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V&A Beauty Rouge Essential Lipstick Matte - Popping Versus Merit Beauty Signature Lip Lightweight Matte Lipstick - Power

Lipstick
Lipstick
British Brand United Kingdom
American Brand United States

Updated on April 22, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe lipsticks. They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants, hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances, oils and silicones

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Rouge Essential Lipstick Matte

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Synthetic Wax

Abrasive
Exfoliant IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate

Emollient

Polypropylsilsesquioxane

Silicon Icon

Isoeicosane

Emollient

Polymethylsilsesquioxane

Silicon Icon

Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Isononyl Isononanoate

Emollient

Diisostearyl Malate

Emollient

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Skin Conditioning

Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Masking
0-1 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

CI 15985

Cosmetic Colorant

Silica

Abrasive
Exfoliant IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Amylopectin

Microcrystalline Wax

Emulsion Stabilising
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

CI 15850

Cosmetic Colorant
1 / 0

Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Boron Nitride

Absorbent

Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

CI 45410

Cosmetic Colorant
2 / 0

Hydrogenated Olive Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Masking
0-2 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables

Emollient
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Oenothera Biennis Oil

Emollient
3 / 2 Oil IconHelps reduce irritation IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Rosa Damascena Flower Extract

Masking

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial

Rosa Canina Fruit Extract

Astringent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Hydrogenated Castor Oil

Emollient
1 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Diglyceryl Sebacate/Isopalmitate

Emollient

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate

Emollient

Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer

Abrasive
Exfoliant Icon

Polyhydroxystearic Acid

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Stearalkonium Hectorite

Gel Forming

CI 77220

Cosmetic Colorant

Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate

Emollient
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Glyceryl Caprylate

Emollient

Propylene Carbonate

Solvent

Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Emollient
2-3 / 0 May worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Isopropyl Myristate

Emollient
3-5 / 3 May worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Isostearic Acid

Cleansing
Bad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Lecithin

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Water

Skin Conditioning

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

CI 77499

Cosmetic Colorant
Signature Lip Lightweight Matte Lipstick