Rouge Coco Shine vs. Astor Color Last VIP - review (cheaper dupe for COCO Shine Lipstick)

Both of these lipsticks are similar, so I thought I would make a comparison for you guys. That's because it's about an expensive high end product and a much cheaper drugstore one! In my oppinion, you can't always compare a Chanel product to a drugstore product, because the Chanel cosmetics quality is really great, and in my oppinion for certain products the high price is well worth paying, but in this case, I would give more props to the drugstore product, even if I love the Rouge Coco Shine as well. So let's begin. These are the opponents:

Astor Color Last VIP lipstick, in the color no. 123 *Rose Attraction* and Rouge COCO Shine, in the color no. 61, *Bonheur*. Both shades match better a cold pinky undertone complexion, because they have a blueish undertone, no orangey shades at all. The Astor VIP costs around 5 euros, while the Coco Shine is 27.95 euros! (One could say why would anyone still buy it! Well I did, probably for the same reasons that millions of women do!). So far, advantage Astor.
Let's look at the colors:

In these swatches, above is the Astor, below is the Chanel. The colors are almost the same!! The texture of the Astor is richer, tho, and a bit more matte, while the Chanel is more sheer and glossy. They both have a bit of sheen (even glitter, we can say) to them, and they are both quite mosturizing. Astor lasts alot longer, tho, while Chanel wears out faster. I myself prefer the Chanel's texture, because it feels softer when applied to the lips, more like a gloss/lipbalm, but as the final look is almost the same, I will give credits again to the Astor (even if its texture is more dry, you can kind of feel the glitter particles in it, too). Of course, if you wanna feel chic and fancy, and if you can afford, you can splurge on the Chanel, but you can look just as good (and for longer time) wearing the 5 euros Astor, if you ask me. The main difference is only in the mind, in this case :)

q.e.d.

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Roxana