Smashbox Skinny Jeans, Deep, Bankrolled Be Legendary Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Skinny Jeans
Smashbox Skinny Jeans Legendary Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium-dark blue with fine pearl. The pearl is less obvious once applied, but there is a subtle sheen and luminosity to the finish from it.
The Be Legendary formula is supposed to have “rich, vibrant color” that is long-wearing and moisturizing. The brand described it as a “sheery navy,” which is more accurate than the more generic, formula-wide description, as it had more medium coverage that was buildable up to semi-opaque pigmentation. The texture had some slip, which made it comfortable to wear, but it applied unevenly, gathered in lip lines, and was hard to keep from sliding around (though it didn’t actually feather on me). This shade wore well for four hours on me and stained my lips bluish.
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Time (LE, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Time (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, cooler, less glossy (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Frostbite (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Smashbox Deep (P, $21.00) is lighter, more muted (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty #054 (P, $18.00) is darker, brighter (85% similar).
- Guerlain #333 (P, $33.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Sephora City Beat (45) (P, $8.00) is darker (80% similar).
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE , BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 , CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE , OLEIC/LINOLEIC/LINOLENIC POLYGLYCERIDES , EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAXCANDELILLA CERACIRE DE CANDELILLA , PVP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER , DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXAHYDROXYSTEARATE/HEXASTEARATE/HEXAROSINATE , DIISOSTEARYL MALATE , POLYETHYLENE , HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE , POLYBUTENE , CETYL LACTATE , SYNTHETIC WAX , BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) , TOCOPHEROL , TOCOPHERYL ACETATE , ASCORBYL PALMITATE , GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) SEED EXTRACT , OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT EXTRACT , CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL , BEESWAXCERA ALBACIRE D¿ABEILLE , COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAXCERA CARNAUBACIRE DE CARNAUBA , SYNTHETIC BEESWAX , CERAMIDE 3 , CHOLESTEROL , OCTYLDODECANOL , TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) BRAN EXTRACT , POTASSIUM SULFATE , ALUMINA , CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE , CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE , TIN OXIDE , SILICA , OLEIC ACID , PALMITIC ACID , CETYL ALCOHOL , GLYCERYL STEARATE , ETHYLHEXYL HYDROXYSTEARATE , FLAVOR (AROMA) , VANILLIN , [+/- 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) , CARMINE (CI 75470) , RED 6 (CI 15850) , RED 21 (CI 45380) , RED 6 LAKE (CI 15850) , RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) , 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)]
Deep
Smashbox Deep Be Legendary Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep navy blue with strong, cool undertones (almost looks purple) with fine blue and violet pearl. It had semi-opaque color coverage with a lightweight consistency that wasn’t too thin or too thick, spread fairly well across the lips, but it did look uneven and patchy in places. I also had trouble with color pulling into my lip lines from the beginning. It lasted for five hours, stained my lips slightly, and was lightly hydrating.
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty #054 (P, $18.00) is lighter, less glossy (95% similar).
- Maybelline Midnight Blue (DC, $7.49) is brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora City Beat (45) (P, $8.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
- Kat Von D Poe (P, $19.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Smashbox Skinny Jeans (P, $21.00) is darker, brighter (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Clapback (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty Squid Ink (P, $26.00) is darker, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Kat Von D Poe (DC, $21.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Ritual (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (85% similar).
- Sephora Ice Breaker (46) (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE , BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 , CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE , OLEIC/LINOLEIC/LINOLENIC POLYGLYCERIDES , EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAXCANDELILLA CERACIRE DE CANDELILLA , PVP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER , DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXAHYDROXYSTEARATE/HEXASTEARATE/HEXAROSINATE , DIISOSTEARYL MALATE , POLYETHYLENE , HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE , POLYBUTENE , CETYL LACTATE , SYNTHETIC WAX , BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) , TOCOPHEROL , TOCOPHERYL ACETATE , ASCORBYL PALMITATE , GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) SEED EXTRACT , OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT EXTRACT , CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL , BEESWAXCERA ALBACIRE D¿ABEILLE , COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAXCERA CARNAUBACIRE DE CARNAUBA , SYNTHETIC BEESWAX , CERAMIDE 3 , CHOLESTEROL , OCTYLDODECANOL , TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) BRAN EXTRACT , POTASSIUM SULFATE , ALUMINA , CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE , CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE , TIN OXIDE , SILICA , OLEIC ACID , PALMITIC ACID , CETYL ALCOHOL , GLYCERYL STEARATE , ETHYLHEXYL HYDROXYSTEARATE , FLAVOR (AROMA) , VANILLIN , [+/- 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) , CARMINE (CI 75470) , RED 6 (CI 15850) , RED 21 (CI 45380) , RED 6 LAKE (CI 15850) , RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) , 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)]
Bankrolled
Smashbox Bankrolled Be Legendary Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium black with neutral undertones and a soft, teal pearl. It had sheer coverage, so it was better at darkening other colors (including one’s natural lip color) but is just so-so on its own, as it settled into lip lines and didn’t look even. It lasted for four hours on me, but the color did sink further into my lip lines over time. This shade was described as a “sheer black cream” by the brand, so the color coverage is in line with how it was described.
Top Dupes
- Revlon Midnight Mystery (P, $8.49) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- Maybelline Pitch Black (DC, $7.49) is darker, less glossy (85% similar).
- MAC Black Night (LE, $19.50) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Oil Slick (LE, $18.00) is less pigmented (90% similar).
- MAC In My Fashion (LE, $19.50) is less glossy (85% similar).
- NYX Go Rogue (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (80% similar).
- Pat McGrath Noir (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery, less pigmented (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Oil Slick (DC, $22.00) is less pigmented (90% similar).
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE , BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 , CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE , OLEIC/LINOLEIC/LINOLENIC POLYGLYCERIDES , EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAXCANDELILLA CERACIRE DE CANDELILLA , PVP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER , DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXAHYDROXYSTEARATE/HEXASTEARATE/HEXAROSINATE , DIISOSTEARYL MALATE , POLYETHYLENE , HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE , POLYBUTENE , CETYL LACTATE , SYNTHETIC WAX , BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) , TOCOPHEROL , TOCOPHERYL ACETATE , ASCORBYL PALMITATE , GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) SEED EXTRACT , OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT EXTRACT , CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL , BEESWAXCERA ALBACIRE D¿ABEILLE , COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAXCERA CARNAUBACIRE DE CARNAUBA , SYNTHETIC BEESWAX , CERAMIDE 3 , CHOLESTEROL , OCTYLDODECANOL , TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) BRAN EXTRACT , POTASSIUM SULFATE , ALUMINA , CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE , CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE , TIN OXIDE , SILICA , OLEIC ACID , PALMITIC ACID , CETYL ALCOHOL , GLYCERYL STEARATE , ETHYLHEXYL HYDROXYSTEARATE , FLAVOR (AROMA) , VANILLIN , [+/- 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) , CARMINE (CI 75470) , RED 6 (CI 15850) , RED 21 (CI 45380) , RED 6 LAKE (CI 15850) , RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) , 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)]
Wow, these are disappointing. They look almost oily on the lips, but are so beautiful in the tube. 🙁
I think they had too much slip to apply well 🙁
I often like sheer and semi-opaque lipsticks, preferring them to lip glosses, but I don’t think they work as well for really deep colors like these — I think any unevenness really shows. A shame, because I otherwise love deep, cool-toned, blue lipsticks. I might even be tempted to see if I could make Skinny Jeans or Deep work with a lip liner, but I think a better solution would be to work with one of the dupes. Too bad! I think they should have gone for full-on opaque with these.
I agree, Fran – sheer doesn’t work as well with any shade that is too far from whatever it is over!
I really like moody colors like Skinny Jeans and Bankrolled, just sad the formula isn’t better, but probably fixable with a lip liner, will put them on maybe list
I didn’t think they’d have so much slip!
Aw, was expecting more from these, bummer.
Me too!
Crazy, but I actually LOVE that these are on the sheer side as I would love using them as lipstick transformers! Bankrolled would be *perfection* to give another lip color that smokey effect we’ve been seeing this year.
Woohoo! 🙂
Whyyyy would you even make colors like these sheer? I don’t get it.
They are really, really hard to do right sheer, I think.
Awww, too bad 🙁