Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet ($30.00 for 0.25 fl. oz.) is a medium, rosy pink with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. Chanel La Secrete (61) (LE, $45.00) is lighter, glossier (95% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Infamous (228) (P, $30.00) is lighter (95% similar). Tarte Bounce (P, $20.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Cary (P, $36.00) is glossier (90% similar). Bite Beauty Papaya (P, $24.00) is darker (90% similar). Givenchy Brun Vintage (105) (P, $36.00) is lighter (95% similar). ColourPop Little League (P, $7.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar). KVD Beauty OG Lolita (P, $19.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Givenchy Rose d'Exception (206) (LE, $36.00) is lighter, cooler, glossier (85% similar). Bite Beauty Rhubarb (DC, $26.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar). Pat McGrath Femmebot (P, $38.00) is cooler (85% similar). NARS London Clinic (LE, $27.00) is cooler (85% similar). Make Up For Ever #4 (DC, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar). Maybelline Almond Rose (P, $7.99) is cooler (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Indian Rose (P, $57.00) is cooler, glossier (85% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Secret Salma (P, $37.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar). Urban Decay Naked (P, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar). NARS Sex Machine (P, $27.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar). NARS Intriguing (P, $27.00) is more muted, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

The formula is supposed to be a liquid lipstick that has a matte finish with “long-lasting intense color” that “keeps [lips] moisturized.” It is, in many ways, similar to the liquid lipsticks that we have seen often in the last year, but the formula on this shade doesn’t fully dry down and has more of a “soft matte” finish than a really flat matte finish that most liquid lipsticks have. When I pressed my lips together, they stuck slightly, but the color didn’t lift away in patches. It wore for eight hours and was comfortable to wear–I hardly noticed I was wearing a lip color–and it doesn’t emphasize lip lines like some liquid matte lipsticks can. The formula has a sweet floral scent to it but no discernible taste.

Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet

Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet

Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet

Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet

Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet

Guerlain Fleur de Givre Maxi Velvet