Video summary
Natasha Denona has officially revived the concealer lip trend with a new limited-edition online-exclusive collection designed specifically for millennials who remember applying concealer to their lips in the early 2000s. The set consists of four unique shades, each available in two distinct formulas: the brand's signature "My Dream" creamy lipstick and a new high-gloss milky tinted balm. These products are described as an online-only release because the concept is considered somewhat avant-garde, meaning they will not be found in physical retail stores. The collection aims to offer a modern twist on the classic nude look by incorporating various undertones, ranging from neutral pinks and peaches to cooler taupe and gray hues, ensuring there is something different from the repetitive lip colors that have dominated the market recently.
To successfully wear these sheer, concealer-based shades without them looking patchy or unnatural, the creator emphasizes the absolute necessity of using a lip liner. She demonstrates how pairing the products with specific liners from her own "I Need a Nude" line and other brands like Charlotte Tilbury and Pat McGrath can completely alter the appearance of the lips, balancing the sheer nature of the glosses and lipsticks. The four lip glosses in the collection include Vanilla Swirl, which offers a neutral pink tone with a light sweet scent; Peach Milk, a brighter option with a distinct peachy undertone that she found most flattering on her own skin; Soft Serve, an extremely nude shade tailored for cool-toned complexions; and Milky Way, a deeper taupe-mauve option that leans gray. While the lipsticks are buildable to create anything from a subtle tint to full coverage, the creator notes that the glosses are particularly hydrating but slightly thick and sticky to help extend wear time.
The video also features a tutorial on creating a "smokey eye" using the brand's new "I Need a Cool" palette, which serves as the perfect complementary look for these gray-toned lips. The creator explains her technique of blending matte shades in the crease and outer corner while saving shimmery colors for the inner lid to create a bridge effect, finishing with a smoked-out lower lash line. She reflects on how this specific collection might encourage her to use the cool-toned palette more frequently, as the unique "grungy" vibe of the Milky Way shade aligns perfectly with that aesthetic. Ultimately, while she admits that one does not necessarily need to purchase all four shades or glosses, she praises the versatility of the lipsticks when mixed with different liners and concludes that this collection represents a fun, exciting evolution of the concealer lip trend that successfully blends modern formulas with nostalgic styling.
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Concealer lips are back.
At least according to Natasha Denona.
Now, this was absolutely a collection
for the millennials. We all remember the
concealer lips of the 2000s, the early
2000s. I remember trying to get the look
by literally putting concealer on my
lips. And now here we are full circle
with a concealer lip collection.
[laughter] I honestly can't believe it.
And I can't believe how interested I was
in it. I'm not going to lie. I feel like
we've been getting the same lip
products, the same lip colors coming out
over and over and over again. So, like
anything different. And this looks like
it's going to be different. I've been
wanting some nudes. I want to see
exactly how nude we're talking. So, I
was lucky enough to receive the whole
concealer lip collection in PR. I was
going to buy it all anyways. So, the
timing worked out with that. Uh, and in
this collection, there are four My Dream
lipsticks. It's that my dream collection
formula. and four high gloss milky
tinted gloss balms.
And there's only four shades, so there's
one of each formula. Now, this
collection is a complete online
exclusive limited edition collection,
I'm sure, because the concept, let's be
honest, it is a little bit out there.
So, if you want it, you probably do have
some time. But these aren't going to
come into store, which is why I'm doing
this video for you. Now, when I was
watching some of Natasha Denona's videos
on this, she of course started off with
a smokey eye because what else would you
pair concealer lips with? I used the new
Natasha Denona I need a cool palette, of
course. So, I will put the tutorial
towards the end of this video. Let's
talk lip liners to put underneath these
products because if I were to just put
them like raw on my lips, it wouldn't
look good. It is not the early 2000s
anymore. If you want to make concealer
lips look good, you can. You need a lip
liner. So, I pulled four ones that I
thought would work really well with
these shades. These are all the Natasha
Denona lip crayons. So, number one, we
have the shade Natasha, a nice neutral
mauve from the I need a nude lip crayon
line. This is Dana, which I might use. I
think it's the most brown. And the
undertones of these could completely
change the way the lips look. Alana, a
little bit more pinky. mauve. You know
what? This one is a good one. This is
Cleo. That's a good one to use, too. I
think to keep everything balanced, I'm
going to use the shade Dana just along
the outskirts very lightly today.
