Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe Review

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe Review

Hello gorgeous people,

How are you all doing? I hope you all enjoyed the Ganapati celebrations. Now, Navaratri will be here super soon. It’s all about getting ready during navratri and diwali that I enjoy a lot. Coming to today’s pick, it is a lip colour from Lakme.  This range is pretty famous for its affordable price as well as its amazing quality and the shade range. I picked this up long ago and seriously do not know why I picked this shade, may be I forgot to swatch it. Let’s see how this shade worked for me.

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

Price:

Rs. 375

Product Description by Lakme:

A high performance, color-fix formula developed in Italy; this creamy lipstick combines amazing comfort with staying power that keeps you looking fresh for hours.

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

How To Apply:

After lining your lips with a matching lip liner, fill the outlined area of your lips with these rich lip colors. Wait for two minutes for the color fix action to take effect. Now your lip color is set to last for hours.

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

My Experience with Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe:

I seriously do not know the reason why I picked this colour, but I did unfortunately. This one has the old packaging.  It comes in a round slim packaging in copper bronze shade.  It is very handy and great to carry in the purse for touch-ups. The twisty thing at the bottom works very nicely. The shade range available is also huge with pinks, oranges, browns and what not! This particular shade is on the darker side and gives a mature look.

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

It doesn’t look great on ladies below 40, more suitable for elderly women. The shade is grayish brown with a burnt black kind of a shade.  Genuinely speaking, my lips are quite healthy and pink; but when I apply this lipstick on, it makes my lips look dark and dull. It just covers all the pink and makes my lips look old. It sucks out all the glow from my lips. The consistency is very creamy no doubt and has a very smooth finish, but I am disappointed with the color.  Who wants dull looking lips?

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

It stays for around 4-5 hours and then fades away. The color does not go away even when you have water or food, it stays right in the place. The fragrance is nice as well and pleasant.  It is completely matte with absolutely no shine at all. I think a gloss can make it look a little better. I have other shades from this range and they are absolutely gorgeous, but a big no-no to this color.  Skip this totally!

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color Taupe

Pros of Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe:

  • Easily available.
  • Affordable.
  • Travel friendly.
  • Smooth and creamy texture.
  • It’s a very mature shade and suitable for ladies above 40.

Cons of Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe:

  • It’s a dark shade.
  • Covers up my pink lips and makes them look dull and old.
  • Not a pretty shade.
  • Has to be swiped 4-5 times for the color to show.

Would I Repurchase Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe?

God no! Never would I get such a shade and never would want you guys to get this one.  It is such a bad shade!

IMBB Rating:

1.5/5

Conclusion:

Although the range is amazing with beautiful shades, this has been a total turn-off! Will be getting my hands on some other bright and summery shades.

Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Rosy Sunday
Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Pink Bureau
Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color -Red Coat
Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Pink Colar
Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Tea Break
Lakme Enrich Satins Lipstick #149
MAC Taupe Lipstick
Mally Evercolor Shadow Stick – Rosy Taupe
Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipstick – Earthly Taupe
Jordana Lipstick- 172 Toasty Taupe

IMBB RECOMMENDS

36 thoughts on “Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color – Taupe Review

  1. Jomo… Even I m not a fan of such colors… But hey…. Ur lotds are lovely jomo… No need to worry… This shade does suit ur lips and looks beautiful on u…..and ur pout…. Ahhhh…. Lovely…. *haan ji* *haan ji*

    1. Its my article lol Arpita *hihi* *hihi* Jomo di forgot t put my name i guess *hifive* *hifive* anyways thankkk you soo much *puchhi* the shade is weird yaar thoda *hihi* dont know what to do with this *headbang* *thankyou* *thankyou*

      1. Ohhh so sorry saloni…. But as they say… If u dont like it or wont use it…. Acchhi foto khech…. Olx pe bech….. *hihi* *hihi*

        1. Arpita…..this is the second time I have put someone else’s lipstick review under my name *jalwa* *jalwa* agli baari yours *hihi* *hihi*

            1. oh….. *headbang* rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl Lolz at Jomo Arpita and soloni, saloni my sympathies with u. i had a disaster with one Makeup academy lippi too… 😛

    1. Oh gosh you recognised my pout *woot* *woot* *woot* lov you soo much for that *puchhi* yes its mine only.. Jomol di forgot to put my name *hihi* *hihi*

  2. Lol… rofl rofl rofl sorryyyyyy Saloni.. rofl I was just imagining your expressions after applying this.. 😀 Skip this.. may be use it as an eyeshadow.. 🙂 nice and honest post as always.. 🙂

    1. Hahahaha i know i felt really weird even applying it for the swatch *headbang* my expressions were actually bad *hihi* *hihi* yes i can do something of it for the eyes *woot* *woot* thanks for this amazing tip *happy dance* thanks a lot *puchhi* *puchhi* *thankyou* *thankyou*

  3. Omigoooddd….such horrible shade for pinky bubbly person like you yar!! *nababana*
    i was still in disbelief that its your pout *shock* *shock*

    1. Hahaha thanks for ur sweet words *happy dance* *happy dance* *puchhi* it looks even dARKER than what it looks in the pic *cry* *cry* its my pout only *cry* *cry* *scared*

  4. Hehe I scrolled through thinking it’s Jomol’s post and then as soon as I saw your lip swatch, realised it’s Saloni’s 😀 😛 hehe yeah it is making ur pink lips look dark 😛 not my kind of shade too *nababana*

    1. hehehe thanks for recognising *puchhi* *puchhi* seriously this would be no one’s shade actually *hihi* *hihi* coz in reality it is more of a grey *headbang* *headbang*

  5. Saloni *puchhi* *puchhi* sorry for the mishtakeeee *headbang* *headbang* *headbang* You are too sweet Saloni…..I had this ulterior motive in mind to snatch this review from you *devil* *devil*

    You don’t deserve such a bad color, throw it away – pick pinks only *puchhi*

    1. hehehehe you too are soo sweet *puchhi* *puchhi* no worries… hota hai *hifive* *hifive* hahahaha you have soo much more knowledge than me ofcourse about products ; what motive will u have *hihi* *hihi* yes reviewed to warn everyone and now on the way to the dustbin *hihi*

    1. yes sindhu it does.. i got it when they used their old packaging *haan ji* *haan ji* and now they have transformed the packaging to an attractive one *happy dance* *happy dance* the formula is the same although *hifive* *hifive* i got it a long time ago.. but because it was such a bad colour.. it always lied in a corner *hihi* *thankyou* *thankyou*

  6. Too much a dull brown for me…nada for me…I prefer browns like L’oreal moist matte in maple mocha or Lakme 9 to 5 coffee command..they really do perk up the face 😀 😀

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *