Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick
The New Lipstick on the Block
Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a vibrant shade of coral-pink with a satin finish; it’s almost fluorescent! It’s one of fifty shades launched by Make Up For Ever for fall (and the formula is permanent, just in case you were worried!). The Rouge Artist ranges from nudes to reds to vamps to corals–if there’s a color you seek, it’s hard to imagine not finding something to tickle your fancy within the range.
The formula is very opaque, and it’s not drying at all. It’s not a particularly creamy formula, though it looks like it when it’s applied. I’ve found that you need to apply a little more pressure than usual to get smooth, even color, and it doesn’t drag, but it doesn’t glide, either. I was expecting the formula to be a little drying, since it wasn’t incredibly creamy, but it wasn’t. I don’t think it imparts a ton of moisture, but it didn’t dry my lips out after four hours of wear. Speaking of wear, I got an average of four hours, with some shades extending to five or six, and several of them did stain, so they would wear a little longer.
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- Product: 28/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: If you’re looking for opaque color with minimal shimmer/frost, I think you may like Make Up For Ever’s new range.
AVAILABILITY: Sephora
When Make Up For Ever sent over a few shades of Rouge Artist Intense, they also sent this cool “color” wheel–it shows four skin tones and four hair colors, and then you can move them to correspond with your characteristics to find the best shades for you. It’s totally awesome! I don’t know if Sephoras have it in-store or not, but it’s quite handy. I didn’t see any mention of it on Sephora (online), so I figured I’d type up what it says!
See more photos & swatches and shade guide!
Brown Hair
- Pink Skintones: Pinks — M5, P11, S29, S35; Reds — S43, S45, S48; Nudes — M2, P18
- Olive Skintones: Pinks — M4, P13, S34, S37; Reds — S42, S43, S48; Nudes — M3, S26
- Golden Skintones: Pinks — M4, S32, S34, S36; Reds — S42, S43, S46; Nudes — M2, S23
- Beige Skintones: Pinks — M4, S35, S36, S37; Reds — S42, S43, S46; Nudes — M1, S28
Black/White Hair
- Pink Skintones: Pinks — M5, S32, S34, S37; Reds — S43, S45, S36; Nudes — M2, P18
- Olive Skintones: Pinks — M4, S29, S34, S36; Reds — S43, S45, S46; Nudes — M3, S26
- Golden Skintones: Pinks — M4, S32, S34, S36; Reds — S42, S43, S45; Nudes — M2, S28
- Beige Skintones: Pinks — S29, S32, S34, S36; Reds — S42, S43, S45; Nudes — M1, S26
Red Hair
- Pink Skintones: Pinks — M6, P11, P13, S29; Reds — S43, S44, S46; Nudes — P18, S23
- Olive Skintones: Pinks — M4, M6, S27, S34; Reds — S41, S44, S46; Nudes — M3, S26
- Golden Skintones: Pinks — M4, S32, S34, S38; Reds — S41, S44, S48; Nudes — M1, P18
- Beige Skintones: Pinks — M4, P11, S32, S34; Reds — P20, S43, S44; Nudes — P18, S28
Blonde Hair
- Pink Skintones: Pinks — M5, S29, S32, S35; Reds — S26, S43, S46; Nudes — P18, S23
- Olive Skintones: Pinks — M4, M6, S27, S34; Reds — S43, S44, S46; Nudes — M3, S26
- Golden Skintones: Pinks — S32, S34, S37, S38; Reds — S42, S43, S46; Nudes — M1, P18
- Beige Skintones: Pinks — M4, S33, S35, S36; Reds — S42, S43, S46; Nudes — M1, S23
Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick
Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick
Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick
Make Up For Ever #37 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick
Christine, do you think there’s a mac dupe for this?
Maybe MAC Impassioned + MAC Crosswires
what a great idea ! I love that colour wheel !
I should check this out asap
btw this colour looks beautiful on you !!
Thank you, Hend!
Oh my god, it’s BEAUTIFULLLLLL!!! I love shades like this. Is it dupable by any chance?
I looked in my swatch folders, but nothing jumped out at me. Maybe Impassioned + Crosswires!
gorgeous
love love the shade. Gorgeous
I went to Sephora yesterday and feel in love with #24 (Satin). I thought #39 was quite pretty too!
love love love this lipstick! it looks amazing on you Christine
Thank you, Dawn!
That’s gorgeous
Wow I love this!! I think it is way to bright for me though.
I love this. How does it compare to ever hip?
Here’s Ever Hip on me – http://www.temptalia.com/mac-give-me-liberty-of-london-lipstick-reviews-photos-swatches
Totally different!
Maybe you meant Rose Hip by Milani!
xo
I’ve always wondered this, how do you find out what color undertones you have? Thanks Christine!
Look at the underside of your forearm: if you have bluish veins, you’re cool toned, if you have greenish veins, you’re warm toned.
