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Clinique Black Honey

Physical Product · Makeup · 23 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/MakeupAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare

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Pros

  • Its not ment to have more pigment. Its not a lipstick, its a almost lipstick. It has a clear base and therefore fits many skintones really well.i love the subtle redish brown. Gives me the my lips but better color.
  • Fenty lipliner in Riri, Clinique Black Honey, and I top it off with the Raspberry Jamz lipoil from Fenty:) Without the gloss it's a nice cherry cola lip, and with it it's like a berry look!
  • Other lipsticks I reach for regularly are Clinique Black Honey, Essential Jennifer, MAC Love Child and Makeup by Mario Rosewood Glow.
  • Clinique black honey might be a good way to start wearing lipstick
  • I like that it has a similar amount of pigment to a tinted lip balm but feels more like a lipstick - a GOOD lipstick. It’s very smooth.

Cons

  • I do own this product and it dries out my lips. It was great for its time but today there are better options.
  • I noticed in the Clinique Black Honey, the grade is A+, but it has just as many neutral as positives. Having used this myself, it's incredibly meh and had I read more neutral sentiments, my expectations would have been way different.
  • I don't know what the black honey hype is about. Probably for people with a slightly different skin tone than me.
  • I want to love it, and I do *like* it, but what can it do that the Burts and CoverGirl can’t? A few swipes of the Burts is kinda the same as 1 swipe of Black Honey, and if I want way more pigment, I can get that with far less swipes of t...
  • It is matte, so I sometimes toss a gloss over it (either the red Trixie Cosmetics gloss or Clinique Black Honey).

Sentiment

16 positive (70%) · 3 mixed (13%) · 4 negative (17%)

Trust + time weighted score: +47% · raw score 52%

What redditors said (10 of 23)

I do own this product and it dries out my lips. It was great for its time but today there are better options.
negative · u/C****u · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Its not ment to have more pigment. Its not a lipstick, its a almost lipstick. It has a clear base and therefore fits many skintones really well.i love the subtle redish brown. Gives me the my lips but better color.
positive · u/G****r · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Fenty lipliner in Riri, Clinique Black Honey, and I top it off with the Raspberry Jamz lipoil from Fenty:) Without the gloss it's a nice cherry cola lip, and with it it's like a berry look!
positive · u/S****3 · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Jul 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Other lipsticks I reach for regularly are Clinique Black Honey, Essential Jennifer, MAC Love Child and Makeup by Mario Rosewood Glow.
positive · u/c****p · r/MakeupAddiction · Dec 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I noticed in the Clinique Black Honey, the grade is A+, but it has just as many neutral as positives. Having used this myself, it's incredibly meh and had I read more neutral sentiments, my expectations would have been way different.
negative · u/P****i · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Clinique black honey might be a good way to start wearing lipstick
positive · u/h****a · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I like that it has a similar amount of pigment to a tinted lip balm but feels more like a lipstick - a GOOD lipstick. It’s very smooth.
positive · u/T****h · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It works well with any skintone. Often similar shades from other brands pull too pink or warm. Black honey somehow just gives that “your lips but better” on most people.
positive · u/T****h · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I get it on sale for like $12 and love the slim, iconic bullet. Color wise, it's dupable but I rebuy for the nostalgia it holds.
positive · u/k****e · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I love the formula and the buildable tint, though.
positive · u/k****s · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Dec 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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