Review - Urban Decay Vice Lipstick

With a combination of 100 current and new shades with 6 finishes to choose from, Urban Decay's Vice lipstick was one of the most anticipated makeup releases for me this year. To be honest, it's been a long while since I've actually used lipstick from the tube since glosses, balms, and liquid lipsticks are what I regularly reach for. But I couldn't resist after looking through all, yes all, of the shades online. I had a small list made before the launch, and immediately jumped on UD's website once it went live. I purchased 3 shades with 3 different finishes. My order also came with a sample of their NAKED Skin foundation and face primer.





I loved the packaging and UD stamped on each bullet I received. Here are the shades that I purchased:

Conspiracy (Metallized) - Plum bronze shimmer

Backtalk (Comfort Matte) - Mauve-nude pink

Ravenswood (Cream) - Dusty rose with red undertone







Top to bottom: Conspiracy, Backtalk, Ravenswood

I took a risk and bought these without seeing how they looked like in person beforehand. The colors looked neutral, which is my ideal shade spectrum anyway. I confirmed I had made a good decision once they were swatched. 

Here's how they look on. Keep in mind my skin tone is medium (M.A.C. NC30 for reference).

Wearing Conspiracy


Wearing Backtalk
Wearing Ravenswood

All of these finishes were long lasting and my lips never felt dried out while they were on. The Comfort Matte finish really is comfortable (although I did hear that their Mega Matte finish is a bit drying). I was skeptical at first about Conspiracy's metallic finish. I didn't want to look like something that came straight out of the 90s. That probably would have been more apparent if I had chosen a lighter shade. Ravenswood would be something I'd wear almost everyday. I've gone and checked out more shades at Sephora since 20 of the 100 are exclusive to their store. Will I be purchasing more of these? I most definitely will. At $17 a piece (just a few bucks less than the $21 they were once listed for), I'll have myself a little Vice collection in no time. 





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