8 Must-Have MAC Pink Lipsticks
8 Must-Have MAC Pink 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.
Craving lipstick is a soft, muted pinked up raspberry with a creamy, opaque texture.
Shy Girl lipstick is a fleshy, brighter pink that’s more pink than nude. It works well with brighter, bolder eyes, as well as pink/purple looks.
Creme Cup lipstick is a dirty pink lipstick with a very creamy, opaque formula, making it great for more pigmented lips.
Angel lipstick is a sheer, glossy light to medium pink shade with mostly neutral undertones.
Snob lipstick is a slightly opaque, cool-toned pink. This is a great shade for cooler tone complexions.
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Bombshell lipstick is a medium, frosty pinky shade with gold and pink shimmer. This is a fun, everyday shade with a kick.
Speed Dial lipstick is a creamy, pigmented medium pink color with blue undertones that works well on many complexions.
Lovelorn lipstick is a sheer, blue-based pink that has a nice, glossy sheen. I like wearing this with neutral looks.
Sweetie lipstick is a semi-sheer medium pink that isn’t bright nor dark. This is one of my favorite pink lipsticks of all-time!
(Please note that this list only includes light to medium pinks–there’s a whole other list for hot pinks! This list also only includes permanent lipstick shades.)
I loveeeee creme cup!!!! It's definitely my go to nude baby pink!!!! Peachstock and Myth are my favourite peachy nudes too!!!! I need to buy Angel!!!! So many people rave about it!!!! :)
hi i like to know if u sell mac lipsticks thanks
How bout Giddy?
How come no one spoke about Cosmo?
Not sure of my NC#? But i'm very fair skinned with quite obvious freckles, which i guess make my skin appear alittle less white. Torn between Shy Girl and Creme Cup, but don't want the colour to look 'too' much on me, i don't wear alot of makeup just foundation to blend in the freckles and a lashing of mascara. Any help would be greatly appreciated as don't have a MAC store anywhere near me so was going to order online :)
(looked on MAC website and reckon i'm about a NW20 if that helps, always i normally use a darker shade in summer to blend the darker freckles in)
Shy Girl :)
What would you recommend? Angel or Speed dial? It's going to be my first mac lipstick and I can't decide which one to get. I'am an NC35 :)
Speed Dial for NC35, I think Angel will be a little too light!
I cant believe it but I have actually conquered the MAC Snob lipstick and I'm an NC45 person. I wear it with MAC Half-Red lip pencil and a bit of MAC Lust lipglass. I blot it slightly as well but it looks great and it all looks the best with black smokey eyes on.
Hi Christine! I love girly pinks, tend to lean more to the lilac toned pinks. I'm not sure my NC # (how can I find out)? Tan and blonde, with light eyes. I have snob and it's too "white" looking on me, and kinda harsh- just can't do strong color, but want a fresh, hip pink. Can you recommend any? Thanks
You could try Bombshell (frosty pink), Sweetie (played down pink)
Pleeeeeeease help me! I have asian pakistani skin and i'm an NW35 in foundation! I'm looking for an AMAZING nude colour lipstick or gloss! i'm also looking for a nice light baby pink one. I'm not sure because I think i'm quite bronzy/dark and so light colours tend to look white on my and too cool for my skin I think! is there anything you guys can recomend? That would be awesome! thanks xxx
Try Angel!
pleeeeeease help me!! i've got asian pakistani skin and I consider myself to be quite bronzy but i'm not sure... my foundation is NW35 and I'm looking for an AMAZING nude mac lipstick or gloss! and I also want to get a nice light pink lipstick or gloss! I already have chatterbox, girl about town, Velevet teddy, M-A-C red and a couple of limited editions. I find that some light pinks can wash me out and look too light on me, as if i've put toothpaste on my lips or something... Hahaha! PLEASE advise me on what you guys think! I LOVE mac and i'm obsessed with make up! but I find the girls that work there kinda unhelpfull! muchly appreciated mwah xx
Try Honeyflower & Speed Dial!
i also love pink but my favorite giddy isn't in the list.
Christine, do yu think angel or bombshell will suit NC 37? or maybe another pink lipstick?
Sweetie!
Thanks for this! I have been thinking of getting Snob tomorrow, but do you think it'll suit an NC37 skintone? <3
I think it'll be pretty, but you may find it quite cool on your skin tone!
o my goodness christine what have u created lol after seeing this list i have been obsessed with getting all of these lipsticks. I bought creme cup today and i am in LOVE!!!! Anyway thank u so much for putting permanent lipsticks on this list. I hate when people put lipsticks on their favorites and there is no way of getting them afterwards :( Ok well i will keep u posted lol
Aww, I tried to only consider permanent shades so the list could sort of "stand the test of time"! Looking forward to hearing back from you!
I don't care about 'rules' anymore. I'm gonna buy Kinda Sexy, Please Me and Pink Nouveau lipsticks. I'm still indecisive about buying So Chaud or Vegas Volt lipstick though, which one? LOL Pink Nouveau thankfully looks more matte on than Satin. I love the look of matte lipsticks these days especially soft pale matte pink that looks 60s-ish. But I'm finally into orange lips too.
