BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Lacquer Up Acrylick Lip Varnish: which is safer?

BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss

Becca Cosmetics

BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss)

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components

Laura Mercier Lacquer Up Acrylick Lip Varnish

Laura Mercier

Lacquer Up Acrylick Lip Varnish

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

film-forming resin (acrylate-based lacquer)

Confidence

45%

PossibleResidual acrylate monomers (e.g., methyl methacrylate, acrylates)

ReportedVolatile organic solvent emissions (evaporative phase)

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Laura Mercier.
  • We flag Residual acrylate monomers (e.g., methyl methacrylate, acrylates), Volatile organic solvent emissions (evaporative phase), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and PFAS in film-forming resins or water-resistance additives on the Laura Mercier and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
  • The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the Laura Mercier is film-forming resin (acrylate-based lacquer), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
  • We are less certain about the Laura Mercier grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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