MAC Smoked Purple Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches
Monday, August 30th, 2010
MAC Smoked Purple Lipstick
The Sultry Season: MAC Smoked Purple Lipstick
MAC Smoked Purple Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, dark reddened purple. It’s not exactly the purple you first think of, but I find myself always gravitating back to using the word purple to describe the color. It’s incredibly dark, certainly vampy, and it packs quite a bit of color. It is a little on the dry side, though nothing overwhelmingly dry (a la Ruby Woo), so do take care and prep lips by exfoliating them prior to application.
Is this the right purple for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
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hi christine, is prince noir a permanent?
No!
OMG Love it
Great lipcolor
I am an African American woman and I have tried this lip color. Smoked purple, and I loved it. Haven't bought it yet but planning on it. This color goes good with my skin tone, especially when fall and winter come around!
Ooh la la. I will be buying this lipstick with the MAC Me Over collection. Such a hot color for the Fall/Winter. I love gothy colors.
What eyeliner are you wearing here?
In response to all the talk of whether or not it suits pale folk, I'm an NC15 with ginger hair. I own a lot of fairly strong, strange and subversive shades (Illamasqua's Disciple comes to mind..) including Cyber, and can honestly say I've never worn this EXCEPT for on Halloween, when I dressed up as the girl in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxvGHQHiY70 Otherwise it's just too drying, too messy and too likely to fade unevenly, leaving not a stain so much as a weird patchy lipliner effect. Also it's REALLY hard to apply. Not a good example of a MAC lipstick by any stretch.
This color is gorgeous despite being quite strong (and shoking). In fact, it almost looks identical to #C916D Ravin' Raisin by Wet 'N Wild. Hell I dare say they're pretty much the same. If you want to tone it down a little, just add some gloss, lip balm, chapstick, etc
Sorry posting again so i can be notified of a reply!
I really want to buy this lipstick, when you say PRO do you mean only people with a pro card can buy this shade?
It's only available at PRO stores, but anyone can purchase by either calling a PRO store and ordering via phone or buying in person.
will this look good on an N30 asian skin?
Yes!
Love it, esp. since this is what they used on the Proenza Schouler F/W 2010 runway show. I think it looked fantastic on the fair-skinned models and would translate well in real life. It looks like it's part of the regular lipstick collection now, too. :)
This looks exactly like Cyber just in a different finish.
I'm loving this color. Would you say it's darker or lighter than MAC's Cyber?
I think just a touch lighter!
hnnnnnnng when am I gonna have money again? 'cause I'm buying this.
I really wish this wasn't a PRO product. Is there anything in the normal MAC line that is a dupe for this? Or is it both lines?
Try Cyber!
Woooow!! this color looks sooo good on you Christine! :)
Thanks, Jessica!
Please, could you tell me which collection this lipstick belongs to?
PRO!
I'm really fair skinned, but have black hair/green eyes. The hubby thinks this would look hot on me ;) It's a supersexy color! Where can we find it?!
MAC PRO! Try Cyber at freestanding stores -- very similar.
Is this color close to violetta? I'm waiting to get it with the disney collection
Not at all!
How similar would you say this is to the MAC Cunning lipstick with Fabulous Felines? From the swatches I've seen I REALLY want that colour but don't know if I'll have the money in time to snag it - so I was looking for a good dupe for it. If so, which lipliner would you say to use it with, if any? (Sorry, had to submit again so I could click the "notify me" box! XD
More purple, less red. Closer to MAC Cyber, which is permanent.
I think Smoked Purple is gorgeous although it is only suitable for certain skin tones and if you are a goth!
ewww.
oh my, i'm in love with this shade, i'm in a big search to find colour like this, but we do not have pro here, and i don't live in the US, so Christine, could you recommend a good dupe for this?
Cyber!
Do not do it for me.
insist, black and deep purple lips, not for me...
I really want this color!! I just checked the MAC site and it didn't come up so I read through your comments and it says it's from the Pro store :( My cousin is leaving for the US in a few days and I was hoping I could ask her to pick this up for me. Can just anyone shop at MAC Pro or do you need to be a MUA/stylist? :) Thanks!
Anyone can shop at PRO :)
LOVE this! usually I only like light pinks and corals, but lately I've been loving really, really dark colours. I need to buy this.
I am about as pale as they come, and I ROCK this type of colour like you won't believe. My eyes look more blue, my teeth look super white and I feel so wicked you could just about put me on a broom and send me on my merry way. for some reason, this colour just rings my bells. Love it!
Hello Christine! I compared Smoked Purple with Cyber at the PRO store... to me they looked exactly the same! What do you think?
Yes, they're very very similar!
hipster is better than this...!! im sticking with that!
lol. i was stalking your archives..once again; and found you don't have a review of Ruby Woo. Would you recommend Ravishing on an NC 35 who likes PINKY corals?
Not really, since Ravishing is pretty much just peach :)
This color is completely gorgeous on you. I'm a MAC NC50 and I'm ordering this asap.
Thanks, Phelpsy!
Oh, I was forgetting... does it belong to a particular collection, is it pro...?
Just PRO!
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