:54 GMT

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Pearlee — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 04:24:06 GMT

@sonechko Hi, and thank you very much for your post. I'm really glad you are liking this lippie! What the heck is on that cake plate in the photo you posted?

That photo shows the outer velvet case very, very well; that case is true-to-color on my monitor as it is in person.

Since you have this lippie, I highly recommend the beautiful lavender Bare Minerals lippie I mentioned above, Fly High, to use underneath this one. It's beautiful on its own too - highly flattering and the friend to whom I recommended it also loves it. Please check it out when you have a chance.

The Let Them Eat Cake looks different on me than it does in the photos and in the tube in the photos; I think the lipstick will vary on everyone. Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend.

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Pearlee — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 04:28:48 GMT

@depglass wrote:
Your post must have created a run on it. It shows sold out.

@depglass It's not showing as sold out to me.

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sonechko — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 06:07:11 GMT

Yes, this is very pretty lipstick, @Pearlee and in very pretty case too. It does look different on everyone. Heck, it looks different on me too at different times! Best it is described by the blogger, linked to in earlier post:

"Lipstick Queen Let Them Eat Cake lip color is pure indulgence. The rose gold-tinged lilac is flattering for spectrum of skin tones and the shade itself is light enough to resonate with its fanciful, dessert-themed name yet dark enough to avoid washing out the complexion. This is such a beautiful installment from Lipstick Queen and I highly recommend it to lovers of the brand as well as to those who adore lip color in the lilac family."

I'll check out this Bare Minerals lippie you mentioned. Thanks! Honestly, I am very afraid looking at one more lippie at this time - I lipsticked-out lately to a point, that I don't even know what and how many I have, and definitely too many to use.

My latest lipstick true love is Too Faced. Boy, these are wonderful! I so far have several in Creme, but I also eyeballing the Melted TF.

Let Them Eat Cake is something I also like a lot, but forgot I have it. I love anything with a hint of lilac or purple.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend yourself too Pearley!

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151949 — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:25:24 GMT

I don't like that glittery color and I would NEVER pay $50 for any lipstick. Then add S&H and tax -- no way on this earth!

I am a real fan of Lipstick Queen but not everything she does.

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sonechko — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 02:36:01 GMT

@151949, $45 is a little too much for a lipstick for me too. She does once in awhile quite good sale offers. This is when I got this lipstick, and another, also expensive lipstick, I forgot it's name. Both with huge discount on her site.

Before that, I bought couple of boxes with three of her regular lipsticks, on sale also. They were nice, but not excellent and showed not much staying power.

Her expensive lipstick - "Let Them Eat Cake", I love. It's not much glittery when on! It is just great lipstick. The second one, was a wrong color for me - I gave it away. But both of them are excellent lipsticks.

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Funloving — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:17:24 GMT

I certainly wouldn't gauge this lipstick on the earlier picture posted of the blond wearing it. Shades look different depending on coloring and lip pigment. It looks like my kind of shade-- although I'd probably use a deeper mauve underneath. In fact it reminds me a lot of MAC's Nikki LE for AIDS of which I bought 3 tubes. Wish I'd bought 3 more since I wear over a bit deeper shade almost daily. This looks more complex- just gorgeous. Enjoy!

BTW, if it's as similar to my MAC LE, as it appears, it does make your teeth look whiter!