Explicit Lipstick Desirous – 867 dupes and alternatives NARS
4.6 (859)·Red · Warm · Deep / dark
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar lipstick overall: shade match 60%, finish and visual result 20%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
$37Ulta Beauty(product price)$5 less (12%)4.4 (3,132)
Matches: Very close colour· Same warm undertone· Both claim hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (opacity)· 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
94
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (opacity) · 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Very close colour· Same warm undertone· Both claim hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (opacity)· 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (opacity) · 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim comfort
Retailer shade note: a hot-chili red lipstick for lips that have never looked this hot
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same opacity: opaque
Differences: 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)· Does not claim transfer resistance· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
88
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Tom Ford Runway Lipstick Color with Hydrating, 12H Longwear in Scarlet Rouge, against NARS Explicit Lipstick in Desirous – 867. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeDesirous – 867Closest shade matchScarlet RougeHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall97
Colour60%95#992820#9c2e23Looks identicalColour difference 1.3 (0 is identical)
Depth15%97Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 2.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%100WarmWarmSameSame product undertone
Colour family13%100RedRedSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall100
Finish55%100SatinSatinSameSame satin finish
Opacity45%100OpaqueOpaqueSameSame opaque opacity
Wear & performance15% of overall58
Longevity60%70Long-wearing12-hour wearSome differenceThe match claims 12-hour wear; your product says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistance40%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Comfort & suitability5% of overall70
Comfort50%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a comfortable feel; the match does not list it
Overall match 90/100Shade match 97/100High confidence· Digital match
Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.
Revlon Super Lustrous Ultra Lipstick in Fireside, against NARS Explicit Lipstick in Desirous – 867. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeDesirous – 867Closest overall alternativeFiresideHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall90
Colour60%85#992820#96161cVery close colourColour difference 3.0 (0 is identical)
Depth15%92Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 3.8 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%100WarmWarmSameSame product undertone
Colour family13%100RedRedSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall · 1 of 2 compared100
Finish55%—not comparableSatinNot listedNot listed for eitherA finish not listed for one product
Opacity45%100OpaqueOpaqueSameSame opaque opacity
Wear & performance15% of overall100
Longevity60%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Transfer resistance40%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim transfer resistance
Comfort & suitability5% of overall100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Overall match 94/100Shade match 90/100High confidence· Digital match
Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.
30 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish and visual result, wear and performance and comfort and suitability. A pair with no swatch colour on one side or Low data confidence is listed without a score. Ingredients are shown for information and used by the filters only. Prices are shown next to every match and never change a score. How scoring and confidence work.
Shade colours are sampled from Beautler’s processing of retailer swatch images and are a digital approximation. Prices and stock were last checked when the product was imported; the retailer page is the source of truth.
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