MAC Mickey Contractor: Gulabi, Mehr, Mocha, Yash Lipsticks Review, Photos, Swatches
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
MAC Lipsticks: Gulabi, Mehr, Mocha, Yash
MAC Mickey Contractor: Lipsticks
MAC Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) has three new and one permanent shade launching with MAC’s Mickey Contractor. These include: Gulabi (bright fuchsia), Mehr (dirty blue pink), Mocha (peachy yellow brown), and Yash (deep neutral). These lipsticks are vanilla-scented. All four of these happen to be opaque and creamy without being drying at all, despite some of the matte finishes seen here.
- Gulabi is a medium-dark fuchsia pink with subtle blue undertones. It has an amplified finish and goes on opaque. It’s incredibly similar to Girl About Town — I can’t really make any differences out; possibly this is lighter.
- Mehr is a neutral pink and applies opaquely. It has a matte finish, but it is incredibly creamy and not at all drying (it’s nothing like Ruby Woo, one of the driest lipsticks of all time). It feels much more like a satin or amplified finish, actually. It seems similar to Cosmo, which I think I have, and will include in the comparison post (possibly this is pinker). I’ll have to check to see if I have them in my stash, but Brave and Twig may also be comparable to this. For me, it’s very much my-lips-but-better (if you want my lip color, this sure gets you close, ha).
- Mocha is a medium-dark peachy brown. It has a satin finish, so it has a creamy consistency with opaque color coverage. This is a permanent shade.
- Yash is a paled, neutral peachy beige. It has a matte finish. Like Mehr, this is not a drying matte finish at all; it’s creamy and opaque. It’s a touch peachier than Peachstock.
P.S. — On eyes, I am wearing Jaan eyeshadow on the lid, Vivah eyeshadow on the outer lid/crease, Folie in the crease, Burberry Trench to highlight, Ivy fluidline on upper lash line, Urban Decay Perversion on lower water line, Jaan eyeshadow on lower lash line. On cheeks, I am wearing Sur Blush.
MAC Mickey Contractor will be available on January 6th at select North American stores and January 2011 for select international stores. It will be available online on approximately January 4th but may not be available until the 6th.
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- Product: 29/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
FINAL THOUGHTS: I love the consistency, texture, and color pay off of all four shades–they really are lovely. They are, however, very dupeable, so depending on what your MAC stash looks like, you may not find yourself with anything new to look at here.
WHERE TO BUY: maccosmetics.com
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MAC Lipsticks: Gulabi, Mehr, Mocha, Yash
MAC Lipsticks: Gulabi, Mehr, Mocha, Yash
MAC Lipsticks: Gulabi, Mehr, Mocha, Yash
MAC Lipsticks: Gulabi, Mehr, Mocha, Yash
MAC Lipsticks: Gulabi, Mehr
MAC Lipsticks: Mocha, Yash
MAC Gulabi Lipstick
MAC Gulabi Lipstick
MAC Gulabi Lipstick
MAC Mehr Lipstick
MAC Mehr Lipstick
MAC Mehr Lipstick
MAC Mocha Lipstick
MAC Mocha Lipstick
MAC Mocha Lipstick
MAC Yash Lipstick
MAC Yash Lipstick
MAC Yash Lipstick
Product & Review FAQ
Where can I purchase these? How much is one?
MAC Cosmetics, in select stores, or online; $14.50. Mocha is permanent and available at all locations.
Is it limited edition?
All are limited edition except Mocha, which is permanent.
Any dupes?
See individual shade reviews.
What are you wearing on your eyes/lips/face?
On eyes, I am wearing Jaan eyeshadow on the lid, Vivah eyeshadow on the outer lid/crease, Folie in the crease, Burberry Trench to highlight, Ivy fluidline on upper lash line, Urban Decay Perversion on lower water line, Jaan eyeshadow on lower lash line. On cheeks, I am wearing Sur Blush. Lips are whatever is labeled beneath the photo.
this leans more toward foundation but how can u tell if ur skin is cooler toned, neutral toned or warmer toned?
Green veins = warm, blue veins = cool
What is the shelf life of a lipstick? And what do you do when a not yet 2 year old lipstick starts to smell bad (lose its vanilla scent)? Toss it? Or is there a way to salvage it? My fav mocha has started to smell!
Yay! Woo hoo! I bought a third Yash!
And like an idiot I bought a second Yash.
I really don't want tosay this but here goes: The Mickey Contractor line will probably be THE best collection that MAC will come up with for the whole of this year. I might as well also add that it has been one of the best in easy, yet interesting wearability that I have seen from MAC or anywhere in quite a long while.
I think Mehr looks similar to Laugh-a-Lot & Syrup. Maybe a matte version?
ok, i can definitely say that Mehr is 95% similar to Brave -a bit less intense, in my opinion-. Faux is lighter and rosier than Mehr. Gulabi, instead, looks pretty different on me than Girl About Town: slightly warmer (it reminds me OCC Pageant, but non as shiny) and lighter. on my NW10 skin looks much better than Girl About Town, which I can't pull off. hope it'll help someone ;)
Gulabi looks a lot like the permanent color called Lustering, which is nice.
