Bite Beauty Lavender & Violet Luminous Creme Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.13 oz.) is described as a “vibrant orchid.” It’s a medium-dark, pink-purple with subtle, cool undertones and a luminous finish. This is one of the least pigmented lipsticks I’ve tried by Bite, and even the consistency is thinner and less creamy compared to other shades. It wore for three hours on me and was lightly hydrating. The formula has a slightly lemon/herbal scent to me but no discernible taste. MAC Snapdragon (LE, $16.00) is sheerer. NARS Villa Lante (LE, $25.00) is more matte. YSL Fetish Pink (8) (P, $34.00) is more opaque, lighter. MAC What a Feeling! (LE, $20.00) is sheerer. Too Faced Razzle Dazzle Rose (P, $21.00) is pinker. MAC Steady Going (LE, $16.00) is more matte, more opaque. Revlon Cupcake (P, $7.49) is cooler-toned. NARS Roman Holiday (P, $26.00) is lighter. Maybelline Pink Pop (P, $7.49) is more opaque, brighter. MAC Divine Choice (P, $22.00) is pinker. MAC Pink Popcorn (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.13 oz.) is described as a “magenta violet.” It’s a bright, neon magenta fuchsia with cool, blue undertones and a luminous sheen. It had rich, fully opaque color coverage in a single pass. The consistency was creamy, comfortable to wear, and glided on without ever tugging on the lips. The formula was hydrating while worn, had a faint lemony/herbal scent, and lasted for six hours. It left behind a pinkish stain that lingered for another two hours or so. This is a shade that was unique years ago, but this year, we have seen many iterations. Sephora + Pantone Universe Radiant Rush (LE, $18.00) is more matte. Bite Beauty Moscato (P, $28.00) is brighter, lighter. Chanel La Diva (44) (P, $34.00) is more matte. NARS Full Frontal (LE, $26.00) is more muted. Maybelline Electric Fuchsia (LE, $7.49) is less magenta. MAC Dear Diary (LE, $18.00) is slightly darker, more matte. MAC Candy Yum Yum (P, $16.00) is pinker. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Nylon (P, $18.00) is brighter, lighter. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
Lavender
DCDiscontinued. $24.00.
Violet
DCDiscontinued. $24.00.
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Lavender Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick
Bite Beauty Violet Luminous Creme Lipstick
I know you would have wanted Lavender to be more pigmented, but I actually like it like this. Would wear, definitely!
It’s definitely easier to wear!
I have it and really like it. It’s a really easy purple to wear – it doesn’t make as much of a statement, you know? But I tend to like my lipsticks on the sheerer side, anyway.
I really liked the way the lavender looked too- lol! I can see it over Buxom Amsterdam to make it a little less sheer!
I have Violet and love it, but I also have several of the dupes you’ve listed for it. Glad to see I wasn’t the only one who was underwhelmed by Lavender!
It’s so different from the rest of their shades that I’ve tried (about six? or so).
these look so luminous! thats the word that came to my mind when I saw your pictures! Not matte not shiny.. so good!
They totally nail the finish!
stunningggg on you Christine 🙂 absolutely loving Violet on you
Thank you, Rashmi!
I’ve got to have Violet!
Enjoy, Melinda 🙂
Violet looks gorgeous! 🙂
It is! Dupable but lovely.
What a beautiful color! So sorry that this brand is not sold in Ukraine ((I love the bright pink color
Hopefully as they gain success, they will expand!
Violet looks great on you! It’s one of my favourite lipsticks, and I’m so glad to see it’s permanent, not LE (there was confusion about that when it first came out; nobody at Sephora could say for sure).
Also, just wanted to add that for those of us on whom violet looks like a bright, orchidy purple, Stilla Gemma is a good dupe.
Some brands are really clear about what is LE/permanent, others will never say or give different stories 🙁
Why must Lavender be so sheer? The volor is so pretty! Violet is pure perfection though!
I wish they had called it out – either in the description or went with a slight change in formula/title.
Neither of these shades are ones I would typically go for, but yet I think they are both stunning!
Oooh, surprise! 😀
I actually like Lavender because it is not so pigmented. I saw a Sephora SA wore it and it looked a bit greyish on her lips. Once she showed me how Lavender swatched, I immediately got it since I couldn’t pull off full-on/vibrant lavender.
