Lorac Alter Ego Lip Set-Updated!

Hello, Everyone!

Today I wanted to talk about a Lorac product that I ordered from Ulta a few weeks ago. This was an "Online Only" set that, I believe, was exclusive to Ulta. At this time, it is no longer available on their website, but you can buy each item individually. This set originally came in three different "colors", Nude, Pink, and Plum; Pink being the set that I have. Each set contained two Alter Ego lipsticks and two of the new Alter Ego lipglosses in the same colors, with mine containing Girl Next Door and Sex Kitten.  Ulta was (and still is) running a "gift with purchase" promo that allowed you to get a deluxe size of the Alter Ego lipgloss in Goddess when you purchased $25 or more of Lorac products.

I'll start with the lipsticks. The gunmetal colored packaging is beautiful, but can hold onto fingerprints, and I LOVE the fact that the bottom shows the color of the lipstick inside. They smell absolutely divine, better than Mac lipsticks; like a whole sweet bakery shoved in these little tubes. These lipsticks are extremely pigmented, which is good and bad. The good being it only takes one swipe for full color; the bad being that these lighter colors can look chalky since they are so opaque that none of my natural lip color shows through. The Alter Ego lipsticks are very creamy, and I don't find them drying on the lips even though these two colors are matte. Girl Next Door is a lighter, peachy pink neutral, that looks pretty with my skin tone and doesn't wash me out, while Sex Kitten is a bright, almost neon, pink. I don't feel like I can quite pull of Girl Next Door without gloss on top though, due to the fact that it does look rather chalky. As for the Alter Ego lipglosses, they have the same gunmetal color on the top, while the rest is a clear cylinder that you can easily see the color through. Each of the colors match the lipsticks perfectly, with the same delicious sweet smell. Each of these glosses are opaque, and can easily be worn on their own for beautiful color payoff. The formula is creamy, not streaky, and doesn't feel sticky to me. They're very comfortable to wear and can last three-four hours depending on the amount of eating and drinking you do during that time.

Alter Ego lipstick in Girl Next Door topped with the matching lipgloss

Alter Ego lipstick in Sex Kitten

Alter Ego lipstick in Sex Kitten topped with the matching lipgloss

 

I neglected to take a picture of me wearing just Girl Next Door because I immediately topped it with the lipgloss, but I assure you, it wasn't exactly flattering. I do own one other color in the Alter Ego line, Duchess, and it's not as light in color, so it doesn't have the chalkiness issue that these can. All in all, I love these lipsticks and glosses. I haven't worn Goddess on my lips yet, but I have a feeling I'm going to want the lipstick and the full size gloss. ;)

**Update- all three of these sets (Pink, Nude, and Plum) are back in stock on the Ulta website! 

 

 

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