Bite Beauty Maple Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is described as a “brick red.” It’s a slightly muted, medium-dark copper with warm, orange undertones and a satin finish. The color payoff was fantastic with rich, smooth coverage paired with a lightweight, light-medium thick texture that was comfortable to wear and wore well for six hours. It was very lightly hydrating. MAC Nippy's Feisty Red (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar). Bite Beauty Braised Maple (LE, $24.00) is glossier (95% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Maurice (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar). MAC Devoted to Chili (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). YSL Fiery Red (83) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Chanel Evocation (234) (LE, $45.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Hourglass Only You (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, glossier (90% similar). Chanel Rouge Fauve (277) (LE, $45.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Devoted to Chili (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar). ColourPop Fee Fi Fo (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). YSL Lost in Marais (145) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Foolish (P, $10.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Giorgio Armani Redwood (415) (P, $38.00) is glossier (90% similar). Bobbi Brown Ruby (P, $40.00) is cooler (90% similar). Shiseido Sleeping Dragon (227) (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar). MAC Stay Curious (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, cooler, less glossy (90% similar). NARS Golshan (P, $25.00) is darker, glossier (95% similar). NYX Alabama (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar). NARS Leslie (P, $34.00) is glossier (90% similar). Dior Ultra Trouble (436) (P, $37.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Bite Beauty Nori Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is described as a “deep brown-red.” It’s a muted, dark reddish-brown with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had mostly opaque pigmentation with a light-medium consistency that glided on without tugging or pulling on the lips and yielded smooth, even coverage. This shade wore well for just over five hours and was neither hydrating nor drying while worn. Maybelline Raging Raisin (DC, $7.49) is lighter, cooler (95% similar). Anastasia #6 (Vol. 1) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar). Bite Beauty #011 (LE, $36.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Ben (P, $36.00) is more muted, warmer, less glossy (90% similar). MAC Legendary (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Chocolatier (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Christopher (P, $36.00) is lighter, less glossy (90% similar). Pat McGrath Flesh 3 (P, $38.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Clinique Velvet Kisses (29) (P, $19.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Urban Decay En Fuego (DC, $18.00) is warmer (90% similar). Lisa Eldridge Velvet Decade (LE, $36.00) is lighter, less glossy (85% similar). Jaclyn Cosmetics Ambition (DC, $18.00) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (85% similar). Stellar Beauty Dark Matter 04 (P, $22.00) is lighter (85% similar). KVD Beauty Crucifix (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Wicked Ways (P, $55.00) is lighter (80% similar). Milani I Am Confident (P, $6.99) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar). Make Up For Ever Ignited Lava (120) (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar). Make Up For Ever M104 (DC, $22.00) is darker, more muted (80% similar). ColourPop Oh Behave (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, warmer (80% similar). Sephora Autumn Wind (54) (P, $14.00) is darker, more muted (80% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Bite Beauty Jam Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is described as a “rich merlot.” It’s a muted, medium-dark berry plum with subtle, cool undertones and very, very fine shimmer. It had semi-opaque coverage with a noticeable translucency that gave it more of a stained-like appearance on the lips. The consistency had more slip and was lighter in feel as well. This shade wore for five and a half hours but left a strong berry-ish stain afterwards. I found the formula somewhat moisturizing over time. MAC Cordovan (DC, $21.00) is warmer (95% similar). MAC Out With a Bang (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar). Smashbox Black Cherry (LE, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar). MAC Marsala (DC, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Jack (2016) (P, $36.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Burning Love (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less glossy (90% similar). Bite Beauty Sugared Maple (LE, $24.00) is cooler (95% similar). Bite Beauty Mulberry (DC, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar). Urban Decay Bruise (LE, $18.00) is warmer (90% similar). Hourglass Warrior (P, $32.00) is darker, more muted (95% similar). Lancome Nuit Parisienne (493) (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Too Faced Berry Naughty (DC, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). Milani Bitten (P, $8.99) is less shimmery (90% similar). Chanel L'Impatiente (DC, $45.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Lancome Berry Noir (397) (P, $32.00) is warmer (90% similar). MAC More Than a Woman (LE, $19.00) is more muted (95% similar). Bite Beauty Beetroot (DC, $26.00) is lighter, brighter, less glossy (90% similar). Urban Decay Venom (DC, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). MAC What Joy (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (95% similar). Bite Beauty Beetroot (P, $28.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Formula Overview

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is supposed to have “bold, creamy color” with “extreme moisture, soft texture, and creamy wear.” The majority of the range is very pigmented–typically opaque with one pass–with a few shades being semi-opaque but usually buildable. All 34 shades are shimmer-free and vary being a soft satin finish to a natural finish (light shine but not glossy). The consistency is very lightly creamy to lightly creamyu with some shades requiring light-medium pressure and can pull the lip a bit when gliding it across the lips, though the color doesn’t appear ragged and the bullet itself doesn’t feel stiff (while other shades applied without tugging, so check individual shade reviews!) The majority of the shades I’ve tested have been lightly hydrating to non-drying and fairly comfortable to wear for the long-haul. They wear longer than average, from four to eight hours, depending on the intensity and propensity of the shade to stain.

In comparison to the Luminous Creme formula: The level of color payoff and lemony scent are the two things that are similar, but they feel quite different on. If you have drier lips and need the intense hydration that the Luminous Creme formula offered, I don’t know if you’re going to like these. The Luminous Creme formula had a thicker consistency with a very creamy texture that glided on and never tugged at all, and the thicker consistency paired with the glossier finish was more forgiving on lips as it didn’t emphasize lines, natural texture, dryness, or flaking. Some had issues with the Luminous Creme formula bleeding/feathering and shorter-wear due to the amount of slip (high), and the Amuse Bouche formula has much, much less slip, so the wear is longer. I didn’t typically experience bleeding/feathering with the Luminous Creme formula, and that is also true with Amuse Bouche, but I would expect less with this more satin-finish formula for most (but not all). The scent seemed slightly stronger in the Amuse Bouche range, but it wasn’t noticeable after I was done applying the color.

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Bite Beauty Jam Amuse Bouche Lipstick

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