Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal Review, Swatch, FOTD

Hello lovely ladies,

I’m back with another lipstick from my favorite brand Estee Lauder’s Pure Color Envy Lipstick collection in the shade Carnal. I had come across the swatches of this ages ago, and had a tough time getting my hands on it for it was not available in India. I finally did get it but totally missed reviewing it. About 6 months or so down, it has now been released in India. So, is it a shade you might want to pick up? Let’s find out.

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal Review, Swatch, FOTD 4

Price:
$ 30 in US/INR 2300

Product Description:
Color with the power to transform your lips, your look, your attitude.

INTENSIFIES
Saturates lips with high-intensity color-in one stroke. 
Lip-sculpting statement shades for all skintones.

SCULPTS
Multi-faceted pigments create definition. Lips look beautifully shaped, 
sculpted, curvaceous.

HYDRATES
Time-released Moisture Complex helps capture and seal-in hydration.
Lips feel continuously moisturized throughout the day.
Super creamy, glides on effortlessly, covers evenly.
Sensually soft and smooth, luxuriously comfortable.
The lipstick bullet is shaped to sculpt the curves of your lips.
The case feels like luxury in your hands. And with one click, case closed.

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FORMULA FACTS
Full Coverage
6-hour Wear

Benefits
• The first sculpting lipstick
• Transforms your lips

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Packaging:
The Envy lipsticks come in a classic, deep royal blue tube with golden detailing. The top has Estee Lauder engraved on it, so does the inner tube – which makes it look classy. The lipsticks come in a royal blue cardboard box. The box is seal wrapped in plastic – ensuring hygiene and non-contamination. I love that!

My Experience with Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal:

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Color:
The shade Carnal is a bright, slightly orange toned red. It has warm undertones. It’s got a bright, happy almost luminous feel about it. Instantly brightens up the face. People who love reds will definitely enjoy this one. For people who shy away from reds because of the depth in the shade should be able sport it as a light stain on their lips. I feel that this is a winner across all skintones.

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Texture:
The texture is consistent with the previous shades reviewed by me. It’s light-weight, creamy, glides easily on the lips and hugs them with colour. This one actually had an even, smooth glide than the other shades. And despite being a red, it did not bleed or sink into lip lines.

Pigmentation:
Despite the buttery glide of the lipstick, the pigmentation is excellent – 100% colour deposit in a single swipe.

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Lasting Power:
The company claims 6 hours of full coverage. The lipstick definitely delivers on the promise and actually lasts a bit longer, leaving a residual stain which gives your lips another couple of hours of wear.

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Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal Review, Swatch, FOTD

To sum this up for you:

Pros of Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal:

• Beautiful shade – bright, orange toned red; a lovely, easy to wear red!
• Sculpts the lips with full on pigmentation
• Easy to apply from the tube
• Does not settle into the fine lines of the lips
• Color lasts for 6 hours plus
• Feels hydrating
• The colour hugs the lips nicely – no feathering or bleeding, despite the bright colour
• Hides lip pigmentation well
• Luxe and classy feel to the tube and case
• Vanilla fragrance

Cons of Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal:

• Ease of availability across India

IMBB Rating:
5/5

This one is a gorgeous color in a fantastic formula. You really must check this out. And the beauty of this one is that now that it’s launched in India, it comes in an LE red packaging instead of the regular deep blue one that I have. Quite a collector’s item. The price, however, remains the same.

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4 thoughts on “Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick – Carnal Review, Swatch, FOTD

  1. This is really gorgeous shade and you totally rock it, KK. Infact your entire collection is superb. I love it that you do FOTDs for better understanding of color. I would love to get a shade or two from the range, the price stops me.

    1. Thanks for appreciating the effort put in Shikha! I like to do all 3 – hand swatch, lip swatch and FOTD so people can really make out how the colour would look on the Indian skin tone.

      Yes, the price point is quite high, I’m not denying it. But they are quite worth it. Maybe you can pick one up as a special occasion gift for yourself – for your birthday or something and see if you find them worth the extra bucks… I would love to hear your thoughts.

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