Le Métier de Beauté Color Core Moisture Stain Lipstick - Palm Springs Review & Swatches

In my recent whirlwind introduction into the world of Le Métier de Beauté, I decided on what to buy while on the phone talking to the celebrated LMdB National Makeup Artist, Erin Lockard who was texting me swatches as we spoke on the phone. I described the colors that I loved and wore, and this supremely gifted artist picked the perfect assortment of colors for me, I mean the perfect colors for me!! Among the lipstick colors that Erin selected was Palm Springs- which is part of the Color Core Moisture Stain Lipstick range.

Le Métier de Beauté describes their Color Core Moisture Stain Lipstick range as, " A unique combination of vibrant color lip stain and healthful moisturizer in one. Creates that coveted “just-bitten” natural flush of a lip-stain, while the unique emollient-rich, hydrating, moisture-stain formula delivers essential replenishment and voluptuous full coverage color to lips. It’s non-cracking and long-wearing, with the lasting power of color stain, and won’t bleed or feather into fine lines around the lips. Lip-loving moisturizers include jojoba, lanolin and shea butter to keep lips soft and supple—for a velvety lip texture, with a silky finish." I really couldn't have described it better myself.

Palm Springs is a gorgeous light blue-based pink with just the faintest tinge of a mauvey purple hue at the base. What makes it really sparkle is that it includes a very subtle golden shimmer that really gives the lips a gorgeous complexity, and an unmistakable glow. The coverage is opaque with an understated frost finish, but it is subtle and elegant thereby befitting a pink-loving adult instead of a 9th grader (though this would be beautiful on a makeup-loving teenager as well).

In keeping with the subtlety found in this formula, it sits rather quietly on the lips without lots of flash and fanfare, and it imparts a healthy glow rather than a less-than-subtle shine. The formula is long-lasting and moisturizing, and it has the requisite amount of cushion that makes it irresistibly comfortable on the lips. There is a certain updated 1960s kittenish pink aspect to Palm Springs that makes me want to wear a pronounced winged black liner with this gorgeous shade. While that combination is immensely flattering, it should be noted that this color is very versatile and is just as happy with a smokey eye, or no makeup at all!

The packaging itself is a very modern and chic ribbed lipstick tube that is rubberized much like the packaging from NARS. It is easily gripped and feels very comfortable in the hand, and as nice as it is-- the real star is what's inside the tube.

I did have a malfunction with this particular tube- in that the lid was a little too snug, and when I opened it my lipstick, which must have been loose to begin with, shot out of the tube like a cannonball and made a bit of a mess when it landed on my desk. This explains why the lipstick looks a little worse for wear in my close-up pictures.

Overall assessment: A fantastic formula and the color offers the perfect pink pout! Erin definitely picked the perfect pink for me!

$32.00 0.13 oz. From Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman and Cusp. (Affiliate links)