Bite Beauty Thistle, Lavender Jam, Taro Amuse Bouche Lipsticks

Bite Beauty Thistle Amuse Bouche Lipstick

Bite Beauty Thistle Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium mauve with neutral-to-cool undertones and a satin finish. The texture was a little thinner and felt a touch clingy–I felt like it exaggerated the texture of my lips rather than smoothed it out (like the other two shades did). It had great color payoff, though, and lasted for four and a half hours. The formula was neither drying nor hydrating for me. Colour Pop Cheap Thrills (P, $6.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (90% similar). Urban Decay Violate (P, $17.00) is warmer (85% similar). Colour Pop Trap (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (85% similar). Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Poseur (LE, $15.00) is lighter (80% similar). NARS Dominique (P, $32.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar). Too Faced Queen B (P, $21.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Bite Beauty Lavender Jam Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a bold, bright, medium purple with cool, blue undertones and a satin finish. It’s a very cool-toned purple–so much so that it almost glows. It had very nearly opaque coverage with a creamy, moderately emollient texture that was noticeably more slippery compared to most shades in the formula. I had a little color settle into lip lines, but it wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance and didn’t seem to get much worse while worn. The color lasted for four and a half hours and left behind a pinkish stain. The formula felt lightly hydrating overall. Colour Pop So Wavy (P, $6.00) is darker, less glossy (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Bite Beauty Taro Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark grayed purple with subtle, warmer undertones and a natural sheen. It had more slip, like Lavender Jam, but it also had more noticeable shine when applied. The consistency was creamy and comfortable to wear without being clingy, but it didn’t slide around too easily either. It had opaque color coverage, which lasted for almost five hours. The formula was fairly hydrating. Estee Lauder Shameless Violet (P, $30.00) is darker (90% similar). Melt Cosmetics By Starlight (P, $19.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (85% similar). Kat Von D Ayesha (P, $20.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (85% similar). Urban Decay Twitch (P, $17.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FORMULA OVERVIEW | Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is supposed to have “bold, creamy color” with “extreme moisture, soft texture, and creamy wear.” The majority of the range is very pigmented–typically opaque with one pass–with a few shades being semi-opaque but usually buildable. All 34 shades are shimmer-free and vary being a soft satin finish to a natural finish (light shine but not glossy). The consistency is very lightly creamy to lightly creamyu with some shades requiring light-medium pressure and can pull the lip a bit when gliding it across the lips, though the color doesn’t appear ragged and the bullet itself doesn’t feel stiff (while other shades applied without tugging, so check individual shade reviews!) The majority of the shades I’ve tested have been lightly hydrating to non-drying and fairly comfortable to wear for the long-haul. They wear longer than average, from four to eight hours, depending on the intensity and propensity of the shade to stain.