Estee Lauder Musings & Sweet Crush Pure Color Envy Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Musings (534)
Estee Lauder Musings (534) Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark pink-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a glossy, cream finish. It had good color coverage that adhered fairly evenly and smoothly to my lips.
There was a smidgen of streakiness along the edges that wasn’t too noticeable in person. The lipstick had a lightweight, lightly creamy consistency that had enough slip to glide across my lips comfortably but not feel slippery while worn. It lasted well for four and a half hours and felt hydrating while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Cherry (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Chablis (DC, $24.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Chiffonade (DC, $24.00) is less shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
- MAC Can You Tell (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Maybelline Restless (P, $12.99) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- NARS Natalie (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Nice Things (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
- ColourPop Topanga (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Hourglass I Dream (P, $34.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- YSL Rosewood Beat (161) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$32.00/0.12 oz. - $266.67 Per Ounce
The Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick formula is supposed to have “high-intensity color” in a "single stroke" that "glides on effortlessly" and has "six hour" wear. More recent copy of the formula has been more specific as it having "medium-to-full coverage."
Most shades in the range are lightweight, creamy with moderate slip with semi-opaque to opaque coverage that wears four to seven hours. The formula tends to sit well on lips and either gives the illusion of plumpness or smooths out lip lines slightly. It's also hydrating while worn.
They are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, TRIOCTYLDODECYL CITRATE, LANOLIN OIL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAXCANDELILLA CERACIRE DE CANDELILLA, CASTOR ISOSTEARATE SUCCINATE, SILICA, OCTYLDODECANOL, OZOKERITE, POLYETHYLENE, POLYDECENE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT EXTRACT, TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) BRAN EXTRACT, HORDEUM VULGARE (BARLEY) EXTRACTEXTRAIT D'ORGE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL, ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU SEED BUTTER, CERAMIDE 2, SQUALANE, CHOLESTEROL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, LINOLEIC ACID, LAURYL PCA, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, LAURYL METHACRYLATE/GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, OLEIC ACID, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE, SACCHARIN, POTASSIUM SULFATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAXCERA MICROCRISTALLINACIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE, PALMITIC ACID, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, VANILLIN, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), BARIUM SULFATE, ALUMINA, [+/- MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), RED 22 LAKE (CI 45380), RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360), RED 6 (CI 15850), RED 27 (CI 45410), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), ORANGE 5 (CI 45370), RED 33 LAKE (CI 17200), RED 21 (CI 45380), CARMINE (CI 75470)]
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.
Musings (534)
PPermanent. $32.00.
Sweet Crush (545)
Estee Lauder Sweet Crush (545) Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light-medium, peachy coral with strong, warm undertones with a mix of pink and gold, finer pearl. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, but the finish looked a bit more frosted applied, which resulted in less smoothing of my lip lines–not enough that I’d say it actually emphasized my lip lines, though.
The texture was lightweight, creamy, and smooth with moderate slip but didn’t feel slippery while worn. It stayed on nicely for four and a half hours and felt moisturizing.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dior Charm (068) (LE, $38.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia Orange Blossom (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Revlon Apricot Fantasy (P, $8.49) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Anastasia Guava (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$32.00/0.12 oz. - $266.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have medium coverage with a lustrous finish. It took the Pure Color Envy formula and added shimmer to it with the end result varying from lightly pearlized to more frosted and near-metallic. The shimmer was finer in size, so the lipsticks did not feel gritty on the lips, and the particles didn’t migrate as the lipstick wore down.
The coverage ranged from semi-sheer to nearly opaque, so it really depended on the shade on how true it was to medium coverage. The formula felt lightly creamy, thinner but not clingy, and with just enough slip to be comfortable to apply and to wear without feeling slippery during wear. The shades lasted from four to six hours and usually hydrating while worn.
The formula had a vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Estee Lauder Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, TRIOCTYLDODECYL CITRATE, LANOLIN OIL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAXCANDELILLA CERACIRE DE CANDELILLA, CASTOR ISOSTEARATE SUCCINATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, OZOKERITE, POLYETHYLENE, SILICA, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, BARIUM SULFATE, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, POLYDECENE, TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT EXTRACT, HORDEUM VULGARE (BARLEY) EXTRACTEXTRAIT D'ORGE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL, ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU SEED BUTTER, TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT BRAN) EXTRACT, SQUALANE, CHOLESTEROL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, LINOLEIC ACID, LAURYL PCA, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, LAURYL METHACRYLATE/GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CERAMIDE NG, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, OLEIC ACID, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE, SACCHARIN, POTASSIUM SULFATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAXCERA MICROCRISTALLINACIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE, PALMITIC ACID, TIN OXIDE, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, [+/- MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), CARMINE (CI 75470), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), RED 21 (CI 45380), ORANGE 5 (CI 45370), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), RED 27 (CI 45410), RED 33 LAKE (CI 17200), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985), RED 22 LAKE (CI 45380), RED 6 (CI 15850)]
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.
Because one of my favorite coral lipsticks MAC Make Me Gorgeous is a dupe, I don’t need Musings, but that sure is a pretty shade!
As for Sweet Crush, for me, it looks very 1960’s LA. My aunts wore frosty light apricot lipsticks like this back in the day.
Nice shades, but expensive. I think the coral shade would be more popular than the apricot frost because either the frosty aspect of the lipstick or shade maybe offputting.
Sweet Crush is a kind of colour that I want to be able to use, just because they are fun and I look horrible with that kind of colour on my lips. Strangely that type of colour on the eyelids looks quite good.
Musings also falls into the “nice colour, but not for me” category.
What I really wanted to say was I like Sweet Crush and I agree with Nancy T about it giving off 1960s vibes.