Makeup by Mario Kristen & Amanda Ultra Suede Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

Kristen

Makeup by Mario Kristen Ultra Suede Lipstick Makeup by Mario Kristen Ultra Suede Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a rich, raspberry pink with cool undertones and a soft matte finish. The texture was very lightweight and thin on my lips, but the feel was firmer, denser but not as velvety as I’ve encountered with formulas similar to this (silicone-heavy, often billed as “soft matte”).

It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly, but the firmer feel made it hard to apply in a fluid motion. It stayed on well for five and a half hours, left a stain behind, and felt slightly drying over time.

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

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Formula Overview

$24.00/0.14 oz. - $171.43 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be a "comfortable matte" finish that offers "full-coverage" that is "non-drying" and has "smoothing gels and texturizing powder" that delivers a "smooth matte, soft-focus appearance." It's a silicone-heavy formula that's thin, very lightweight, and has a "soft matte" finish that is mostly matte but not quite as flat initially as a true matte lipstick would be.

I find this type of formula to be a more common release from a multitude of brands, and they don't often have a lot of differentiation. It has been my experience, unfortunately, with most of these formulas that they tend to emphasize lip texture and imperfections--particularly catching around flakes, even minor dryness--and separate into lip lines as they wear down. The lighter shades tend to be the worst-applying and worst-performing, while more mid-tone and deeper shades can apply more smoothly and be more flattering on.

I noticed that the red and berry hues in the range seemed to be stiffer in the tube than most of the other shades in the line-up, and this resulted in the base of the lipstick breaking off from the twist-up mechanism (the following shades broke: Alicia, Kiana, Kristen, Amanda).

The pigmentation varied from more semi-opaque to opaque coverage with lighter shades having sheerer coverage relative to deeper shades. The initial consistency was firmer in the tube, though not to the point of tugging painfully, but I found that this tends to deliver less pigmentation and does tend to be a better application when I build up with shorter, overlapping strokes overall.

The formula was non-drying and very lightweight, so it felt like I had nothing on, but they only wore between two and five hours with a few shades exceeding that range (like a red).

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Ingredients

HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, DIMETHICONE, CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA), CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, POLYETHYLENE, SILICA, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MICA, TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIISOSTEARATE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, KAOLIN, SYNTHETIC WAX, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX [CERA CARNAUBA], STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL, PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, [MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), RED 6 (CI 15850), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)]

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Kristen

PPermanent. $24.00.

B+

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87%

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Amanda

Makeup by Mario Amanda Ultra Suede Lipstick Makeup by Mario Amanda Ultra Suede Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deep, reddish-berry with subtle, cool undertones and a soft matte finish. It had mostly opaque color coverage, which applied evenly and was fairly forgiving of texture imperfections on my lips, but it did pull into my deeper lip lines slightly.

The settling wasn’t noticeable until two to three hours into wear. The consistency was dense, slightly firmer in the tube with minimal glide, so while it wasn’t painful to use, it didn’t go on as smoothly as ideal. It wore well for five and a half hours, left a faint stain behind, and was non-drying.

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

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Bite Beauty Beetroot (P, $28.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Guerlain Black Red (910) (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
MAC More Than a Woman (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, cooler, glossier (90% similar).
NARS Blindfold (LE, $27.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Mulberry (P, $28.00) is more muted, warmer (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Jam (DC, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
YSL Peculiar Pink (05) (P, $39.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$24.00/0.14 oz. - $171.43 Per Ounce

The formula was non-drying and very lightweight, so it felt like I had nothing on, but they only wore between two and five hours with a few shades exceeding that range (like a red).

Browse all of our Makeup by Mario Ultra Suede Lipstick swatches.

Ingredients

HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, DIMETHICONE, CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA), CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, POLYETHYLENE, SILICA, TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIISOSTEARATE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, KAOLIN, SYNTHETIC WAX, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, MICA, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX [CERA CARNAUBA], STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL, PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TOCOPHEROL, [MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), RED 6 (CI 15850)]