First Bite (RD307)

Shiseido First BIte (RD307) Rouge Rouge Lipstick ($28.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark red with warm, coppery undertones and fine gold pearl. The color coverage was nearly opaque--just a hint of my lip freckle peeking through--but delivered even coverage. The texture was lightly creamy without being slippery and sat well on the lips, as it did not emphasize lip lines or the natural texture of my lips. On me, it lasted for six and a half hours while hydrating my lips over time. Shiseido Toffee Apple (RD308) (DC, $28.00) is brighter, warmer (95% similar). MAC Must Be Red (LE, $19.00) is glossier (95% similar). MAC Sweet Sakura (P, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar). Urban Decay Wrath (DC, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Chanel Dialogue (P, $37.00) is less glossy (90% similar). Smashbox Get Fired (P, $21.00) is darker (90% similar). Maybelline Hot Lava (P, $7.49) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar). Revlon Wine with Everything (Pearl) (P, $8.49) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Estee Lauder Drop Dead Red (320) (P, $32.00) is brighter (90% similar). Sephora Hong Kong by Night (27) (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty How Rouge (340) (P, $26.00) is lighter, less glossy (85% similar). Fyrinnae Winter Romance (P, $7.00) is darker (90% similar). Guerlain Exotic Red (214) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar). Chanel Coromandel (P, $45.00) is warmer (90% similar). KVD Beauty Dazzle (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Impassioned (P, $36.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar). Besame Red Velvet 1946 (PiP, $22.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Urban Decay Cruel (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

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