YSL Rouge Mirage & Conflicting Crimson Slim Matte Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Rouge Mirage (26)
YSL Rouge Mirage (26) Rouge Pur Couture The Slim Matte Lipstick ($39.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a rich, deeper red with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color coverage in a single layer, which applied evenly to my lips and didn’t emphasize my lip texture. The consistency was lightweight, smooth, and more velvety in its glide, rather than emollient, so it never tugged during application but stayed on particularly well. This shade lasted well for over seven hours, left a stain behind, and was non-drying to wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Cinnamon Bear (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Russian Red (P, $19.00) is cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Prince Naveen (LE, $9.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Love Life (P, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Uncensored (P, $24.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Cruella (P, $27.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Viva Glam Sia (LE, $19.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay 714 (DC, $18.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Ladrillo (LE, $27.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Self Esteem (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$39.00/0.08 oz. - $487.50 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "weightless" and "non-drying" that "stays put all day" with "high-pigmented matte color." The texture has a smooth, velvety consistency--it glided on readily but didn't feel wet or traditionally creamy, more like a silicone-based primer. The majority of the shades applied evenly, didn't separate along my lip lines, and were lightweight and comfortable to wear.
The pigmentation was mostly opaque to opaque, and the shade range seemed to pull more mid-tone and deeper with a fair number of red-based shades. As a result, numerous shades lasted six hours or longer with red-based shades leaving very strong stains behind (even into the next day, my lips were often pink-to-fuchsia!). Some shades seemed to go on and on and on because of the color itself and the underlying staining power! The formula was non-drying as promised.
The diamond-shaped bullet may take a use or two to get the hang of, but I didn't find it difficult to use at all. The triangular point did work particularly well for getting a sharper cupid's bow shape, if desired. The formula had a floral scent that was barely detectable while on and no discernible taste.
Browse all of our YSL Rouge Pur Couture The Slim Matte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
AQUA / WATER ● DIMETHICONE ● ISODODECANE ●BUTYLENE GLYCOL ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● ALCOHOL ●ACRYLATES/POLYTRIMETHYLSILOXYMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER ●CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE ●TRIMETHYL PENTAPHENYL TRISILOXANE ●DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE
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.
Rouge Mirage (26)
PPermanent. $39.00.
Conflicting Crimson (27)
YSL Conflicting Crimson (27) Rouge Pur Couture The Slim Matte Lipstick ($39.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a deep copper with subtle, warm red undertones and a matte finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, velvety texture that was lightweight, thin, and comfortable to wear. The lipstick applied even coverage that stayed on well for over seven hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Milani I Am Motivated (P, $6.99) is glossier (95% similar).
- NARS Shanghai Express (P, $26.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Experimente (154) (P, $45.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Miss Scarlet (208) (P, $30.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Maybelline Cruel Ruby (P, $7.49) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Infatuated Red (P, $27.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Flamenco (LE, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Hourglass At Night (P, $34.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- NARS Rouge Indiscret (LE, $28.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Impassioned (P, $55.00) is lighter, more muted, glossier (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$39.00/0.08 oz. - $487.50 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "weightless" and "non-drying" that "stays put all day" with "high-pigmented matte color." The texture has a smooth, velvety consistency--it glided on readily but didn't feel wet or traditionally creamy, more like a silicone-based primer. The majority of the shades applied evenly, didn't separate along my lip lines, and were lightweight and comfortable to wear.
The pigmentation was mostly opaque to opaque, and the shade range seemed to pull more mid-tone and deeper with a fair number of red-based shades. As a result, numerous shades lasted six hours or longer with red-based shades leaving very strong stains behind (even into the next day, my lips were often pink-to-fuchsia!). Some shades seemed to go on and on and on because of the color itself and the underlying staining power! The formula was non-drying as promised.
The diamond-shaped bullet may take a use or two to get the hang of, but I didn't find it difficult to use at all. The triangular point did work particularly well for getting a sharper cupid's bow shape, if desired. The formula had a floral scent that was barely detectable while on and no discernible taste.
Browse all of our YSL Rouge Pur Couture The Slim Matte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
AQUA / WATER ● DIMETHICONE ● ISODODECANE ●BUTYLENE GLYCOL ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● ALCOHOL ●ACRYLATES/POLYTRIMETHYLSILOXYMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER ●CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE ●TRIMETHYL PENTAPHENYL TRISILOXANE ●DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE
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.
These look so velvety and richly pigmented that I love both! For me, Rouge Mirage is more of a unique shade to my stash, so maybe? Then again, I need another lipstick like I need a hole in my head.
Oooooh conflicting crimson.. not really red.. could be doable and I love the finish of this formula.
i like the Rouge Mirage shade the better out of the two, but the matte finish is not quite for me.
Yay! I have dupes for both!
Very useable reds and quite lovely.