Giorgio Armani Flirt, Brave, Attitude Lip Power Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Flirt (504)
Giorgio Armani Flirt (504) Lip Power Satin Lipstick ($38.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a muted, medium reddish-plum with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable color coverage that adhered evenly to my lips and was comfortable to apply.
The texture was smooth, lightly creamy, and lightweight when initially applied, though the formula set slightly to something a touch tacky and a little clingy compared to the initial feel. It lasted well for five hours and felt lightly hydrating while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Page Me (P, $8.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Tatcha Magnolia Bloom (LE, $55.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Tarte Spicy (LE, $20.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Sugar and Spice (P, $30.00) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Cranberry (P, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Hourglass I Can't Live Without (P, $34.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Matinee (30) (P, $8.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Rose Nomad (524) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Labyrinth City (09) (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS G*psy (P, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.11 oz. - $345.45 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "satin vivid color with buildable coverage that stays all day long" (they claim "8 hour wear" without having to reapply). I found the coverage varied significantly from lighter to deeper shades, and shades with pearl and more luminosity to their finish tended to be sheerer, somewhat buildable, and were more prone to gathering in my lip lines.
More mid-tone and deeper shades tended to have a true satin finish--not too glossy but not matte--and had more semi-opaque to opaque coverage--so not so much buildable either. The texture was lightweight, creamy, and smooth without being too dense in the tube nor too emollient. I found that the formula felt glossier and more balm-like initially but seemed to set slightly to something that was a touch tacky, not emollient, and felt a little clingy in comparison to the original texture (not clingy in a bad way, for the most part!).
As expected, lighter, sheerer shades didn't wear as long or as well as more mid-tone and darker, satin-finish shades did. Lighter shades lasted between three and four hours, while darker shades lasted between four and six hours with only a few getting close to eight hours. The formula was comfortable to wear and lightly to moderately hydrating over time.
Browse all of our Giorgio Armani Lip Power Satin Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
TRIMETHYLSILOXYPHENYL DIMETHICONE ● ISOHEXADECANE ● OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE ● POLYETHYLENE ● HYDROGENATED STYRENE/METHYLSTYRENE/INDENE COPOLYMER ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER ● HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE ● ACRYLIC ACID/ISOBUTYL ACRYLATE/ISOBORNYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER ● PARAFFIN ● MICA ● CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX ● CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE ● VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER ● SYNTHETIC WAX ● CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● SILICA ● TOCOPHEROL ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● SILICA ● TOCOPHEROL
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.
Flirt (504)
PPermanent. $38.00.
Brave (506)
Giorgio Armani Brave (506) Lip Power Satin Lipstick ($38.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark fuchsia pink with cool undertones and lighter, fuchsia pearl throughout. It had medium pigmentation that could be built up to semi-opaque coverage if desired.
The texture felt smooth, lightly creamy, and lightweight without being clingy, but the formula developed to a clingier, lightly sticky consistency within a minute or so. It stayed on well for five and a half hours and felt lightly hydrating while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Chanel Immobile (70) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Astonishing (912) (P, $32.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty Dallas (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Maybelline Fuchsia for Me (P, $7.49) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Hey, Good Looking (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Revlon Cherries in the Snow (P, $8.49) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Guerlain #67 (P, $36.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Burberry Crimson Pink (241) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Cheery Cherry (LE, $23.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Sephora Love Wins (09) (P, $13.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.11 oz. - $345.45 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "satin vivid color with buildable coverage that stays all day long" (they claim "8 hour wear" without having to reapply). I found the coverage varied significantly from lighter to deeper shades, and shades with pearl and more luminosity to their finish tended to be sheerer, somewhat buildable, and were more prone to gathering in my lip lines.
More mid-tone and deeper shades tended to have a true satin finish--not too glossy but not matte--and had more semi-opaque to opaque coverage--so not so much buildable either. The texture was lightweight, creamy, and smooth without being too dense in the tube nor too emollient. I found that the formula felt glossier and more balm-like initially but seemed to set slightly to something that was a touch tacky, not emollient, and felt a little clingy in comparison to the original texture (not clingy in a bad way, for the most part!).
