Gucci Sally Soft Honey & Linnet Stone Brilliant Glow Care Lipsticks Review & Swatches
Sally Soft Honey (112)
Gucci Beauty Sally Soft Honey (112) Brilliant Glow Care Lipstick ($42.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a darker beige with warm, almost peachy tones paired with a glossy finish. It had more medium color payoff in a single layer, which built up to semi-opaque coverage with a second pass.
The texture felt more emollient and lightly slippery compared to other shades in the range, which resulted in slightly visible product settling into my deeper lip lines. It lasted well for three hours and felt moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Clinique Subtle (04) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Golden Coral (237) (P, $35.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (90% similar).
- MAC Revved Up (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (90% similar).
- MAC Fleur d'Coral (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Chanel Still (62) (P, $42.00) is more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
- Chanel Beige Rose (P, $37.00) is more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
- NYX Daydream (P, $6.00) is lighter, more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
- Revlon Bare Affair (P, $8.49) is more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
- Smashbox Nude Beach (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (80% similar).
- MAC The Naturalist (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$42.00/0.06 oz. - $700.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to live between "sheer and satin lipstick[s]" with "long-lasting" hydration with "shine" that wears for "four hours." They had a more gel-like consistency to me; denser and firm in the tube, but they glided on readily and had a glossy, wet-looking shine that was almost balm-like without being as slippery as a true balm consistency.
The pigmentation was sheer, as marketed, and most shades were somewhat buildable to more semi-sheer to medium coverage so those with more pigmented natural lip color may still find they show up enough. The colors applied evenly and smoothly across my lips with only a few shades settling into my lip lines noticeably.
They were comfortable to wear over the two to four hours they lasted for, and the formula felt hydrating over time. It is a heavily-scented floral formula that had a perfume-like taste to me when I wore them.
Browse all of our Gucci Beauty Brilliant Glow Care Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Polyethylene, Ozokerite, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Parfum/Fragrance, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Citric Acid, [May Contain/Peut Contenir +/-:Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 7 (CI 15850), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 7 Lake (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.
Sally Soft Honey (112)
PPermanent. $42.00.
Linnet Stone (113)
Gucci Beauty Linnet Stone (113) Brilliant Glow Care Lipstick ($42.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a light-medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a glossy sheen. It had sheer to semi-sheer color coverage in a single layer, which could be built up to medium coverage.
The texture was smooth, more like a gel-like cream than a traditional cream lipstick, so it glided across my lips comfortably but wasn’t too slippery and seemed to keep out of my lip lines. It wore well for three hours and felt hydrating while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- UOMA Beauty She-tore (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Forte (106) (P, $38.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Maris' Nude (123) (LE, $38.00) is darker, more pigmented, less glossy (90% similar).
- Becca Mocha (DC, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Peggy Taupe (204) (P, $42.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Marguerite Jade (110) (P, $42.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Milani Tied Up (P, $8.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Molasses (DC, $24.00) is darker, more pigmented, less glossy (85% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Sandstone (102) (P, $38.00) is darker, more pigmented (85% similar).
- Maybelline Mauve for Me (P, $7.49) is darker, more pigmented, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$42.00/0.06 oz. - $700.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to live between "sheer and satin lipstick[s]" with "long-lasting" hydration with "shine" that wears for "four hours." They had a more gel-like consistency to me; denser and firm in the tube, but they glided on readily and had a glossy, wet-looking shine that was almost balm-like without being as slippery as a true balm consistency.
The pigmentation was sheer, as marketed, and most shades were somewhat buildable to more semi-sheer to medium coverage so those with more pigmented natural lip color may still find they show up enough. The colors applied evenly and smoothly across my lips with only a few shades settling into my lip lines noticeably.
They were comfortable to wear over the two to four hours they lasted for, and the formula felt hydrating over time. It is a heavily-scented floral formula that had a perfume-like taste to me when I wore them.
Browse all of our Gucci Beauty Brilliant Glow Care Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Polyethylene, Ozokerite, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Parfum/Fragrance, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Citric Acid, [May Contain/Peut Contenir +/-:Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 7 (CI 15850), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 7 Lake (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.
As much as I love Linnet Stone, I’m still wanting to get Uoma Beauty She-tore instead. Mainly because it looks like a lipgloss.
Nice, but not great and the shades feel a little under pigmented for my taste and the price.
I don’t care for the lipsticks at all, just commenting to say that the overall look especially the eyes are gorgeous! Just amazingly beautiful.