I was wondering what the difference
is between new two long lasting stain glosses—one by Maybelline and one by
YSL.  The YSL one costs about 3x as much
and has higher reviews than the Maybelline product.  I know that both brands are owned by the same
(L’Oreal) parent company, but wasn’t sure how the different ingredients stack
up.  Is there something significantly different
about the YSL formula besides the brand name, marketing, and packaging?  Ingredients for each are listed below.

mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Maybelline Stain Gloss

Aqua / Water / Eau, Hydrogenated Polydecene,
Glycerin, Polybutene, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate,
Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate,
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Jojoba Wax Peg-120 Esters, Pentylene Glycol,
Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate
Copolymer, Peg-30 Glyceryl Stearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
Crosspolymer, Potassium Sorbate, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum / Fragrance,
Aminomethyl Propanol, Limonene. [+/- May Contain / Peut Contenir, Mica, Ci
77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Ci 17200 / Red 33, Ci 16035 / Red 40, Ci 19140 /
Yellow 5, Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides, Ci 45410 / Red 28, Ci 42090 / Blue 1, Ci
15985 / Yellow 6]

YSL
ROUGE PUR COUTURE

Vernis À Lèvres Glossy Stain

Octyldodecanol, Aqua / Water, Trimethylsiloxyphenyl
Dimethicone, Ethylcellulose, Sorbitan Stearate, Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose
Cocoate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Calcium
Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Calcium, Sodium
Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Alumina,
Benzyl Benzoate, Anise Alcohol, Acrylates Copolymer, Tin Oxide, Fragrance. May
Contain: Ci 77891/ Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Ci 15850/ Red 7, Ci 77491, Ci 77492,
Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides, Ci 17200 / Red 33, Ci 15985 / Yellow 6, Caramel, Ci
42090/ Blue 1, Ci 19140/ Yellow 5, Ci 75470/ Carmine.