Bite Beauty Shade 003 “Chilly Pepper” Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick ($36.00 for 0.15 oz.) is described as a “fire red/coral.” It’s a bold, bright coral-red with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. Chanel Arthur (440) (P, $36.00) is less glossy, slightly more muted. MAC Barbecue (LE, $16.00) is more orange, more matte. Maybelline Rose Rush (735) (P, $7.49) is slightly more orange. Urban Decay Sheer Slowburn (P, $20.00) is sheerer. Tom Ford Beauty Adriano (LE, $32.00) is lighter. Lipstick Queen Have Paris (P, $50.00) is redder. NARS Carmen (P, $32.00) is brighter, slightly more orange. NARS Annabella (P, $32.00) is darker. Bite Beauty Grandifolia (LE, $28.00) is slightly more orange, darker. MAC Mangrove (LE, $16.00) is more orange, lighter, matte. MAC Head in the Clouds (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker. Estee Lauder Envious (P, $30.00) is darker. MAC Cherry Glaze (LE, $20.00) is redder. Too Faced Red Stiletto (P, $22.00) is sheerer. NARS Future Red (LE, $26.00) is darker. MAC Rozz (LE, $16.00) is more matte. Tom Ford Beauty True Coral (P, $50.00) is lighter. MAC Toxic Tale (LE, $16.00) is pinker, lighter. Guerlain Gilda (P, $51.00) is darker, redder. Hourglass Muse (P, $28.00) is lighter, matte. See comparison swatches / view dupes.

I didn’t see any name on the exterior packaging or on the label on the bottom of the lipstick itself, so I’m not sure if “Chilly Pepper” is a brand-given name or if it was created by Sephora. It was intensely pigmented with fully opaque color in a single stroke. The consistency was lightly creamy but not too emollient, so it glided on without tugging on the lips but deposited even, smooth color without streaking. It lasted for six hours on me and left a slight stain behind. I found the formula of this shade to be slightly hydrating over time. As you might have noticed from above, there are numerous shades like it, so if you missed it, don’t fear–there are so many possibilities to satiate the need for a bold coral-red. The good news is that March’s shade delivers a high quality, richly pigmented product, though it doesn’t feel largely different (other than it being a bit thinner and less slippery) from their Luminous Creme formula (to me).

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick

Bite Beauty Shade 003 Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick