Urban Decay Rapture, Crisis, Tampered, Safe Word, Peyote Vice Lipsticks

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick

Urban Decay Rapture Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “dusty rose [with a Cream finish].” It’s a soft, medium-dark rosy plum with neutral-to-warm undertones and a creamy finish. It had nearly opaque color payoff with a smooth, creamy texture that glided on without tugging but sat well on the lips and didn’t slide around too much. The formula is forgiving and seems to minimize the appearance of lip lines. On me, it wore well for four and a half hours and was nicely hydrating. Tom Ford Beauty Casablanca (P, $50.00) is warmer (95% similar). MAC Craving (P, $17.00) is less glossy (95% similar). Urban Decay Rapture (DC, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar). Urban Decay Sheer Rapture (P, $17.00) is lighter, less pigmented, cooler (90% similar). MAC Private Party (LE, $17.00) is cooler, less glossy (90% similar). Urban Decay Crisis (P, $17.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). Maybelline Yummy Plummy (P, $7.49) is lighter, less glossy (85% similar). Givenchy Rose Plumetis (207) (LE, $36.00) is lighter, less glossy (85% similar). Urban Decay Ravenswood (P, $17.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Urban Decay Crisis Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “plum-rose [with a Cream finish].” It’s a muted, medium-dark plum with subtle, warmer undertones and a cream finish. It had opaque color coverage with a creamy, smooth consistency that applied beautifully and had a soft shine but wasn’t so slippery that it slid around. The formula was comfortable to wear, moderately hydrating, and lasted for four and a half hours. Tom Ford Beauty Casablanca (P, $50.00) is more muted (95% similar). NARS Vivien (P, $32.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar). MAC Deliciously Forbidden (LE, $19.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar). NARS Afghan Red (P, $28.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (90% similar). Urban Decay Rapture (DC, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). MAC Private Party (LE, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). MAC Craving (P, $17.00) is lighter, less glossy (90% similar). MAC Red Dwarf (LE, $18.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Urban Decay Rapture (P, $17.00) is darker, more muted (85% similar). Givenchy Violine Precieux (312) (LE, $36.00) is brighter, warmer (85% similar). Urban Decay TMI (P, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Estee Lauder Intriguing (P, $30.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Urban Decay Tampered Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “deep mauve [with a Comfort Matte finish].” It’s a muted, medium-dark rosy plum with warmer undertones and a satiny sheen. It had great pigmentation that fully covered the lips, while the texture was lightweight, smooth, and very creamy–it glided on easily. The color sat well in the lips and didn’t settle into lip lines. It lasted for four and a half hours on me and was very lightly hydrating. Urban Decay Ravenswood (P, $17.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Colour Pop Tulle (P, $6.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar). MAC Hot Chocolate (LE, $17.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (85% similar). MAC Finally Free (LE, $17.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (85% similar). Bite Beauty Shiraz (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Bobbi Brown Downtown Plum (P, $35.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Bite Beauty Rhubarb (P, $26.00) is lighter, cooler, less glossy (85% similar). Bite Beauty Cortado (LE, $24.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Urban Decay Safe Word Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “neutral nude-pink [with a Comfort Matte finish].” It’s a light-medium, rosy beige with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had opaque pigmentation with a very creamy, smooth texture that applied easily and seemed to develop a dewier finish as it sat on the lips (after a minute). The texture was comfortable to wear and lightly hydrating. over the four hours it lasted, but some of the color separates into lip lines as it wears away. Too Faced Topless (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). MAC To the Future (P, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar). Colour Pop Choker (LE, $5.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Too Faced When In Doubt (P, $22.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar). Too Faced Child Star (P, $21.00) is lighter, less glossy (85% similar). Bite Beauty Retsina (P, $24.00) is lighter (85% similar). Colour Pop Aquarius (P, $5.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Colour Pop Magic Wand (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar). Too Faced Sorry Not Sorry (P, $22.00) is warmer, less glossy (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Urban Decay Peyote Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “metallic dusty mauve-rose [with a Metallized finish].” It’s a muted, medium-dark rosy brown with warm undertones and fine gold and rose pearl. The texture was soft, lightly pliable and applied without dragging or skipping; it didn’t seem to need time to “melt” in order to apply well, though the texture seems to soften even more as it is applied. It had semi-opaque color coverage, where the natural lip color will still come through and can influence how the color looks overall. It was lightly hydrating and lasted for three hours on me. Urban Decay Trance (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Chanel Patchouli (DC, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar). Guerlain Chant d'Aromes (P, $37.00) is glossier (90% similar). MAC By Design (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FORMULA OVERVIEW | Urban Decay Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is available in six finishes, which are primarily distinguished by level of sheen, shimmer content, and coverage. Mega Mattes are the thinnest and have the most “cling” as they are drier and more matte (but most are semi-matte and not a totally flat matte) and can be drying, though they are longer-wearing. Comfort Mattes are creamier, a little denser, with richer color payoff on average (they are the most pigmented out of the finishes), and have a satin finish that is fairly comfortable to wear, usually lightly hydrating, and longer-wearing. Creams are usually softer and creamier, though not too soft (they don’t mush or break from the base easily), with some being tackier and stiffer in the tube until they warm up against the lips; they have good color payoff, are hydrating, and are comfortable to wear but have more typical wear (four to six hours–six hours for deeper/richer shades like a red). Sheers and Sheer Shimmers have a more balm-like consistency that feels a little thinner but is wetter/more emollient than Mega Mattes, so ultimately, they feel quite different applied; they have sheerer coverage, though more semi-sheer to semi-opaque than very sheer, and have the shortest wear time at two to fours with light hydration. Metallized is the most shimmery of the finishes, though some of the other finishes have shades that are actually as shimmery (to me), but the Metallized formula has a thinner, more emollient base that isn’t as dense or as cream-like as the Creams; they feel more like the Sheers but a bit heavier and more pigmented (but seem to run semi-opaque to opaque, not always fully opaque) with average wear (four to five hours), light hydration. The Revolution formula–generally–felt a little more hydrating and pigmented on the lips, but these seem to wear a little longer; some of the shades that were in Revolution and are now in Vice (particularly the Creams, Sheers, and Sheer Shimmers) feel virtually the same on to me. The Comfort Mattes are the only ones that felt largely different–more satiny than matte, less dense compared to Matte Revolution.

