Beauty Care: Kosas Star Power & Subconscious Weightless Lip Colors Review & Swatches

Star Power

Kosas Star Power Weightless Lip Color ($26.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a medium-dark, reddish-berry with subtle, cool undertones and a lightly glossy, cream finish.

Semi-opaque pigmentation (marketed as medium coverage)
Smooth, creamy, lightweight, slightly thick
Applied evenly and smoothly on lips
Long-wearing (4 hours), non-drying

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

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Formula Overview

$26.00/0.1 oz. - $260.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have a "satiny smooth, creamy" feel that is hydrating and has "medium coverage." The pigmentation was nearly opaque or fully opaque across all shades I trialed, so they were nowhere neear medium coverage.

The texture was lightweight, creamy, and smooth, and they seemed more prone to melting as almost all of mine were weak (angled or partially broken) at the base. I wouldn't have thought they were THAT prone to breaking based on the texture, though, as they didn't have high slip when applied to my lips.

The lighter shades lasted three to four hours and were more non-drying than hydrating for me. The mid-tone and deeper shades lasted four to five hours and were similarly more non-drying than hydrating while worn. I'd argue that they were a bit "thicker" despite not really being thick in feel on my lips than the typical bullet-style lipstick.

The formula had a subtle, sweet vanilla scent but no discernible taste.

Browse all of our Kosas Weightless Lip Color swatches.

Ingredients

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Octyldodecanol, Lanolin Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Vanillin, Limonene, Linalool [May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360)

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