Becca Mauve, Orchid, Rosewood Ultimate Lipstick Love Reviews & Swatches
Mauve
Becca Mauve Ultimate Lipstick Love ($24.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium rosy-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a lightly glossy, cream finish. The consistency felt lightweight, creamy with some slip but had good adhesion and wasn’t prone to settling into my lip lines or catching on texture. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, which stayed on well for five and a half hours and felt moisturizing while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Milani Tied Up (P, $8.99) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Posh Pit (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever C108 (DC, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Chicory (DC, $24.00) is less shimmery, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC MamaStarrr (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Rare Beauty Support (P, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Sandstone (102) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Maybelline Mauve for Me (P, $7.49) is lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
- Chanel Opportunity (112) (P, $45.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Tempt Me (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$24.00/0.12 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have an "ultra-creamy" texture with "eight-hour wear" and "pure color in one swipe." They're real bold with the "eight-hour wear" claim when it is a softer, creamier formula that's very comfortable to apply and to wear... and definitely not the longest-wearing formula I've come across--which is likely not a deal-breaker for those who aren't looking for long-wear.
The wear averaged between four and six hours with some of the deeper, richer shades (like a red or berry) lasting six hours or longer. They wore down evenly and were lightly to moderately hydrating while worn. The pigmentation was nearly opaque to opaque for most shades, and the majority of shades applied evenly and sat well on my lips without emphasizing my natural lip texture or settling into my lip lines.
They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Becca Ultimate Lipstick Love swatches.
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Lanolin Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) WaxCandelilla CeraCire De Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Ozokerite, BIS-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Alumina, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ceramide NP, Polydecene, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) ExtractExtrait D'orge, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Tin Oxide, Saccharin, Sorbitan Oleate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ceramide NG, Fragrance (Parfum), Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, [+/- Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Mica, Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 (CI 73360), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200)]
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.
Mauve
DCDiscontinued. $24.00.
Orchid
Becca Orchid Ultimate Lipstick Love ($24.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a cream finish. It had excellent pigmentation with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that glided readily across my lips and delivered even coverage in a single stroke.
There was a smidgen of product that settled into my deeper lip lines in the close-up photo but nothing I could see in person. It lasted nicely for five and a half hours and felt hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Rare Beauty Nearly Mauve (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Éclair (DC, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Ultimate (63) (P, $45.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Kaja Crazy 4U (P, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Truth or Bare (P, $28.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Under the Covers (P, $23.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- bareMinerals XOX (PiP, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Uber Pink (DC, $37.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Guerlain #06 (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Dior Saint Germain (414) (P, $35.00) is warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$24.00/0.12 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have an "ultra-creamy" texture with "eight-hour wear" and "pure color in one swipe." They're real bold with the "eight-hour wear" claim when it is a softer, creamier formula that's very comfortable to apply and to wear... and definitely not the longest-wearing formula I've come across--which is likely not a deal-breaker for those who aren't looking for long-wear.
The wear averaged between four and six hours with some of the deeper, richer shades (like a red or berry) lasting six hours or longer. They wore down evenly and were lightly to moderately hydrating while worn. The pigmentation was nearly opaque to opaque for most shades, and the majority of shades applied evenly and sat well on my lips without emphasizing my natural lip texture or settling into my lip lines.
They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Becca Ultimate Lipstick Love swatches.
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Lanolin Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) WaxCandelilla CeraCire De Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Ozokerite, BIS-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Alumina, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ceramide NP, Polydecene, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) ExtractExtrait D'orge, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Tin Oxide, Saccharin, Sorbitan Oleate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ceramide NG, Fragrance (Parfum), Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, [+/- Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Mica, Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 (CI 73360), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200)]
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.
Orchid
DCDiscontinued. $24.00.
Rosewood
Becca Rosewood Ultimate Lipstick Love ($24.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brighter, reddish-plum with strong, warm undertones and a cream finish. These types of shades always make me want to invent a “coral-plum” color, as it has the warmth and brightness more typical of coral but often looks much more muted compared to deeper corals.
The lipstick had rich color coverage in a single layer, which applied evenly and smoothly across my lips without tugging during application. The texture felt lightly creamy with moderate glide but not too much slip, so it had good adhesion that didn’t emphasize my lip texture. It wore well for six hours and felt moisturizing while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bobbi Brown Plum (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Maybelline Lippy (P, $12.99) is cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Dial R E D (114) (LE, $38.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Night Mauve (P, $57.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Temptress (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Shush, Blush (P, $28.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Revlon Lady Topaz (P, $10.99) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Revlon Berry Rich (P, $8.49) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Brick-o-la (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Coconut Juice (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$24.00/0.12 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have an "ultra-creamy" texture with "eight-hour wear" and "pure color in one swipe." They're real bold with the "eight-hour wear" claim when it is a softer, creamier formula that's very comfortable to apply and to wear... and definitely not the longest-wearing formula I've come across--which is likely not a deal-breaker for those who aren't looking for long-wear.
The wear averaged between four and six hours with some of the deeper, richer shades (like a red or berry) lasting six hours or longer. They wore down evenly and were lightly to moderately hydrating while worn. The pigmentation was nearly opaque to opaque for most shades, and the majority of shades applied evenly and sat well on my lips without emphasizing my natural lip texture or settling into my lip lines.
They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Becca Ultimate Lipstick Love swatches.
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Lanolin Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) WaxCandelilla CeraCire De Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Ozokerite, BIS-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Alumina, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ceramide NP, Polydecene, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) ExtractExtrait D'orge, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Tin Oxide, Saccharin, Sorbitan Oleate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ceramide NG, Fragrance (Parfum), Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, [+/- Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Mica, Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 (CI 73360), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200)]
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.
All three of these are lovely. I am trying not to buy lipsticks but it is an uphill battle, LOL! I will check them out when I go to Kalispell next weekend. In general, I like Becca lippies.
I love this idea of a“coral-plum” color! Like a deep pink but warmer.
Wow, Rosewood is beautiful!
Have dupes for Mauve, which isn’t exactly mauve, and for Orchid, too.
But NOTHING comes to mind for that raspberry goodness that Rosewood packs! That one is lushaliscious!
All three are really beautiful shades in the rosy brown category. They look quite moisturising on the lips and I like the finish too.
I would like to see you invent a coral-plum!!
Orchid suits you so well, Christine!
I love love all of these! I own Mauve and Rosewood and have my eye on Orchid. I wish I could wear them out more often (they do not survive a mask) but they definitely get a lot of play on Zoom.
I ordered 2 of these when Ulta had bogo on National Lipstick day. I chose Sugar and Orchid. Orchid is stunning! It has a unique hint of plum on the lips that I don’t pick up on a in swatch. I was torn between getting Rosewood or Sugar as my 2nd shade, now that I see the GLORY that is Rosewood I wish I’d picked that!
I love how creamy and comfortable these are too. I see more of them in my future.
Also, ?? Hi everyone! Nice to be back! I had a stroke and it’s had me out of commission for a couple years now but I’m KILLING the recovery game! I’m writing this, I can walk again and most importantly my hand and arm work again so I can apply makeup ?? I’ve been here, just silent. I finally got the nerve to post again. I hope everything made sense! And I hope you are all well.
Happy to have you back, Bonnie, but happier to hear that you’ve made such huge progress in your recovery!