LORAC I Love Brunch Alter Ego Lip Glosses Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Brunch Queen
LORAC Brunch Queen Alter Ego Lip Gloss ($17.00 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a light-medium lavender with cooler undertones and fine pearl. It had semi-sheer color payoff that applied evenly on the lips–as in the color did not show streaks–but pulled into every lip line I had, so it did not look that great on its own. The texture was smooth, creamy without being thick, and comfortable to wear over the three hours it lasted on me.
The Alter Ego Lip Gloss formula is supposed to offer “highly pigmented” color with a “soft, vanilla scent.” The four new, limited edition shades for spring are more pastel, and as a result, they tended to suffer from a milkier consistency that was prone to settling into my lip lines. They had semi-sheer to semi-opaque pigmentation with average wear (three hours). The formula had a sweet, vanilla scent, was mostly non-sticky, and lightly hydrating.
Top Dupes
- MAC Cinestyle (LE, $20.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Four (Watercolor) (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Misbehaving (P, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Bewitched (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, less pigmented (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Blush Pearl (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (85% similar).
- MAC Glitter Parade (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, less pigmented (85% similar).
- MAC Marvel-Lush (LE, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Shiseido Nebula (VI207) (P, $25.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Broken Halo (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Pink Steam (322) (P, $29.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Ingredients
Polybutene, Triisotridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Ozokerite, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethyl Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tin Oxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Seed Extract, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Olus (Vegetable) Oil, Caesalpinia Sappan Bark Extract. May Contain: Mica (CI 77019),¿Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Carmine (75470), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090). *May contain Carmine as a color additive.
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.
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Brunch Queen
LELimited Edition. $17.00.
Foodie
LORAC Foodie Alter Ego Lip Gloss ($17.00 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a light-medium pink with warm undertones and fine gold pearl. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied decently, but there were some noticeable streaks and color that gathered in my lip lines. The settling did not seem as apparent with this shade as it was with the others, though. The gloss felt creamy, lightweight, and mostly non-sticky. It wore well for three hours and was lightly hydrating.
Top Dupes
- MAC Patentpink (P, $20.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Pure Fiction (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Snob (P, $21.00) is glossier (95% similar).
- MAC Stay Sweet (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Obsessed (P, $20.00) is lighter, less pigmented (90% similar).
- MAC Carousel (LE, $21.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- MAC Elegantly Elegant (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- MAC Angel (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Want Me (338) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Saint Germain (P, $21.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
Ingredients
Polybutene, Triisotridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Ozokerite, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethyl Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tin Oxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Seed Extract, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Olus (Vegetable) Oil, Caesalpinia Sappan Bark Extract. May Contain: Mica (CI 77019),¿Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Carmine (75470), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090). *May contain Carmine as a color additive.
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.
Foodie
LELimited Edition. $17.00.
Barista
LORAC Barista Alter Ego Lip Gloss ($17.00 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a light-medium peachy orange with warm, golden pearl. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied without appearing too streaky, but the paler color showed how much it settled into my lip lines. The gloss was smooth, light-medium in weight, and easy to spread across the lips. On me, the color wore well for three hours.
Top Dupes
- Tarte Hella (P, $20.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC C-Thru (P, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Flat White (LE, $22.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Maybelline Life's a Peach (P, $4.49) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Unlaced (P, $26.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Skin Deep (344) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- KKW Beauty Super Nude (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Poetic (LE, $22.00) is more muted, warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced Naked Dolly (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Flair for Finery (LE, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
Polybutene, Triisotridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Ozokerite, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethyl Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tin Oxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Seed Extract, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Olus (Vegetable) Oil, Caesalpinia Sappan Bark Extract. May Contain: Mica (CI 77019),¿Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Carmine (75470), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090). *May contain Carmine as a color additive.
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.
Barista
LELimited Edition. $17.00.
Pastry Chef
LORAC Pastry Chef Alter Ego Lip Gloss ($17.00 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a brighter, light-medium pink with subtle, cool undertones and fine, lavender pearl. The pearl was so fine (but plentiful!) that it gave a nearly metallic sheen. It had good pigmentation, though not opaque, that covered the lips with even coverage without streaking, but there was noticeable color in my lip lines that made it less-than-flattering applied. The consistency was easy to spread across the lips, comfortable to wear, and smooth. This shade wore well for three and a half hours and was hydrating.
Top Dupes
- MAC Patentpink (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Pure Silliness (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
- MAC Carousel (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Don't Quote Me (LE, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Snob (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NYX Merengue (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Going Casual (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Speed Up (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, more pigmented (90% similar).
- MAC Sweet as Pie (LE, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Saint Germain (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
Polybutene, Triisotridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Ozokerite, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethyl Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tin Oxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Seed Extract, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Olus (Vegetable) Oil, Caesalpinia Sappan Bark Extract. May Contain: Mica (CI 77019),¿Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Carmine (75470), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090). *May contain Carmine as a color additive
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.
Not my lip colors, so I skipped, got the Brunch shadow palette instead w/20% off Platinum coupon today, should be coming in about a week!
Yay for 20% off!
Not 100% that I’ll actually buy one of these, but I am seriously digging Foodie and Barista! Problem being, I’ve got darker lips than yours, so these could look weird on me. Wish I could pull off Barista, though!
Aww!
I know these suffer from milky pastel gloss issues, but the colors are so pretty that I still like them. I don’t think I’d wear them enough to buy, though.
They are pretty colors!
I believe I saw matching lipstick – maybe that will look better with this gloss on top.
Gloss just makes the lipsticks look worse since they make them more prone to smearing!
What formulas feel similar to these? I ended up with one in a bundle with a palette and was shocked to fall in love since I don’t like most gloss. So hydrating and comfy! But I would love one with glitter and they all seem to be creme. Any leads?
Anastasia, Marc Jacobs Enamored Hi-Shine, MAC Cmresheen Glass, Dior Addict Ultra Gloss, Hourglass Extreme Sheen, Sephora Ultra Shines. But keep in mind that I don’t have an issue with most gloss and the formula here didn’t feel particularly different/standout in a sea of glosses to me!
Thanks for the leads anyway!
The colors are all right up my alley for sure.
Awesome to hear it!
I love them because they are sheer= perfect for pale skin/pale lips like mine.
That’s great!
These are all a little too sheer and delicate/pastel for my taste. I find that glosses these shades tend to look better on others than on me.