Rare Beauty Praise & Blessed With Gratitude Lip Balms Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Praise

Rare Beauty Praise With Gratitude Dewy Lip Balm ($16.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a lighter, peachy-coral with strong, warm orange undertones paired with a luminous sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied fairly evenly, though it wasn’t perfection and settled slightly–but noticeably–into my deeper lip lines.

The consistency was lightly creamy, almost like a gel-based formula, as it glided easily across my lips with moderate slip but wasn’t as slippery on as I would have expected. The coverage was much, much higher than marketed and hard to sheer out without losing the finish and creating even more unevenness in application. It lasted for three hours and felt lightly moisturizing over time.

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

Top Dupes

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ColourPop Slacker (P, $7.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Chanel Poesie (232) (LE, $45.00) is darker (90% similar).
Hourglass I'm Looking (P, $34.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop 411 (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury In Love with Olivia (P, $37.00) is darker (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Chic Pink (P, $37.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Chanel Sunbeam (162) (P, $42.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Botanicals (LE, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Hourglass No One Knows (P, $34.00) is lighter, more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Feel Good (LE, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$16.00/0.1 oz. - $160.00 Per Ounce

It's supposed to be a "hydrating lip balm with a kiss of dewy, builable color." They have a lightweight, creamy consistency that felt a bit more like creamy gel with moderate slip but decent application. A few shades could applied more evenly or stayed out my deeper lip lines better, though.

The bigger "downside" to the formula was that most shades were more medium to semi-opaque, buildable, rather than "sheer color, soft shine" and then buildable. They lasted between two and four hours and felt lightly hydrating, but there was a beachy, floral scent and a slight taste.

Browse all of our Rare Beauty With Gratitude Dewy Lip Balm swatches.

Ingredients

C12-15 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate, Diisostearyl Malate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Ceresin, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Fragrance/Parfum, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera (Sacred Lotus) Flower Extract, Nymphaea Odorata Root Extract, Linalool. [+/- May Contain/Peut Contenir: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090)].

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Praise

PPermanent. $16.00.

C+

8.5

Product

6.5

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

77%

Total

Blessed

Rare Beauty Blessed With Gratitude Dewy Lip Balm ($16.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a light-medium, slightly brighter pink with moderate, warm undertones and a lightly luminous sheen. It seemed to have very faint pearl–just had more of sheen to it–than other shades in the range.

It had more medium, buildable coverage paired with moderate slip, so the color did not apply as evenly as it could have and was less forgiving of lip lines/lip texture. The consistency was lightweight, more like a gel-cream, so it had glide and slip but was comfortable to wear. It lasted for two and a half hours and felt lightly hydrating over time.

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

Top Dupes

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Sephora Never Ending (01) (P, $15.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Revlon Partner in Crime (P, $10.99) is cooler (95% similar).
MAC Chatterbox (P, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Weho (P, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Johnny (LE, $36.00) is darker (90% similar).
Revlon Beaming Strawberry (002) (P, $9.99) is glossier (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Liv It Up (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
Becca Petal (DC, $24.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Sweet Venom (LE, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Shiseido Botan (206) (P, $26.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$16.00/0.1 oz. - $160.00 Per Ounce

Browse all of our Rare Beauty With Gratitude Dewy Lip Balm swatches.

Ingredients

C12-15 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate, Diisostearyl Malate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Ceresin, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Fragrance/Parfum, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera (Sacred Lotus) Flower Extract, Nymphaea Odorata Root Extract, Linalool, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Iron Oxides (CI 77492).