Chanel Sophistiquee & Flamboyante Rouge Allure Velvet Reviews & Swatches
Sophistiquee (55)
Chanel Sophistiquee (55) Rouge Allure Velvet ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deeper red with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen.
- Nearly opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, thin, lightweight (not clingy)
- Applied evenly and was forgiving of lip texture
- Long-wearing (5 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Clinique Red-y or Not (P, $19.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop C'mon Clover (LE, $10.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Rouge Audacieux (93) (P, $38.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Ambush (PiP, $7.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Guerlain #26 (P, $33.00) is darker, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Trans Siberian (P, $26.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Outlaw (P, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Wild Memories (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Givenchy Rouge Stiletto (P, $37.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Becca Cranberry (DC, $24.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$45.00/0.12 oz. - $375.00 Per Ounce
The Rouge Allure Velvet formula is supposed to be a "non-drying matte lipstick" with "intensely rich, long-wearing colour" and has a "velvet matte finish." Over time, I felt like the formula has improved and is actually non-drying (the original launch did not wear well on me) to lightly drying (seen more in shades that have lasted six to eight hours). The pigmentation varies from shade to shade but is usually semi-opaque to opaque with a semi-matte to satin finish. The texture had a velvety, glide-on feel that doesn't feel particularly creamy or wet, yet the lipstick is comfortable to wear over the four to six hours it typically lasts for. Like most Chanel lip products, they have a rosy scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet swatches.
Ingredients
DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE | ISONONYL ISONONANOATE | DIISOSTEARYL MALATE | SYNTHETIC WAX | POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE | JOJOBA ESTERS | ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE COPOLYMER | ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE | ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE | HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER | STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE | TRIBEHENIN | TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | PROPYLENE CARBONATE | SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE | DIMETHICONE | PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) | ALUMINA | TOCOPHEROL | SILICA | PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1 | CITRIC ACID | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 12085 (RED 36) | CI 15850 (RED 6) | CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) | CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE) | CI 17200 (RED 33 LAKE) | CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) | CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) | CI 45380 (RED 22 LAKE) | CI 45410 (RED 28 LAKE) | CI 73360 (RED 30 LAKE) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | IL46A-II
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.
Sophistiquee (55)
PPermanent. $45.00.
Flamboyante (47)
Chanel Flamboyante (47) Rouge Allure Velvet ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a neon, coral-red with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It had a shinier, semi-translucent look to it that was unlike most of the shades in the range.
- Semi-opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, thin, lightweight (not clingy)
- Applied evenly and was forgiving of lip texture
- Long-wearing (4.5 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty Pickled Ginger (DC, $26.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Clumsy (P, $15.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Lukas (LE, $36.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Milani Crave (P, $8.99) is darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Paradiso (07) (LE, $55.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Chiffonade (DC, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Guava (DC, $37.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Givenchy Corail Backstage (324) (P, $36.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Buttercup (P, $9.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Hourglass All of Me (LE, $34.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$45.00/0.12 oz. - $375.00 Per Ounce
The Rouge Allure Velvet formula is supposed to be a "non-drying matte lipstick" with "intensely rich, long-wearing colour" and has a "velvet matte finish." Over time, I felt like the formula has improved and is actually non-drying (the original launch did not wear well on me) to lightly drying (seen more in shades that have lasted six to eight hours). The pigmentation varies from shade to shade but is usually semi-opaque to opaque with a semi-matte to satin finish. The texture had a velvety, glide-on feel that doesn't feel particularly creamy or wet, yet the lipstick is comfortable to wear over the four to six hours it typically lasts for. Like most Chanel lip products, they have a rosy scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet swatches.
Ingredients
DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE | ISONONYL ISONONANOATE | DIISOSTEARYL MALATE | SYNTHETIC WAX | POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE | JOJOBA ESTERS | ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE COPOLYMER | ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE | ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE | HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER | STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE | TRIBEHENIN | TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | PROPYLENE CARBONATE | SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE | DIMETHICONE | PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) | ALUMINA | TOCOPHEROL | SILICA | PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1 | CITRIC ACID | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 12085 (RED 36) | CI 15850 (RED 6) | CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) | CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE) | CI 17200 (RED 33 LAKE) | CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) | CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) | CI 45380 (RED 22 LAKE) | CI 45410 (RED 28 LAKE) | CI 73360 (RED 30 LAKE) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | IL46A-II
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.
These are both beautiful shades. I do have MAC Slay Ride and UD Tryst, so there’s no need for me to get either one, though. Besides, I realized just the other day when my MAC order arrived with Story Of Home in it, that I really do own a scary amount of lipsticks that WILL eventually turn.
(Story Of Home is the “nude” that I feel like I’ve been hoping for for what feels like forever!)
Lovely lipstick shades – with Sophistiquee being a beautiful red.