How does Honeylove compare to Yash? Peachstock looks too yellow on me. I like Honeylove better. Do you think I'd like Yash?
I think you would!
I got both Mehr and Yash and I like them a lot! I have Honeylove side by side with Yash. What I can tell is that Honeylove definitely has more pink into it than Yash. Yash is certainly more neutral, and thus true to the website description. And at the same time Yash is not as close to yellow on me as Peachstock, thank God! :) Thanks a lot, Christine!
How does Honeylove compare to Yash?
I couldn't find mine to compare unfortunately!
Christine, I was wondering, how would Yash compare to Velvet Teddy? Cause I have Velvet Teddy, and I want Yash :P But there's no sense in getting Yash, if they're both quite similar.
Hi Christine! How would you compare Mehr to viva glam vi special edition. I'm really tempted to buy it on e-bay because I missed out on it but I'd much prefer buy in-store if Mehr is similar. Thanks so much!
I don't have VI SE!
Gulabi looks amazing on you! Your skintone works so well with so many different shades, I'm jealous!
Hi C! Was wondering whether to get Yash (definitely getting Mehr - which is also the name of my friend haha!). I have so many neutral lippies. I don't own freckletone nor Peachstock but was wondering if you knew if these other ones come close to Yash: Creme d' Nude Innocence Beware Marquise D The Faerie Glen Warm Me Up Those are the ones I currently have and if Yash is close to any of those then I won't get it. Thank you so much for your input! C.
Warm Me Up would be kind of close!
I bought a back up of Mehr and one of the Feline Kohl Power pencils just in case. I'm an NC45 and Mehr is one of the prettiest easy to wear pink lipsticks that has ever been made!
so glad you said this! There isn't a pro store near me, so I just placed my order over the phone and I've been going back and forth about whether getting Mehr was the right choice... It looks great on Christine, but I hope it looks good on my NC45 skin too!
I really like Gulabi and Mehr! <3
I'm definitely getting Mehr. Think it will work beautifully as an everyday lipstick.
Maybe I should take a look at Mocha though.....
I bought Mehr and I bought the Flesh lipglass but I wanted Yash to be a lot darker than it was and I'm sorry that it isn't so I left it alone. I left Gulabi alone too because I just bought Girl About Town and yeah they do look the same. Most of the Mickey Contractor line looked great and yeah I finally bought a Feline Kohl Power pencil from the Cham Pale range YAY!!!
Nope! I now have two Yashes and three Mehrs!
Gulabi was on my list when I saw the promo pics that were published, but seeing a swatch of it here has turned me off....way too bright for me :( no lipstick has me drooling yet...really sad as I was looking forward to this..
I just bought Girl About Town, Gulabi looks too similar to pick it up and Mehr looks nice seeing as how I don't have any neutral lipsticks.
They all look beautiful on you!
I love these colors, such amazing neutrals (well...let's just not speak of Gulabi). But I could duplicate all of these with my Lip Tars!
Ahhh love!!!
How do you choose when they're all gorgeous?? Answer - ya don't, ya get them all ..... lol
I was wondering how similar Gulabi is to Full Fuchsia. They look pretty close in your pictures, Gulabi being maybe a bit more blue? I'm especially curious about the difference in pigmentation…Full Fuchsia is very pigmented and very long-lasting on me, but it bleeds a lot leaving a pinky stain on my chin if I can't use a proper remover for touch-ups..
Please see this post: http://www.temptalia.com/mac-mickey-contractor-comparisons-dupes-for-lipscheeks
Mehr is really pretty. Mocha is permanent, so I can skip that. Yash is also nice, but looks a lot like lipsticks I already have. I'm glad there aren't many things I want from this collection. MAC is driving me a little nuts with all of these new, limited edition colors/products.
Hey! Could be the Lipstick Please Me a dupe for the Lipstick Mehr?
I don't have Please Me!
No Please Me I think is way lighter than Mehr.
Not a fan of MAC but I'm loving Yash ;) I hope this collection will come out in my country..
Oh MYYY :) Gulabi is the prettiest lipstick!! <3 I'm drooling over this WHOLE COLLECTION!!
mehr looks great. how does yash compare to honeylove?
Honeylove is probably not quite as peachy but they seem similar.
Mehr is lovely. Twig is darker and more on the plum side than this one.
love these colors ! how do you think they would look w/ nw45 skin tones ??
Good!
I'm happy to see another amplified finish (which is my favorite), so I'm excited to try it out! Can't wait!
How does Mehr compare to Pink Plaid, colour- and texturewise? I just got it recently, it's my first matte MAC l/s and I find it kind of dry on my lips. I'd like to get Mehr, but if it's the same texture as Pink Plaid, I'd pass.
I don't have Pink Plaid!
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