This is a follow-up of sorts to a post I wrote a year and a half ago, in which I reviewed Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Fire Peach, discussed the Super Lustrous formula as a whole, and linked to previous Super Lustrous reviews I’d written. But I’ve bought four shades in the formula since then (and destashed one), so I thought I’d re-swatch my collection and try to identify all of the SLLs I’ve ever owned, starting with Certainly Red in 2009. (Certainly Red is still available today, and I was tempted to buy it specifically for this post!)

In the sixteen years since 2009, I’ve owned about thirty Super Lustrous shades—and, knowing me, I’m probably forgetting some. They’re affordable (especially with CVS coupons), widely accessible, available in a staggering range of shades (some of which have existed since the 1950s), comfortable on my perpetually dry lips, and easy to mix together. Seemingly immune to shrinkflation, they still weigh in at a generous 4.25 g (0.15 oz) each. Like a peanut butter sandwich or an Agatha Christie novel, they rarely let me down.

Currently, I own eight Super Lustrous shades. Three of them—Electric Melon, Fire Peach, and Porto Please—are from last year’s shade expansion; Dramatic was released shortly before I bought it in 2021; and the other four have been around for decades (seven decades, in Fire & Ice’s case). L-R: Va Va Violet, Dramatic, Iced Amethyst, Porto Please, Electric Melon, Fire & Ice, Fire Peach, Kiss Me Coral.

Iced Amethyst and Porto Please, third and fourth from left, have what Revlon calls a “pearl” finish (an imprecise term: more on that later), and the other six have a “crème” finish. In terms of comfort and opacity, I’ve never detected a difference between crème and pearl. The only totally opaque shade is Fire & Ice; the others have some degree of sheerness, but most can be built up to opacity.

Swatches, L-R: Kiss Me Coral, Fire Peach, Fire & Ice, Electric Melon, Porto Please, Iced Amethyst, Dramatic, Va Va Violet. Direct sunlight:

Indirect natural light, indoors:

Bright artificial light:

And a mini-review of each, in alphabetical order:

1. Dramatic (purchased in 2021; reviewed here)

Just a good old-fashioned ’80s magenta, with a touch of pastel creaminess. I don’t wear this shade especially often (I prefer my magentas matte, e.g. Gucci Anne Lilac), but I’m always happy when I do. I don’t have any more to say about this lipstick than I did in my full review back in 2021, and this post is long enough, so let’s move on.

2. Electric Melon (purchased in 2025)

I believe this bright watermelon pink is a rerelease of Persian Melon from the classic Moon Drops line. According to this post, Persian Melon was the required lipstick for stewardesses on Pan Am in the early 1960s, because Revlon’s founder, Charles Revson, was on Pan Am’s board of directors. I owned Persian Melon back in the day (those ancient iPhone photos, yikes), but eventually destashed it because the floral Moon Drops scent was so overwhelming, and I’m happy to have roughly the same shade in a fragrance-free formula now. Electric Melon is a little too warm to be my most flattering pink, but (if you care about seasonal color analysis) my season, True Winter, is considered a “bright season” and can pull off bright warm shades if they’re saturated enough. Like the original Persian Melon, Electric Melon is a rarity: a vivid warm pink that doesn’t veer into salmon or coral territory.

3. Fire & Ice (purchased in 2025, and originally in 2012)

Has any brand ever managed to dupe Fire & Ice? If so, I have yet to hear of it. I owned this shade over a decade ago and repurchased it earlier this month as a little treat after an especially painful flu shot (I swear the CVS pharmacist was a sadist). It’s more flattering than I remember, and is somehow warm and cool and bright and dark all at once (though, if you twisted my arm, I’d classify it as a bright coral red). Magic! It feels perfect for the winter holidays.

4. Fire Peach (purchased in 2024; reviewed here)

Like Electric Melon, Fire Peach is a rerelease of a midcentury Revlon shade (Snow Peach from 1956). Also like Electric Melon, Fire Peach is a warm shade that suits me better than you’d think, since it’s so bright without being a true pastel. It reminds me of a very old favorite, Urban Decay Streak, which I managed to use up a decade ago.

5. Iced Amethyst (purchased in 2025)

I found myself with $8 in CVS ExtraBucks last month and, as I often do in that situation, spent some time in front of the Super Lustrous shelf. I’d never heard of Iced Amethyst, but it looked like a deeper version of NYX Round Lipstick in Castle, a Y2K-style frosty lavender that featured in my Effie Trinket Halloween costume in 2014. When I swatched Iced Amethyst, I was a little disappointed—it pulled lighter and more mauve on my skin than in the tube—but then I wore it, and kept wearing it, and just over a month later it’s one of my most-worn lipsticks of 2025. I don’t have any other lipsticks that are so unapologetically frosty, and though the finish does tend to emphasize the imperfections in my lips, it’s also fun, damn it.

