Lancome Blush Classique & Rose Cocktail L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Blush Classique (337)
Lancome Blush Classique (337) L’Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick (2022) ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a luminous finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable color payoff that applied evenly across my lips. The texture was lightweight, smooth, and creamy with a little more slip than most shades in the formula but not enough to be problematic. It wore well for four hours and felt hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Teen Spirit (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Clinique Plum Pop (P, $19.50) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Revlon Beaming Strawberry (002) (P, $9.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Weho (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Girl Crush (16) (P, $13.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Shocking (P, $57.00) is less shimmery, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Profumo (DC, $40.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Johnny (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Becca Petal (DC, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Rare Beauty Blessed (P, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$32.00/0.12 oz. - $266.67 Per Ounce
It was recently reformulated to be even more hydrating with "18 hour comfort" and "8 hour hydration" paired with an "ultra-creamy texture" and "intense color" that gives a "luminous finish." They distinguish the 18-hour and 8-hour claims from it being long-wearing, so presumably they are referring to how one's lips feel after the product as worn away or been removed (after fading).
Most shades had full color payoff in a single layer, while a few shades had to be built up. The texture was smooth, lightweight, and emollient without being too slippery or too thick, so the lipstick applied comfortably across my lips but wasn't prone to settling into my lip lines. The formula was more forgiving of lip texture imperfections and seemed to smooth out my lip lines more often than not.
They have a powdery floral scent, which is noticeable more in the tube than on, but it had a bit of taste initially to me. The updated formula felt very comparable to the last iteration, possibly a little lighter-weight and smoother on my lips. They wore between four and six hours and were hydrating.
Browse all of our Lancome L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick (2022) swatches.
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL ISOSTEARATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/ADIPATE • MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL • OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE • PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER • ALUMINA • CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX • PARAFFIN • HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE • MICA • BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 • CI 15850 / RED 7 • CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT • ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL • ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT • TIN OXIDE • AQUA / WATER / EAU • GLUCOMANNAN • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • SODIUM HYALURONATE • SILICA • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • ALCOHOL • PROPYLENE GLYCOL • HYDROXYPALMITOYL SPHINGANINE • HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL • SYNTHETIC WAX • DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • TOCOPHEROL • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE • GERANIOL • METHYL 2-OCTYNOATE • HYDROXYCITRONELLAL • CITRONELLOL • HEXYL CINNAMAL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE • (F.I.L. C256729/2). 428914_LCM_MUP_LEVRES_ABS_RG_CREAM_Etui_RED_116_MV_R3 LANCÔME - MAKE-UP LEVRES SD : CC008797 CODE AC : - CODE PF : LC489700 échelle : 1/1 P. Reflex P. 2035C Vide Blue C P. Cool Gray 1C Fond à la teinte Vernis brillant Embossage leger MARCHÉ Gaufrage // zone : INTER RECTO
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.
Blush Classique (337)
PPermanent. $32.00.
Rose Cocktail (355)
Lancome Rose Cocktail (355) L’Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick (2022) ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a bright, deeper pink with subtle, warm undertones and cooler, lighter pink shimmer throughout. The consistency was lightweight, thin but not clingy, and emollient without being too slippery, so it stayed in place well over time. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation that lasted well for four and a half hours and felt moisturizing while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Candy (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Li (LE, $36.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Gumdrop (LE, $17.50) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Candy (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- MAC On Hold (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$32.00/0.12 oz. - $266.67 Per Ounce
It was recently reformulated to be even more hydrating with "18 hour comfort" and "8 hour hydration" paired with an "ultra-creamy texture" and "intense color" that gives a "luminous finish." They distinguish the 18-hour and 8-hour claims from it being long-wearing, so presumably they are referring to how one's lips feel after the product as worn away or been removed (after fading).
Most shades had full color payoff in a single layer, while a few shades had to be built up. The texture was smooth, lightweight, and emollient without being too slippery or too thick, so the lipstick applied comfortably across my lips but wasn't prone to settling into my lip lines. The formula was more forgiving of lip texture imperfections and seemed to smooth out my lip lines more often than not.
They have a powdery floral scent, which is noticeable more in the tube than on, but it had a bit of taste initially to me. The updated formula felt very comparable to the last iteration, possibly a little lighter-weight and smoother on my lips. They wore between four and six hours and were hydrating.
Browse all of our Lancome L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick (2022) swatches.
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL ISOSTEARATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/ADIPATE • MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL • OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE • PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER • ALUMINA • CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX • PARAFFIN • HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE • MICA • BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 • CI 15850 / RED 7 • CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT • ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL • ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT • TIN OXIDE • AQUA / WATER / EAU • GLUCOMANNAN • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • SODIUM HYALURONATE • SILICA • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • ALCOHOL • PROPYLENE GLYCOL • HYDROXYPALMITOYL SPHINGANINE • HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL • SYNTHETIC WAX • DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • TOCOPHEROL • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE • GERANIOL • METHYL 2-OCTYNOATE • HYDROXYCITRONELLAL • CITRONELLOL • HEXYL CINNAMAL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE • (F.I.L. C256729/2). 428914_LCM_MUP_LEVRES_ABS_RG_CREAM_Etui_RED_116_MV_R3 LANCÔME - MAKE-UP LEVRES SD : CC008797 CODE AC : - CODE PF : LC489700 échelle : 1/1 P. Reflex P. 2035C Vide Blue C P. Cool Gray 1C Fond à la teinte Vernis brillant Embossage leger MARCHÉ Gaufrage // zone : INTER RECTO
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.
Rose Cocktail is a beautiful shade for the warmer weather (read hot weather, because that’s the Valley of the Sun for ya!). I really love the slight duochrome effect of it!
I swear this one is a dupe for a lipstick my mother wore over 50 years ago. She had two lipsticks and this was the one I would sneak 👍
It made me think of a lipstick, from Lancome I used when I was around 17-20. That one may have been a darker red, but it’s a lot like it.
This is a lipstick of memories for some of us.
Even though pink is not my shade, I really like the finishes on these lipsticks.
Funny, I just picked up Rose Cocktail the other day. It’s way out of my comfort zone of dreamy mauves so it’s taking a little getting use to. It is pink, that’s for sure. A tiny bit bubblegum pink but pretty. My problem with any lipstick that has blue in it, it tends to lean purple quickly. I thought the case would be different, it’s a little clunky and I am not fond of the push thing. I’ll keep it but I’m a wee bit disappointed.
I actually want both, but happily I have a dupe for Blush Classique. Rose Cocktail though, I love the look of it and as I said in an answer to Wednesday, it makes me think of my more youthful years. I had some serious fun, wearing the lipstick it makes me remember.