A note on packaging: an average Revolution lipstick weighed 1.0 oz. in total, while a Vice Lipstick weighed 0.7 oz. in total. The weight distribution for a Revolution lipstick was: 0.2 oz. for the cap alone, 0.8 oz. for the base. The weight distribution for a Vice lipstick was: 0.2 oz. for the cap alone, 0.5 oz. for the base. The decrease is felt primarily in the sturdiness/weighted feeling of the base, so I find the older Revolutions to stand better on their own, but thrown into a cup or jar for storage, it doesn’t really matter. The more weighted base does give a greater sense of heft when applying, since you hold the base. The caps are the same total weight, but the Revolution caps are shorter and, as a result, maybe 1mm thicker, while the Vice caps are longer and spread the same weight of material over a larger area. All but two out of 120 lipstick caps felt very secure, and then about four were extremely secure and difficult to uncap, but otherwise, there is a soft “click” and the caps seem to stay on without easily coming off. All that being said, they seem to be the same packaging used in the Gwen Stefani and Alice Through the Looking Glass collaborations, though the interior tube felt a little higher-end, even though they all weigh the same. Revolution Lipsticks were $22.00 for 0.09 oz., which works out to be $244.44/oz., and these are $17.00 for 0.11 oz., which works out to be $154.55/oz. So while the packaging does feel less substantial and cheaper, you are paying $5 less and getting more for your money, but if you really liked the heavier base of Revolution lipsticks, you might miss that feeling with the new packaging.