As expected, lighter, sheerer shades didn't wear as long or as well as more mid-tone and darker, satin-finish shades did. Lighter shades lasted between three and four hours, while darker shades lasted between four and six hours with only a few getting close to eight hours. The formula was comfortable to wear and lightly to moderately hydrating over time.
Browse all of our Giorgio Armani Lip Power Satin Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
TRIMETHYLSILOXYPHENYL DIMETHICONE ● ISOHEXADECANE ● OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE ● POLYETHYLENE ● HYDROGENATED STYRENE/METHYLSTYRENE/INDENE COPOLYMER ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER ● HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE ● ACRYLIC ACID/ISOBUTYL ACRYLATE/ISOBORNYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER ● PARAFFIN ● MICA ● CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX ● CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE ● VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER ● SYNTHETIC WAX ● CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● SILICA ● TOCOPHEROL ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● SILICA ● TOCOPHEROL
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.
Brave (506)
PPermanent. $38.00.
Attitude (602)
Giorgio Armani Attitude (602) Lip Power Satin Lipstick ($38.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep red with cool undertones and a satin sheen. It had mostly opaque color coverage in a single layer, so it wasn’t as buildable as marketed.
The consistency was smooth, lightweight, and creamy enough to apply without tugging. The formula “set” to a lightly tacky feel, so while it wasn’t transfer-resistant, it was noticeably less emollient than it was initially applied. It wore well for six 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
- Maybelline Royal (P, $12.99) is darker (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Tannin (DC, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Sandals (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Unexpected (144) (P, $45.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Maison Rouge (P, $23.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Noble (857) (LE, $45.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Guerlain #26 (P, $33.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Rudolph (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty Virgo (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Perfect Score (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.11 oz. - $345.45 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "satin vivid color with buildable coverage that stays all day long" (they claim "8 hour wear" without having to reapply). I found the coverage varied significantly from lighter to deeper shades, and shades with pearl and more luminosity to their finish tended to be sheerer, somewhat buildable, and were more prone to gathering in my lip lines.
More mid-tone and deeper shades tended to have a true satin finish--not too glossy but not matte--and had more semi-opaque to opaque coverage--so not so much buildable either. The texture was lightweight, creamy, and smooth without being too dense in the tube nor too emollient. I found that the formula felt glossier and more balm-like initially but seemed to set slightly to something that was a touch tacky, not emollient, and felt a little clingy in comparison to the original texture (not clingy in a bad way, for the most part!).
As expected, lighter, sheerer shades didn't wear as long or as well as more mid-tone and darker, satin-finish shades did. Lighter shades lasted between three and four hours, while darker shades lasted between four and six hours with only a few getting close to eight hours. The formula was comfortable to wear and lightly to moderately hydrating over time.
Browse all of our Giorgio Armani Lip Power Satin Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
TRIMETHYLSILOXYPHENYL DIMETHICONE ● ISOHEXADECANE ● OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE ● POLYETHYLENE ● HYDROGENATED STYRENE/METHYLSTYRENE/INDENE COPOLYMER ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER ● HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE ● ACRYLIC ACID/ISOBUTYL ACRYLATE/ISOBORNYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER ● PARAFFIN ● MICA ● CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX ● CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE ● VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER ● SYNTHETIC WAX ● CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● SILICA ● TOCOPHEROL ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● SILICA ● TOCOPHEROL
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.
Wowsers! I’m taken by all 3! Enough so as to try saving up for them, first one being Brave. Then, I’m also on the hunt for those boxy masks that don’t touch the mouth. I have no idea where people are getting those from? But I need those badly.
Attitude is a lovely red shade.
Oh, dear!
Three gorgeous lipsticks!
As far as I could see I only have one dupe for one of these. MAC Maison Rouge for Attitude, so I guess I could pass on that one, but I still want Attitude.
Brave made me remember an old favourite from Lancome, not the on in the dupe list, the one I think of was from decades ago and a go to lipstick for me. In short, I need Brave!
Flirt is so pretty and would go so well with my warmer looks.
Finally Armani has something(s) I really love.