75%
would repurchase
4.0/5
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description

Transparent pigment merges with the unique, natural tone of your lips to create something wonderful and yours alone. Clinique's cult classic Black Honey is more than lipstick. It's a phenomenon. This iconic shade is famous for its chameleon-like ability to flatter all skin tones yet look different on everyone. The secret is its perfect blend of blue, red, and yellow pigments in a creamy, sheer base that melts into lips, playing up their natural color. Don't be fooled by the way Black Honey Clinique Lipstick looks in the tube. Transparent pigment glides on a sheer, glossy slip of lightweight color. Allergy tested. 100% fragrance free.

ingredients

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Triacetyl Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax\Candelilla Cera\Cire De Candelilla, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax\Cera Carnauba\Cire De Carnauba, Polyethylene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Barium Sulfate, [+/- Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Mica, Carmine (Ci 75470), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410)] <ILN38083>

Reviews

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5.0
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6 years ago

Omfg where has this been all my life. This is my HG! I'm 49 & have been looking for something like this forever. Bought it because someone on here said Arwen in Lord of the Rings wore it & it...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue



5.0
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6 years ago

wow, love it

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Dry, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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6 years ago

I don't know why i haven't heard of it. It's obviously not a lipstick, it just like a tinted lip balm and also the best tinted lip balm that i have ever used. The color is not shown at first but...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlack


2.0
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6 years ago

The colour is nice for fall/winter though too dark otherwise (on my fair skin), but my main problem with it is that the formula dries out my already-dehydrated lips. Also, there's a slight...

About reviewer (283 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel


3.0
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6 years ago

I got this as a sample from Sephora. I was excited to try because I heard some many great reviews about this almost-lipstick. I really like the color. It's like a black cherry color, when applied...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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7 years ago

I have been buying this for about 20 years! It is a beautiful, sheer plummy-berry-raisin lip tint and I always think it looks good no matter what I am wearing. I am crazy about lipstick and have...

About reviewer (307 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel


4.0
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7 years ago

I received a sample of this, never bought the full size. Really I just tried it just to see what all of the commotion was about it. The jury is still out. First of all, the sample packaging is...

About reviewer (248 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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7 years ago

I love this lipstick so much! I am about 30 years late trying this, but better late than never! I received a mini in my Sephora PlayBox and went through it quickly and purchased the full size...

About reviewer (70 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


3.0
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7 years ago

This product is a mixture of a lip balm and a lipstick. It's pigmented strong enough to see it on your lips, but do not expect your lips to be as dark vampy red as the color in the tube. Once...

About reviewer (743 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


5.0
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7 years ago

I like a really natural look but my lips are very pale and pasty looking and this livens them up but looks almost completely natural. Moistens without looking glossy or slick. The shade is perfect...

About reviewer (24 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue


5.0
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7 years ago

I've been wearing this since 1977, and have rarely ever been without a tube of it. Doesn't matter the season or occasion, this is the "Almost Lipstick" that always looks right. It's definitely...

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBlack


2.0
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8 years ago

I just don't get it. I received a deluxe sample of this in a Sephora Play box this month, and was initially very excited. Clinique is an old-school brand that tends to do lip products very well...

About reviewer (274 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Fine

EyesGreen


2.0
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8 years ago

I really really wanted to love this lipstick. I kept reading all over the internet that it is one of those cult classic shades that suits everyone, and I like to go for vampy shades...

About reviewer (18 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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8 years ago

This is a very wearable color for everyone. Its not an intense color which is why its called "almost lipstick". I got this when I was starting out with make-up and I still love it to this day. For...

About reviewer (280 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


4.0
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8 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous colour with the option to layer from barely-there to vampish. I do wish it felt a little more permanent, it stays slippery like lip balm until it wears off, which I don't...

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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8 years ago

Don't let the name or even the dark tone of this product frighten off the nude lip lover in you! This is a sheer glossy color that works well with my yellow undertoned skin. It's not dark or opaque...

About reviewer (101 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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8 years ago

My go to basic daily lip. I love this color and formulation. 'Almost lipstick' describes it perfectly. It is very sheer but it's so pretty!

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


3.0
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8 years ago

I remember being obsessed with Black Honey when I was a teenager. Maybe it's the fond memories of going to the Clinique counter with my mom and staring in awe at the mountain of samples they gave...

About reviewer (153 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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8 years ago

Pros: *Small tube allows detailed application (good for thin lips, too) *Easily applied and layers beautifully *Feels very comfortable *No distinguishable scent or taste *Beautiful, unique...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


2.0
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8 years ago

Wish I could make this work for me, but my daughter told me I looked "goth". Sigh. Suitable as a staying in the house lip balm, I guess!

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry

HairRed

EyesBlue