Lip Liner Madness and YSL Rouge Pur Couture #9 Review

I rarely, if ever, wear lip liner.  I'm more of a slap on some lip balm or gloss type of girl.  When I do wear lipstick, it goes on straight from the tube, no liner needed.  But I have as of late been interested in trying out a bright red lip.  So, I looked up about half a thousand tutorials on Youtube before purchasing my very first bright red lip glossy stain from YSL.  I figured if I'm going to do this, I may as well go big and apparently very expensive.  I settled on the Rouge Pur Couture #9.  This color is fire engine red and oh so bright!

Quick product review:  This glossy stain takes about 2 - 3 coats to look it's best.  Put on the first coat of stain and let it sit for about a minute before applying the second and third coat (if necessary).  It smells wonderful and the color is terrific.  Let me put it this way, your mouth is noticeable from about 20 feet away so this would definitely be a product I'd recommend for stage performers.  Actually that's the main reason that I chose this particular color.  I'm a belly dancer (a novice performer), and needed a bright lip color to go with my bright costumes.  The staying power of the glossy stain is very good.  The shine will fade after a few hours but the stain lasts pretty much all day.

So, back to my lip liner woes.  I would highly suggest a lip liner with YSL #9.  You'll need the liner to put and then keep the product where you want it.  Unfortunately I have such little practice in this area that my lips end up looking something like Lindsay Lohan post lip job...  not so classy.  My natural pout looks more like Lindsay Lohan pre-all her plastic surgery.  

Needless to say, I will be practicing to bring my lip lining skills up to speed.  In the mean time I will keep looking longingly at my YSL #9, impatiently waiting for the day when I can line my lips correctly and then rock this glossy red lip stain on stage.