Power Mode (410)
Estee Lauder Power Mode (410) Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and fine lighter pink and warmer pink pearl. This shade had less shimmer than a lot of the other shades, but it also seemed to apply more evenly and have greater coverage (which you may prefer, though the formula is supposed to be medium in coverage). The texture was lightly creamy with just a touch of slip, but it didn’t slide around and lasted for a solid four and a half hours.
Top Dupes
- Shiseido Burning Up (RD310) (P, $28.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Too Faced I Want Candy (P, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Pink Peony (P, $24.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Sophia (LE, $26.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Enjouee (P, $36.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Heart to Heart (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Shiseido Crime of Passion (RD311) (P, $28.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Love Beam (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Shiseido Murrey (RD305) (P, $28.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Guerlain Gracy (P, $55.00) is less shimmery, brighter (85% similar).
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Thrill Seeker (420)
Estee Lauder Thrill Seeker (420) Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark fuchsia magenta with strong, pink undertones and fine lavender and violet pearl. It had semi-opaque color coverage that went on evenly and smoothly, as the lipstick had a smooth, lightly creamy texture that didn’t tug or drag on the lips. The color wore well for almost six hours, was hydrating, and left behind a stain.
Top Dupes
- Maybelline Hot Plum (P, $7.49) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Guerlain Rose Indien (563) (LE, $37.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Show Orchid (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Midnight Mambo (LE, $23.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Lollipop (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Justin (P, $35.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- MAC Dance Off, Pants Off (LE, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Smashbox Inspiration (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Ambrosial (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Girl About Town (P, $17.00) is lighter (80% similar).
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Sly Ingenue (430)
Estee Lauder Sly Ingenue (430) Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a dark plum with subtle, warm undertones and very fine pink, fuchsia, and gold pearl. It had mostly opaque coverage, which is greater than marketed, but I imagine will not be a deal-breaker for most. The consistency had a light-medium feel to it, thicker than the other shades but not heavy, and was comfortable and hydrating on the lips. This shade wore well for five and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- MAC Rebel (P, $17.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Sabotage (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Guerlain Bee (LE, $55.00) is lighter, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Purple Noon (LE, $52.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Guerlain Mauve Gloves (068) (P, $32.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Cabaret (146) (DC, $30.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay After Dark (DC, $22.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
- MAC New York Apple (P, $17.00) is brighter, less glossy (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Afterdark (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Quelle Surprise (LE, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
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Formula Overview
Estee Lauder Hi-Lustre Pure Color Envy Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is supposed to have medium coverage with a lustrous finish. It takes the Pure Color Envy and adds shimmer to it with the end result varying from lightly pearlized to more frosted and near-metallic. The shimmer is finer, so the lipsticks do not feel gritty on the lips, and the particles don’t migrate as the lipstick wears down. I would describe the coverage as more semi-opaque overall, though a lighter hand could achieve more medium coverage and two layers would give you near-to opaque coverage. It is lightly creamy with some slip that is more noticeable as the formula warms up against the lips. The wear ranged from four to six hours and was typically hydrating. The formula features a vanilla scent but no discernible taste.