Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the show. Four molten-metal lipsticks with contrasting multi-dimensional pearls — and a formula that put Pomegranate, Lady's Thistle, and Algomega front of stage.
All four All That Jazz shades have been discontinued along with the wider Lipstick Queen range. The silver-sparkled black tube is distinctive and identifiable on eBay and Poshmark. Hot Piano surfaces most frequently; Whoopee Spot is the rarest. We recommend the alternatives below as your best ongoing options.
All That Jazz launched in October 2015 as Lipstick Queen's most theatrical collection — announced like a vaudeville act ("Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to the show") and delivered as one. Four lipsticks in a silver-sparkled black tube "like fireworks exploding over one of Jay Gatsby's parties," each with a base colour and a contrasting multi-dimensional pearl that caught the light from every angle to produce the molten-metal effect Poppy King described as "a shimmer and shine never witnessed before."
The formula's distinguishing feature was its active ingredient complex — four ingredients positioned as "ground-breaking" and described as hydrating and protective: Algomega (an algae-derived Omega-3/6/9 complex), Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Sterols, Silybum Marianum Extract (Lady's Thistle / Milk Thistle), and Jojoba Seed Oil. Each was chosen for specific lip-nourishing benefit beyond conventional lipstick conditioning, giving All That Jazz a serious skincare credential behind the razzle-dazzle. The base was Polybutene rather than Castor Oil — giving the formula the "rich, cushiony texture with a high-gloss, glide-on finish" that reviewers compared to a lipstick-gloss hybrid.
All That Jazz arrived in October 2015 with a premise that was pure theatrical spectacle. The collection name came from the Bob Fosse musical — the 1979 film and the 2002 Broadway revival, both rooted in the Jazz Age world of vaudeville, nightclub glamour, and the sheer exuberance of putting on a show. Poppy King's brief for the collection was to create lipsticks that commanded the limelight the way the Jazz Age's great performers had: not subtle, not understated, but showstopping.
The mechanism was the "contrasting pearl" concept — unique within the Lipstick Queen range. Most metallic lipsticks used pearls that matched or complemented the base colour. All That Jazz did the opposite: each shade had pearls in a contrasting, sometimes unexpected colour that created a multi-dimensional interference effect as the light caught the lip at different angles. Hot Piano (red) used scarlet pearls; Cool Gin (pink-nude) used gold; Whoopee Spot (purple) used turquoise — the most dramatic pairing; Paint the Town (deep red) used fuchsia. The contrasting pearls were what Cult Beauty described as making the shades "like fireworks exploding over one of Jay Gatsby's parties."
The packaging was equally deliberate: a silver-sparkled black tube, unlike any other in the Lipstick Queen range, that suggested a black-tie dress covered in sequins. Musings of a Muse described purchasing Hot Piano "because it was red and metallic — do I need any other reason than those two alone?" and found it "reminds me of Dorothy's ruby red slippers," noting that it changed appearance depending on adjacent blush shades, reflecting burnt orange-red with peach and berry-cranberry wine with pink.
The defining principle of All That Jazz was the pairing of a base shade with a contrasting pearl colour that shifted the optical effect under different light conditions. Each shade was therefore simultaneously two colours — the base on direct application and the pearl flash in reflected light.
All That Jazz introduced four specific actives that distinguished the formula from any other in the Lipstick Queen range — described by the brand as "ground-breaking" for their combination of hydrating and protective properties. Each was chosen for a specific benefit to lip condition beyond conventional moisturising agents.
The All That Jazz formula was built on a Polybutene base — the same lightweight, non-sticky polymer used in Belle Époque and the Frog Prince Lip Gloss — rather than the Castor Oil base used in most Lipstick Queen lipstick collections. This was a deliberate choice that gave the formula its specific "cushiony, gloss-like" quality: Polybutene has an exceptionally smooth glide that conventional wax-based lipsticks cannot replicate, and its compatibility with high concentrations of pearls and pigments produced a consistent, even application without streaking.
The metallic pearl system used Synthetic Fluorphlogopite — the engineered mica used in The Metals collection — combined with Calcium Sodium Borosilicate (the same interference-effect borosilicate glass used in Eden and the Frog Prince Lip Gloss) and standard Mica. This three-component system was what produced the "multi-dimensional" quality: the Synthetic Fluorphlogopite provided the base metallic sheen, the Calcium Sodium Borosilicate added the colour-shifting interference flash (the contrasting pearl colour), and the Mica contributed the overall luminosity. Together they created the effect of a lipstick that appeared to change colour as the light angle changed.
Silica, Candelilla Wax, and Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene provided the structure and the slight "set" that prevented the high-gloss Polybutene base from remaining completely fluid on the lips. The result, as Amazon reviewers consistently noted, was "a cross between a lipstick and a lip gloss" — a phrase that accurately described what the formula was: the colour density and opaque coverage of a lipstick with the application texture and non-stickiness of a gloss.
As listed for Hot Piano (Revolve / Cult Beauty) and confirmed across multiple retailers:
Polybutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Polyethylene, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Sterols, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isostearyl Hydroxystearate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Triisostearyl Citrate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax (Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla), Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, Silybum Marianum (Lady's Thistle) Extract, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Algae Extract (Algomega), Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).
Highlighted ingredients are key actives. Polybutene is the gloss-like base carrier — not castor oil, which is why All That Jazz had a distinctly different texture from most LQ lipsticks. Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is the engineered mica forming the metallic pearl base. Calcium Sodium Borosilicate provides the contrasting colour-shift (the "contrasting pearls") through borosilicate glass interference particles. Silybum Marianum is milk thistle extract — an unusual and botanically sophisticated antioxidant inclusion. Algae Extract is the Algomega Omega-3/6/9 complex. Pigment dyes vary by shade. Fragrance-free.
Three metallic lipsticks that deliver the spirit of All That Jazz — the same multi-dimensional molten finish, the same Jazz Age showstopping quality, and the same no-compromise formula comfort that made the collection genuinely wearable.
For All That Jazz fans who loved the "molten metal" finish and the cushiony, gloss-base formula that felt like a lipstick-gloss hybrid — Pat McGrath Lust: Gloss in metallic shades delivers the most sophisticated equivalent. The formula is comparably Polybutene-based for that specific cushiony, non-sticky gloss quality, and the metallic shades (nude-gold, deep red, berry) map directly onto the All That Jazz shade range. The interference pigment system produces the same multi-directional light-catch quality that distinguished All That Jazz from conventional metallics.
For fans of Hot Piano specifically — that ruby-red with scarlet metallic flash that Musings of a Muse compared to Dorothy's ruby slippers — Charlotte Tilbury Jewel Lips in Scarlet Jewel captures the same prismatic, jewel-toned metallic red quality. The formula uses a similar interference pigment system to All That Jazz for the multi-dimensional shimmer, and the shade sits in the same warm-red-to-cranberry range depending on the light. Charlotte Tilbury's conditioning ingredients (including Vitamin E and hyaluronic acid) also match All That Jazz's nourishing ambition.
For Whoopee Spot fans who loved the purple-with-turquoise-pearl concept — the most dramatic and unexpected colour pairing in the range — NARS Audacious in its metallic shades (deep plum, deep berry) captures the same principle of a deep, rich base with a light-catching interference dimension that makes the colour appear to shift. The Audacious formula also matches All That Jazz's formula philosophy: a lipstick that is genuinely comfortable and moisturising despite its metallic finish, built to be worn all day rather than purely for evening.
"Hot Piano kinda reminds me of Dorothy's ruby red slippers. It changes: with pink blush it's a berry cranberry wine, with peach it reflects burnt orange-red. Really unusual."
I purchased Hot Piano because it was red and metallic — do I need any other reason? The formula and the pigmentation proved excellent with opaque coverage in a single application. It also has no fragrance or flavour, which for sensitive users is excellent. The metallic finish has a hint of shine as well as shimmer. The jazzy silver-sparkled black tube is pretty awesome packaging — unlike anything else in the Lipstick Queen range. Another fabulous lipstick from the brand.
"A beautiful red with lots of sparkles. Goes on super smooth and feels like a cross between a lipstick and a lip gloss. I loved this so much I bought three more tubes."
It is in a different tube than any of the other Lipstick Queen products — silver-sparkled black, very glamorous. The colour is beautiful red with metallic sparkle. The staying power is okay for a formula this glossy. What makes it special is the way it catches the light at different angles — it genuinely looks different in different lighting situations. The formula is enriched with Algomega, Omega 3, Jojoba Oil, and Lady's Thistle which keep the lips very soft and smooth all day.
"The reflective pearl-like particles catch the light from all angles, creating a cool metallic shimmer. Enriched with Omega 3, Jojoba Oil and Lady's Thistle to soften and hydrate."
Whoopee Spot is a vibrant purple with a high-gloss finish. The turquoise pearl interference is genuinely spectacular in person — photographs do not convey how the colour shifts. Net-a-Porter's description of "like fireworks exploding over one of Jay Gatsby's parties" for the silver-sparkled black tube is accurate. A rich texture with a high-gloss, glide-on finish that is quite unlike any other lipstick I own — it applies like a gloss but covers like a lipstick. For the party season, this is unmatched.