The Clinique Chubby Stick Lip Dupes

I must admit to splurging on a couple of Clinique Chubby Sticks, however I do appreciate that whilst they’re iconic, they’re essentially a tinted lip balm. They have to be one of the most ‘duped’ products out there and I own a fair few alternatives so I thought I’d talk you through them!

The Originals: Clinique Chubby Stick and Chubby Stick Intense | £17 each

I have two of the Clinique Chubby Sticks; both one of the regular ones and one of the Intense versions. Whole Lotta Honey is a brown nude shade from the original line which adds a nice little bit of colour and moisture. It's nice, though not really something I'd get really excited about given the price. The Intense version, which I have in Curviest Caramel, was a lot more impressive to me. It's a thicker, more pigmented formula in a pink-brown nude colour. Obviously neither are the longest-lasting thing in the world but that's kind of a given with this sort of sheer lip product.

Seventeen Lip Crayons* | £4.99 each

Starting with the most affordable but a surprise hit for me; it's the Seventeen Lip Crayons. I honestly think there's very little difference in terms of application, pigmentation and wear-time between the original Clinique Chubby Stick formula and these, the only thing separating them is the variety of shades. However if you swatch any colours you like the look of then make sure you get your hands on some of these! I have Bold*, a sort of orange coral shade, Heartbreaker* which is a sort of bright pinky-purple berry and Knockout*, a deeper red berry colour.

Rimmel Colour Rush Balms | £5.99

Rimmel also have a cheaper alternative to the Chubby Stick, which you can pick up for even less from Poundland. Not an Illusion is your standard pink nude, whereas Keep Mauvin is a more mauve-toned nude (as the name would suggest). If I were to be picky I'd say the main downside of this alternative is that a lot of the shades are a bit 'bleugh'; there are a lot of wishy washy nudes that would do few people any favours. However I can't really fault the formula as it is almost exactly like the original Clinique.

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Sticks

These have actually been repackaged as minis recently, however the shades are the same so I thought I'd still cover these off. I have two shades: Nudeist* (a warm caramel nude) and Raplumzel (a medium raspberry shade). These are a little different to Clinique's as they're more of a high-shine gloss formula than a tinted balm. However, having said that, I don't find them gloopy or sticky at all on the lips.

KIKO Creamy Lipglosses | £6.90

I have two shades in KIKO's offering:112 Vintage Rose (a deep pink) and 113 Burgundy (a red berry). Although KIKO usually trumps every other affordable brand for me, these aren't my favourite chubby stick dupes as they are more like a gloss than a balm and also contain quite a bit of shimmer. Although it doesn't translate so much on the lips, I just prefer minimal or no shimmer.

Revlon Colourburst Balm Stain | £7.99

I was definitely a little late to the party on this one, as in all honesty, I'd swatched a few shades and wasn't really feeling them. However recently I came across the shade Romantic (a deep red-berry) and just had to snap it up. I love the 'bitten' look this balm gives and the formula seems pretty identical to Clinique's.

Bourjois ColourBoost Lip Crayon | £7.99

I only own one of the Bourjois lip crayons as they do err towards brights and very light nudes, however Sweet Macchiato is a lovely, deeper rose-toned nude. Again it's very similar to the originals, however I actually find this doesn't last quite as long as the Clinique on the lips as I find myself touching this up every 3 hours.

All in all, I haven't found anything similar to the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense formula, so if you're going to splurge then I'd recommend those. As for the original Chubby Stick, I think the offerings from Seventeen, Revlon and Bourjois are virtually identical in formulation and across those ranges I'm sure you'll be able to find an equivalent to all the Clinique shades!

What are your favourite Clinique Chubby Stick dupes?

 

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