Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace Review, Photos, Swatches
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace ($25.00 for 0.16 fl. oz.) is described as a “burgundy with shimmer.” It’s a reddish burgundy with warm undertones and violet and fuchsia shimmer. NARS Rouge Tribal (P, $26.00) is darker. MAC Black Tea (LE, $19.00) is cooler-toned. MAC Feelin’ So Good (LE, $15.00) is less shimmery, darker. Bobbi Brown Midnight Violet (P, $24.00) is cooler-toned, darker. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
The Lip Glace formula is supposed to be a “high-shine, perfectly pigmented lip gloss” that “hydrates and protects lips” with a “non-sticky formula.” The color is described as “rich, long-lasting” as well. It had semi-opaque color coverage, so the natural lip color came through but it was visible. The shimmer is on the lighter side, so it is more in the background with this particular shade. Applied, the color didn’t settle too much into lip lines, but the sheerer nature of such a dark shade made it so it didn’t look that even on, either. The gloss felt lightweight, non-sticky, and was lightly hydrating, while it lasted for three and a half hours on me. It had a burnt sugar/caramel scent but no discernible taste.
Desire
LELimited Edition. $25.00.
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Laura Mercier Desire Lip Glace
Not crazy about the colour!
Do you prefer it cooler or warmer? Or just not a fan of burgundy?
OMG…ewwwww So many other brands who do this type of thing right. Pass.
These vampy colors are tough to do right in gloss form!
Aw no, that doesn’t look good 🙁 Boo.
Unfortunately, so uneven 🙁
I knew it was gonna be bad by the intro but… Yeah, not great. 🙁
So streaky!
This is a stunning color and it looks gorgeous on you but I can see a certain uneven “drippiness”.
I’ve got pigmented lips so it’s okay for this shade to be semi-opaque. I’ve been on the hunt for this color to re-emerge. About 5 years ago I bought a Dior lip gloss that was dark wine-blackened honey and I can’t recall the name for the life of me, but it went the way of most lip glosses — had to throw it out once it was mid-way used for reasons of hygiene and the product just didn’t perform as well.
Here’s hoping this color is the tip of the dark jewel-toned iceberg for lip glosses/glasses/Glossimers!
Here’s hoping 🙂 Maybe a few better than this one, too.
Very disappointing.
Agreed!
Lovely in the tube, bad on the lips… Darn. 🙁
I had high hopes 🙁
Seems like this would only be doable over a similar shade.
Yes, I think so – it would work over a fairly opaque lipstick.
I susposed this would go over lipstick… hmmm, promising though :3
It would be better over a darker lipstick!
I was hoping this would be good but my wallet is glad it isn’t!
Haha! 😉
Ugh. I’m not a fan of that color. It looks really patchy. Maybe over a brighter, matte lipstick?
It would be better over a lipstick for sure!
Christine,
Have you tried Armour Beauty lip glosses?
They are four dollars less for 0.22 Fluid Ounces, so you get a little bit more than the laura mercier ones. They are also highly pigmented and they also have a new vegan lip gloss.
armourbeauty.com but you can also get they at beautylish.
Sorry, I haven’t!
The color is gorgeous on you, but it obviously can’t be worn alone. How about over Nars Cruella, a matte? It’s too pretty on you not to make it work.
I’m sure that would work! 🙂
Bummer! I always get so excited when I see these types of colors in the tubes and then so sad when they come out too sheer.
I hear ya! I hoped this one was going to be more pigmented.
I thought this was going to be much darker and a little more purple. The color isn’t bad but it’s disappointing compared to how it looks in the tube
I agree! It looked better in the tube.
The color is great on you, but I find dark glosses to be messy overall.
Me too – they are high maintenance, and because they’re often sheerer, they never look right for long.
I had the same problem with Revlon Embellished. So sheer, I just couldn’t get it to apply evenly. Shame, because it was a stunner in the tube.
I wish these types of colors would work in a gloss format 🙁
Oh, dear. It looked so good in the tube. I find this uneveness happens quite often with dark, wine coloured glosses. Pity about this, I loved the shimmerparts that was visable in the swatch but not really on the lips.
I love how gorgeous your hair is. Looks so good when you let it out.
Thank you, Helene!
I made the weirdest disgusted noise when I saw what it was like. It looks like a crime scene. Enough said. Major pass…
Aww!
I bought this, and it looks quite different on my lips than in the review! My lips are a little darker than the reviewers, I think. The color is even in heavy or light application, and gorgeous! It isn’t blood red, or exactly burgundy…it is a warmer, very sexy, natural and seductive shade. Lots of compliments when I wear it and great in photos. Nice for evening with a dab of gold or copper gloss in the center, or light application for daytime. It is a perfect shade for those with green or hazel eyes, as it makes them pop. It isn’t really dark enough to qualify as a vampy shade, though it looks dark in the tube.
Happy to hear it’s better on you!
It’s like a liquid, gold shimmered version of Clinique’s Black Honey! I wonder what they look like together? (:
Probably pretty!