RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick: a Guru Score of 69%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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HotandFlashy

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~Yay

"The shade is called Melanie and it is just a gorgeous coraly red. [...] I love it because it stays put. It's a red that doesn't run up into my lip lines whether I wear a lip liner with it or not. It is a gorgeous lipstick. This stains your lips and it really lasts. This is a very, very long lasting lipstick and one that I highly recommend."

All 3 takes from HotandFlashy

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"The shade is called Melanie and it is just a gorgeous coraly red. [...] I love it because it stays put. It's a red that doesn't run up into my lip lines whether I wear a lip liner with it or not. It is a gorgeous lipstick. This stains your lips and it really lasts. This is a very, very long lasting lipstick and one that I highly recommend."

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"It's really, really pretty on the skin. [...] I think this is their Legendary lipstick and this is gorgeous. This one is in the color Melanie. [...] This color is so, so beautiful. It's like a very coraly red. It is just gorgeous. And this stays in place so beautifully. It doesn't run up into your lip wrinkles. It's hydrating. It's creamy. It's got a little bit of a sheen to it, but not a hard shine. It is just so, so beautiful."

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"Check out this lippy. I ate a banana, I've had a glass of water, I ate a salad for lunch and a piece of toast and an apple, and I brushed my teeth, so this is a really, really stainy lippy with no running up into the lip wrinkles. It's not feeling the most comfortable right now, so I'll go ahead and put a little bit of the lip oil on over it. Really, really love this. If you're looking for a long-lasting lippy that lasts through a meal, this is a good one. [...] You could wear it out."

Abbey Yung

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~Mixed

"It doesn't smooth my lips, if anything it emphasizes my lip lines a bit, [...] and I don't think it stains at all, though it does have good lasting power for a lipstick. [...] My biggest complaint is that it doesn't meet the expectations they set, but if I ignore those expectations it's a very nice lipstick, just not for me personally since I don't wear super pigmented matte lip products and prefer something more comfortable."

Skin Obsessed Mary

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~Nay

"It's not very flattering, so unfortunately that one was a no. Then I tried Mickey, and strangely enough, same thing. It just doesn't look flattering on me, which is a shame because that color should too. Funnily enough, when you take it off, both of those colors, I quite like. However, it's incredibly impractical for me to apply, then take them off and put on a lip gloss. [...] That color somehow, if I could have had that, I would have been happy."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick?

A long-wearing liquid lipstick in shade Melanie designed to deliver colour payoff and staining power with a serum-like feel on the lips.

Is RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 69%.

What is RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick's Guru Score?

RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick holds a Guru Score of 69%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.