Lancome Merci Simone & French Rendez-vous L’Absolu Rouge Drama Matte Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

By Alice Ruby On May 16, 2022

Merci Simone (290)

Lancome Merci Simone (290) L’Absolu Rouge Drama Matte Lipstick (2022) ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark pink with warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was lightweight, thin, and smooth with light glide that applied opaque, even coverage in a single stroke. It stayed on well for five hours and felt non-drying.

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

Formula Overview

$32.00/0.12 oz. – $266.67 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to deliver “intense bold color in one swipe” with a “vibrant and matte finish.” The texture is firmer, slightly denser and stiffer, though not to the point where it dragged or became painful to apply. I found that the added stiffness made it easier to get a more precise edge when working with the formula, which was quite pigmented overall.

Despite having a very matte finish, as promised, the formula sat well on my lips and did not seem prone to emphasizing lip lines, settling into lip lines, or clumping around texture, which made it a more flattering matte formula to wear. They were transfer-resistant and longer-wearing with many shades lasting over six hours on me. The formula felt lightly hydrating to non-drying overall and were comfortable to wear.

They had a floral scent and very subtle taste at times, though not consistently for me.

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Ingredients

DIMETHICONE BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE TALC PHENYL TRIMETHICONE TRIDECYL TRIMELLITATE HYDROGENATED JOJOBA OIL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER PARAFFIN ISOSTEARYL ISOSTEARATE CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX PTFE ISOHEXADECANE VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER NYLON-12 ALUMINA POLYETHYLENE TIN OXIDE AQUA / WATER CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE SILICA ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE MAGNESIUM SILICATE COLOPHONIUM / ROSIN PROPYLENE GLYCOL HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE SYNTHETIC WAX TOCOPHEROL PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE GERANIOL HYDROXYCITRONELLAL CITRONELLOL HEXYL CINNAMAL BENZYL ALCOHOL PARFUM / FRAGRANCE [+/- MAY CONTAIN CI 15850 / RED 7 CI 15850 / RED 7 LAKE CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE CI 17200 / RED 33 LAKE CI 45380 / RED 22 LAKE CI 45410 / RED 28 LAKE CI 75470 / CARMINE CI 77120 / BARIUM SULFATE CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES CI 77742 / MANGANESE VIOLET CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE MICA CI 15850 / RED 6 CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE ]

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French Rendez-vous (295)

Lancome French Rendez-vous (295) L’Absolu Rouge Drama Matte Lipstick (2022) ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark orange with moderate, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It was particularly flattering to wear, as I have often found that these types of muted oranges can be prone to emphasizing lip texture, but this one was smoothing and easy to apply. It had full color coverage in a single layer, while the lipstick had a lightweight, thin feel that didn’t have much slip but wasn’t prone to dragging. This shade wore well for five hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating.