Lisa Eldridge Night Thoughts & Strawberry Shock Lip Colours Reviews & Swatches
Night Thoughts
Lisa Eldridge Night Thoughts Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour ($36.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a darker, reddish-plum with subtle pearl and a luminous sheen. It settled into lip lines more noticeably due to how emollient it was.
- Medium, buildable coverage
- Lightweight, creamy, and smooth
- Applied fairly evenly, settled slightly into lip lines
- Moderate-wearing (3-4 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bobbi Brown Telluride (P, $29.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Tarte Vacay (P, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Girl Please (P, $8.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Glow (114) (P, $45.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Pourpre d'Or (137) (LE, $45.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Helena (LE, $36.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Smoothie Move (P, $27.00) is more muted (85% similar).
- Revlon Glassy Ruby (025) (P, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Clinique Flushed (26) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Estee Lauder Undefeated (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$36.00/0.12 oz. - $300.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have semi-sheer, somewhat buildable coverage with an "ultra modern, comfortable, and luxurious texture" that "feels smooth, light, and pleasurable on the lips." The pigmentation was semi-sheer and buildable, as described, with semi-opaque coverage achieved after two to three layers of product.
The lipstick had a smooth, waxier, balm-like feel, so it had a thinner consistency and glides on easily. The texture was prone to catching on any imperfections I had on my lips, and I had to ensure my lips were well-exfoliated prior to applying. The waxiness helped prevent some transfer onto glasses, too. It has a lightweight feel, is comfortable to wear, and was lightly hydrating over the four hours they lasted for. There was no discernible scent or taste.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour swatches.
Ingredients
OCTYLDODECANOL· POLYBUTENE · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE · DIISOSTEARYL MALATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA) · POLYETHYLENE · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX · SYNTHETIC WAX · OZOKERITE · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · PROPYLENE CARBONATE · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE · MICA · ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE · CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE · DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE · ALUMINA · CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE · SILICA · TIN OXIDE · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · CI 77491/ CI 77492 (IRON OXIDES) · CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) · CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) · CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) · CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE).
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.
Night Thoughts
PPermanent. $36.00.
Strawberry Shock
Lisa Eldridge Strawberry Shock Insanely Saturated Lip Colour ($36.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep coral-red with warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque coverage
- Moderately-dense, more velvety feel
- Applied fairly evenly but wasn’t as forgiving of lip texture/lip lines
- Long-wearing (over six hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop I'm Upset (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Frequency (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Cool Papaya (310) (P, $23.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Mangrove (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fortune Favors (P, $7.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty True Coral (P, $57.00) is lighter, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Fresa (LE, $18.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Tilt (P, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Bloombox (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Laura Mercier Rouge Eclatant (P, $32.00) is darker, cooler, glossier (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$36.00/0.12 oz. - $300.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "100% full coverage with a demi-matte finish and weightless feel." It's a silicone-heavy formulation, so it had glide without feeling wet or slippery on the lips. To me, it has more of a velvety feel that's featherweight, thin but not in a clingy, drying kind of way, and goes on without dragging.
The thinner nature of the formula combined with the more matte finish means that exfoliating prior to application is important for best results; this was more noticeable in Rainbow Spill (less forgiving) than Skyscraper Rose (which was more forgiving). They wore between five and six hours on me, left faint stains, and were non-drying to barely hydrating. They had no discernible scent or taste.
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Ingredients
DIMETHICONE · OCTYLDODECANOL · POLYETHYLENE · POLYSILICONE-11 · DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE · NYLON-12 · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · BIS-PEG-12 DIMETHICONE BEESWAX · METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE · PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL [PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL] · BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER [BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER] · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · PROPYLENE CARBONATE · POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID · LAURETH-12 · MICA · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · CI 15850 (RED 6) · CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) · CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) · CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE).
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 absolutely LOVE Strawberry Shock, I feel like my old UD Vice Tilt lipstick covers me for the color perfectly, but with a very different finish. I have got to pull that one out and show it some love!
As for Night Thoughts, as soon as I saw it I immediately knew that it looked a lot like my very old tube of MAC Del Rio when on the lips, although quite different on the arm. Compared them, and yep, dupes. $ saved! And another lipstick that has been sadly neglected.
I’m so happy you swatched these. In every promo, Night Thoughts is shown to be SO much deeper! You saved me from making a mistake.
Strawberry shock is such an interesting color. It looks so bright and neon on some people and on me and some other people it looks kind of muted on. It’s definitely unique in my collection.
Both lipsticks are quite vibrant in their own ways, I could see Night Thoughts as an autumn shade though.
I have Night Thoughts and because it’s so sheer, it looks very similar to Clinique Black Honey, my 20+ yr love. I also bought Palazzo, supposed to be a neutral red, but it pulls quite warm (and unflattering) on my very fair, cool toned skin.
Wow, Strawberry Shock is like a super saturated (haha, I guess the name fits) version of Revlon’s Strawberry Suede. I had bought (and loved) Strawberry Suede actually on the recommendation from Lisa, so it’s nice that she’s offering an amped up version of that shade since the Revlon one has been DC.
Why is the second one so bumpy?
It’s a velvet, flocked-texture!