I find very useful that list with hair colours-lip colours.
I like the colour you’re wearing, it really suits you! =)
Thank you, Arantzazu!
Stunning color on you… I love vibrant pinky-corals!
Thank ya, Maya!
I put on nail polish in the exact same shade and have been raving about it to my boyfriend, saying how I wish I could find a lip color like this… And here you go posting the one thing I’ve been wishing for! I officially love you. Thanks Christine!:)
By the way… I know this isn’t the right place to ask, but I couldn’t access the full site on my phone, therefore I couldn’t send you mail, but would it be possible for you to feature Pink Nouveau on the what would you wear with…/look book section? I love the color but couldn’t make it work on my nc37-40 skintone. I’d love to rock a matte bright pink lip, but I’m at a loss for ideas for this one. Thanks and sorry for posting in the wrong thread
I’ll try
YAY!
It reminds me of last fall’s Red Full Stop!
Um, not to be a dummy, but what exactly do the terms beige and olive mean? Thanks
Skin color/tones
Beige tends to be a little yellow and sallow, olive tends to be deeper skin tones that don’t have strong warm tones (cooler).
Oh my god! I love this lipstick…!! But here in mexico can’t buy MUFE
Adriana MUFE si llego a México hace unos años la tienda se localizaba en Polanco muy cerca del hotel Habita.Saludos pero por exceso de ventas cerró!!!
wow, that color is just wow! it looks great on you Christine! I really hate the fact I live in Holland and not in the USA
I’m loving the color wheel! I can’t wait to check these out in store!
And thats surprising because I never ever get excited about anything lip related!
Wow the “color” wheel is a pretty neat idea ! But what does the letter in front of the numbers mean ?
Love the color on you though! I think it looks better on the lips than in the tube lol
Never mind, I just figured it out S = Satin, M = Matte, P = Pearly. DUH Karen! Lol
#37 yes, please!
I have 2 of these lipsticks #21 and #15 (an exact match for Violetta!). I am NC45 (olive for mufe) and I plan on going back for more. My Sephora actually has the awesome color wheel on the display with these lipsticks.
This just looks amazing on you! Really! It is like an electric watermelon…very eye catching
Thanks, Erin!
That colour seems similar to MAC’s impassioned! it really suits you! i love that colour wheel idea too.
Thank you, Etaoin
I just ordered makeup from Sephora the other day… I wish I would’ve gotten this! Love the color and how opaque it is!
This one is very me.
It actually reminds me of my very first YSL lipstick! I loved that colour. We are talking 20 years ago…..
Christine, how does this compare to MAC Impassioned? They look very similar from your picture here.
Impassioned is brighter and pinker on me. Not quite as coral!
Thanx! Apparently I didn’t see the first comment about them being dupes. %-)
I work at Sephora and we just put these out and i must say I’M IN LOVE…. love the color range today i wore the deep plum and purple number 49 & 15. I also love the gold as an addition to any of the colors. LOVE MUFE
J’adore!!! (were the first words to come to mind lol)
Wow thats super bright
This color is amazing but wow your application is perfect…can you please show us how you do it?
I don’t really have a specific technique, as I just follow the curve of my lip and move the lipstick in a way that gives a crisper line, lol. It really varies as lipsticks have different shapes!
OH MY GOD CHRISTINE!The lipstick itself is *gorgeous* and it makes you look like a katy perry goddess
Aww, thank you, Inaya!
yeah they do have the color wheel at sephora. it is pretty neat!
are all of the 50 colors in the ‘Rouge Artist’ line permanent?
Yes, as far as I know they are.
That looks so gorgeous on you Chrisitine! =D How do you get such perfect application of lipstick!? No flaking, bleeding nor does the colour sink into your lines! lol
Thanks a lot, Serina!
I have very well exfoliated lips – both because I like lip scrubs, but I do lip swatches very, very often – which means removing lip color 10-15 times in a day and thus, more exfoliation (which is why it looks smoother). Bleeding often is something that can occur based on your natural lip shape or how prominent your lines are – I don’t usually get any bleeding unless it’s a rather creamy or glossy kind of lip product.
i’m drawn to bright pink lipsticks like moth to a fire! this looks AWESOME on you, christine!
Thanks, Lena!
Chrisine, if I’m neutral, then what would my skintone be on the color wheel?
You could more or less wear any then – maybe just go by your hair color and see which shades overlap the most.
I went to the MUF launch party for their new line at their NY boutique and they made it really clear that it works BEST if you use a lip balm under it (in fact, they pretty much said you HAD to). I tried it with and without and the difference was amazing.
hello girl.. any dupe for this lipstick
From what brand?
I start with saying that it looks awesome on you!!
It says that it would go well with my brown hair and my beige skin, so I might give it a try!
I read that this could be a really close dupe to MAC’s Toxic Tale from the VV Disney collection, what do you think?
It is similar!
I got this. I love it. Absolutely adore it.