Lancome Caprice & Idole L’Absolu Rouges Reviews & Swatches

Caprice (132)

Lancome Caprice (132) L’Absolu Rouge ($32.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a bright, medium red with cool undertones and a natural sheen. There was very, very fine pearl strewn throughout that gave it a smoother, more luminous finish but didn’t look shimmery to the eye. The consistency was smooth, thin, and lightweight but not at all clingy nor did it emphasize my lip texture–it actually made my lips look a bit smoother. It wore well for five and a half hours, left a reddish stain, and was hydrating over time.

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Guerlain #24 (P, $33.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Hot Blooded (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
LORAC Red Rose (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Lancome Rouge Vintage (178) (LE, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Goddess (202) (PiP, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
Colour Pop Lucky Star (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Estee Lauder Noirish (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Colour Pop Jingle (LE, $5.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Sonja (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Bite Beauty New York (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$32.00/0.14 oz. - $228.57 Per Ounce

The L'Absolu Rouge formula is supposed to have "high-color payoff" that's hydrating and available in three finishes (sheer, cream, and matte). Of the few shades I have tried, it seems like a more pigmented formulation with a lightly hydrating formula and smooth, velvety textures that are easy to work with. They have a soft, floral scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

PENTAERYTHRITYL ISOSTEARATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/ADIPATE, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE, PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, POLYGLYCERYL, 3 BEESWAX, PARAFFIN, YDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, ALUMINA, SYNTHETIC WAX, TIN OXIDE, AQUA/WATER, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SOIDUM BOROSILICATE, METHICONE, SILICA, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, COLOPHONIUM/ROSIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROXYPALMITOYL SPHINGANINE, HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, GERANIOL, METHYL-2 OCTYNOATE, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, CITRONELLOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE [+/- MAY CONTAIN CI 15850/RED 6, CI 15850/RED7, CI15850/RED 7 LAKE, CI 15985/YELLOW 6 LAKE, CI17200/RED 33 LAKE, CI45380/RED 22 LAKE, CI 45410/RED 28 LAKE, CI 75470/CARMINE, CI 177499/IRON OXIDES, CI77742/MAANGANESE VIOLET, CI 77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MICA] (F.I.L. B1858 43/1)

Caprice (132)

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

Idole (186)

Lancome Idole (186) L’Absolu Rouge ($32.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deep coral-red with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had good color coverage in a single layer, but it wasn’t buildable without the product clumping up on itself. The texture felt smooth, velvety, and glided easily across my lips without tugging but was quite lightweight and didn’t feel emollient (despite the glide). There was a bit of product that gathered in my deeper lip lines and separated along my natural texture on my upper lip, though neither issues were visible from a normal viewing distance. It stayed on well for four and a half hours and was lightly hydrating.

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Colour Pop Flower SZN (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Colour Pop Fortune Favors (P, $7.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Colour Pop Dream Easy (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Smashbox LA Sunset (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Guerlain #40 (P, $33.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Sephora CEO (13) (P, $13.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Estee Lauder Pretty Lucky (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Chanel Vivant (144) (P, $37.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Sephora Take a Bite (35) (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty True Coral (P, $54.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$32.00/0.14 oz. - $228.57 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

DIMETHICONE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PHENYL TRIMETHICON, TRIDECYL TRIMELLITATE, OZ.OKERITE, HYDROGENATED JOJOBA OIL, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, ISOSTEARYL ISOSTEARATE, KAOLIN, ISOHEXADECANE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, NYLON-12, ROSA CANNA FRUIT OIL, TIN OXIDE, AQUA/WATER, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, METHICONE, SILICA, ALUMINA, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, COLOPHONIUM/ROSIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL, CITRIC ACID, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, POLYETHYLENE, BHT, TOCOPHEROL, PROPYL GALLATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, GERANIOL, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, CITRONELLOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE [+/- MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN CI 15850/RED 6, CI 15850/RED7, CI15850/RED 7 LAKE, CI 15985/YELLOW 6 LAKE, CI 17200/RED33 LAKE, CI 19140/YELLOW 5 LAKE, CI42090/BLUE 1 LAKE, CI 45380/RED 22 LAKE, CI 45410/RED 28 LAKE, CI 75470/CARMINE, CI 77120/BARIUM SULFATE, CI77491, CI88492, CI77499/IRON OXIDES, CI77742/MANGANESE VIOLET, CI 77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MICA] (F.I.L. B185731/1)