Beauty Care: NABLA Red Sapphire & Nocturna Beyond Jelly Lipstick Reviews & Swatches

Red Sapphire

NABLA Cosmetics Red Sapphire Beyond Jelly Lipstick ($25.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium red with cool undertones and a natural shine. It could have applied a touch more evenly overall.

Semi-sheer to medium, buildable coverage
Lightweight, slightly tacky but with moderate slip
Applied fairly evenly and sat well on my lips
Moderate longevity (4 hours), hydrating

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

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Formula Overview

$25.00/0.11 oz. - $227.27 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "buildable coverage from sheer to medium" with a "gliding balmy application" that keeps lips soft. It has a stiffer, balm-like feel; and I say stiff without being a negative, just that while there's a lightly emollient, moderately shiny finish that one might associate with a lip balm, it had more substance to it and adhered well to lips without feeling like the product melted instantly on the lips.

The coverage ranged from sheer to semi-sheer and was buildable to medium coverage, as marketed, which was nice to see. Despite the sheerness and the shinier finish, most shades applied evenly without settling into lip lines and were fairly forgiving of lip texture/imperfections. The formula was moderately hydrating, comfortable to wear, and most shades lasted three to four hours on me.

Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Beyond Jelly Lipstick swatches.

Ingredients

bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, diisostearyl malate, polybutene, synthetic wax, octyldodecanol, synthetic fluorphlogopite, synthetic beeswax, dicalcium phosphate, ceramide np, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, portulaca pilosa extract, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, disteardimonium hectorite, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, tocopherol, propylene carbonate, sorbitan isostearate, sucrose cocoate, aroma / flavor. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 15850 (red 6, red 7 lake), ci 45410 (red 28 lake), ci 19140 (yellow 5 lake).

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