Estee Lauder Tiger Eye, Tender Trap, Hot Kiss Hi-Lustre Light Sculpting Lipsticks

Tiger Eye

Estee Lauder Tiger Eye On Hi-Lustre Light Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is medium-dark copper with strong, warm orange undertones and a frosted shimmer-sheen finish. It had medium to semi-opaque, buildable color payoff that went on fairly evenly. The consistency was smooth, lightly emollient, and comfortable to apply, though I could feel the texture of the shimmer slightly after a couple hours of wear (never felt rough or scratchy, just that yes, there was shimmer on my lips). It wore well for four and a half hours and was moisturizing.

The formula is supposed to have medium coverage with a lustrous finish. It takes the Pure Color Envy formula and adds shimmer to it with the end result varying from lightly pearlized to more frosted and near-metallic. The shimmer was finer in size, so the lipsticks did not feel gritty on the lips, and the particles didn’t migrate as the lipstick wears down. The coverage was more semi-opaque to opaque, though a lighter hand could achieve medium coverage. It was lightly creamy with some slip that became more noticeable as the formula warmed up against the lips. The wear ranged from four to six hours and was typically hydrating. The formula featured a vanilla scent but had no discernible taste.

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Smashbox Haterade (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Bronze (LE, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
MAC Digging for Gold (LE, $17.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
MAC Bronze Shimmer (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Maybelline Mochachino (P, $7.49) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
MAC Sheer Seduction (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Chanel Antoinette (406) (P, $37.00) is less shimmery, brighter (85% similar).
Too Faced Metallic Frozen Hot Chocolate (P, $21.00) is more muted (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Omar (LE, $35.00) is more shimmery, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Chanel Inspiree (164) (LE, $37.00) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar).

Estee Lauder Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick Tiger Eye

Tiger Eye

Temptalia

A-

Permanent

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

90%

Total

Tender Trap

Estee Lauder Tender Trap Hi-Lustre Light Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium, pinky brown with warm undertones and fine gold and peach pearl. It had semi-opaque, buildable coverage that applied without tugging on the lips but could have gone on more evenly. There was a smidgen of color that welled in my deeper lip lines, but I didn’t notice it at a normal viewing distance, only when I looked at it up close. The color lasted for four hours on me and was hydrating.

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Guerlain Python Bag (012) (P, $32.00) is darker (95% similar).
Urban Decay Broken (P, $17.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Chanel Script (218) (P, $37.00) is more muted (90% similar).
Revlon Sandstorm (LE, $7.99) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Guerlain Forever Brown (305) (P, $37.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).

Estee Lauder Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick Tender Trap

Tender Trap

Temptalia

Permanent

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

Hot Kiss

Estee Lauder Hot Kiss Hi-Lustre Light Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, dark plummy brown with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of gold and copper pearl. The flecks of copper seemed to be slightly larger than the particle size in most of the shades, so I could feel the texture of the sparkle/glitter as I applied it to my lips. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was buildable, that covered evenly. The lipstick wore well for five hours and was hydrating.

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Estee Lauder Naked Ambition (120) (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Snowdon (P, $35.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Estee Lauder Raging Beauty (P, $32.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Ryan (P, $35.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Guillermo (DC, $35.00) is less shimmery, lighter, more muted (90% similar).
MAC Glamourdaze (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Chanel Bel Ami (P, $37.00) is less shimmery (85% similar).
Estee Lauder Decadent (150) (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Blake (LE, $35.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Eric (P, $35.00) is lighter (85% similar).