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Light as a Feather
Shade 6: Written in Blood
Rich blood red, reimagined in our newest formula
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
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This is a Lab Access Release. Here's what to know.

🖤 Quantities are extremely limited, and will be produced and shipped after the event ends.

🖤 The product and formula is finished, but not finalized. After carefully development, we stand at a crossroads. Your desires, expressed through your Lab Notes Survey, will help direct its fate.

🖤 During this event, get early formula access at a special introductory price before our anticipated $34 launch MSRP.

Tap FAQS above to learn more about Light as a Feather Lipstick + Lab Access Releases

SHADE 6 - Written in Blood: Rich blood red, reimagined for a limited time in an all-new formula. This was the very first shade we ever created, one our most beloved bestsellers, and part of our permanent collection our the original Forbidden Lipstick formula. 

The Formula: Effortless application. Silken glide. Velvety texture. Moisturized feel. Zero stickiness. Beautiful wear-down. Light as a Feather Lipstick is something that seemed impossible, until we experienced it for ourselves. 

  • It frictionlessly glides on, almost like a solid lip oil melting onto the lips with zero drag.
  • It gently sets in place, almost like a lip stain with an invisible system of long-wearing film formers that create an undetectable second-skin feel.
  • It locks in moisture, almost like a lip treatment helping lips feel hydrated longer.
  • It wears down incredibly…and there is no comparison. It’s like nothing we’ve ever experienced—the color stays beautiful from the application to the very end. 

And with all of those extraordinary traits, it achieves one final feat: on the lips, it feels cushiony, velvety and soft—but at the same time, the wear is almost impossibly feather-light.

Finish Subtly soft-matte and soft-focus
Texture Melts on contact, then sets into a breathable, moisture-retentive cushion. Silken, velvety texture, with absolutely no stickiness whatsoever.
Aroma Fragrance-free for the Lab Access Release
Origin Made in Los Angeles from globally sourced materials
Fill 0.06 oz / 1.8 g
Sustainability + Packaging This is a finished product and formula, but not a finalized one. Expect real, compatible and formula-appropriate packaging—but not the final launch component. For this Lab Access Release, Light as a Feather Lipstick will be temporarily packaged in the same lipstick tube we use for Forbidden Lipstick and Enchanted Lip Sheer.

OUR 10TH LAB ACCESS RELEASE

We invite you into The Secret Lab to share our most exciting works. We have had this creation in development for years, and couldn’t wait any longer to share it with you. Here, we are at a crossroads; we have polished this formula with a great deal of care, but want to be certain we take our final steps down the right path.

This is an utterly reimagined Rituel de Fille lipstick, created for you who love rich color yet yearn for something impossibly lightweight. When you join in this Lab Access Release, you will experience this remarkable formula at a point we feel is perfect—but before the locked-in launch. An essential part of this experience comes next: through your Lab Notes Survey, your desires will fundamentally change this formula’s future.

Light as a Feather Lipstick - Rituel de Fille
Light as a Feather Lipstick - Rituel de Fille

FORMULA NOTES

LIGHT AS A FEATHER™ melts onto the lips with silken glide and zero drag. Imparts color evenly, effortlessly. Ready from the first moment, and gently sets while retaining a highly moisturized feel. Wears down beautifully and evenly, leaving behind an echo of color that never feels tight or dry.

Weightless Botanical Emollients: Instead of heavier oils, we shaped a system of ultralight botanical lipids. They disappear into the skin on contact, providing a second-skin feel for vivid pigment without weight.

Soft-Focus Mineral Diffusion: A veil of mineral microspheres and silicas creates a subtly blurred finish. They diffuse across the lips to soften fine lines and texture without ever muting the vibrancy of the color.

Flexible Film Formers: Instead of relying solely on traditional waxes, we utilize a flexible, invisible film-forming system. Rather than drying, we developed this to actually help lock in moisture as it anchors the pigment to your lips. This ensures your color holds beautifully, while remaining soft and supple.

OUR HISTORY IN LIPSTICK

The very first formula we ever created was Forbidden Lipstick, soon to be followed by Enchanted Lip Sheer. Both are beautifully creamy and balm-like, deeply rooted in the rich history of lipstick: Forbidden Lipstick is our most classic, daring color, and Enchanted Lip Sheer brings translucency to rich pigmentation. To this day, these sister formulas remain some of our bestsellers, and hold intense personal meaning for us; they changed the course of our lives, guiding us to a deep, devoted love of making makeup.

But we have long wondered: could we create something utterly different, reimagining the experience of the traditional lipstick bullet? Could we create something that slips past the senses, subverts expectation, and wears like it’s a part of you?

It has been more than 15 years since we first started formulating, 12 years since our launch, and 6 years since the first time we opened our doors to the Rituelist community to join us in the lab. Each of those origin moments have brought us here with you, to a monolithic milestone: our 10th Lab Access Release.

Rituel de Fille started with lipstick, and in this important moment, in perfect alignment, we have returned to lipstick.

Light as a Feather Lipstick - Rituel de Fille

REVIEWS FROM RITUELISTS

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 4 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 3 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
100%would recommend this product
4 reviews
  • SS
    Susan S.
    Verified Buyer
    Reviewing
    Light as a Feather Lipstick: Shade 6 - Written in Blood (Lab Access Release)
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 days ago
    Feels like nothing

    This really feels like I have nothing on my lips. It feels amazing and I love the color. I do wish it lasted a little longer but I also realize that's not feasible with this type of product.

  • CE
    Carolyn E.
    Verified Buyer
    Reviewing
    Light as a Feather Lipstick: Shade 6 - Written in Blood (Lab Access Release)
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 days ago
    I'm in love

    I've been looking for a really lightweight lipstick for ages and jumped on this when the lab release opened. I'm so glad I did. I wish I had gotten more colors while they were available so I'm really hoping this makes it as a regular product. The lipstick goes on smoothly with zero resistance, and it feels super light. I struggle with the feeling of lipstick on my lips, especially heavy sticky feeling stuff, and I can wear this all day with zero issues. I can wear it alone for a more lived-in look, or add some lip liner for a bit more definition.

  • KB
    Krostona B.
    Verified Buyer
    Reviewing
    Light as a Feather Lipstick: Shade 6 - Written in Blood (Lab Access Release)
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    6 days ago
    New product, better than original

    Tried the lab release of the new lipstick. I really like it. Not as "heavy" feeling on the lips as the original formula. Overall, feels moisturizing as well and not drying like a lot of other matte lipsticks. There is some transfer on this when using a tissue, drinking etc. I would consider normal for a normal lipstick vs like a stain. One issue had, was that at some point in my purse the lipstick inside the tube came loose and got stuck in the lid. I was able to get it back into the bottom part with putting the cap back on and slamming it on a table to get it to break loose back into the bottom. Luckily it worked. Hopefully any issue for not will be solved in the official packaging later. And no, it was turned up past the top of the tube and it has not been hot here (it snowed like yesterday for awhile). Pictures are of sheer tapped on coverage and of full glam mode with outside light and in office lighting.

  • DD
    Debra D.
    Verified Buyer
    Reviewing
    Light as a Feather Lipstick: Shade 6 - Written in Blood (Lab Access Release)
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    Love the new lipstick

    Awesome lipstick, smooth and subtle, feels good on my lips.