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 Cosmetics
BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
Laura Mercier
Lacquer Up Acrylick Lip Varnish
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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