[ Arts Index | SF Metropolitan | MetroActive Central | Archives ]

Beauty 411

Blue and Red All Over: BeneFit's luscious lipstick survives Metropolitan's road test. Lipstick road test By Diana Rupp People who wear makeup know that lipsticks are not created equal. Although a hot hue may look great in a tube, how it wears is a whole different story. And if you pick one of the trickier colors, like blue-red, the challenge becomes even greater. So I selected a blue-red shade from four different lines--BeneFit, MAC, shu uemura and Stila--and put them through their paces for a day. Here's how they stacked up: Rating Index: Excellent: **** Good: *** Fair: ** Bad: * BeneFit Color: Briefing Texture: **** Wear: *** Stain: **** Overall: *** Price: $14 MAC Color: Viva Glam Texture: *** Wear: ** Stain: **** Overall: *** Price: $13.50 shu uemura Color: N 170 Texture: ** Wear: * Stain: * Overall: * Price: $15 Stila Color: Gala Texture: ** Wear: **** Stain: **** Overall: *** Price: $16 [ San Francisco | MetroActive Central | Archives ]