I can totally see it being easy to wear because it is sheerer! I just wish they would distinguish it from the rest of the formula, you know? Maybe like Luminous Shine Creme 😉
I have Violet and adore it. One of my favorite brights to wear!
Awesome! Thrilled you’re loving yours, Larissa. What do you wear it with?
It varies. I typically wear it with a more neutral eye, MAC Full of Joy blush and luminous foundation (or bb creme/tinted moisturizer). But I’ve gone nuts before and paired it with a brighter eye for some drama. 😀
Boooo, I was so excited for lavender based on the name alone. Do you have any dupes for basically the purpl-y mauve colour it looks in the tube, Christine? <3
Hey Tiffany!
Maybe NYX Castle?
http://www.temptalia.com/swatch-gallery?type=12690&color=Lavender&lips=1
I absolutely ADORE Bite Beauty lipsticks (wish I didn’t love ’em quite so much but they’ve replaced so many other brands as my favourites). Neither of these colours is for me but I was just at Sephora today to get some SPF day moisturizer and put on Crimson (from the LE collection) then went for coffee, then to the gym and that stuff was still goin’ strong. Going back tomorrow or next week to pick up a tube!
Nice! Their darker colors are definitely long-wearing! They also have that consistency and pigmentation level that lets you drink coffee without losing all the color!
I really love the sheer look of the Lavender on you. Definitely my kinda color..can’t wait to try this.
Enjoy, Mimi!
It’s funny, Bite occasionally releases shades that are sheerer and quite different from their regular lipsticks. I found the same thing with Barolo, a darker shade. I didn’t mind it, but I wish that they had made a distinction in the formula name, since it’s clearly a different type of lipstick, like Mac with their Amplified Creme versus Lustre formulas.
Good to know that Barolo has a similar issue. Like you, it would be so much better if they would distinguish it. I would be happy with just adding “sheer” to the title, but it really is different enough to justify more distinction.
Hm, I like both! Although, yes, Lavender could do with a little more pigmentation.
They’re both nice colors!
Even though Lavender is sheer I still like it!
Yay!
Ooo, I’m glad I ended up getting the Violet/Palomino duo instead of Lavender. While Lavender’s shade looks quite nice, I expected something closer to the colour of what the bullet looks like and would have therefore been disappointed if I’d bought it.
I hear you! I was disappointed to find it to be sooooo sheer compared to every other Bite lipstick I’ve tried.
Hm… I started to hyperventilate a bit when I saw the title (names of the shades), because, well, purple lipsticks 😉 Having read the post, I’m a little less excited though…
Lavender is very pretty on you, and I actually (like Melissa) don’t mind the sheerness of this lipstick…but it *isn’t* lavender. Now, lavender plants can be quite a warm purple, I’ll give them that, but…this isn’t purple enough….
Violet is a beautiful, creamy-looking cool, bold pink! *But* there is absolitely nothing ‘violet’ about it, which is a real shame… 🙁
So on the one hand, I approve of these lipsticks for what they are, but on the other hand, I want to bop someone at Bite on the head for those shade names! So conflicted, LOL!
I think of lavender as being more purple than pink, but it seems like more often than not, brands lean pink. I imagine to make it more “wearable,” though true lavender could totally work!
Lavender = not at all what I would expect from this formula. Violet on the other hand..yes! I like the Lavender colour a little better because it covers territory I do not already have well covered in my stash. I may have to pick up YSL Fetish Pink..I’ve had it on a short list before but didn’t grab.
I can imagine someone who hears raves for Bite’s lipsticks and how pigmented they are buying Lavender and being SO disappointed.
Lavendar looks so easy to pull off.. owing to its sheer formula!!
Very true!
These are pretty!! I love lavenders! 🙂
Me too!
I recently got the Palomino/Violet duo, and I am glad I did. It’s a great way to try out two colors (and let’s face it, Violet is less wearable for most people) without dropping a wad of cash. Violet looks better on me than I expected, but I’m still not sure if it’s going to be a “wearing out of the house” type color.
I almost got the duos for the whole color/price value!
I love this in Lavender, looking at and
wearing it! 😀
Yay!!
I discovered Bite this past weekend. Sephora ate my wallet…
I’m in love
What did you get?!