Beauty Care: Lancome French Touch & Si Seulement L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

French Touch (196)

Lancome French Touch (196) L’Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick (2022) ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brighter, medium orange-red with moderate, warm undertones and a cream finish. It had an incredibly smooth, lightweight, and thin (but not clingy!) consistency that glided comfortably across my lips and seemed to soften most of my lip lines. It had opaque color coverage that lasted well for five hours and felt hydrating over time.

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

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Formula Overview

$32.00/0.12 oz. - $266.67 Per Ounce

It was recently reformulated to be even more hydrating with "18 hour comfort" and "8 hour hydration" paired with an "ultra-creamy texture" and "intense color" that gives a "luminous finish." They distinguish the 18-hour and 8-hour claims from it being long-wearing, so presumably they are referring to how one's lips feel after the product as worn away or been removed (after fading).

Most shades had full color payoff in a single layer, while a few shades had to be built up. The texture was smooth, lightweight, and emollient without being too slippery or too thick, so the lipstick applied comfortably across my lips but wasn't prone to settling into my lip lines. The formula was more forgiving of lip texture imperfections and seemed to smooth out my lip lines more often than not.

They have a powdery floral scent, which is noticeable more in the tube than on, but it had a bit of taste initially to me. The updated formula felt very comparable to the last iteration, possibly a little lighter-weight and smoother on my lips. They wore between four and six hours and were hydrating.

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Ingredients

PENTAERYTHRITYL ISOSTEARATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/ADIPATE • MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL • OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE • PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER • ALUMINA • CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX • PARAFFIN • HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE • MICA • BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 • CI 15850 / RED 7 • CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • ROSA CENTIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT • ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL • ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT • TIN OXIDE • AQUA / WATER / EAU • GLUCOMANNAN • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • SODIUM HYALURONATE • SILICA • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • ALCOHOL • PROPYLENE GLYCOL • HYDROXYPALMITOYL SPHINGANINE • HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL • SYNTHETIC WAX • DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • TOCOPHEROL • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE • GERANIOL • METHYL 2-OCTYNOATE • HYDROXYCITRONELLAL • CITRONELLOL • HEXYL CINNAMAL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE • (F.I.L. C256729/2). 428914_LCM_MUP_LEVRES_ABS_RG_CREAM_Etui_RED_116_MV_R3 LANCÔME - MAKE-UP LEVRES SD : CC008797 CODE AC : - CODE PF : LC489700 échelle : 1/1 P. Reflex P. 2035C Vide Blue C P. Cool Gray 1C Fond à la teinte Vernis brillant Embossage leger MARCHÉ Gaufrage // zone : INTER RECTO

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French Touch (196)

PPermanent. $32.00.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

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Si Seulement (238)

Lancome Si Seulement (238) L’Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick (2022) ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light, peachy-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a cream finish. It leaned slightly pinker as far as corals go. The texture was lightweight, creamy, and had a little more slip than most shades in the formula, which resulted in a touch of streakiness along the outer edge and a smidgen of product in my deeper lip lines.

It had semi-opaque color payoff that didn’t build up as readily. This shade wore well for three and a half hours but was moisturizing while worn.

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

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