Cerise, Ambrosia and Flaunt - what replacements?

[ega]

As Ambrosia, Cerise and Flaunt, which are my must have lip glosses, have been discontinued, I am looking for some replacements. What would you recommend? I cannot wear ALGs but the other formulas are fine as long as there is not much shimmer (I'd prefer the solid glosses rather than liquid ones though).

[JenW]

Strawberry Fields is somewhere between Flaunt and Cerise. No shimmer. Bitten is close, but I bet you have tried that one. Jolt is not a creamy peach like Ambrosia, but the sheerness of the orange might work for you. Also, no shimmer.

[ega]

Thanks so much for your suggestions Jen! Yes, you're right about Bitten :) I already have it and like it a lot but it's a little too dark/muted for my current needs. And, as my sig says, Strawberry Fields is my favourite as well, but it's just not exactly what I am looking for now, sorry! Cerise was slightly cooler/more neutral on me (Strawberry Fields is quite warm on my weird lips) and Flaunt... I'm rubbish at describing colours but Flaunt was just perfect when I needed something to brighten my face up (it looked great with the Poppy blush!). Well, I loved the formula also, but I understand it wasn't everyone's cup of tea :) Actually, Verve is slightly similar on my lips, but darker and more orangey and there's a bit too much pearl shimmer in it so it doesn't give the same effect.

As for Jolt, its swatch on the site does look interesting (plus, it's my favourite Slick Stick formula), I'm not sure if it's not too warm for me though. Any ideas how it would compare to Peachy Keen, Pretty Please, Caramel or Maiden?

I've also been wondering if some of the newer organic vegan lipsticks might fit the bill. How about Vroom, Zing or Luscious? Or Velma? Is the shimmer very visible?

Sorry for being so picky!

[bellatete]

hmm, i got curious and made some swatches just to see for myself

clandestine - ambrosia - jolt - peachy keen - pretty please - caramel - maiden


maybe you could recreate more of a true ambrosia colour by mixing jolt or peachy keen with coy.
i also think that clandestine is a pretty close match, just a notch darker and a bit pinker though.

verve - flaunt - zing - luscious - incite - blushberry - bustle


for flaunt, i found that zing is the closest in terms of colour, but it is much more opaque.
luscious is darker and not as fresh looking.
i also found incite to look very very similar, both in colour and texture.

i cannot comment on cerise, as i never owned it. sorry!

[ega]

Your swatches are really helpful, bellatete, thank you!

As far as I know, I should have Peachy Keen and Coy somewhere so I'll try the mix. Clandestine turns much too pink on me, unfortunately (still, I might try layering as well). Pretty Please would actually be great as a replacement for Ambrosia but ALGs irritate my lips and make them numb and chapped so my tube is used only for swatches.

I'll definitely get Zing though, I hope it works as well as Flaunt :) Incite also looks very tempting, but as it's an ALG, I have to skip it.

Thanks again :)