Makeup by Mario Maurice & Rasa Ultra Suede Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

Maurice

Makeup by Mario Maurice Ultra Suede Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deep brown with subtle, warm undertones and a soft matte finish. The texture felt very lightweight, thin, and had no slip once on my lips, and in the tube, the bullet itself was firmer and a bit dense, so it needed more pressure to apply across my lips and was less comfortable to apply in more fluid motions. It had opaque pigmentation that wore well for four and a half hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating.

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, 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)]

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Maurice

PPermanent. $24.00.

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8.5

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Rasa

Makeup by Mario Rasa Ultra Suede Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a light, brighter pink-coral with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was firmer and stiffer in the tube, so there was some tugging during application, while the lipstick felt very lightweight (almost like nothing was on at all) despite being thin.

It had semi-opaque, buildable color payoff that applied somewhat evenly but was very prone to settling into my lip lines and clinging to lip texture imperfections. This shade lasted for two and a half hours, felt neither drying nor hydrating, and had significant settling over time.

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

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ColourPop Tattle Tail (LE, $6.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
NARS Walk This Way (P, $26.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
Makeup by Mario Brielle (P, $24.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Bite Beauty Pomelo (P, $28.00) is darker, cooler (80% 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, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, 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, TOCOPHEROL, [MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090)]