The dark base color and the white frost combine to produce a medium pinky purple with a slight gray cast, reminiscent of MAC Up the Amp but, you know, frosty. Here they are swatched side by side in natural (top) and artificial light. (Excuse the goosebumps); it’s freezing today. If you look closely at the out-of-focus shot of Iced Amethyst (left) below, you can see that in addition to the frost, it contains some little flecks of pink glitter!

I’ve been surprised at Iced Amethyst’s versatility. It’s purple enough to make a statement, but neutral enough to suit a range of outfits and makeup looks. It can be the comparatively understated companion to a bright purple blush (Fenty Suede Powder Blush in Drama Cla$$), as below…

…or the quirkiest element in an otherwise subdued look:

And this is why I can’t quit impulse drugstore purchases, damn it.

6. Kiss Me Coral (purchased in 2022; featured here)

This was one of my favorite purchases of 2022, but I’ve gone off it a bit since then. Coral is a tricky color for me, and I generally do better with bright corals like Fire & Ice than I do with brownish corals like Kiss Me Coral. (It doesn’t look at all brown in the photo above, but it’s more muted and earthy on my lips.) I feel that it suits me in the summer when my complexion warms up, though, so I’m keeping it around. I can’t seem to find any recent photos of myself wearing it, but here’s one taken soon after I bought it:

7. Porto Please (purchased in 2024)

My most-worn shade of the eight, Porto Please is a reddish plum. Like Iced Amethyst, it belongs to Revlon’s “pearl” category. However, while Iced Amethyst boasts a bona fide ’90s-tastic frost, Porto Please contains no frost at all, just discrete flecks of silver and fuchsia glitter. This out-of-focus photo makes the contrast clearer:

Iced Amethyst (L) and Porto Please (R):

I didn’t include Porto Please in my recent post on classroom makeup, but it is a very classroom-appropriate shade, the glitter being less apparent at a distance.

8. Va Va Violet (purchased in 2023)

Va Va Violet, a very ’90s moody mulberry, is the only one of the eight that I wouldn’t wholeheartedly recommend. Like many dark lipsticks in shiny formulas, it’s patchy when worn at full strength. And though I can pull off most purple lip colors, this one makes me look sickly: a blue-leaning purple with a hint of gray isn’t a great match for a pale person with purplish undereye circles. In fact, in the only recent selfie I can find that features Va Va Violet on its own, I’m wearing sunglasses. Believe me, that’s for the best.

However, I’ve recently been loving Va Va Violet paired with Iced Amethyst! I apply Iced Amethyst all over my lips and outline with Va Va Violet for a subtle ombré look. It’s a great feeling when a new product can help me appreciate a neglected one. Here’s Iced Amethyst on its own (top) and mixed with Va Va Violet:

Here I am wearing the combo, along with Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil in Mildew and Glossier Cloud Paint in Eve:

Finally, here are all of the other Super Lustrous Shades I can remember owning since 2009, with links to reviews and swatches:

Berry Haute (purchased 2013; swatch)

Black Cherry (purchased 2012; review)

Certainly Red (purchased 2009)

Cherries in the Snow (purchased 2011; review)

Fire & Ice (originally purchased 2012; review)

Mauvy Night (purchased 2011; review)

Naughty Plum (purchased 2023; swatch)

Pink in the Afternoon (purchased c. 2011; one of my least flattering lipsticks ever)

Pink Promise (purchased 2022; review)

Pink Truffle (Shine) (purchased 2016; review)

Plum Velour (Shine) (purchased 2014; review)

Primrose (purchased 2012; review)

Rose Velvet (purchased c. 2013)

Smoky Rose (purchased 2022; review)

Violet Frenzy (inherited from my mom in 2015; review)

Those of you who follow me on Instagram might be aware that this post has been in the works for well over a month. I bought Fire & Ice after swatching and photographing my entire Super Lustrous collection, so I had to re-swatch and re-photograph at a time of year when decent natural light is hard to come by, and…anyway, I’m finished now. With luck, I’ll be able to squeeze in one more review before my annual roundup of my favorite products of the year.

If you have any favorite Super Lustrous shades, please share them in the comments!