Urban Decay The Big One Vice Hydrating LipstickUrban Decay The Big One Vice Hydrating Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium, coppery orange with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, even color payoff that adhered well to my lips and didn’t emphasize lip texture or imperfections. The consistency felt soft, lightweight, and like a velvety creamy–it had glide but wasn’t that emollient/wet, making it comfortable to wear. It lasted well for five hours and felt lightly moisturizing while worn.
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Formula Overview
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- Colored Raine Queendom (P, $17.00) is less glossy (95% identical).
- MAC Chili (P, $20.00) is lighter (95% identical).
- Hourglass I’ll Forever (LE, $34.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Estee Lauder Persuasive (333) (P, $32.00) is darker (95% identical).
- MAC Smarticle (LE, $20.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Virtuous Goji (320) (P, $23.00) is darker (95% identical).
- Becca Rouge (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
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- Hourglass Loves All of You (LE, $34.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.11 oz. – $172.73 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be “super-pigmented,” “hydrating,” and “long-lasting.” There are three finishes: cream, matte, and shine, and the way they feel, apply, and wear does depend on the finish, so I’ve broken the overview down by finish.
The Matte finish is comparable to the original Comfort Matte finish in the Vice Lipstick formula. They have a creamy, smooth consistency with more of a satin finish than an authentic matte finish. They will wear down to a semi-matte to a matte finish as some shine gets worn down. They were typically opaque, fairly forgiving of imperfections on the lips, and wore between four and six hours. A couple of shades, usually on the lighter end of the color spectrum, were more prone to settling into my lip lines.
A few shades in the Matte finish were true matte and were more traditional, though still smooth and emollient enough to apply without tugging. Still, they were thinner and a touch “clingy” in comparison (just not to the point of emphasizing lip texture or being uncomfortable to wear).
The Cream finish is comparable to the original Cream finish in the Vice Lipstick formula. The texture was smooth, like a gel cream, as it was dense and lightly tacky, so it glided better once it warmed up against my lips. What I’ve always enjoyed–and enjoy about the reformulation–is the texture helps keep the color in place, makes it appear smoother, and sits better on my lips while still giving lots of shine. These shades were semi-opaque to opaque in coverage and had a wear time of around four to five hours.
The Shine finish is most comparable to the original Sheer finish in the Vice Lipstick formula, but to me, these were less comparable than the other two. The Shine finish is a smooth, gel-like balm with many glides, no tackiness, and glossy. They are almost easy to over-apply as they are so soft and creamy (also why they come in the slim tube to prevent the lipstick from breaking at the base). These shades were more semi-opaque to primarily opaque with some transparency. They lasted around two to four hours.
Most of the shades were hydrating, though a few more exact matte shades were more non-drying. There was no discernible scent or taste.
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Ingredients
Isononyl Isononanoate, Octyldodecanol, Oleyl Erucate, Silica, Phenyl Trimethicone, Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Polyethylene, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil/Sesame Seed Oil, Paraffin, Peg-45/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Alumina, Cera Microcristallina/Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcrystalline, Dimethicone, Kaolin, Synthetic Wax, Ci 15850/Red 7, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ci 19140/Yellow 5 Lake, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Aluminum Hydroxide, Persea Gratissima Oil/Avocado Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract/Rosemary Leaf Extract. (D268223/1).
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Urban Decay Bad Blood Vice Hydrating LipstickUrban Decay Bad Blood Vice Hydrating Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a deeper red with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. The texture was smooth and lightly velvety, but not quite as creamy or as dense as other mattes in the formula, but somewhere between traditional matte and the more velvety feel of most of the range. It had an opaque color payoff in one layer, which stayed on well for six hours and left a strong stain behind while feeling lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like the scent).
- YSL Red Urge (306) (P, $39.00) is darker and warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Bad Blood (DC, $18.00) is brighter and glossier (95% similar).
- Estee Lauder Immortal (P, $32.00) is shimmery, darker, and warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Winnie (LE, $7.00) is lighter and warmer (90% similar).
- Maybelline Dynamite Red (DC, $7.49) is softer and warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Scarlet Rouge (P, $55.00) is more shimmery and warmer (90% similar).
- YSL Midnight LA (149) (P, $38.00) is darker, more generous, and glossier (90% identical).
- NARS Margot (LE, $34.00) is warmer (90% identical).
- Sephora Deep Water Bay (24) (P, $8.00) is darker, more generous, and glossier (90% identical).
- Givenchy L’Interdit (333) (P, $36.00) is more shimmery and more generous (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.11 oz. – $172.73 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be “super-pigmented,” “hydrating,” and “long-lasting.” There are three finishes: cream, matte, and shine, and the way they feel, apply, and wear does depend on the finish, so I’ve broken the overview down by finish.
The Matte finish is comparable to the original Comfort Matte finish in the Vice Lipstick formula. They have a creamy, smooth consistency with more of a satin finish than an authentic matte finish. They will wear down to a semi-matte to a matte finish as some shine gets worn down. They were typically opaque, fairly forgiving of imperfections on the lips, and wore between four and six hours. A couple of shades, usually on the lighter end of the color spectrum, were more prone to settling into my lip lines.
There were a few shades in the Matte finish that were true mattes and were more of a traditional matte, though still smooth and emollient enough to apply without tugging, they were thinner and a touch “clingy” in comparison (just not to the point of emphasizing lip texture or being uncomfortable to wear).
The Cream finish is comparable to the original Cream finish in the Vice Lipstick formula. The texture was smooth, like a gel cream, as it was dense and lightly tacky, so it glided better once it warmed up against my lips. What I’ve always enjoyed–and enjoy about the reformulation–is the texture helps keep the color in place, makes it appear smoother, and sits better on my lips while still giving lots of shine. These shades were semi-opaque to opaque in coverage and wore off around four to five hours.
The Shine finish is most comparable to the original Sheer finish in the Vice Lipstick formula, but to me, these were less comparable than the other two. The Shine finish is a smooth, gel-like balm with many glides, no tackiness, and glossy. They are almost easy to over-apply as they are so soft and creamy (also why they come in the slim tube to prevent the lipstick from breaking at the base). These shades were more semi-opaque to primarily opaque with some transparency. They lasted around two to four hours.
Most of the shades were hydrating, though a few more accurate matte shades were more non-drying. There was no discernible scent or taste.
