Smashbox Desert Rose, In Bloom, XO, Vlada Always On Liquid Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Desert Rose
Smashbox Desert Rose Always On Liquid Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark rosy copper with warm undertones and a matte, metallic finish. It was richly pigmented and yielded even, opaque coverage in a single layer. The liquid lipstick was thin but not watery with enough slip to spread across my lips without being too hard to control. This shade lasted well for six and a half hours and was neither drying nor hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Hot Voodoo (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Just Peachy (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Or Cuivre (340) (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Heatwave (LE, $18.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Pretty Penny (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Frost $auce (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Hardcore (LE, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Tiger Eye (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Candied Guava (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Lancome Mars (112) (P, $32.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$24.00/0.13 oz. - $184.62 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to "stay put for up to eight hours" and "won't flake, bleed, or feather" with "rich, lightweight color." It is a comfortable, thinner liquid lipstick formula that dries down to a matte finish. The texture is thin with enough slip to glide and spread well across my lips for even, smooth coverage that typically lasted between six and eight hours. The formula was usually non-drying.
Browse all of our Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polybutene, Petrolatum, Cyclohexasiloxane, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, BeeswaxCera AlbaCire d'Abeille, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tocopherol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Silica, Tin Oxide, Propylene Carbonate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Flavor (Aroma), Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 30 (CI 73360), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 22 Lake (CI 45380), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985)]
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.
Desert Rose
LELimited Edition. $24.00.
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In Bloom
Smashbox In Bloom Always On Liquid Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with strong, warm undertones and a matte, metallic finish. The color payoff was opaque in a single layer, and the consistency was thin, non-clingy, and spreadable without being overly fluid, so it was easy to get even coverage and crisp edges. It dried down and set to a transfer-proof finish that was comfortable to wear. The color stayed on well for six and a half hours and was non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Jouer Rose Gold (P, $18.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Lancome Amande Sucree (245) (P, $32.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- NARS Shredded (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Spanish Flame (02) (LE, $53.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NYX Bella (P, $7.50) is darker (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Parka Princess (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Sun Stone (106) (P, $14.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Revlon Smoky Rose (P, $8.49) is less shimmery, warmer, glossier (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Nudiste (LE, $55.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Thrust (LE, $56.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$24.00/0.13 oz. - $184.62 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to "stay put for up to eight hours" and "won't flake, bleed, or feather" with "rich, lightweight color." It is a comfortable, thinner liquid lipstick formula that dries down to a matte finish. The texture is thin with enough slip to glide and spread well across my lips for even, smooth coverage that typically lasted between six and eight hours. The formula was usually non-drying.
Browse all of our Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polybutene, Petrolatum, Cyclohexasiloxane, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, BeeswaxCera AlbaCire d'Abeille, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tocopherol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Silica, Tin Oxide, Propylene Carbonate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Flavor (Aroma), Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 30 (CI 73360), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 22 Lake (CI 45380), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985)]
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.
In Bloom
LELimited Edition. $24.00.
XO, Vlada
Smashbox XO, Vlada Always On Liquid Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a medium-dark, rosy copper with warm undertones and a matte, metallic finish. It had good color coverage, though it needed a half of a layer m ore for truly opaque coverage. The texture was lightweight, smooth, and thin initially and then dried down to a transfer-proof finish that didn’t feel clingy. Usually, metallic finishes can emphasize my lip lines quite a bit but this did not exaggerate them. It wore well for six hours and was non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Hardcore (LE, $26.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Bronze (LE, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Spark (68) (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, less pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Mai Tai (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Thrust (LE, $56.00) is less shimmery, cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- NARS Orgasm Fever (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Zira (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Frost $auce (LE, ) (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Spanish Flame (02) (LE, $53.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Jouer Rose Gold (P, $18.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$24.00/0.13 oz. - $184.62 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to "stay put for up to eight hours" and "won't flake, bleed, or feather" with "rich, lightweight color." It is a comfortable, thinner liquid lipstick formula that dries down to a matte finish. The texture is thin with enough slip to glide and spread well across my lips for even, smooth coverage that typically lasted between six and eight hours. The formula was usually non-drying.
Browse all of our Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polybutene, Petrolatum, Cyclohexasiloxane, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, BeeswaxCera AlbaCire d'Abeille, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tocopherol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Silica, Tin Oxide, Propylene Carbonate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Flavor (Aroma), Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 30 (CI 73360), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 22 Lake (CI 45380), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985)]
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.
In Bloom is gorgeous!!! I haven’t had luck with metallic lip products in the past because they emphasize the wrinkles in my lips too much, so I’d be afraid to buy this. But it is so beautiful, I’m feeling a little tempted…
These are so unbelievably pretty!!! Probably a tad too reflective metallic for me, but still. My favorite out of these is In Bloom. That one is drop-dead gorgeous!
I like all three, and me on a low buy 🙂
Absolutely stunning – all of them. I think I even love Desert Rose the best.
I brought In Bloom on sale at Macys. Haven’t worn it yet. I like all of these metallic beauties!