Hourglass You Make Me & I Still Confession Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
You Make Me
Hourglass You Make Me Confession Ultra Slim High Intensity Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.03 oz.) is a muted, medium orange with a hint of warmer, brown undertones and a cream finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that was a bit firm in the tube, thin without being clingy on my lips, and yielded more sheen than it actually felt like it had. The color applied evenly, while the formula was smoothing to my lip lines and hydrating over the five and a half hours it lasted for.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- elf Vocal (P, $9.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Palm Street (62) (P, $8.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop I Like It (LE, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Arrowroot (DC, $24.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Venetian Red (208) (P, $38.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Propa Beauty Limitless (P, $12.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Agatha Orange (302) (P, $42.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Casablanca (P, $26.00) is darker, more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Freckle Fiesta (P, $18.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- YSL Furtive Caramel (209) (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, lighter, less glossy (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.03 oz. - $1133.33 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "creamy, saturated, longwearing color with a satin finish." It's a light-medium thick formula that was typically opaque with a lightly creamy texture that glided on without tugging but did not slide around while worn. The majority of shades had a natural to satin finish, and they lasted anywhere from four to seven hours with light hydration. The best performing shades were light to dark while the lightest and deepest shades weren't quite as consistent.
The lipstick can be purchased with the full packaging/applicator for $34 or as a refill-only for $22. The refill packaging is substantial enough that it is usable on its own, as there's a detachable base that the refillable cap clicks onto (with an audible click), but they are very slim--and that's not a surprise given they only contain 0.03 oz. making them one of the smaller lipsticks on the market. Slim lipsticks typically contain around 0.07 oz. of product and are usually smaller than the average standard lipstick tube (which tends to be between 0.10 and 0.12 oz.).
Browse all of our Hourglass Confession Ultra Slim High Intensity Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
You Make Me
PPermanent. $34.00.
I Still
Hourglass I Still Confession Ultra Slim High Intensity Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.03 oz.) is a vivid, medium red with neutral-to-warm undertones and a cream finish. The way this formula sat on my lips was astounding–it made my lip lines disappear, so it had a really plush, smooth look to it. The consistency was creamy, despite being a little firmer in the tube, so it glided easily over my lips but didn’t feel slippery while worn It had nearly opaque color payoff in a single layer that stayed on well for over six hours. The formula felt moisturizing while worn as well.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora More is More (10) (P, $15.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Carmen (P, $34.00) is brighter (95% similar).
- Shiseido Firecracker (219) (P, $26.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Too Hot to Hold (P, $34.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Burberry Regiment Red (37) (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- YSL Scout's Red (124) (LE, $38.00) is more muted, less glossy (90% similar).
- Hourglass I Crave (P, $34.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Holly (DC, $24.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Dynasty Red (LE, $19.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Excite (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.03 oz. - $1133.33 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "creamy, saturated, longwearing color with a satin finish." It's a light-medium thick formula that was typically opaque with a lightly creamy texture that glided on without tugging but did not slide around while worn. The majority of shades had a natural to satin finish, and they lasted anywhere from four to seven hours with light hydration. The best performing shades were light to dark while the lightest and deepest shades weren't quite as consistent.
The lipstick can be purchased with the full packaging/applicator for $34 or as a refill-only for $22. The refill packaging is substantial enough that it is usable on its own, as there's a detachable base that the refillable cap clicks onto (with an audible click), but they are very slim--and that's not a surprise given they only contain 0.03 oz. making them one of the smaller lipsticks on the market. Slim lipsticks typically contain around 0.07 oz. of product and are usually smaller than the average standard lipstick tube (which tends to be between 0.10 and 0.12 oz.).
Browse all of our Hourglass Confession Ultra Slim High Intensity Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Gosh, I Still looks amazing on your Christine. I can’t pull off that warm of a shade. Really pretty though.
Such a great formula! I still have not managed to make a decision on what shade the buy.
Both shades are just beautiful – really glorious colours. I think I prefer You Make Me the best.
This looks like my dream formula but I cannot justify the price for the amount of product you get.
Christine, is there another formula you’d consider similar to this? I prefer lipstick to feel thin and weightless on my lips, and I don’t mind if it is not moisturizing since I don’t have dry lips. I also enjoy a matte or cream finish. I would say these have the optimal amount
of glossiness for me if I am not going for a matte lipstick.
Shiseido’s gel lipstick.
Thank you!!