I have the last batch of the Amuse Bouche Lipsticks ($26 each, Sephora) lip-swatched in the cool-toned purples, plums and blue-based reds. Above left to right includes Spritzer, Eggplant, Jam, Beetroot, Liquorice, Tannin, Sour Cherry and Black Truffle. Out of all the colors, the only shade I had issues with was Black Truffle – but that is probably due to the sharp contrast the color has to my natural lip color. It was the only shade I found slightly patchy in application with one swipe. A few swipes evens out the color though. Swatches and descriptions of the colors:
Shown above from left to right:
- Spritzer is described as a plum rose, to me it’s a lilac color that has some depth
- Eggplant is described as a smoky plum, I find it to be a cool-toned purple
- Jam is described as a rich merlot, it’s a deep berry plum
- Beetroot is described as a bold berry, this is one of the brighter colors in the cool-toned plum color family, on my lips it looks more pink but doesn’t turn fuchsia
- Liquorice is described as an oxblood shade, it’s a deep wine color with brown tones, this one had a bit of migrating around the edges on my bare lips, it didn’t slide off, but I found it slightly more emollient than the others
- Tannin is a described as a poppy red, this one is more of a neutral-warm red on me with slight brick undertones
- Sour Cherry is described as a maraschino red, I found this to be my perfect deep blue-red and lasting power is phenomenally good with this one
- Black Truffle is described as a black violet, I think that’s an accurate description, this one frightened my husband when he saw it on me but he did say, “I guess some people might really like a dramatic look” – so there you go, my husband calls this shade “dramatic”
Lip swatches:
All the colors in this particular post are bold cool-tones. All of these are clearly outside of my comfort zone although I found myself smitten with Sour Cherry as the perfect blue-toned cherry red. I’ll have a roundup with final thoughts on this formula in the next few hours. I hope you found these swatches helpful! I’ve done several lipstick swatch posts in the past where I’ve been fortunate enough to receive all the colors in a launch to swatch for you such as the Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Cremes and Buxom Bold Gel Lipsticks. In the past I swatched all the colors in a single post – I know some of you have mentioned it can be hard to see swatches with smaller images for the lip swatches. This time I split up the colors by category into a mini-series with larger lip swatch images. Let me know which format you find easier to follow or if you have a preference!
You can find the Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipsticks at Sephora for $26 each.
Lipsticks provided courtesy of Bite Beauty for review consideration.
Sour Cherry looks beautiful on you!
I'm so behind on replying to comments but thank you! Did you pick up any of the colors?
I like all of these on you. I'm surprised how well Spritzer brings out your complexion. I'll need most of these shades for sure.
Awww thank you! Yes it's surprising how some colors make my skintone look so different. I hope you treated yourself to some of these!
Jam and Black truffle are my faves! I reeeeeally want to try these x
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I think the formula is amazing!
Thanks for testing all the colors for us. For some reason my local Sephora only has a few of the new colors in stock. It's like they're waiting for the new display module to be installed. I love Tannin and Sour Cherry on you. I'm pretty sure my husband would find Black Truffle to be rather scary, too.
I've heard that too about the in-store stock. I suspect it will take a while for the stores to get all the colors. Glad to hear my hubby isn't the only one who finds Black Truffle intense!
black truffle is callllling me! gotta have it!
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It's a really unique shade!