
Mysterious Plum (100)
Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain ($14.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a deep purple with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a smooth, fluid consistency that was creamy but dried down within 20 seconds on me. The color applied evenly on my lips and didn’t dry down and emphasize my lip lines too much (just slightly). It was still wearing quite well after eight hours of wear, though it felt a touch drying after six and a half hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- Colour Pop Pack Pack (LE, $5.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Double Crossed (P, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Dirty Mind (P, $27.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Blackmail (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Train Bleu (P, $27.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Wild Night (P, $26.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Spellbound (LE, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Smoked Purple (P, $18.50) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
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Formula Overview
$14.00/0.17 oz. - $82.35 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high-coverage" that goes on "smooth" and yields a "silky, lightweight stain" that is "long-lasting" and "never sticky" and "won't dry out lips." One of the signature traits for the formula is that it is a thinner (and yet somehow creamy) texture that does spread well but feels thin and very lightweight on the lips. It dries down quickly, but I never felt like it was troublesome to apply, even if I needed an extra moment to get around the edges of my lips, so it was a more forgiving formula despite setting more quickly. Once it set, the color did stay locked on for hours--I tested shades for around eight hours and many were still going strong. The formula was non-drying to slightly drying to me. They had a moderately strong, sweet scent (almost like burnt sugar) that also smelled just slightly "perfume-y" to me, but it seemed to dissipate after an hour of wear.
The pigmentation varied from shade to shade, but it did seem that the more shimmery and metallic shades often were less pigmented and did not always apply as evenly and sometimes seemed to sit in my lip lines. The cream/matte shades applied more evenly and had more opaque coverage on average.
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Ingredients
Isododecane, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polybutene, Petrolatum, Cyclohexasiloxane, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Aroma (Flavor), Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Propylene Carbonate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tocopherol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Benzyl Alcohol. May or may not contain (+/-): Mica, CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 15850 (Red 6), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 75470 (Carmine).

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Sun Stone (106)
Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain ($14.00 for 0.17 oz.) is medium-dark, red-copper with warm undertones and a pink, metallic sheen. It had good color payoff, though it wasn’t opaque in a single layer. The consistency was slightly thinner than the cream/matte shades, but it had similar creaminess and slip, which made it easy to spread across my lips for even coverage. The color dried down quickly but did dry down to a less-flattering finish that emphasized my lip lines and lip texture more noticeably. The liquid lipstick stayed on well for seven hours but was slightly drying.
Top Dupes
- Pretty Vulgar Brilliantly Sneaky (P, $24.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- Smashbox In Bloom (LE, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC CB96 (P, $18.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Chanel Teheran (DC, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Hot Chills (310) (P, $32.00) is warmer, glossier (85% similar).
- Kat Von D Thin Lizzy (DC, $21.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Slowburn (130) (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker, glossier (80% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Formula Overview
$14.00/0.17 oz. - $82.35 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high-coverage" that goes on "smooth" and yields a "silky, lightweight stain" that is "long-lasting" and "never sticky" and "won't dry out lips." One of the signature traits for the formula is that it is a thinner (and yet somehow creamy) texture that does spread well but feels thin and very lightweight on the lips. It dries down quickly, but I never felt like it was troublesome to apply, even if I needed an extra moment to get around the edges of my lips, so it was a more forgiving formula despite setting more quickly. Once it set, the color did stay locked on for hours--I tested shades for around eight hours and many were still going strong. The formula was non-drying to slightly drying to me. They had a moderately strong, sweet scent (almost like burnt sugar) that also smelled just slightly "perfume-y" to me, but it seemed to dissipate after an hour of wear.
The pigmentation varied from shade to shade, but it did seem that the more shimmery and metallic shades often were less pigmented and did not always apply as evenly and sometimes seemed to sit in my lip lines. The cream/matte shades applied more evenly and had more opaque coverage on average.
Browse all of our Sephora Cream Lip Stain swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polybutene, Petrolatum, Cyclohexasiloxane, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Aroma (Flavor), Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Propylene Carbonate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tocopherol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Benzyl Alcohol. May or may not contain (+/-): Mica, CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 15850 (Red 6), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 75470 (Carmine).

Permanent

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Mysterious Plum (100) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain

Sephora Sun Stone (106) Cream Lip Stain