Bobbi Brown Ruby, Cali Rose, Sunset Crushed Lip Colors Reviews & Swatches

Ruby

Bobbi Brown Ruby Crushed Lip Color ($24.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark red with warm undertones and a natural finish. It had buildable color coverage from to mostly opaque (two layers). The texture was lightweight, thin without being clingy, and glided on without tugging but never felt slippery or really cream-like. I appreciated how the color went on evenly and seemed to smooth out most of my lip lines. It stayed on nicely for five hours, left a barely-there stain behind, and was non-drying.

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Makeup Geek Plain Jane (P, $12.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
NARS Golshan (P, $25.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
MAC Devoted to Chili (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (85% similar).
NYX Alabama (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
YSL Chili Tunique (80) (P, $38.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Sephora Matinee (30) (P, $8.00) is glossier (85% similar).
Bite Beauty Crushed Chili (LE, $26.00) is warmer (85% similar).
Dior Ultra Crave (843) (P, $37.00) is more muted (85% similar).
Chanel Rouge Vie (58) (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Dangerous Liaison (P, $34.00) is darker (85% similar).
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Formula Overview

$29.00/0.11 oz. - $263.64 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "high color payoff" with a "blotted-down stain effect" that "glides on comfortably" and keeps lips "hydrated." It's also supposed to be long-wearing and is buildable from "blotted-down" in one layer to "intense color payoff" in two to three layers. The majority of the shades in the range have medium to semi-opaque coverage in one layer, and they were buildable from there with two to three layers. A few shades applied less evenly than others, though most went on well enough.

The consistency was more like a firmer, harder balm, as it glided easily across my lips, but it didn't feel wet, emollient, or oily, more waxy like a traditional lipstick but very lightweight. Some shades pulled into my lip lines and a few emphasized my natural lip texture, while others were more smoothing and flattering in finish/texture. The wear typically lasted between three and six hours with some of the richer/darker shades leaving subtle stains behind. The formula was more non-drying to lightly hydrating, but it wasn't hydrating enough that I'd put it in that category (hydrating lipstick). They had a faint, lemon-meets-wax scent that sometimes wasn't noticeable at all (depended on the shade).

All swatches are with two layers.

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Ingredients

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Lanolate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla, Cetyl Lactate, Paraffin, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire D'Abeille, Nylon-12, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Linalool, Limonene, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Fragrance, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 27 (Ci 45410), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Orange 5 (Ci 45370), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)]

Ruby

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Cali Rose

Bobbi Brown Cali Rose Crushed Lip Color ($24.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, cool undertones and a natural sheen. It had buildable pigmentation from medium to mostly opaque (two layers) with a smooth, lightly waxy texture–glided on but never felt wet or creamy. The lipstick was lightweight and didn’t emphasize my lip lines, which gave it a flattering finish. It wore well for five hours and was lightly hydrating over time.

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Urban Decay Ladyflower (P, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Chanel L'Amoureuse (47) (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
MAC Plumful (P, $18.50) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
MAC Captive (P, $18.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Colour Pop Afterglow (LE, $7.00) is more muted, less glossy (85% similar).
MAC Yield to Love (LE, $18.50) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Maybelline Yummy Plummy (P, $7.49) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Chanel Rayonnante (145) (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Burberry Hydrangea (249) (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Urban Decay TMI (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
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Formula Overview

$29.00/0.11 oz. - $263.64 Per Ounce

All swatches are with two layers.

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Ingredients

Cali Rose

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Sunset

Bobbi Brown Sunset Crushed Lip Color ($24.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium orange with warm undertones and a natural sheen. The consistency was more emollient compared to most shades, which gave it noticeable slip when I applied it. The color coverage was more semi-opaque to opaque (two layers), and I wouldn’t describe it as “buildable” compared to the rest of the range. The color settled into a few of my lip lines but wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance. This shade lasted well for four and a half hours and was lightly moisturizing.