Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte #7 Lingerie Pink Lipstick Review and Dupes!

    Let's hope this goes better than the last review/dupe/swatch post. 

    Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Lipstick comes in twenty-one shades. I have two very similar shades. #1 Nude Beige and #7 Lingerie Pink. I'm going to focus on Lingerie Pink, but I'll swatch Nude Beige as well. The possible dupes I am swatching are NYX #595 Strawberry Milk and Revlon Lip Butter in #055 Cupcake.

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Lipstick

This is the most luxurious packaging I've ever gotten my hands on. I'm unfancy so that might not impress you, but trust the hype this time. It's a beautiful, golden, metal tube with the YSL logo wrapped around a plastic underlay. Each lipstick's underlay matches the shade found inside.

YSL #1 (left) YSL #7 (right)

 
• The texture is like nothing else. It glides on smoothly covering my lips in pure pigment. It feels like butter going on, but isn't greasy at all. It doesn't drag or clump on dry spots at all.
• For me it wears nicely. Lasting a few hours and fading gradually. I've read a lot of reviews saying it's moisturizing and while it feels that way in the beginning, my lips tend to get a little dry when I wear it.
• The two I have tried leave a completely opaque, glossy finish. No gloss needed. The color is so saturated it makes #7 a difficult color to wear for some. I prefer a light pink or nude lip so I love it. I have no idea if I look silly. 
• To me these lipsticks smell like watermelon.
• I also think they taste a bit like watermelon, but if it were a watermelon perfume/scent and not a flavor. Does that make sense?
• 0.14 oz. $34
• Available in 21 shades.
• Made in France Oo-la-la!

   

Now for the possible dupes!

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter

Revlon #055 Cupcake

 Pink So Foxy  on YouTube said that the Revlon Lip Butter in #055 Cupcake is a dupe for the popular YSL #7 Lingerie Pink so of course I bought it. I actually find it a bit harder to pull of than the YSL and wouldn't recommend it in place of the YSL. In the pictures though it looks like it's almost a match so it's up to you.

• I'm sure you're familiar with the lip butter texture by now. They were one of the most hyped about products on Youtube for quite a while. I really like them. The lip butters are soft, smooth and moisturizing. They aren't sticky at all, but they don't glide on as smoothly as the YSL. 
• The Revlon wear and fade nicely. They aren't particularly long lasting. The wear time and texture are much like a nice lip balm.
• Lip butters are semi-sheer in one layer and buildable to medium opacity, shiny finish. Also no gloss needed for these. This one has a tiny unnoticeable sparkles.
• Cupcake smells faintly sweet.
• I don't taste anything.
• 0.09 oz. $6.48 and up
• Available in 20 shades.
• Made in USA

NYX Extra Creamy Round Lipstick 

NYX #595 Strawberry Milk

In my opinion this is a better dupe than the Revlon Lip Butter. I find it a much closer shade to the YSL #7. If it's the color you're after and you're willing to give up the luxury for the price I would say this is a close enough dupe.

• NYX Round Lipsticks have a creamy, moisturizing, thin texture.
• Not very long wearing.
• Sheer to medium coverage. Strawberry Milk has tiny little sparkles that are unnoticeable .
• To me this lipstick smells slightly like sunscreen, but I have to practically stick it up my nose to smell it.
• There isn't much of a taste. Maybe a very slight sunscreen taste.
• 0.14 oz. $3.99
• Available in 124 shades.
• Made in Taiwan

TL: YSL #1, TR: YSL #7, BL: Revlon, BR: NYX

As you can see the light is a little different in the last picture. I tried to get them all taken in the same lighting, but failed. Sorry.

YSL #1 in natural light and direct sunlight

YSL #7 in natural light and direct sunlight

NYX in natural light and brighter natural light :/

Revlon in natural light and direct sunlight

 

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain vs. L'Oreal Color Caresse Wet Shine Stain

    L'Oreal bought Yves Saint Laurent back in '08 so while I was doubtful I had hopes that these products would be similar if not the same formula. Not only would the same formula be awesome, but the same or similar colors would be amazing. A highly raved about $32 product for $9.99! Impossible...right? 

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain:

• The packaging is substantial. It feels like quality and it's just pretty.
• Texture is very smooth and moisturizing for a stain. At first it's cold and thin. Then as it sets it feels slightly sticky.
• Surprisingly long wearing. It left a long lasting silky coat on my lips for a good 5-6 hours. 
• Very pigmented. I've only got one shade and it's very light, but it's visible with one coat and even better with two.
• It smells quite strong. I can definitely smell the alcohol and a strong perfume. Alcohol > Perfume
• It tastes like it smells. 
• .20 oz. for $32.00
• Available in 24 shades.
• Made in France

YSL Beige Aquarelle 1 Coat

YSL Beige Aquarelle 2 Coats

Ingredients: 
Free of parabens, sulfates and phthalates!
Octyldodecanol, Aqua/Water, Trimethylsiloxyphenyl Dimethicone, Ethylcellulose, Sorbitan Stearate, Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose Cocoate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Calcium, Sodium Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Alumina, Benzyl Benzoate, Anise Alcohol, Acrylates Copolymer, Tin Oxide, Fragrance. 
May Contain: Ci 77891/ Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Ci 15850/ Red 7, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides, Ci 17200 / Red 33, Ci 15985 / Yellow 6, Caramel, Ci 42090/ Blue 1, Ci 19140/ Yellow 5, Ci 75470/ Carmine.

L'Oreal Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain:

• The packaging is light. It feels cheap, but it's still pretty.
• The texture is also smooth and cold when first applied. It sets similar to the YSL, but feels a little lighter.
• This doesn't wear as long as the YSL, let alone the 6 hours L'Oreal claims. On me it wore about 1/3 of the time as the YSL.
• The lightest color (Pink Perseverance) is very sheer, but slightly visible in two coats. The darker shade I have (Rose On And On) is visible in one coat.
• It smells strongly of alcohol and perfume. Perfume > Alcohol
• The taste is overwhelmingly perfumey at first.
• .21 Fl oz. $5.99 and up. I paid $9.99
• Available in 12 shades.
• Made in USA

There's nothing like taking 20 pictures of sloppily applied lip stain in the blinding sun to show how uneven a girl's lips are. And to show that pictures in blinding sun wash out all color.

Pink Perseverance 1 Coat

Pink Perseverance 2 Coats

Rose On And On 1 Coat

Rose On And On 2 Coats

Ingredients:
Octyldodecanol, Aqua/Water, Trimethylsiloxyphenyl Dimethicone, Ethylcellulose, Sorbitan Stearate, Alcohol Denat, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sucrose Cocoate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum/Fragrance
May Contain: Mica, Ci 77891, Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77499, Iron Oxides, Ci 17200/Red 33, Ci 15985/Yellow 6, Ci 16035/Red 40, Ci 15850/Red 7, Ci 19140/Yellow 5, Ci 42090/Blue 1

    I have to say they are not the same. I purchased nearly identical shades in both and while the applicators and ingredients are close, the results I got were not close enough. For the price L'Oreal Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain would be a great option if you're looking for color. The lightest shades, however are not worth it in my opinion. The L'Oreal is less pigmented and drying and just doesn't compare to the YSL Glossy Stain. While doing this experiment I found another product I actually prefer from a completely different brand, but that's for another day:)

P.S. Can anyone say the ridiculous names of these products in one breath?