Estee Lauder Vain Vanilla, Naked Desire, Stripped Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks

Vain Vanilla

Estee Lauder Vain Vanilla Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light-medium, peachy brown with strong, warm yellow undertones and a satin finish. It had good pigmentation, though it wasn’t opaque in one stroke, that was buildable to opaque coverage. The texture had more slip in it than some shades in the range, so there was a touch of color that gathered in my deepest lip lines. It was comfortable and hydrating to wear while it also lasted for five and a half hours on me.

The Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick formula is supposed to have “high-intensity color” that hydrate lips with six-hour wear. It’s one of my favorite formulas, as the majority of the shades are creamy, smooth, pigmented, hydrating, and long-wearing (four to seven hours). They are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.

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Bite Beauty Enoki (LE, $26.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Colour Pop Polliwog (DC, $5.00) is warmer, brighter (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Honeycomb (P, $26.00) is cooler, lighter (85% similar).
Bite Beauty Porcini (LE, $26.00) is darker (80% similar).
Bite Beauty Cremini (LE, $26.00) is darker (80% similar).

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick Vain Vanilla

Vain Vanilla

Temptalia

B+

Permanent

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

Naked Desire

Estee Lauder Naked Desire Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.)
is a soft, medium rosy brown with subtle, warm undertones and a natural sheen. It had semi-opaque color coverage that went on evenly, though I had some issues with color migrating into lip lines a little more than was normal with this formula. It wasn’t too noticeable from a normal viewing distance, though. The consistency was creamy, emollient but not slippery, and comfortable to wear as the formula was hydrating. I was able to wear this shade for five hours.

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Bite Beauty Latte (LE, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Chanel Nude (P, $37.00) is more muted (90% similar).
Tarte Candy (LE, $20.00) is less glossy, darker (90% similar).
bareMinerals Strip (P, $20.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Bobbi Brown Pink Nude (P, $35.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Hourglass Idealist (P, $32.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Colour Pop Screenshot (LE) is warmer, darker (90% similar).
MAC Fresh Brew (P, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Hourglass Peacemaker (P, $32.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Laura Mercier Cinnful (P, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick Naked Desire

Naked Desire

Temptalia

B+

Permanent

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

87%

Total

Stripped

Estee Lauder Stripped Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium brown with warm, peachy undertones and a lightly glossy sheen. It had semi-opaque color payoff that applied decently, but there was more slip and I felt like the color was harder to keep in place. When I pressed my lips together, there was an obvious “line” where I did so, and a bit of color welled in my lip lines after I initially applied. The color wore well for four and a half hours and was hydrating over time.