Anastasia Estrella & Freya Lip Glosses Reviews & Swatches

Estella

Anastasia Estella Lip Gloss ($16.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a soft, peachy beige base with multi-colored flecks of sparkle and pearl. It’s one of five new glosses that’s designed to be sparkling and for layering (“aren’t created to deposit pigment/color, they deposit dimensional light catching pearls”), so the sheer to semi-sheer coverage was as expected.

While the sparkling effect was lovely with a moderate level of “coverage” via the shimmer and sparkle, the underlying base was rather milky and settled into all of my lip lines. From afar, it didn’t look as bad as the shine and shimmer distracted from the settling, but I was quite surprised–and disappointed–at how badly it sat in my lip lines. The texture was smooth, mostly non-sticky, and comfortable to wear, and I started to feel a bit of the sparkles’ texture in the last hour of wear. It stayed on well for three hours and was lightly hydrating.

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MAC Dreamlover (LE, $18.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Water Deities (P, $10.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Prancin' Dancin' (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).
Huda Beauty Ritzy (P, $18.00) is warmer (85% similar).
NARS Instant Crash (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (L.S.D.) (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
MAC Ultimate Dish (LE, $17.50) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
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Ingredients

POLYBUTENE, OCTYLDODECANOL, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, GLYCOLIPIDS, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER, SILICA, LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SODIUM MAGNESIUM SILVER PHOSPHATE, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, FRAGRANCE/PARFUM, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)

Estella

B-

Limited Edition

7.5

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

82%

Total

Freya

Anastasia Freya Lip Gloss ($16.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a medium yellow with warm undertones and multi-colored sparkle and finer pearl. Again, it’s sort of a one-off of their gloss formula, as it’s specifically designed to be sheer and add lots of shimmer rather than color coverage. It had sheer to semi-sheer pigmentation with a moderate amount of sparkle–enough that it was noticeable and effective but didn’t feel like a coat of metallic lacquer. The gloss was lightweight, smooth, and mostly non-sticky, so it was comfortable and lightly moisturizing over time. The downside was how noticeable the product pulled into every single lip line and just sat there. On me, it lasted for three hours, and in the last hour, I felt some of the texture from the sparkles.

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Becca Champagne Dream x Bellini (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Dior Gold Essence (212) (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Jouer Skinny Dip (P, $16.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Goldfinch (P, $17.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Colour Pop KT (LE, $6.00) is more pigmented (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Starcrossed (LE, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Huda Beauty Posh (P, $18.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
MAC Florescence (LE, $21.00) is darker, more pigmented (80% similar).
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Ingredients

POLYBUTENE, OCTYLDODECANOL, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, GLYCOLIPIDS, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE, LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, SILICA, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SODIUM MAGNESIUM SILVER PHOSPHATE, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, FRAGRANCE/PARFUM, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)