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DrTr said:
Received one of 2 today. Rose Zinzolin is a beautiful color, looks great (I’m a brunette and cool color shades always look best on me) and feels good on my lips, unfortunately it tastes and smells “chemical-ly” to me. I usually can’t taste my lipstick so I’m disappointed. I’m trying to wear it for 15 minutes to see if it gets better as someone kindly suggested (sorry can’t find your post!). I hope it does, otherwise I will have two lovely cases and a failed experiment. Fingers crossed! It is absolutely gorgeous and the cases are very nice. I’ll let you know if the smell/taste fades.
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Update to chemical taste and smell for those of you bothered by it too. Got my LE Violet today. Figured out what helps - I always use Lip Medex from Blistex under all my lip colors and pencils and when wearing no color at all, and overnight - it keeps my lips moisturized better than anything I’ve ever found (for $2.99 US for the large size! I keep and carry those little tubs everywhere, and the price leaves more for H!) but forgot to put on with Zinzolin yesterday.

I did use the lip medex underneath today with Violet Insense before trying it and voila! It doesn’t bother me anymore. My lips feel hydrated and slightly cool, but no more bad taste or smell! I’m so relieved as both colors are gorgeous. And believe it or not, as dark as the violet looks online, it’s actually less bright and intense than Zinzolin, which is medium intensity on my lips. It’s way brighter than Zinzolin on the back of my hand though, much more muted on my lips. I’m glad. Both are very flattering. And now I can try a red with blue undertones safely! It just shows me how amazing these colors are, how different they look on hands vs lips, and how different the same color looks on each of us depending on our actual lip color and skin tone. I truly find it magical! H does it again. Thanks to all of you brave enough to model - I tried a few pics and quickly deleted the lip closeups from my phone, let alone post them here! Bova, you and others that model really have been goddesses for all of us chickens!

I do have to say the packaging it comes in seems big enough to fill my entire recycle bin! Because it was two different orders got two of these giant boxes. Goodness. My DH asked if I’d ordered them all when he saw the first box :P but even he thought the cases and tiny boxes were cool. Can’t wait to see next LE colors and experiment with a few more in the meantime. How fun!
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missD said:
Anyone own beige kalahari? I have it as well and worried it might be too much of yellow-based beige on my Yellow undertone medium skin. I don’t want to try it and not love it. Rather just return.
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Yes and I don't care for it, personally. It washes me out. It looks so pretty in the tube but when I put it on, I look sick. I have fair skin and rosy coloring. The Rogue Encens is much better on me, but still not great. I bought 5 lipsticks and my favorite by far is the Rogue Casaque. I really wanted an everyday neutral-better than lip color-lipstick. I personally struck out in that regard.
 
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Love Of My Life said:
Not so unexpected...
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Not unexpected, just amazing. These are the same people selling $500+ Calvis that can be bought online worldwide. I saw a $900 Calvi.

doni said:
Even the LEs where available online today?
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I guess resellers buy up everything and price as high as they can. It's their thing. Personally I'm just waiting til either a color I am willing to risk (probably Kalahari or Encens) comes online or I get to the store for a sample. (I am hiding from my SA because I know DH is working on some birthday surprise and I know she will spill the beans!)
 
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QuelleFromage said:
Not unexpected, just amazing. These are the same people selling $500+ Calvis that can be bought online worldwide. I saw a $900 Calvi.



I guess resellers buy up everything and price as high as they can. It's their thing. Personally I'm just waiting til either a color I am willing to risk (probably Kalahari or Encens) comes online or I get to the store for a sample. (I am hiding from my SA because I know DH is working on some birthday surprise and I know she will spill the beans!)
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Hermes.com is restocking pretty quickly so colors are showing up on the site.
Nothing surprises me with regard to pricing.. What surprises me is that buyers are not even checking H,com for
Calvis as well as other places ( BG, Saks, Bloomies for lippies)& just buying on the internet.. While I imagine many transactions are international, these items turn up at H online worldwide.. go figure
 
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img said:
Yes and I don't care for it, personally. It washes me out. It looks so pretty in the tube but when I put it on, I look sick. I have fair skin and rosy coloring. The Rogue Encens is much better on me, but still not great. I bought 5 lipsticks and my favorite by far is the Rogue Casaque. I really wanted an everyday neutral-better than lip color-lipstick. I personally struck out in that regard.
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I bought beige naturel and I love it for just that reason....on me it is an everyday neutral. I am also fair skinned with rosy undertones. I’m also dying to try rouge casaque....happy to hear you love it!
 
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papertiger said:
I think this is Rose Inoui when trying on scarves, can't think what else it could be as I have no others like it and I was def wearing H. Wearing again today. Ridiculous how excited I can be about a lipstick.
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papertiger,
You look so lovely in that hat, scarf and lipstick!!! I hope you bought all three!!! I am intrigued by the lipsticks and hope to try one, soon. Have a nice weekend!
 
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