Estee Lauder Brazen, Dangerous, Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, dark reddish-berry with subtle cool undertones and a light sheen. It had semi-opaque coverage that applied unevenly and tended to look patchy in places, while some color migrated into lip lines over time. This type of shade seems problematic across brands, and it’s rare to see a good formulation when there is any glossiness to it (and even still, some matte options don’t apply well). On me, it lasted for five hours and left a stain behind, but the color really settled into lip lines. The formula was moisturizing, though! ColourPop Paramour (LE, $5.00) is darker, matte. Marc Jacobs Beauty Blow (210) (P, $30.00) is warmer, matte. Tom Ford Beauty Wes (LE, $32.00) is lighter. MAC Runner (LE, $16.00) is matte. Bite Beauty Truffle (P, $24.00) is darker. Tom Ford Beauty Black Dahlia (10) (LE, $50.00) is matte. MAC Living Legend (LE, $16.00) is darker, more matte. NARS Liv (P, $32.00) is cooler-toned. MAC Lingering Kiss (LE, $16.00) is more matte. Kat Von D Motorhead (P, $21.00) is more matte. Bite Beauty Bordeaux (P, $28.00) is lighter. Maybelline Espresso Exposed (955) (P, $7.49) is warmer. MAC Talk That Talk (LE, $16.00) is matte. Urban Decay Shame (P, $22.00) is redder. MAC Heart Hangover (LE, $18.00) is cooler-toned. MAC Tribalist (LE, $16.00) is warmer. MAC Sin (P, $16.00) is more matte. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Black Dahlia (P, $18.00) is darker. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark brown with hints of warm, rosy red and a soft shine. It had mostly opaque coverage with a creamy, glide-on consistency that gave lips a smoother appearance. This shade wore well for five and a half hours on me and was hydrating over time. Chanel Jeanne (408) (P, $36.00) is darker. Guerlain Gaetane (16) (P, $51.00) is lighter, warmer. MAC Carnal Instinct (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery. MAC Legendary (LE, $16.00) is darker, more matte. MAC Sheer Plum (P, $16.00) is sheerer. Make Up For Ever #20 (P, $19.00) is more matte, brighter. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brightened, medium orange with warm undertones and leans yellower (rather than red), and it had a soft shine. It was fully opaque with a rich, creamy texture that was easy to apply and looked smooth and even on the lips. The formula is comfortable to wear, long-wearing at five and a half hours, and hydrating over time. Maybelline Tangy Tulip (960) (LE, $7.49) is slightly darker, sheerer. MAC Forbidden Sunrise (LE, $16.00) is lighter, more matte. MAC Ravishingly Rich (P, $23.00) is more shimmery, darker. NARS Iberico (LE, $25.00) is darker, matte. NARS Geraldine (P, $32.00) is darker. Givenchy Corail Signature (317) (P, $36.00) is more muted. Illamasqua Soaked (P, $26.00) is slightly darker. NARS Timanfaya (P, $25.00) is darker, more matte. MAC Tart & Trendy (LE, $16.00) is more muted. Milani Sweet Nectar (P, $5.49) is slightly darker. Maybelline Electric Orange (P, $7.49) is slightly darker. MAC Fashion Nomad (LE, $16.00) is darker. MAC Sounds Like Noise (LE, $16.00) is lighter. MAC Morange (P, $16.00) is a smidgen darker. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.
Brazen
PPermanent. $32.00.
Dangerous
PPermanent. $32.00.
Daring
PPermanent. $32.00.
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Brazen Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Dangerous Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
Estee Lauder Daring Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick
I would have like to have seen Brazen do better. I’m not crazy about the others honestly-passing.
Me too! 🙁
I am so in love with Daring! I need to sample it because I don’t know how it would look on me but it looks AMAHHHHZING on you!!!!!
Thank you, Olivia! 🙂
Aww, I was so excited for Brazen. Dangerous is a really interesting shade–definitely one I will need to try on before purchasing. Shades like these can go very well or extremely poorly on my skin tone, with a tendency to pull quite brown.
Dangerous is one of those shades that I expect to look a lil’ different on everyone – those muted, rosy/brown kind of shades seem to get heavily influenced by undertones!
I quite like Brazen; even with its flaws! Great eye look as well, Christine!
Thanks, Summer! 🙂
Oh, that’s too bad about Brazen as I could see a shade like that being really popular. Dangerous, on the other hand, looks amazing and I can definitely see myself owning it. I definitely like.
If only it applied better, right?
I wasn’t expecting to like Brazen, but it looks great on you. Same for Dangerous. I also love the look you’ve created on your eyes. I wish I’d gotten the Marsala Eye Palette instead of the cheek one 🙁
Thanks, Pavithra! 🙂
Aww, but the cheek one is still good!
