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Round-up: Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick Overview & Thoughts
Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a pigmented, long-wearing, and hydrating formula that’s great if you like your color creamy and mostly opaque with a natural finish. You know you have a good formula on your hands when the average rating is an A across over thirty shades. If I had to pick a few for favorites, I would say: Defiant Coral (A), Discreet (A), Dynamic (A), Intense Nude (A), Irresistible (A), Jealous (A), and Reckless (A).
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Report Card
- Carnal (A+)
- Daring (A+)
- Dominant (A+)
- Envious (A+)
- Tumultuous Pink (A+)
- Vengeful Red (A+)
- Ambitious Pink (A)
- Confident (A)
- Dangerous (A)
- Defiant Coral (A)
- Discreet (A)
- Dynamic (A)
- Eccentric (A)
- Emotional (A)
- Fierce (A)
- Impassioned (A)
- Infamous (A)
- Intense Nude (A)
- Irresistible (A)
- Jealous (A)
- Rebellious Rose (A)
- Reckless (A)
- Red Ego (A)
- Decadent (A-)
- Potent (A-)
- Thrilling (A-)
- Desirable (B+)
- Impulsive (B+)
- Insatiable Ivory (B+)
- Insolent Plum (B+)
- Powerful (B+)
- Brazen (C+)
Well deserving all around excellent report card. These and the pure color blushes are my favourite EL products.
It is one epic report card, lol!
It’s a fabulous formula. I have Emotional and Irresistible, and definitely want a few more!
It is! They did a great job with it.
I already ordered defiant coral, hope it will be good. I’m eyeing Jealous and Rebellious rose, but my wallet is crying right now :)))
Fingers crossed you love Defiant Coral, Nina!
I just ordered my second one of these yesterday. So,I will be the proud owner of Eccentric and Confident and I have a feeling many more will be finding there way into my stash! I love just about all the shades! There are so many! Thanks for reviewing! 🙂
YAYY! Eccentric is so nice for summer!
I’ve never paid much attention to Estee Lauder lipsticks but this line turned out to be really nice. I like the looks of Infamous, Insatiable Ivory and Impassioned
They have a winner with this one!
What a fantastic round up 🙂
seriously appreciate alllll the time n efforts dear
Thank you, Rashmi! 😀
I have Eccentric and Discreet and I love ’em both. Eccentric maybe a liiiiiitle more though 🙂
Eccentric is really cute!
*heaven*
Love these round ups! This one really shows what a great lipstick formula it is! So many good ratings! I love the colours, it’ll just be hard to choose!
It’s SO hard to narrow it down when there are this many shades AND this many good ones, lol!
I wasn’t too keen on this formula (I think I may be the only one?) but Ambitious Pink and Defiant Coral are so pretty!
I haven’t heard too many complaints, but I am sure you’re not the ONLY one 😉
I haven’t bought any EL for +10 years, but these new lippies are drawing me back in. At the next GWP, I’m planning to get Irresistible
They have stepped up their game on a few product lines 😀
These are lovely lipsticks. I purchased Discreet and Intense nude. Really happy with them.
Both are really lovely everyday shades!
I love, love, love this kind of round-up design! I just want to say thank you for all your hard work and detailed reviews — I feel like my cosmetic spending is so much much more efficient since I started reading this blog 🙂
That’s what I like to here! 🙂 Thank you, Melanie!
WOW, what a mind-blowing ( or budget-blowing?) Report Card!!! Thank you! Now to decide on my “must gets”…I know I want Confident! However, I’m trying to pick between Eccentric and Dynamic? And trying to decide between Insatiable Ivory or Nars Raquel? Also wondering whether Vengeful Red or Red Ego would come close to my beloved MAC Maria Moretti for when it runs out? I know this is a LOT of questions, but I so very much appreciate your thoughts on these!
LOL! Both!
It would depend on whether you have any of the Audacious Line — if you haven’t tried it, then maybe that’s the shade you’d lean Audacious for to try it.
I think Vengeful Red is a bit darker and brighter, but it is closer than Red Ego. If you like more warmth, Eccentric; if you want a rosier touch, Dynamic.
Thank you very much for helping me with my multitude of questions arising out of my being quite overwhelmed by gorgeous lippys!
I do not yet own an Audacious, but Raquel has been very tempting to try on, just never do though. But then I see Insatiable Ivory and it looks PERFECT.
When I went to re-read the reviews for Dynamic and Eccentric, I saw Irresistible, and so now more like I’ll be comparing Dynamic and ta-dah; Irresistible!
And now I know what I will likely get when Maria Moretti is all gone, Vengeful Red!
Again, thanks, you’re the best!
Not easy to chose from all the colours when most have top grades. Well done EL! And job well done, Christine, as always!
Thank you, Helene!
This is my favourite lipstick formula. I have Impassioned, Dominant, and Reckless so far. Next up: Confident! Then Thrilling. And then Vengeful Red at some point, probably. Of course, by then they’ll probably have a bunch of new shades that I’ll want, lol.
Haha! I love that you have a prioritized list going ;D
Emotional, Decadent and Dangerous are my favourites – but whatever colours you like I think the range is really good. Mostly A’s, some B’s and one C. A very high standard, which is great to read.
A mammoth effort for you too Christine, thank you so much.
My pleasure, Genevieve!
Potent is my favorite 🙂
Yay!
These are in my top five favorites of all time. I have three but plan on getting more. I mix Defiant Coral with Potent and it’s a great combo! I get compliments all the time and ppl always ask what I’m wearing 🙂
That sounds so pretty!
Thank you Christine for this very helpful report card! Just wondering which do you prefer, the Shine formula or this formula?
Also, would you be reviewing the new Burberry Lip & Cheek Bloom? Thank you!
I prefer the original, but I like my lipsticks pretty pigmented!
Hard to pick a favorite here!
It is!