Beauty Care: Vieve Comin' in Haute & Powersuit Modern Matte Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

Comin' in Haute

Vieve Comin’ in Haute Modern Matte Lipstick ($26.50 for 0.1 oz.) is a light-medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had opaque color coverage in a single layer, which applied evenly and comfortably across my lips with light glide but little creaminess, so it didn’t slide around during wear.

There was slight product that settled into my lip lines initially, but it didn’t worsen and wasn’t enough to be apparent in person. It wore well for four hours and was lightly hydrating.

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

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Formula Overview

$26.50/0.1 oz. - $265.00 Per Ounce

The lipstick is supposed to be "creamy, comfortable, and powerfully pigmented" while being hydrating over time. They were semi-opaque to opaque in color coverage, while the texture felt slightly firm, thin (but not clingy), and had more glide than I would have expected based on the initial feel of the bullet against my lips.

What was most surprising was that they applied evenly for the most part (and the range of hues runs lighter), and they were fairly forgiving of lip texture (but a few settled into my lip lines a bit), and did seem like a "modern matte" yet wasn't heavy on the silicones in feel like a lot of current matte formulas are. The shades lasted between four and six hours on me and felt lightly hydrating over time.

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Ingredients

NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, TALC, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, POLYETHYLENE, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA (CARNAUBA) WAX), DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, LECITHIN, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, CITRIC ACID, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, TROPOLONE, AROMA (FLAVOR), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090)

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Comin' in Haute

PPermanent. $26.50.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Power Suit

Vieve Power Suit Modern Matte Lipstick ($26.50 for 0.1 oz.) is a rich, caramel brown with warmer, more orange undertones and a satin finish. It had intense pigmentation in a single stroke, which applied evenly to my lips and was comfortable to wear. The texture was just barely creamy, a bit firmer in the tube and somewhat thin, but I didn’t find it clingy at all.

There was a bit of product that accumulated in my deeper lip lines that was visible in the close-up photo but not in person. It stayed on well for four and a half hours and felt lightly moisturizing.

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