Sephora Laid Back & Nevermind Soft Matte Liquid Lipstick Reviews & Swatches
Laid Back
Sephora Laid Back Soft Matte and Easy Liquid Lipstick ($15.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a light-medium pink with muted, warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Thin, watery consistency but easily spread across lips
- Applied evenly and smoothly without settling into lip lines
- Long-wearing (4 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$15.00/0.15 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "medium, buildable, and high-impact matte coverage" that is long-wearing. It had a thin, watery consistency (it is "water-based", so that came as no surprise) that spread more readily than I expected, which was nice as it made it easier to get an even layer of product.
The coverage seemed more along the higher end of medium to semi-opaque, though it was certainly buildable and amenable to a second layer, if desired. The product dried down to a mostly matte finish within 30 seconds, and it seemed to dry down without settling into my lip lines for the most part.
Despite being thin/watery, the dry down didn't feel clingy and vwas incredibly lightweight and a lip product. Most shades lasted at least four hours on me with a few lasting as long as six hours, while the formula felt non-drying over time. It had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
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Ingredients
Aqua (Water), Isododecane, Dimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Butylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethyl Siloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Magnesium Sulfate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Parfum (Fragrance), 1,2-Hexanediol, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Octadecene, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Caprylyl Glycol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Sorbitan Olivate, CI 45410 (Red 28), Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), Dicalcium Phosphate, CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 15850 (Red 6), Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate.
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.
Laid Back
PPermanent. $15.00.
Nevermind
Sephora Nevermind Soft Matte and Easy Liquid Lipstick ($15.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a brighter, medium pink with moderate, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish that took longer to dry down than other shades (about five minutes).
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Thin, watery consistency but easily spread across lips
- Applied evenly and smoothly without settling into lip lines
- Long-wearing (4 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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- MAC Please Me (P, $19.00).
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Formula Overview
$15.00/0.15 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "medium, buildable, and high-impact matte coverage" that is long-wearing. It had a thin, watery consistency (it is "water-based", so that came as no surprise) that spread more readily than I expected, which was nice as it made it easier to get an even layer of product.
The coverage seemed more along the higher end of medium to semi-opaque, though it was certainly buildable and amenable to a second layer, if desired. The product dried down to a mostly matte finish within 30 seconds, and it seemed to dry down without settling into my lip lines for the most part.
Despite being thin/watery, the dry down didn't feel clingy and vwas incredibly lightweight and a lip product. Most shades lasted at least four hours on me with a few lasting as long as six hours, while the formula felt non-drying over time. It had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Sephora Soft Matte and Easy Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Aqua (Water), Isododecane, Dimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Butylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethyl Siloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Magnesium Sulfate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Parfum (Fragrance), 1,2-Hexanediol, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Octadecene, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Caprylyl Glycol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Sorbitan Olivate, CI 45410 (Red 28), Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), Dicalcium Phosphate, CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 15850 (Red 6), Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate.
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.
When I wear lighter shades of liquid lipsticks, it really emphasizes my lip lines. I have very wrinkly lips. I am sure there must be some scientific reason why darker shades don’t seem as noticeable but these would both be too light. I also have very pigmented lips so the color might not translate well. As we age, our lips boundaries begin to disappear and so I sometimes use a liquid lipstick to highlight the boundaries and then add my lipstick. I use lipstick pencils the same way but the liquid lipsticks have a better staying power.
I forgot to mention, in my many Korean makeup hauls I ordered a couple lippies in what they call lip muds?!! Anyway, the texture is thick but they don’t dry down all the way like a liquid lipstick. They usually leave a stain behind which I like and don’t emphasize my lip lines. I don’t have trouble with them bleeding outside my lip boundaries. I am going to order a few more just to see if I got lucky with the colors I chose or whether they are all so comfortable to wear, at least for me.
Nevermind is a pretty shade, but I do have MAC Please Me. Sadly, a lipstick that I rarely reach for.