7 Must-Have MAC Slimshine Lipsticks
About the Temptalia Must-Haves Series
A series of posts showcasing must-have products from MAC Cosmetics’ permanent line of products. Selections are based on quality, universality, uniqueness amongst the line, and the like. Limited edition shades are deliberately excluded to make buying easier. Readers’ comments act as a supplement to these lists of their favorites and must-haves. You can find the entire series here.
Gentle Simmer slimshine is a soft, sheer yellow-based pink, wihch kind of makes it a soft pinky coral shade with gold pearl. It’s extremely creamy, moisturizing, and it has a gorgeous glossy sheen finish.
Voile slimshine is a sheer golden-toned yellow. It doesn’t really go on yellow (at least, not for me), but it adds a very natural, easy on the eyes golden shimmer.
Funshine slimshine is a brighter version of Gentle Simmer, and it’s a bit more of a pink, too. It has just a touch of coral to it.
Bare slimshine is a creamy, opaque muted pink. It’s kind of like a nude/neutral color, but it is a bit more pigmented than traditional nude lipsticks are.
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Grenadine slimshine is a gorgeous, semi-sheer raspberryish-red with gold pearl. It’s really stunning.
Rock Out slimshine is a pop of hot pink with gold pearl with a creamy texture. It’s fairly opaque, and the formula itself is moisturizing.
Missy slimshine is a semi-sheer, creamy orange-coral kind of shade. It’s not really peachy, but it’s not bright orange either.
Sandy
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Long Stem Roses is my favourite slimshine
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
That’s a good shade!
Jessica
Thursday, May 7, 2009
how would you compare slimshines to the regular lipsticks? I’ve never tried one
Nars
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Slimshines are extremely soft, very much like slightly hardened lipglosses. They glide on so easily and definitely glossier than regular ones, even compared to glaze ones. HTH!
Jessica
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thank you!
How pigmented are they?
Nars
Thursday, May 7, 2009
They go on kinda pretty sheer. My lips are not pigmented at all (I don’t need lip concealers for the colors to show up) but most of the slimshines I’ve tried were pretty sheer on me.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Slimshines are sheer to medium pigmentation, depending on the slimshine.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
They’re sheerer, glossier, more like a “gel” texture.
Nars
Thursday, May 7, 2009
My favorite is Voile. It gives that pretty golden glimmer to the lips, so pretty! I have yet to try Long Stem Roses..
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
All of the slimshines are pretty ;) I’m sure Long Stemmed Rose wouldn’t disappoint!
francesca
Thursday, May 7, 2009
My fav is Missy.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Missy is great :)
Megan
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I have three and I love them all…I have Lovey-Dove, Gentle Simmer, and Cocoamour… I think I wanna try Grenadine now!!
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Nice! :D
evangelia
Thursday, May 7, 2009
i had high 90’s and lost it :( it was so pretty for summer!
i have another one that is kind of MLBB…by degrees, i think?
i wsnt to try long stem rose!
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Awww :( I LOVED all of the slimshines from Cool Heat!
nico
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I agree that Grenadine is gorgeous:)
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Yay!
Tekoa
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I’d add Urgent! It’s a great soft red that says “I am confident, but not up in your face.” Wearing it to a job interview today! Note to self…check out Grenadine.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Is Urgent! perm? I can’t remember.
Gina
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I really love Ultra Elegant, it’s so underrated!
Ally
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I love that one to, doesn’t get enough love in my books.
Nice
Thursday, May 7, 2009
MY FAV 2
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I like all of the slimshines :P
Nicole15
Thursday, May 7, 2009
i’ve never tried slimshines before. guess i just always gravitated towards the lippies & glosses, but seems like a product i should definitely give a shot.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Definitely swatch ‘em next time you’re at MAC!
Natasha
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Long Stem Rose is my fav! I really love Bare too, it seems to be everyone’s favorite
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Bare is a great less nude but still nude shade.
Emma
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I love my Gentle Simmer, lovley color that fits all.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Agreed!
Miss_M
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I love Bare, Long Stem Rose and Gentle Simmer. I also like Funshine in the summer when I have a little more of a (fake) tan.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Nice picks :D
Noel
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Bare FTW!! :)
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
LOL!
