Beauty Care: Dior Forever Dior Rouge Dior Forever Lipstick

Forever Dior (999)

Dior Forever Dior (999) Rouge Dior Forever Transfer-Proof Lipstick ($42.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a vivid, medium orange-red with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.

Opaque coverage
Velvety, lightly creamy consistency
Applied evenly, slight settling into deeper lip lines (unnoticeable at a normal viewing distance)
Transfer-resistant until a meal
Long-wearing (8 hours of wear w/drinking but doesn’t make it through a meal well)

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

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Formula Overview

$42.00/0.11 oz. - $381.82 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be "ultra-pigmented" with a "matte" finish that is transfer-proof and wears for 16 hours. The majority of the shades were nearly to fully opaque in one layer, while they applied evenly and smoothly across my lips without dragging. I noticed that they had a stiffer exterior for the first swipe (more so than the average lip product) but using them after swatches, they glided across my lips and had a velvety feel but were quite lightweight.

There was a very slight "set" to it as the texture felt a touch tacking when I pressed my lips together, but it didn't lift or move the product around by doing so.

I'd describe the finish as satin or semi-matte, which then will wear down to a more matte finish as they are worn. I could see the formula lasting closer to 16 hours if one did not partake in any meals (maybe one very light, oil-free kind of meal). I felt like as soon as I had one meal, there was significant breakdown of the product. It wasn't an issue with drinking water or my morning latte, though, and it was, in fact, transfer-proof.

For a product that claims to wear for 16 hours, I think that it surviving at least one meal is a perfectly reasonable expectation, but if you go that long between meals, you may find the wear to be longer on average than I did.

It had a powdery, floral scent that was noticeable applied for the first few hours, though I didn't detect any taste.

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Ingredients

C9-12 Alkane, Isododecane, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Bis-Hydroxypropyl Dimethicone/SMDI Copolymer, Silica, Jojoba Esters, Cera Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax), Cera Alba (Beeswax), Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Parfum (Fragrance), Aluminum Hydroxide, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Punica Granatum Flower Extract, Lauroyl Lysine, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Propylene Carbonate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Isostearic Acid, Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Tocopherol, [+/- CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 45410 (Red 28 Lake), CI 15850 (Red 7), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake)].

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