Are those sephora Pantone shadows
From the Marsala palette?
Yes!
I love my Marsala palette! Those are some of the best colors for me. Also the summer Tom Ford colors are perfect on my skin tone. I am a MAC NC37 in studio fix. How close are we in coloring, Christine? Also, I would like to put a photo of myself with my name like some of the other group members. How do I do that?
I’m NC25 – everything medium has become too dark for me!
For the photo, if you sign-up and become a member, you can do it that way, otherwise I believe you have to go through Gravatar (I’m not entirely sure, lol).
Whew, these are all pretty bold shades! A little too bold for me and my sissy ways when it comes to lipstick! I do like the look of Dare though. On you, that is 🙂
You could rock Daring, I swear!!
For Brazen, I already have the dupe Lingering Kiss. I like Dangerous on you, but it doesn’t look that dangerous at all
Phew, glad you have a dupe!
I am baffled by why so many brands have trouble making shades like Brazen. I wonder if it’s something with the pigment because I recall NARS Ingrid having similar issues.
Must be something about purple in general… purple eyeshadows, eyeliners, lipsticks!
C+?! Aw man! Challenge accepted! LOL! I JUST ordered Brazen two days ago! Haha! It’s the only one I don’t have and I’ve only ever been able to find it on esteelauder.com (I usually just pick things up in person at counters, I rarely order from the company on-line).
Perhaps over a liner… that’s the only way I can get MAC Lustre’s to not make my lips peel. They’re still drying on me but warn alone they’re torturous! Over a liner not so bad.
I’m 99% sure it is exclusive to Estee Lauder’s site!
Over a liner, it could work!
Ooh, Dangerous is intriguing! 🙂
I liked it!
Daring looks great on you! I’ve wanted a true orange, but I wonder if I could pull it off? Worth a look
Definitely worth trying 😀
You know, I’m always so focused on the makeup that I often overlook how lovely your photography is, but that ultra close up of Brazen at the start of this post is really gorgeous just as a standalone image. Do you also take photos for fun outside of work, Christine?
But as for the makeup…. Daring is gorgeous! Is it just my monitor or is it just the subtlest tinge yellower than Electric Orange besides being lighter?
Only of Mellan, but I’m honestly not into photography much beyond trying to do what I can to take good, consistent (that’s my focus) photos for the blog!
It’s definitely a yellower orange than Electric Orange – not by a lot, but it is less red!
I wish Brazen performed a little better but Daring looks amazing on you! That color is BRIGHT but I’m absolutely in love with how vibrant it is. Perfect for summer!
Me too! Brazen looked promising in the tube.
You look stunning here Christine!! Going to quickly look up dupes for the eyeshadows!!
Thank ya, Karen!
I actually really like all three colors, but $30 is too much to pay for Brazen with it being patchy. Well, for me, $30 is usually too much for me to pay for lipstick anyway, but I expect quality when I do.
Totally agree — too pricey for the quality!
Love, love, love that Dangerous lipstick – it is one of my favourite all-time Marsala coloured lipsticks. All the lipsticks look great on you Christine – but Dangerous is the best. Sad to say, it retails for $50 here in Australia – which makes it extremely expensive to spend on a lipstick……
It’s a gorgeous shade for sure.
WOW! I can’t believe that markup!
For once I would *love* to see a permanent shade like Brazen to swatch the way it looks in the bullet… I actually got excited for a moment, then saw the swatch…
Me too 🙁
Ooh, Christine. That orange makes you absolutely glow! It looks like an orange you actually find in nature, like on marigolds. So beautiful.
Aw! Thank you so much, Elizabeth!
dangerous is beautiful !!!!
It is!
Christine, you look gorgeous in all of them, but Dangerous has to be my favorite! I also love Envy, and would definitely wear that in the fall. Of course, there are no rules……
Aww, thank you so much 😀
The shade dangerous looks particularly great on you!!! 🙂 it’s the perfect 90s lipstick!! 🙂
Xoxo Jess
Thanks, Jessy!
Daring looks amazing on you! Not sure I could pull that off though.
Thank you, Indya! It is a bright one. Be daring!!
Dangerous is so not something I would pick out for myself at the store, but seeing it on you has inspired me to branch out a bit!
Also I wish more super-dark lipsticks were true-to-tube; I get a little disappointed with so many that end up being way lighter than expected. Thanks for test-driving these for us!
Me too – they all go a bit lighter!
Dangerous is a gorgeous shade, not that i’d buy it. i’m in a brown phase, idk why ppl hate it. i used to, too.
Browns are so underrated!
Damn you Brazen! Why aren’t you better!
I knowww!
I have Daring and I love it, brightens the whole face. For some reason i’m really into bright lipsticks this summer. It looks really good on you Christine!
Yay for bright lipsticks 😀