Lancome Rose Petale (124) L’Absolu Rouge Hydrating Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deeper, reddish-coral with warm undertones and fine pearl that gave it more of a luminous sheen than overtly shimmery finish. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied fluidly across my lips without tugging as the texture was smooth, lightly emollient, and was flattering to lip texture/lip lines.
There was a touch of tackiness, which helped to keep the product in place and give it longer-than-average wear (five hours), though not quite as long as marketed.
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Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Estee Lauder Naked Ambition (120) (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Flesh Fatale (P, $40.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Wham (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Snowdon (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Forbidden Romance (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty Sugar Flower (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Revlon Goldpearl Plum (P, $8.49) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Sequin (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- NARS Dressed to Kill (P, $26.00) is darker (80% similar).
- Revlon Blushed (P, $8.49) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$32.00/0.14 oz. – $228.57 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be “hydrating” with “eight-hour” wear that is available in three finishes (sheer, cream, and matte). The cream and matte shades finishes highly pigmented, while the sheer finish is more medium, buildable in coverage.
The texture of the cream finish was lightly creamy, lightweight, and not too thin or too thick, so they applied comfortably, evenly, and were flattering on lips. The matte finish was slightly thicker and “heavier” in comparison, though still lightweight to wear, and it had more of a satin finish initially that wore down to matte after an hour or two. The sheer finish was more emollient and had a shinier finish with translucency but wasn’t so sheer that all the shades would look the same on.
The majority of shades did not last eight hours on me, though the wear was more between four and six hours with most mid-depth and deeper shades lasting five to six hours and the lighter shades and sheer finish shades lasting closer to four hours. The formula was hydrating across all three finishes.
There was a noticeable, powdery floral scent that translated slightly into a taste at times. It was a stronger scented product where I smelled it for a few hours into the wear, not just in the tube or when initially applied.
Browse all of our Lancome L’Absolu Rouge Hydrating Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL ISOSTEARATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/ADIPATE, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER, POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX, HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL, POLYACYLADIPATE-2, TIN OXIDE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, METHICONE, SILICA, ALUMINA, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, HYDROXYPALMITOYL SPHINGANINE, HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, POLYESTER-3, BHT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE, GERANIOL, METHYL-2-OCTYNOATE, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, CITRONELLOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, [+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR, CI 15850 / RED 6, CI 15850 / RED 7, CI 15850 / RED 7 LAKE, CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE, CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE, CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE, CI 45370 / ORANGE 5, CI 45380 / RED 22, CI 45380 / RED 22 LAKE, CI 45410 / RED 28, CI 45410 / RED 28 LAKE, CI 75470 / CARMINE, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MICA]
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Lancome Caprice (132) L’Absolu Rouge Hydrating Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a bright, medium red with strong, cool undertones and barely there ruby red pearl in a luminous base. The texture was lightweight, lightly emollient–it looked glossier than it felt going on–and comfortable to apply and to wear in a fluid motion.
It had mostly opaque color coverage that adhered evenly to my lips and didn’t emphasize my lip lines. It stayed on nicely for six and a half hours, left behind a stain, and was lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Smashbox Bing (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Goddess (202) (PiP, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Guerlain #24 (P, $33.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Red Rose (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Clinique Roses are Red (P, $19.50) is less shimmery, darker, glossier (95% similar).
- Chanel Rouge d’Or (127) (LE, $38.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Becca Tangy (P, $24.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Taylor (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Hot Blooded (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Clinique Passion Pop (P, $19.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$32.00/0.14 oz. – $228.57 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be “hydrating” with “eight-hour” wear that is available in three finishes (sheer, cream, and matte). The cream and matte shades finishes highly pigmented, while the sheer finish is more medium, buildable in coverage.
The texture of the cream finish was lightly creamy, lightweight, and not too thin or too thick, so they applied comfortably, evenly, and were flattering on lips. The matte finish was slightly thicker and “heavier” in comparison, though still lightweight to wear, and it had more of a satin finish initially that wore down to matte after an hour or two. The sheer finish was more emollient and had a shinier finish with translucency but wasn’t so sheer that all the shades would look the same on.
The majority of shades did not last eight hours on me, though the wear was more between four and six hours with most mid-depth and deeper shades lasting five to six hours and the lighter shades and sheer finish shades lasting closer to four hours. The formula was hydrating across all three finishes.
There was a noticeable, powdery floral scent that translated slightly into a taste at times. It was a stronger scented product where I smelled it for a few hours into the wear, not just in the tube or when initially applied.
Browse all of our Lancome L’Absolu Rouge Hydrating Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL ISOSTEARATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/ADIPATE, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER, POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX, HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL, POLYACYLADIPATE-2, TIN OXIDE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, METHICONE, SILICA, ALUMINA, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, HYDROXYPALMITOYL SPHINGANINE, HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, POLYESTER-3, BHT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE, GERANIOL, METHYL-2-OCTYNOATE, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, CITRONELLOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, [+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR, CI 15850 / RED 6, CI 15850 / RED 7, CI 15850 / RED 7 LAKE, CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE, CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE, CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE, CI 45370 / ORANGE 5, CI 45380 / RED 22, CI 45380 / RED 22 LAKE, CI 45410 / RED 28, CI 45410 / RED 28 LAKE, CI 75470 / CARMINE, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MICA]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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