Hello! I was recently surprised by the gift of ALL of the new holiday BITE Beauty Amuse Bouche Duos. If you’ve been a reader of my blog for a while, you’ll know that I LOVE BITE. My friend Leah got them for my birthday and I probably squealed quite loud when I opened them up. After swatching and playing around with all of them a bit, I can provide my thoughts on each on.
In my swatches I have each colour individually plus the metallic shade layered over the colour. The reason for this is that for each of the metallic shades, they are not pigmented enough to wear on their own.
1. Rose Gold/ Fig
Fig
Fig/ Rose Gold
Rose Gold
Fig is an extremely popular shade for BITE for good reason. It’s the PERFECT my lips but better or neutral shade to wear every day. The rose gold on top adds a bit of sheen and lightens the colour which is a pretty combination. The Rose Gold on it’s own is actually alright. It’s almost like a very light gloss. I personally wouldn’t wear this on it’s own, but for those who like clear gloss, this is a nice option.
2. Bronze/ Pepper
Pepper
Pepper/ Bronze
Bronze
This is probably my favourite duo. Pepper alone is another perfect every day shade. The bronze shade on top adds a bit sparkle but I found Bronze on its own a bit too patchy. You can definitely tell there is colour there, but again, I wouldn’t wear bronze on its own.
3. Gold/ Sour Cherry
Sour Cherry
Sour Cherry/ Gold
Gold
Sour Cherry is a GORGEOUS red shade that will be so perfect for the holidays. Adding the gold shade on top didn’t really add much to it. Gold is the most pigmented I would say out of the metallic shades, but as with the others, I found it went on patchy.
4. Opal/ Jam
Jam
Jam/ Opal
Opal
This duo definitely provided the biggest change with the metallic overlay. Jam is a very pigmented colour (a pretty berry shade). It’s so pigmented that it left a stain. The Opal swatch is with the remnants of Jam on my lips. Opal lightened up Jam quite a bit. It’s almost like you get 3 shades with this duo!
And there we have all of the Amuse Bouche duos! As I said, my favourite one is Pepper and Bronze! I also have a pin-able image of all the swatches. Thanks for reading! Hope you have a great day!
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21 Comments
Oooomg “Sour Cherry” is the perfect red.
Right? It’s so perfect. I love that it has that slight pink tone to it!
Lovely review! I was actually eyeing up Pepper/Bronze. Such a pretty duo!
Nicole | The Glam Surge
Thanks Nicole! That’s my fav of the bunch!
I thought I wanted to get these for the holidays but I wasn’t keen about the glittery side! The colours are gorgeous though 😉
Stephanie | theFantasia.com
Yeah, I WISH you could wear the glitter side on its own, but I think it’s definitely for layering!
What an amazing present!! I love Sour Cherry and Jam, feeling the bold colours lately.
Yeah BITE definitely kills it with the brights!
Oh wow!! Fig and rose gold as well as Jam and Opal are my FAVORITES! I totally need to look out for these in sephora here, not sure if these will be available but I would love one!
So pretty right? Opal is so interesting as it change Jam a lot! Hope you can track one of these down!
You lucky girl! And I was soooo tempted to get these but in the end opted for the Mauvember lipstick instead, I convinced myself to do something for a good cause…but truth is I don’t have anything like the Mauvember shade. LOL!
Shireen | Reflection of Sanity
Haha, I bought Mauvember during the sale. I’m excited to compare it to last year’s! I’m a BITE hoarder!
HOLY CRAP SOUR CHERRY! :O :O :O
So pretty right! It’s my favorite type of red.
Opal, Sour cherry and fig are gorgeous! I love the look of these and the fact that you can choose to add a bit of pizzaz or leave it as is lol! Love your swatches – thank you for putting your lips through hell for the purposes of this post haha 😉
For sure, I definitely think they’re interesting products for the holidays. Haha! It wasn’t so bad! Lots of balm and primer lol!
Oh my goodness, gold and sour cherry just screams Christmas to me! I want to wear it everywhere.
Paige – thattouchofpink.com
Definitely agree! They are so comfortable and last all day too!
I’ll have to pick one up 🙂 I love when lip products can last all day.
I honestly can’t wait to recieve these ones in the mail. I just recently started buying Bite and I think I’m gonna end up being a returning customer if all their products are as good as their Agave collection. Really wonderful and clean blog! Thank you for the review!
Well thank you for the kind words! Yes, BITE is actually my favourite makeup brand. I have tons of their lipsticks! Excited for you to receive yours!