Andrea
Thursday, May 7, 2009
My favorite slimshine is High 90s – although I do realize your lists only include perm items (which is highly appreciated btw). Out of the perm line, by fave is Funshine.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I adore High 90s, too!
cloudburst
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Despite loving sheer lipsticks, I don’t own any slimshines, i tried High 90’s but didn’t like the way it looke don me. Grenadine sound lovely though so I will have to check that out.
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I hope Grenadine is more to your liking!
vicky
Thursday, May 7, 2009
i love the 5 ways series! could you please make one about must-have MAC pigments?
thx:)
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Yes, it’s coming, when I am done with lip products, thanks! :)
kat
Thursday, May 7, 2009
long stem rose did not make the list??? really disagree with that! Its my favourite lipstick of ALL TIME! So sad it didn’t make the cut christine!
Christine
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I like pretty much all of the slimshines, but I felt these offered a good mix of colors amongst the range but also as standouts against all MAC lipsticks, too :) Just because it isn’t on the list means it’s bad or anything!
hi
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I thought I was going to love Grenadine, until I tried it on my lips.. It turned out to be an opaque fuschia – it was still a nice color, but it wasn’t what I was expecting. (I really must learn to do lip swatches IN-store!)
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Wow, that’s weird! Did you end up getting it or were you not wanting a fuchsia shade?
hi
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I thought I was going to love Grenadine, until I tried it on my lips.. It turned out to be an opaque fuschia – it was still a nice color, but it wasn’t what I was expecting. (I really must learn to do lip swatches IN-store!)
BTW I love your blog!
charlene
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Christine, how could you forget High 90’s? especially since ur a coralista haha :) that’s my fave and only slimshine. thanks to your swatch i was able to see how it looked and ask my cousin to get it for me when she went to the US and bring it back for me :)
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
It’s a limited edition shade, and the lists only include permanent shades, sorry!
*neena*
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I love slimshines! It’s the perfect blend of lipstick and lipglass without the stickiness. My favorites are cocoamour and lovey-dove.
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Nice! :) I just wish I didn’t go through them so fast :/
Yaya
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I just picked up Urgent! and I like it. I also have Missy and Intimidate. :) I really like the slimshines because I love lipsticks, and not so much glosses. I get a glossy look without wearing gloss
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Awesome! So glad slimshines are working out so well for you, Yaya!
Tania
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Christine,
My favorite Slimshine is Tropic Glow but it’s LE which is tragic and sad because I didn’t buy a backup. I also really like Bare because I don’t like nudes and that’s the only one where I don’t have concealer lips or something like that!
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Tropic Glow was a nice one! I liked all of the ones released with Cool Heat, too!
EJ
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Christine you HAVE to try Gaily (well, i think it’s spelled gaily..) its a rose-berry tone slimeshine that’s my all-time fav…it goes on nicely on pretty much ANYONE. my mom and I can share this and we both look fantaaaaabulous in this! :) 100% sure you’ll like it too.
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
I’ve tried it :) It’s a good shade, as are the majority of the slimshines!
Shweta
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I love ultra elegant
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Nicep ick, Shweta!
Nikki
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Scant times a million. It’s such a gorgeous plummy-neutral shimmery shade – my go to for first dates!
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Awww, cute!
Melissa
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Funshine is superr pretty :)
but if you apply to much it doesss begin to look a little TOOO coral-y.
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Funshine is a shade that can look really different depending on the person!
Emma
Friday, May 8, 2009
What about the color Urgent! ? Is´t nice?
Christine
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Urgent is nice for sure!
MC
Saturday, June 13, 2009
My slimshines only last for about 30 minutes at a time! I need to reapply them constantly. Anyone got tips?
I’ve been dying to get Voile but I don’t want to get it when I run through a tube in a month…
Christine
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Try using lip liner or Prep + Prime lip underneath :)
MC
Monday, June 22, 2009
Ahh! I just received Voile from f&f and am in love! But now it’s no longer availabe on the MAC site… so tragic!
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
Yayy, I am glad you just got one now, though!