Some other recommendations that I have
would be biscuit from Westminatilier,
contour from Pat McGrath, what's the one
from Charlotte Tilbury? Why am I
blinking? Iconic nude from Charlotte
Tilbury. That's another good one.
And these would all look good with a
really nice intense liner. I'm going to
keep it soft though so it doesn't change
the color too much
so you can see how they truly look.
So just a very lighting. Let's start off
with the swatches. Now in the collection
there are four lipsticks which are the
My Dream Collection lipstick formula
which are very very creamy. These are
$29 each. And then for $28 each, they're
the high gloss milky formulation. So,
this is a new formula from Natasha
Denona that launched this year. And I
think these ones are a little bit more
sheer. So, this is vanilla swirl. Has a
nice light sweet scent to it.
So, vanilla swirl I think has like a
neutral pink tone to it. Here's the lip
gloss. a little bit lighter and
brighter. This is peach milk. Definitely
much more concealer lippy with a peachy
tone to it. Going to give a complete
different effect. Peachy Milk lip gloss.
This one seems like the most nude, like
very KKW. This is soft serve.
Ooh, I'm excited for this one. Extremely
nude.
And then lastly, we have Milky Way,
which the tones of this. Sorry, my bonus
here. So, I want to get good swatches.
This is like a taupey mauve. Then, Milky
Way gloss. Now, these are very, very
nude. I don't know how these are going
to look on a deeper complexion. I'm
going to leave that up to the deeper
skin creators, but you let me know your
thoughts. First, I'm going to swatch the
lip glosses alone just so you can see
their pigmentation. And then I'm going
to swatch the lipsticks and then layer
the gloss over top so you can see the
combo. So, I'll go in the order that I
swatch these. Vanilla swirl high gloss
first.
Hey, these are pretty on their own.
You do have to worry about them looking
a little bit patchy
because of the nature of the color. So,
make sure they're spread evenly.
But it has a nice tint of color. And
this formula is very hydrating. And it's
a little thick and sticky, but not in a
way that's uncomfortable, just in a way
that is going to help improve wear time.
And then I really do notice with these
that they are hydrating. Peach Milk High
Gloss.
What do you think? Do those two look
different enough for you? I think this
one's a little bit more flattering on me
and my complexion if I was to wear it
bare.
Prettier than I thought on my own, but
definitely think I'm going to prefer it
with the lipstick. Soft serve, the
nudest nude today.
This is going to definitely be for the
cool tone girls.
Subtle difference from the others.
And then Milky Way, our deepest option.
You know, this one is also pulling quite
gray on me. So again, cool tone girls.
Very pretty. I do think on myself, peach
milk was probably the most flattering. I
can see the subtle differences from
shake to shade, but I definitely don't
know that you'd need all of the lip
glosses.
Let's have some fun with the lipsticks
now. Let's do vanilla swirl.
And these are buildable colors, so you
can get just a light touch or you
build up the pigment. I don't know if
you can see, but
it does have a shiny finish. You see,
you need that lip liner, but Vanilla
Swirl lipstick,
I love it, and it's perfect with the
smokey eye. Okay, let's do vanilla swirl
gloss over top,
which is a bit lighter, but and these
smell good by the way. They aren't
chemically smelling like the first batch
of these ever made.
So fun. I love this.
Peach Milk.
This one has that more obvious peachy
tone. If you have a warm undertone to
your skin,
I definitely think I like the first one,
Vanilla Swirl, a little better than
this. I liked the gloss individually on
its own the best on me,
but it's all about the lip liner. you
pair it with. So, I had such a sheer
layer down,
but if I build up the intensity,
could absolutely make this one work. But
I am feeling vanilla swirl a little bit
more. Soft serve is next. I'm excited to
see this one cuz this is true concealer
lip.
