Marc Jacobs Rio & Cream and Sugar Enamored Lip Lacquers Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Rio (354)

Marc Jacobs Beauty Rio (354) Enamored Hi-Shine Lip Lacquer ($29.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a bright, cotton candy pink with strong, blue undertones and a cream finish. It suffered from the kind of issues typically seen with more pastel, cream-finish glosses: slightly uneven application with product that settled into lines. It was better-performing than the average gloss I’ve come across with those characteristics, but it can be hard to wear on its own as it can look quite streaky each time one presses their lips together.

The consistency was smooth, a little thicker but lighter-weight, and spreadable across my lips with a touch of tackiness. It had good color coverage (was actually described as “opaque”) in a single layer that stayed on decently for four and a half hours and felt hydrating over time.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$29.00/0.16 oz. - $181.25 Per Ounce

It is supposed to have "maximum color and brilliance" and "shine like 30 coats of lacquer." The formula has a mint scent but not much flavor from what I could detect. While the brand's general description is "maximum color," they seem to modify that with individual shade descriptions as several shades are specifically described as "opaque" and a few are noted as "sheer" with the remainder having no specific coverage descriptor (as of April/May 2020).

This seems to suggest that the rest are neither sheer nor opaque but somewhere in-between--I would lean toward "semi-opaque" to be closer to "maximum color," though I really think that's quite confusing to the customer. It would make more sense to simply describe it as a range of sheer to opaque shades or that they're medium coverage (as a whole).

The coverage ranged from semi-sheer to opaque with a fair amount of shades between medium and semi-opaque payoff in a single layer, and they do have a very high-shine finish that makes my lips look more voluminous.

The consistency was smooth, like a creamy gel as it was a bit thicker (without being heavy or tacky), and very easy to spread across my lips. It was comfortable to wear and moisturizing over time. Some shades smoothed out my lip lines, though it wasn't consistent throughout the range as a few settled into them (usually paler, milkier shades).

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Ingredients

Polybutene, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14) Olefin), Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Glyceryl Tribehenate/Isostearate/Eicosandioate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Propylene Carbonate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Limonene. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499, CI 77492), Blue 1 Lake (9CI 42090), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Manganese Violet (CI 77742).

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.

Rio (354)

PPermanent. $29.00.

C+

7.5

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

78%

Total

Cream and Sugar (364)

Marc Jacobs Beauty Cream and Sugar (364) Enamored Hi-Shine Lip Lacquer ($29.00 for 0.16 oz.) has a champagne beige-tinted, translucent base with fine gold and peach shimmer throughout. It had sheer coverage where the base seemed to lighten and add subtle warmth to my natural lip color while adding a high-shine, lightly shimmered finish.

The “issue” was that it was sheer, and the formula is supposed to have “maximum color” and didn’t have a modifying description for this specific shade. Those who like sheerer glosses may like that the formula on this shade was fairly smoothing of my lip lines and went on evenly, though I did get a bit of product in my deeper lip lines that wasn’t noticeable in person, just in the close-up photos. The texture was smooth, like a gel-cream with some substance to it, and there was a bit of tackiness present. It lasted well for four hours and felt hydrating over time.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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