Anastasia Holiday 2018 Mini Metallic Liquid Lipstick Set Review & Swatches

Holiday 2018

Anastasia Holiday 2018 Mini Metallic Liquid Lipstick 3-Piece Set ($25.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition trio that features the brand’s signature liquid lipstick but with a metallic finish. Per the brand, they are supposed to have the “full-pigment” of their standard formula, but I found that Blizzard was rather sheer, while Phantom had better coverage it wasn’t quite opaque. The brand’s full-sized liquid lipstick retails for $20.00 and contains 0.11 oz., which gives the set a value of $43.64.

Holiday 2018

Limited Edition

7.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

Blizzard

Blizzard is a pale, icy pink base with a metallic finish and iridescent sparkle. It had sheer to semi-sheer coverage in a single layer, and if I waited for the first layer to be fully dry, I was able to apply a second layer and get mostly opaque coverage with two layers. The consistency was more watery and thin, which made it harder to apply evenly and resulted in a bit of product getting into my lip lines as it dried down. From afar, the high-shine finish made it look almost like a gloss. It wore well for four hours and was neither drying nor hydrating.

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Guerlain #999 (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Casey (LE, $36.00) is darker, more pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay Bobby Dazzle (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Lily (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Opal (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Urban Decay White Lie (P, $18.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Funfetti Cake (LE, $17.50) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (85% similar).
MAC Pearly One (LE, $18.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
NYX Stone Cold (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (85% similar).
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Ingredients

water/aqua/eau, calcium sodium borosilicate, silica, mica, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 60, squalane, tin oxide, tromethamine, may contain/peut contenir (+/-): titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Blizzard

D+

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

3.5

Application

68%

Total

Phantom

Phantom is a dark, reddened burgundy with subtle, warm undertones and a gently-sparkled, metallic sheen. It was intensely pigmented that covered my lips evenly. The texture was very fluid and a bit thicker, and it seemed to be a combination of texture and coverage where a little went a long way and I’d recommend using a lip brush to apply or wiping off some of the product off the applicator. It took a bit longer to dry down, and when it did, it remained a touch tacky (though it didn’t lift up product when I pressed my lips together) for a half hour or so. It lasted for seven hours on me and was neither drying nor hydrating.

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NYX Biker Babe (P, $7.50) is brighter (90% similar).
Sephora Voluptuous Burgundy (58) (P, $14.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Kat Von D Mercy (DC, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Black Metal Dahlia (DC, $18.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Crowned (LE, $21.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay Double Crossed (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Colour Pop Mugshot (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (80% similar).
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Ingredients

isododecane, synthetic fluorphlogopite, isononyl isononanoate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polypropylsilsesquioxane, kaolin, silica dimethyl silylate, mineral oil/paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale, c9-12 alkane, disteardimonium hectorite, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, coco-caprylate/caprate, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, propylene carbonate, sodium magnesium silver phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, may contain/peut contenir (+/-): red 7 lake (ci 15850), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77499)

Phantom

B+

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

Mai Tai

Mai Tai is a light-medium copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had good pigmentation in a single layer, which distributed evenly across my lips without much effort. The liquid lipstick was smooth, lightweight, and thin without being watery or difficult to work with. It emphasized my lip lines a bit, as some metallic finishes can, but it looked smooth when I smiled due to how shiny the finish ended up being. This shade stayed on well for five hours on me and was a touch drying.

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NARS Zira (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Jouer Pamplemousse (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Smashbox XO, Vlada (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Carolyn (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Nudiste (LE, $50.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Spanish Flame (02) (LE, $53.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Orchid Soleil (LE, $54.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
NARS Hardcore (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
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Ingredients

isododecane, mica, trimethylsiloxysilicate, calcium sodium borosilicate, mineral oil/paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale, disteardimonium hectorite, silica dimethyl silylate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, propylene carbonate, sodium magnesium silver phosphate, tin oxide, tocopheryl acetate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, may contain/peut contenir (+/-): iron oxide (ci 77491), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)