MAC A Rose Romance Collection – Lip Swatches

Date: Friday, April 24th, 2009 Author:


Secret Crush see thru lip colour

See lip swatches for the other products from MAC’s A Rose Romance! :)


Tender Tryst see thru lip colour


Loving Touch see thru lip colour


Way to Love lipstick


A Rose Romance lipstick


Odyssey lipstick


Virgin Kiss lipglass


Steal My Heart lipglass


Magnetique lipglass


49 thoughts on “MAC A Rose Romance Collection – Lip Swatches

  1. Ally says:

    Magnetique lipglass is awesome on you I would wear it to bed and never take it off lol.

  2. Natalie says:

    Thank you so much Christine!! Now I can safely skip all the lipsticks :)

  3. Anitacska says:

    Tender Tryst, Magnetique and Odyssey are a definite must on my wishlist, and still really like Loving Touch too, but not so sure about the other l/s and l/g. I’ll need to see them in person first for sure.

  4. Allie says:

    ummm, these lips are amazing! do they come with the gloss?? ;)

  5. evo says:

    now u are making me want secret crush and tender tryst….i passed on those yesterday.

  6. Luda says:

    I love the lipsticks and the glosses. I ended up getting two of each. The lip colors looks really good on my hand but on my lips not so much. Loving touch looks really light on my lips – I can barely see it. Christine’s lip swatches look fab and mine just don’t look like that. Maybe I’m missing something.

  7. Heather says:

    I actually skipped ALL of the lip products this time…which is a total first for me! I’m holding out for Chanel’s new Glossimers :-) Very lovely swatches Christine! Which one is your favorite?

  8. Katrina says:

    wow i love Way to Love, & A Rose Romance, !!!

  9. Jessie says:

    I’m in love with the see thru colors lol I have Loving Touch, and I’ma head in and look at Secret Crush and Magnetique today. I heard you can use the cheek gel on the lips, too.

    I used a bit of White Magic l/g (from the Alexander McQueen line) dabbed on my lower lip over the Loving Touch and it looks amazing.

  10. Nicole15 says:

    I definitely like Odyssey & Magnetique a whole lot. Since Odyssey is perm, maybe i will get it closer to fall as it seems more like a winter color for me. Magnetique though, may have to be a purchase. I will have to try it on cause I just got Funtabulous dazzleglass that appears as a fuschia pink on me & that is how Magnetique looks too in the swatch. Will have to see…Thanks for the swatches Christine! They all look great on you. Anxiously awaiting your first Rose Romance look. *hint, hint* :)

  11. pia says:

    I’m on a budget till new school year starts. But can’t help wanting magnetique and odissey. Thanks to the magnificent swatches, Christine!

  12. agnes says:

    you know how lip stains have a tendency to settle into fine lines or dry areas of the lip? are the see thru lip colours anything like that? i really want to get secret crush and tender tryst…but if its anything like benetint or vincent longo stains i might have to skip it. i love lip stains but i can never seem to get it to look right even with exfoliating!

  13. Nathalie says:

    “Steal My Heart” is atrocely sheer!

  14. Aleia says:

    Wow. Honestly I think you have great lips for lipsticks and gloss, they always look great on you! Odyssey looks AMAZING though.

  15. Nicole13 says:

    I usually don’t get MAC glosses, but I may get Magnetique to go over the Rebel I just bought.

  16. A Rose Romance looks really pretty. I’d like to own it but I’m still trying to get lavender Whip and Saint Germain — which seems pretty much impossible now. =(

  17. apfelwinter says:

    Hm, despite I voted for Way to Love earlier, now I’d choose Secret Crush see thru instead. What do you think of S.C.?

  18. Sanny says:

    aghh so pretty! I love Rose Romance and A way to love <33

  19. Skyler says:

    I really need to throw out my old Odyssey and buy a new one (I have the SE one from 2005, Treasures & Stashettes I think it was, and it’s all dried out). I’d forgotten how much I love it until I saw this swatch! :D

  20. baybee says:

    way to love lipstick looks good on yoU!!

  21. Yaya says:

    I’m definitely going to MAC to try on Odyssey, Way to Love, and Magnetique… and maybe more.

  22. Hanna says:

    Hi,
    i was wondering if anyone could tell me if Rose Romance L/S is pretty similar to Pure Rose L/S from the E.Ungaro coll.?

    • Leah says:

      Hi Hanna,

      In my opinion I don’t they are close enough to call a dupe. Rose Romance has more of a blue undertone and different shimmer reflects than Pure Rose. You might want to try out Way to Love though. That’s more of a warm pink like Pure Rose.

    • Christine says:

      I think it’s a little plummier?

  23. Hanna says:

    HI Leah,
    thanks for your response i will take a closer look at both of them. I live 3 hours away from my MAC stand so I totally relay on all the information and swatches I get online.