NYX Biker Babe, Modern Maven, Ego Liquid Suede Metallic Mattes Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Biker Babe
NYX Biker Babe Liquid Suede Metallic Matte ($7.50 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a deep red with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, mousse-like texture that spread evenly across the lips and did not feel clingy. There was a bit of color that dried down and sat in my deepest lip line. This shade wore nicely for six hours and was a bit drying.
The formula is supposed to be “plush and vibrant” with a “pigment-rich” liquid consistency and an “ultra-metallic” finish. The majority of the shades were semi-opaque to opaque in color coverage with the consistency being fairly mousse-like, so the product felt lightweight and spread well but didn’t run or get on the teeth easily. Some shades were more metallic from the get-go while others seemed to get more metallic after rubbing or patting lips slightly. They dried down to a transfer-proof finish but felt ever-so-slightly tacky at times. Based on the shades I’ve tested for wear, they are lasting between five and seven hours and are lightly drying. Between the metallic finish and the dry down, sometimes they seemed to emphasize lip lines and lip texture.
Top Dupes
- Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Black Metal Dahlia (DC, $18.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- Anastasia Phantom (LE, $20.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Anastasia Chrome Burgundy (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Voluptuous Burgundy (58) (P, $14.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Molten Chocolate (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Inigo (P, $36.00) is less shimmery, darker, glossier (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Mercy (DC, $21.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Ciate Forbidden (P, $19.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Revlon Black Cherry (P, $8.49) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Thicker than Water (LE, $24.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
Isododecane, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire Microcristalline, Tin Oxide, Water/Aqua/Eau, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Silica, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Barium Sulfate (CI 77120). MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Red 7 (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica.
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.
Biker Babe
PPermanent. $7.50.
Modern Maven
NYX Modern Maven Liquid Suede Metallic Matte ($7.50 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy plum with neutral-to-warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The color payoff was nearly opaque, while the liquid lipstick felt smooth, lightweight, and mousse-like–not runny but not heavy either with an airy feel overall. It applied evenly for the most part, but there were some areas that could have been evener. The color stayed on well for six hours and was lightly drying.
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Purgatory (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC On and On (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, less pigmented (90% similar).
- Ciate Apollo (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Seadragon (06) (LE, $53.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Combat (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Bruja (P, $18.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Plum Dandy (P, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Mercy (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler, glossier (85% similar).
- MAC O (P, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty Molten Chocolate (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
Isododecane, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire Microcristalline, Tin Oxide, Water/Aqua/Eau, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Silica, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Barium Sulfate (CI 77120). MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Red 7 (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica.
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.
Modern Maven
PPermanent. $7.50.
Ego
NYX Ego Liquid Suede Metallic Matte ($7.50 for 0.13 fl. oz.) is a bright, medium-dark purple with subtle, cool undertones and a pearly sheen. It had good color payoff, but it just did not apply evenly and had a tendency to lift as I tried to even out the color. It ended up looking patchy, and a second layer made every line on my lips appear even more exaggerated than they were with just one layer of product. This shade seemed to have a thicker consistency that took a bit longer to dry down. I thought it would flake off as it wore, but while it felt like it would, it did not and lasted fairly well for five hours, though it was drying.
Top Dupes
- NYX Immortal (P, $6.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- NYX Envy (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Technopagan (DC, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Technopagan (DC, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- Urban Decay UV-B (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (80% similar).
Ingredients
Isododecane, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax / Cire Microcristalline, Tin Oxide, Water/Aqua/Eau, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Silica, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Barium Sulfate (CI 77120). MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Red 7 (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica.
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.
Oh wow! NYX is doing a really great job with this line. Biker Babe and Modern Maven are really pretty!
Wish Ego could’ve turned out better, it’s a really nice color.
They put out some fun shades in this formula!
I had to laugh as I read the dupe list for Modern Maven AFTER having already hit ❤ and Wishlist! Because TF Seadragon and UD Amulet are 2 of my go-to’s here as it is, LOL!
Biker Babe is a whole nuther story; LOVE it and have no obvious dupes. Getting it! ?
Biker Babe is so cool!
I’m so disappointed about Ego. 🙁
So was I!
Biker Babe looks a nice holiday color. Yikes!!! What the hell happened to Ego???? It’s adding 20 years to that lip swatch!
I know!! 🙁
I have tried other brand metallic lips and have only liked a couple of the formulas. Most feel very heavy on my lips and crack almost immediately. The Jouer ones in particular were uncomfortable. I haven’t tried every color, of course, but the two I tried did not work for me. I gave it away to a friend. There are a couple of Vice shades that I can wear. I am interested in trying NYX formula as these are lovely shades.
It might be worth trying, but I am going to guess they won’t work for you 🙁
Biker Babe is a lush, beautiful shade – I think I will be buying a few of these when they come out.
It is a neat one!
Biker Babe & Modern Maven are nice. 🙂
Happy to hear someone digs Modern Maven!
Oh, nice to see a dupe for OCC Black Metal Dahlia with Biker Babe.
Got my fingers crossed that Biker Babe looks close to as good on me as it does on you.
I bought Biker Babe and it is really pretty and long-lasting. It’s actually a bit hard to take off!