Marc Jacobs Sugar and Spice & Vinyl Dream Le Marc Lip Cremes Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Sugar and Spice
Marc Jacobs Beauty Sugar and Spice Le Marc Lip Crème ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium-dark plum with soft, warm undertones and a satin finish. The pigmentation was incredibly rich and covered my lips with smooth, even color payoff in a single, fluid stroke. It felt creamy going onto my lips but wasn’t overly emollient or slippery, so it adhered well and stayed in place without feathering. This shade wore well for six and a half hours and was lightly moisturizing, which is great wear in the grand scheme of things but still quite short of the brand’s 10-hour wear claim, unfortunately!
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora Labyrinth City (09) (P, $8.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Matinee (30) (P, $8.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Telluride (P, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Flame (164) (P, $42.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Unfaithful (DC, $40.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Beautiful Creature (DC, $40.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Escape (P, $21.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- KVD Beauty Cathedral (P, $19.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Spanked (P, $18.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Bois de Rose (P, $32.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$30.00/0.12 oz. - $250.00 Per Ounce
The formula claims to have "10-hour" wear with “vivid pigment” and a “rich, velvety” texture that is “ultra-hydrating.” As you might expect, they don’t last ten hours; they last four to six hours with some leaving a stain. The texture is lightweight, creamy, and glides on without dragging or tugging on the lip, but it doesn’t have a lot of slip so it stays in place. The formula can be lightly hydrating to drying, depending on the shade. The lipstick has a sweet, floral scent, but it is very subtle, even when smelled directly from the tube.
Browse all of our Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Crème swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Octyldodecanol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Polyethylene, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacylapidate-2, Mica, Hydrated Silica, Kaolin, Cera Microcristallina Wax/Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcrystalline, Squalane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Silica, Candelilla Cera/Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Cire De Candelilla, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Tribehenin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Orbigynya Oleifera Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Coca) Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triisostearin, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Sorbitan Oleate, Barium Sulfate (CI 77120), Sorbitan Isostearate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Fragrance, Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Acrylates Copolymer, Tin Oxide, Bensyl Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090).
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.
Sugar and Spice
PPermanent. $30.00.
Vinyl Dream
Marc Jacobs Beauty Vinyl Dream Le Marc Lip Crème ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark purple with warm, pink undertones and a satin finish. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, while the consistency was smooth, lightly creamy, and comfortable to apply. The color applied beautifully with even coverage and didn’t emphasize my lip lines. It stayed on well for six hours, left a faint stain behind, and was lightly moisturizing.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Are & Be (DC, $6.50) is less glossy (90% similar).
- Sephora Desert Trip (39) (P, $8.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Smashbox Spoiler Alert (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bijou (LE, $7.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
- ColourPop Back Up (P, $6.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Tomboy (P, $12.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- ColourPop Viper (DC, $6.50) is less glossy (90% similar).
- Urban Decay ZZ (P, $18.00) is more muted, less glossy (85% similar).
- MAC Rossy (LE, $19.00) is darker, more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- NARS London Calling (P, $26.00) is darker, more muted, less glossy (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$30.00/0.12 oz. - $250.00 Per Ounce
The formula claims to have "10-hour" wear with “vivid pigment” and a “rich, velvety” texture that is “ultra-hydrating.” As you might expect, they don’t last ten hours; they last four to six hours with some leaving a stain. The texture is lightweight, creamy, and glides on without dragging or tugging on the lip, but it doesn’t have a lot of slip so it stays in place. The formula can be lightly hydrating to drying, depending on the shade. The lipstick has a sweet, floral scent, but it is very subtle, even when smelled directly from the tube.
Browse all of our Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Crème swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Octyldodecanol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Polyethylene, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacylapidate-2, Mica, Hydrated Silica, Kaolin, Cera Microcristallina Wax/Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcrystalline, Squalane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Silica, Candelilla Cera/Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Cire De Candelilla, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Tribehenin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Orbigynya Oleifera Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Coca) Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triisostearin, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Sorbitan Oleate, Barium Sulfate (CI 77120), Sorbitan Isostearate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Fragrance, Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Acrylates Copolymer, Tin Oxide, Bensyl Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090).
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.
I immediately liked Sugar & Spice, checked the dupes, and realized not only do I have Retro, but I’m actually wearing it today, lol.
I want both of them, but am willing to wait until I can get some sort of friends and family discount (I think MJB did one last spring). I like the formula more than you do 😉 But it’s still not worth the full cost.
Thank you so much for swatching and reviewing these!
Saw these two shades, and it was love at first sight! And little wonder with the sheer number of dupes I have for BOTH. I may be in that very scary place where I just have too much stuff…? ?
Trying to decide if I should get the Marc ones or the Sephora dupes!
Sugar and Spice is a lovely shade of pinky plum.
Sugar & Spice looks interesting, but it brought to mind Nars Audrey, (maybe a bit more muted than Audrey, though?), which I already have. Side-by-side they look related at least as warm, plummy shades – anyone able to chime in on if these are close enough to be dupe territory?
Very nice!