Giorgio Armani Drama Berry & Drama Pink Lip Maestros Reviews & Swatches

Drama Berry (510)

Giorgio Armani Drama Berry (510) Lip Maestro ($38.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark berry-red with subtle, cool pink undertones and flecks of pink and red pearl and shimmer. It had very nearly opaque color coverage–the shadow of my lip freckle came through slightly–with a smooth, even application and laydown of color. The texture was smooth, lightweight, and velvety with the slip of a silicone primer. It adhered well to lips with a slight clinginess–in the best of ways–and lasted for almost eight hours on me. The formula lightly hydrating and comfortable to wear.

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MAC Marsala (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Aubergine (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
YSL Forbidden Burgundy (12) (DC, $34.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Inglot #293 Lipstick Cream (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Seduce Me (128) (DC, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC Claretcast (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
NARS No Shame (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Beetroot (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Boy Gorgeous (222) (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Bite Beauty Plum (LE, $24.00) is darker, warmer, less glossy (85% similar).
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Formula Overview

$38.00/0.22 oz. - $172.73 Per Ounce

The Lip Maestro Notorious formula is supposed to have a “luminous matte” finish with “8 hours of wear” and “high pigment.” The Notorious shades are inspired by “chic Hollywood glamour” but otherwise appear very similar in feel to the original Lip Maestro formula. The consistency has more slip and a velvety-smooth feel that softly “clings” to the lips, so while the finish has a glossier look for the first few hours, the color stays on well. If you’ve ever used a silicone-based primer, there’s a bit of that feel to the formula overall. Most shades last between six and eight hours on me, are non-drying to lightly hydrating, and comfortable to wear. The formula is unscented and has no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

DIMETHICONE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, KAOLIN, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, ISOSTEARYL ISOSTEARATE, POLYETHYLENE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, NYLON-12, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, HYDRATED SILICA, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SILICA, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, TIN OXIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, METHICONE, ALUMINA, [+/- MAY CONTAIN: CI 15850/RED 7, CI 7789/TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499/IRON OXIDES, CI 45410/RED 28 LAKE, CI 15985/YELLOW 6 LAKE, CI 45380/RED 22 LAKE, CI 19140/YELLOW 5 LAKE, CI 42090/BLUE 1 LAKE, CI 15850/RED 7 LAKE, CI 15850/RED 6, CI 75470/CARMINE, MICA]

Drama Berry (510)

Permanent

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Shocking Pink (511)

Giorgio Armani Shocking Pink (511) Lip Maestro ($38.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a bright, cotton candy pink with cool, blue undertones and fine pearl. The texture was smooth and velvety with that silicone-like grip and feel of the formula (a bit like a silicone-based primer but creamier), so it lasted well, but the way this shade applied wasn’t as even as I expected and seemed to pull away around my bottom lip lines a bit. It had semi-opaque coverage that stayed on well for six hours. The formula felt lightly hydrating overall.