So, it's the best way to utilize a color
like this, by the way, is mixing it or
putting it mostly just in the center of
the lips. So, you It's beautiful with
like a deeper color and then popping
this right on top of the center of the
lips.
I only put on a little bit of this
because it would definitely lean way too
concealer lip looking if I did anything
more and really dress this up with a lip
liner as well.
This one is intense. It is. I definitely
needed that outer lip liner. Let's do
some gloss.
But what do you think? It did need a
little bit of finger blending to make it
look nice and even. If I had built this
up too much, probably would have been
too much. But with a smokey eye, you
guys, concealer lips are back. All
right, final color, Milky Way.
See, it has a more taupey tone to it.
kind of grayy grunge. So that's the
lipstick. And then
Milky Way gloss
kind of gives a cement vibe. Definitely
for a more grungy kind of look. I mean,
obviously it goes with what I'm wearing
today. Definitely not an everyday color
for me, but so different. So fun than
the colors that we've been getting. I am
I'm loving this. I think it's so fun.
Oh, and also the look for today, like I
said, I did use the brand new I need a
cool palette for Natasha Denona because
this is kind of the ultimate smokey eye
palette. So, it's perfect to go with
these lipsticks. So, all I did today is
I just took some of Cube and that was my
crease shade. I blended that all over,
kind of smoked it out a little bit, and
then I went in with the shade Nimbus in
the outer corner and I mixed it in with
a little bit of Cove. So, I used this
combo for the outer part of my crease. I
kind of put it a little bit on the outer
half of my eyelid as well, and just left
that really well blended. And then I
used shale, which is more of a satin
shade, and I put that right in the
middle of my eyelid because I knew I was
going to have something much more
shimmery on the inner part. So, I wanted
it to be that bridge towards the matte
outer corner. And then I went in with my
finger. I applied Sterling. And that's
what's all in the inner part of my
eyelid. And then I just kind of lightly
blended it out all over. I took a
blending brush just to soften
everything. And then for the lower lash
line, I used a gray eyeliner and smoked
that out. So that's what you're seeing
first. And then to smoke it out, I used
shale and just a tinge of cove. And that
is what is lining my lower lash line.
And it's been a while since I've done a
good true smokey eye. And I'll be
honest, an update on this palette. I
haven't wanted to reach for it a lot
just because it's very, very smokeoky.
It's very cool. There haven't been a lot
of opportunities on the daily that I've
wanted to reach for this, but maybe with
this concealer lip collection, I'm going
to pick it up more because the formulas
are beautiful. Don't get me wrong, it's
just not a color. It's a vibe, right? I
have to be in the mood for a really gray
smokey eye, and today was perfect for
that. And those are all of the new
colors for the new concealer lip
collection from Natasha Denona. I had a
lot of fun with them, and I think
they're very pretty. It's definitely a
more modern take on the concealer lips,
hence the different undertones to it,
but the idea is there and I'm just
excited. It's something different. It's
different than the lip colors that we've
been getting. I think the gloss formulas
are nice. I prefer the main line of
gloss colors since these are a little
bit more sheer. I think maybe picking up
one or two, but you probably don't need
all four. As far as the lipsticks go,
they're a beautiful creamy formula. And
I'm not saying you need all four, but if
you love like a nude concealer lip vibe,
if you liked what you saw today,
especially when you start pairing it
with different lip liners and mixing and
blending, I think that these lipsticks
are going to be surprisingly versatile.
I'm all for this. I think this is an
amazingly fun collection. This is what
I'm talking about. Natasha Denona, this
is exactly the kind of collection she
would do. It's fun. I really like it.
>> [laughter]
>> So, I will have all the links down below
for where you can pick this collection
up. I had a lot of fun swatching these
for you guys. Let me know your thoughts.
Let me know which ones were your
favorites. And I'll see you guys in the
next one. Bye, guys. Have a good one.
>> It's delicious.
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