Guerlain Neon Pumps, Berry Beret, Cherry Cape La Petite Robe Noire Lip Colour

Guerlain Neon Pumps (065) La Petite Robe Noire Lip Colour

Guerlain Neon Pumps (065) La Petite Robe Noire Lip Colour ($32.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium, fuchsia pink with blue undertones and a soft sheen. It had semi-sheer color coverage after two layers, so it seemed slightly sheerer than most of the shades I’ve tried in the range. It had a thin texture with barely-there sheen, and it was neither drying nor hydrating over the three and a half hours it lasted. Urban Decay Sheer Anarchy (DC, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar). MAC Quite the Thing! (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Urban Decay Phone Call (LE, $18.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (90% similar). Urban Decay Sheer Anarchy (P, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar). Chanel Romy (462) (P, $37.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Guerlain Cherry Cape (067) (P, $32.00) is darker (90% similar). Bite Beauty Bellini (LE, $24.00) is darker, more pigmented (90% similar). MAC Lickable (P, $17.00) is darker, more pigmented (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Kingston (P, $35.00) is darker, more pigmented (85% similar). Guerlain Berry Beret (066) (P, $32.00)(85% similar). Guerlain Pink Bangle (064) (P, $32.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Guerlain Berry Beret (066) La Petite Robe Noire Lip Colour ($32.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium, fuchsia pink with subtle, blue undertones and a soft, pearly sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that covered evenly and smoothly after two layers. This shade wore well for four and a half hours and was lightly hydrating. The texture was lightly emollient, more like a lip balm, and thin without being clingy. Guerlain Pink Bangle (064) (P, $32.00) is lighter (95% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Roll the Dice (118) (DC, $30.00) is lighter, brighter, more pigmented (90% similar). Bobbi Brown Hot Berry (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, brighter, cooler (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Kingston (P, $35.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Phone Call (LE, $18.00) is lighter, more pigmented (90% similar). Bobbi Brown Hot Rose (P, $35.00) is brighter, more pigmented (90% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Voila! (120) (DC, $30.00) is lighter, brighter, more pigmented (90% similar). Chanel Romy (462) (P, $37.00) is cooler (90% similar). Estee Lauder Passionate (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, glossier (90% similar). Bite Beauty Bellini (LE, $24.00) is lighter, more pigmented, cooler (85% similar). MAC Quite the Thing! (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). Guerlain Neon Pumps (065) (P, $32.00)(85% similar). Guerlain Cherry Cape (067) (P, $32.00) is warmer (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Guerlain Cherry Cape (067) La Petite Robe Noire Lip Colour ($32.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium, fuchsia pink with cool, blue undertones and a natural sheen. It had semi-opaque coverage after two layers, which is as described. The texture was smooth, balm-like, and glided on easily, though this particular shade seemed to have less shine than some of the other shades. The formula was lightly hydrating over the four and a half hours it lasted. The range has a few more fuchsia/raspberry pink shades, and on me, they seemed to run together and were harder to differentiate between. Guerlain Pink Bangle (064) (P, $32.00) is warmer (95% similar). Guerlain Neon Pumps (065) (P, $32.00) is lighter (90% similar). Bobbi Brown Hot Berry (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar). Chanel Romy (462) (P, $37.00) is darker, more pigmented (90% similar). Urban Decay Phone Call (LE, $18.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Quite the Thing! (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Bite Beauty Bellini (LE, $24.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). Guerlain Berry Beret (066) (P, $32.00) is cooler (85% similar). Estee Lauder Passionate (P, $30.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Kingston (P, $35.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Roll the Dice (118) (DC, $30.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar). Bobbi Brown Hot Rose (P, $35.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Voila! (120) (DC, $30.00) is lighter, brighter (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FORMULA OVERVIEW |
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Lip Colour ($32.00 for 0.09 oz.) is supposed to be a “buildable, lightweight lipstick” with an “ultra-luminous” finish. They are deliberately scented to smell like La Petite Robe Noire, which is a sweet, fruity and floral fragrance–the scent is noticeable both in the tube and applied, though I do not notice it after about about an hour or so of wear (if you are sensitive to scent, I would consider trying these in person or purchasing with the ability to return). There was a somewhat soapy, sweet taste (it contains Stevioside, used as a sweetener) at times, particularly if I ate/drank with the lipstick on.

The coverage varied from semi-sheer to semi-opaque with a more stained-like appearance, as it wasn’t too slippery and had a natural sheen. Some of the shades run together, but they tend to look more varied once they are on the lips (and depending on the coloring of your natural lips, this may or may not be as apparent, particularly with pinker or redder lips). The sheerer nature of these makes it harder to know how they will look on against a mere swatch on the skin, and even from the tube-to-swatch comparison, they can look different.

They have a balm-like feel on the lips, and they tend to feel softer and melted as I applied them, but they weren’t too emollient or too thin or too thick. The formula wore between two and six hours on me with some of the richer, deeper shades lasted the longest, and it was lightly hydrating. As they’re a buildable formula (Guerlain describes it as one, two, and three-layer coverage), all swatches I did were using two layers. A couple of side notes: 1) the label is on the cap only, so if you take off multiple caps, it is possible to inadvertently put the wrong cap on the wrong shade, and 2) they can be less-than-ideal for storing, if you typically have yours vertical, as the flat-side has the label on it.