Sephora Ruby & Always Red Lip Last Matte Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

Ruby

Sephora Ruby Lip Last Matte Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, pinky-red with cool, blue undertones and a matte finish. It took almost 10 minutes for the formula to set to a mostly flat-matte finish that was transfer-resistant. The color payoff was nearly opaque in a single layer and could be built up to full coverage.

The formula had a more velvety consistency that was smooth, lightweight, and flexible, and while it set, it didn’t feel like it “dried” in place like a traditional liquid lipstick, so it was much easier and more comfortable to wear. It stayed on nicely for over seven hours and felt non-drying over time.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$14.00/0.06 oz. - $233.33 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "rich, opaque color with long-lasting, transfer-resistant wear that doesn't bleed or crack," and it's also described as "non-drying" and a "modern matte." It does deliver on its promises; it applies more like a traditional lipstick but has a set more like a liquid lipstick--definitely transfer-resistant and longer-wearing than most traditional lipsticks.

The texture felt smooth, like a gel-like cream with all the slip of a velvety primer and not the traditional wetness of a balmy lipstick. The lipsticks felt like they melted against my lips, and they delivered mostly opaque to fully opaque coverage in a single layer. That softness made them more prone "breaking" a bit when I swatched them on my arm, but I didn't experience that on my lips. Most of the shades were fairly forgiving of minor imperfections of lip texture and lip lines.

The setting process took longer than most liquid lipsticks, though it was more forgiving if one accidentally pressed one's lips together during the setting time. Per the brand, they say to "wait five to 10 minutes" before eating or drinking, and I found this was true for most shades.

I was impressed by how flexible and comfortable the color felt on my lips--it was very lightweight--and I could press my lips together without product pulling away after drinking/light eating. Like most formulas, even tougher liquid lipsticks, more oil-heavy meals will still break it down and create some transfer. Without eating (just drinking), the lipsticks lasted easily past the six-hour mark with color fully intact and most shades faded evenly as they wore down (from eating). The formula felt mostly non-drying to my lips over time. There was a subtle, sweet vanilla scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

Dimethicone, Synthetic Wax, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Caprylyl Methicone, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 45410 (Red 28 Lake), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polypropylene, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Aroma (Flavor), Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopheryl Acetate.

Ruby

PPermanent. $14.00.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

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Always Red

Sephora Always Red Lip Last Matte Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a vivid, medium red with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color payoff in a single stroke, which adhered evenly and smoothly across my lips without tugging or dragging during application.

The consistency felt velvety and almost like a melting balm without the traditional slip or wetness–perhaps… a melting, silicone-based primer is a more apt description. It took five to 10 minutes for the formula to set to a truer, flat matte finish that was transfer-resistant. I did get some slight separation along my deeper lip lines as it was setting in place. It lasted well for over seven hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating over time.