Bobbi Brown Cocoa, Rich Cocoa, Blush Crushed Lip Colors Reviews & Swatches
Cocoa
Bobbi Brown Cocoa Crushed Lip Color ($29.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a light-medium, rosy brown with subtle, warm undertones and a natural finish. It had medium, buildable color payoff paired with a moderately dense, slightly firmer consistency in the tube, which yielded a lightweight, just barely emollient feel when it went onto my lips. The color wore well for three and a half hours and felt lightly moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Estee Lauder Born Flirt (901) (P, $32.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Smashbox Stepping Out (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Rare Beauty Wise (P, $20.00) is darker, less glossy (95% similar).
- elf Drive (P, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Forte (106) (P, $38.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Rare Beauty Thankful (P, $16.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Clinique Satin (16) (P, $19.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Angelique (174) (P, $45.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Smoked Almond (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Toasted Cardamom (LE, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$29.00/0.11 oz. - $263.64 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high color payoff" with a "blotted-down stain effect" that "glides on comfortably" and keeps lips "hydrated." It's also supposed to be long-wearing and is buildable from "blotted-down" in one layer to "intense color payoff" in two to three layers. The majority of the shades in the range have medium to semi-opaque coverage in one layer, and they were buildable from there with two to three layers. A few shades applied less evenly than others, though most went on well enough.
The consistency was more like a firmer, harder balm, as it glided easily across my lips, but it didn't feel wet, emollient, or oily, more waxy like a traditional lipstick but very lightweight. Some shades pulled into my lip lines and a few emphasized my natural lip texture, while others were more smoothing and flattering in finish/texture. The wear typically lasted between three and six hours with some of the richer/darker shades leaving subtle stains behind. The formula was more non-drying to lightly hydrating, but it wasn't hydrating enough that I'd put it in that category (hydrating lipstick). They had a faint, lemon-meets-wax scent that sometimes wasn't noticeable at all (depended on the shade).
All swatches are with two layers.
Browse all of our Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color swatches.
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Lanolate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla, Cetyl Lactate, Paraffin, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire D'Abeille, Nylon-12, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Linalool, Limonene, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Fragrance, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 27 (Ci 45410), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Orange 5 (Ci 45370), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)] .
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.
Cocoa
PPermanent. $29.00.
Rich Cocoa
Bobbi Brown Rich Cocoa Crushed Lip Color ($29.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium-dark, reddish-brown with soft, warm undertones and a natural sheen. The consistency felt firmer in the tube, so it tugged on my lips slightly, though the resulting product felt more like an lightly emollient, thin balm on my lips. It had semi-sheer to medium, buildable color coverage that applied evenly to my lips and didn’t emphasize my natural lip texture. It stayed on nicely for three and a half hours and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Propa Beauty Her Magic (P, $12.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Sassy (LE, $7.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Molasses (DC, $24.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Cinnamon Glow (P, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Brun Naturel (P, $32.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Hourglass I've Been (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Horchata (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Attitude (DC, $40.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Peerless (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Peggy Taupe (204) (P, $42.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$29.00/0.11 oz. - $263.64 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high color payoff" with a "blotted-down stain effect" that "glides on comfortably" and keeps lips "hydrated." It's also supposed to be long-wearing and is buildable from "blotted-down" in one layer to "intense color payoff" in two to three layers. The majority of the shades in the range have medium to semi-opaque coverage in one layer, and they were buildable from there with two to three layers. A few shades applied less evenly than others, though most went on well enough.
The consistency was more like a firmer, harder balm, as it glided easily across my lips, but it didn't feel wet, emollient, or oily, more waxy like a traditional lipstick but very lightweight. Some shades pulled into my lip lines and a few emphasized my natural lip texture, while others were more smoothing and flattering in finish/texture. The wear typically lasted between three and six hours with some of the richer/darker shades leaving subtle stains behind. The formula was more non-drying to lightly hydrating, but it wasn't hydrating enough that I'd put it in that category (hydrating lipstick). They had a faint, lemon-meets-wax scent that sometimes wasn't noticeable at all (depended on the shade).
All swatches are with two layers.
Browse all of our Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color swatches.
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Lanolate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla, Cetyl Lactate, Paraffin, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire D'Abeille, Nylon-12, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Linalool, Limonene, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Fragrance, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 27 (Ci 45410), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Orange 5 (Ci 45370), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)] .
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.
Rich Cocoa
PPermanent. $29.00.
Blush
Bobbi Brown Blush Crushed Lip Color ($29.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a light-medium pink with warmer undertones and a natural sheen. It had medium, buildable pigmentation, which was as described, that applied fairly evenly, but there was a touch of streaking along the edge of my lips and a smidgen of product that gathered in my deeper lip lines.
Thankfully, these two issues weren’t apparent from a normal viewing distance, just the close-up photos. The consistency felt firmer, less emollient from the tube, but it felt more emollient once it actually was applied. It lasted for three hours and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Revlon Wink for Pink (P, $8.49) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Laissez-Faire (P, $23.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Selfless (104) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Hermes Beige Naturel (11) (P, $67.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Keep It Koi (P, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Clinique Softly (06) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Bamboo (P, $65.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Pink Dusk (P, $57.00) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- Givenchy Rose Diaphane (110) (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Hug Me (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$29.00/0.11 oz. - $263.64 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high color payoff" with a "blotted-down stain effect" that "glides on comfortably" and keeps lips "hydrated." It's also supposed to be long-wearing and is buildable from "blotted-down" in one layer to "intense color payoff" in two to three layers. The majority of the shades in the range have medium to semi-opaque coverage in one layer, and they were buildable from there with two to three layers. A few shades applied less evenly than others, though most went on well enough.
The consistency was more like a firmer, harder balm, as it glided easily across my lips, but it didn't feel wet, emollient, or oily, more waxy like a traditional lipstick but very lightweight. Some shades pulled into my lip lines and a few emphasized my natural lip texture, while others were more smoothing and flattering in finish/texture. The wear typically lasted between three and six hours with some of the richer/darker shades leaving subtle stains behind. The formula was more non-drying to lightly hydrating, but it wasn't hydrating enough that I'd put it in that category (hydrating lipstick). They had a faint, lemon-meets-wax scent that sometimes wasn't noticeable at all (depended on the shade).
All swatches are with two layers.
Browse all of our Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color swatches.
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Lanolate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla, Cetyl Lactate, Paraffin, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire D'Abeille, Nylon-12, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Linalool, Limonene, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Fragrance, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 27 (Ci 45410), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Orange 5 (Ci 45370), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)] .
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.
My pick would have to be Rich Cocoa for a just deeper than nude on me. Perfect for summer!
Like Nancy above, Rich Cocoa is the one for me!