Rare Beauty Gifted and Strong Kind Words Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Gifted
Rare Beauty Gifted Kind Words Matte Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark reddish-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Opaque coverage
- Lightweight, velvety glide-on feel
- Forgiving of lip texture/imperfections, comfortable
- Long-wearing (five hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Spank Me Santa (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Kate (P, $24.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Fanda (P, $24.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Beast (LE, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Candy Paint (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Make Up For Ever C108 (DC, $22.00) is lighter, warmer, glossier (80% similar).
- NARS Tonka (P, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$20.00/0.12 oz. - $166.67 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "buttery, pigment-rich, [and] soft matte" that gives "pure comfort all day." The shade range offered mostly opaque to fully opaque coverage in one layer, and the lipsticks applied smoothly without tugging or dragging, but they were not overly emollient--they had more of a velvety glide.
Some of the lighter shades were more prone to separate along deeper lip lines, though it wasn't really noticeable in person until a few hours into wear. I will note that this formula was one of the least likely to separate out of the more modern "soft matte" type of lipsticks that have launched in the last few years, so it was ultimately better than expected, even if not perfect! The more mid-tone and deeper shades were most forgiving, smoothest in appearance, and did last longer.
Most shades wore for around four hours with a few getting closer to five hours. They were more non-drying to barely hydrating, but the formula was comfortable enough to wear throughout the day.
It had a soft, sweet and floral scent that was hard to notice once on, and there was no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Isononyl Isononanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Dicalcium Phosphate, Polyethylene, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax/Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera, Polybutene, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire microcristalline, Synthetic Wax, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fragrance/Parfum, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, BHT, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Nymphaea Odorata Root Extract. [+/- (May Contain): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 (CI 15850), 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.
Gifted
PPermanent. $20.00.
Strong
Rare Beauty Strong Kind Words Matte Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep brown with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.
- Opaque coverage
- Lightweight, velvety glide-on feel
- Forgiving of lip texture/imperfections, comfortable
- Long-wearing (five hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Lonely Heart (P, $27.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Tarte Grunge (P, $20.00) is lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- NARS Dominatrix (P, $26.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Digging It (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Midnight Rye (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Done It Again (P, $26.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Maurice (P, $24.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Whiskey (DC, $26.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Double Espresso (P, $10.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Huntress (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$20.00/0.12 oz. - $166.67 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "buttery, pigment-rich, [and] soft matte" that gives "pure comfort all day." The shade range offered mostly opaque to fully opaque coverage in one layer, and the lipsticks applied smoothly without tugging or dragging, but they were not overly emollient--they had more of a velvety glide.
Some of the lighter shades were more prone to separate along deeper lip lines, though it wasn't really noticeable in person until a few hours into wear. I will note that this formula was one of the least likely to separate out of the more modern "soft matte" type of lipsticks that have launched in the last few years, so it was ultimately better than expected, even if not perfect! The more mid-tone and deeper shades were most forgiving, smoothest in appearance, and did last longer.
Most shades wore for around four hours with a few getting closer to five hours. They were more non-drying to barely hydrating, but the formula was comfortable enough to wear throughout the day.
It had a soft, sweet and floral scent that was hard to notice once on, and there was no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Isononyl Isononanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Polyethylene, Dicalcium Phosphate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax/Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera, Polybutene, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire microcristalline, Synthetic Wax, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fragrance/Parfum, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, BHT, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Nymphaea Odorata Root Extract. [+/- (May Contain): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 (CI 15850), 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.
Both look so good, but I’m picking up Gifted for myself! It is so very much my classic 90’s lip….uh oh, perhaps I ought to compare it against MAC Paramount?
I like both of these lipsticks, although I don’t wear ones as dark as Strong anymore. Gifted would be my choice.
these have such a cool and sophisticated vibe! They make me wish I felt comfortable in deep lip shades.
Why don’t lipsticks as beautiful as these are in the tube look like that on the lip? This is one of the reasons why I haven’t purchased much lipstick lately. They just don’t mirror the look and feel I imagine when I see them in the tube in your photos.