Giorgio Armani Tan & Bronzed Lip Maestros Reviews & Swatches
Tan (109)
Giorgio Armani Tan (109) Lip Maestro ($38.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a darker, rusty orange with warm undertones and a lightly pearlized cream finish. It had rich pigmentation in a single layer, which applied smoothly and evenly across my lips with ease as the applicator delivered the right amount of product and had a good shape to it. The texture was lightweight, spreadable, and a touch clingy (in a good way), which helped the liquid lipstick stay on well for almost six hours and feel hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay First Sin (DC, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Juicy (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Chic Pink (P, $37.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Chanel Sunbeam (162) (P, $42.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Waikiki (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Wet Your Lips (570) (LE, $29.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Blush Glow (P, $22.00) is less shimmery (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Insatiable (P, $57.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Chanel Beige Brut (812) (P, $55.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Imaginary (903) (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, lighter (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.22 oz. - $172.73 Per Ounce
The consistency has more slip and a velvety-smooth feel that softly “clings” to the lips, so while the finish has a glossier look for the first few hours, the color stays on well. If you’ve ever used a silicone-based primer, there’s a bit of that feel to the formula overall. Most shades last between six and eight hours on me, are non-drying to lightly hydrating, and comfortable to wear. The formula is unscented and has no discernible taste.
The Lip Maestro Notorious formula is supposed to have a “luminous matte” finish with “8 hours of wear” and “high pigment.” The Notorious shades are inspired by “chic Hollywood glamour” but otherwise appear very similar in feel to the original Lip Maestro formula.
Browse all of our Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Diisostearyl Malate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Kaolin, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isostearyl Isostearate, Polyethylene, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Pentylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Magnesium Silicate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Colophonium/Rosin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Methicone, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide; May Containci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 15850/Red 7, Ci 45410/Red 28 Lake, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Ci 15985/Yellow 6 Lake, Ci 45380/Red 22 Lake, Ci 15850/Red 6, Ci 19140/Yellow 5 Lake, Ci 77742/Manganese Violet, Ci 17200/Red 33 Lake, Ci 75470/Carmine, Ci 15850/Red 7 Lake, Ci 77120/Barium Sulfate, Ci 42090/Blue 1 Lake, 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.
Tan (109)
LELimited Edition. $38.00.
Bronzed (110)
Giorgio Armani Bronzed (110) Lip Maestro ($38.00 for 0.22 oz.) has a brownish-mauve base with warmer undertones and almost mauve overtone paired with flecks of lighter pink and fine gold micro-sparkle throughout a glossy, cream finish. It had mostly opaque color coverage that distributed evenly across my lips and didn’t emphasize lip texture or lip lines. It had a lightweight, creamy and fluid consistency that was comfortable to wear over the six hours it lasted for.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC A La Plage (LE, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Burberry Orchid Pink (213) (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Cookies and Cocoa (P, $22.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Lychee (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Retro Rose (P, $22.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Guerlain #007 (P, $33.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Revlon Rose and Shine (P, $8.49).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.22 oz. - $172.73 Per Ounce
The consistency has more slip and a velvety-smooth feel that softly “clings” to the lips, so while the finish has a glossier look for the first few hours, the color stays on well. If you’ve ever used a silicone-based primer, there’s a bit of that feel to the formula overall. Most shades last between six and eight hours on me, are non-drying to lightly hydrating, and comfortable to wear. The formula is unscented and has no discernible taste.
The Lip Maestro Notorious formula is supposed to have a “luminous matte” finish with “8 hours of wear” and “high pigment.” The Notorious shades are inspired by “chic Hollywood glamour” but otherwise appear very similar in feel to the original Lip Maestro formula.
Browse all of our Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Diisostearyl Malate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Kaolin, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isostearyl Isostearate, Polyethylene, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Pentylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Magnesium Silicate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Colophonium/Rosin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Methicone, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide; May Containci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 15850/Red 7, Ci 45410/Red 28 Lake, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Ci 15985/Yellow 6 Lake, Ci 45380/Red 22 Lake, Ci 15850/Red 6, Ci 19140/Yellow 5 Lake, Ci 77742/Manganese Violet, Ci 17200/Red 33 Lake, Ci 75470/Carmine, Ci 15850/Red 7 Lake, Ci 77120/Barium Sulfate, Ci 42090/Blue 1 Lake, 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.
I am loving the cooler pink micro-sparkle in Bronzed! Perhaps even enough to get it before surgery! 😍
Good luck.
I seriously want that bronzed shade.
These are lovely too – I think they would suit many complexions and daytime looks. Bronzed is a gorgeous shade.
I love both of these colors!