I like Vegas Volt more ;) Shhh, but here's a photo not-yet-posted... http://www.temptalia.com/images/summer2010/mac_vegasvolt004.jpg
I am sloooowwwwwly but hopefully surely getting on the 'pink listick' train. LOL For black women, I think that MAC's Lustre lipsticks in light pinks or nude-pinks are quite easy to wear and shouldn't be scary, such as the Viva Glam V lipstick or an LE lipstick from MAC I have called Barely Lit that came out with MAC's Smoke Signals collection. I bought MAC's Lickable lipstick and my mother just had to jump on me for wearing it and totally made fun of me (damn you Mom!) LOL Yet a lot of magazines recommend Lickable lipstick as a great pink for black women. *shrugs shoulders* But for stronger more pigmented pink lipsticks, I do like Captive and I like using the Beet lip pencil as a lipstick. Craving lipstick looks good as well but I don't have that. I'd recommend Lame lipstick, I used to have that but I gave that away. I sadly slept on a Mattene lipstick called Rapturous otherwise I'd buy that today. I'd look into New York Apple but I have a feeling that that is a Frost lipstick and I'm not sure I'm feeling the frosty dark strong pink lipsticks at the moment *shrugs shoulders*.
Captive is a good one! :) Maybe one day they'll bring back some Mattenes. I do believe New York Apple is a frost, if not, it's still a lil' frosty.
I just got Lovelorn and Angel yesterday after reading this! Unfortunately Snob is LE in Singapore );
Yay! How do you like them? Too bad about Snob :(
yeah am tan skinned ...maybe abit lighter..am asian ...plse help me choose nice mac nude lipsticks.im interested in pinks and browns...any help will be appreciated....cheers..
I like Honeyflower or Honey Love!
Which do you think is prettier: Speed Dial or Lovelorn? I'm NC30 and I need to get a new sweet/girlie/everyday pink. TIA =)
Speed Dial!
I've been trying to decide what pinkpink (as opposed to redpink or orangepink, of course) lipstick I want for my next b2m. This will definitely help narrow down. Angel's pretty high on my list... as is snob...
Angel is great! Sweetie is great, too!
I have a hard time wearing very light pinks, since I'm pale/cool & prefer to have some color on my lips. Here are some favs: Sequin Syrup VG II: (although I almost always wear w/cremestick Naked Rose-line/fill/blot. In the 90s wore w/Spice l/l, def not my best look!) Speed Dial: I love but I put in hot pink category -lip pigmentation seems to expand the shade Sweetie is the shade of my lips, so although I've had it, I only see a little shine from it. Highly rec to others though! I wanted Creme Cup to work on me, but its "dirty" tone was too warm on me. As for LE or DC'd shades: Giddy TwigTwig: closest MAC to my MLBB shade from another brand VG VI SE
Thanks so much for sharing your faves, Mlou!
I'm very neutral toned--sometimes I swatch cool and sometimes warm--seems to depend on the season. I'm a level 35. I have brunette hair and hazel eyes, and I'm 49. I have been trying to lighten up by wearing pink lipsticks (I love a sheer cherry lip on me, except it's getting to be aging, as is mauve. My natural lip is a rosy mauve. I'm also trying to dial back my eye makeup to a more natural look. I'm finding it hard to find a natural pink that looks "young" and not washed out. I love the swatches of the colors you suggested, but I'm leery of just going to the counter or ordering online without more help. Ideas, ladies?
kathryn - is level 35 the same as nw35? i'm nw35, that's why i ask! what you've described in terms of colouring sounds very familiar--i also vary between warm and cool, so there's no hard and fast rules i feel i can stick to. i tend to go with purpley shades like captive...most of my pinks tend more toward nudes (on my skintone anyway)...but they are mostly LE, like 4N and Lightly Ripe...don't know what the equivalent is for permanent shades..as for ageing colours...i find frosty lipcolours are the worst for that.
You can search the web and Makeupalley for lip swatches :)
What are the best warm toned pinks? I can't pull off snob or angel, they're too cool toned!
I find Sweetie a little less cool toned. I also like Creme Cup and Bombshell.
I love (light) pink lipstick !! :) Unfortunately the ones I love are LE (damn you MAC !!), like 3N, Ahoy There, Her Fancy, Utter Pervette, Way to Love and Viva Glam VI SE. Creme Cup, Hue and Gentle Simmer (slimshine) are faves from the permanent line.
I have a ton of LE ones, too! No shame ;)
Yeah, soome of their best is LE, thank God for repromotes !! :) Hannah - What about Viva Glam V ? It's a great neutral warm pink that looks good on most skintones :)
I tried Lollipop Loving and I didn't love it :x I really love Creme de la Femme though!
Creme de la Femme is purple on me! Is it really pink on you?
Sorry, I thought of it is purple then I saw on the MAC site it says it's pink so I went with that lol.
It's all good, Yaya!
are there any nw35's who have tried st-germain...i'm too embarassed to even try it at the mac counter...(don't ask...LOL)
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