MAC Wonder Woman: Lipsticks Review, Photos, Swatches
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
MAC Wonder Woman Lipsticks
MAC Wonder Woman: Lipsticks
MAC WONDER WOMAN LIPSTICK ($15.50 for 0.10 oz.) include four shades: Heroine (brown bronze), Marquise d’ (sandy cream peach), Russian Red (intense blue red), and Spitfire (bright creamy magenta).
- Heroine is a rich, molten bronzed brown with a metallic sheen. It is nearly opaque in color, though not quite. This is a frost finish. It seems like a less red version of Strength.
- Marquise d’ is a semi-sheer pinky-nude with soft champagne sheen. This is a lustre finish, and it is a repromote. It’s a little like Shy Girl, though lighter and sheerer.
- Russian Red is a rich, creamy blue-based red. This is a matte finish and part of the permanent range. This is not one of MAC’s drying mattes, though!
- Spitfire is a dark pink with magenta. This is a satin finish. It is pinker than Style Curve, pinker and less bright than Petals & Peacocks, similar to Smashbox Flirty. Anyone else think it’s a little muted for something named Spitfire?
my thoughts on the formula: MAC Lipsticks are vanilla-scented but taste-free. I typically get four hours of wear, but some of the lighter lustre and glaze finishes tend to disappear by hour three. Amplified cremes and amplified finishes, however, tend to go beyond four. I find the formula comfortable to wear and not drying (but not moisturizing–a couple of the matte shades can be drying).
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- Product: 27/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
final thoughts: Heroine will suit warmer complexions slightly better than cooler ones, while the other three are wearable by both cool and warm skin tones. Russian Red looks stunning on light to dark and cool to warm. Keep in mind, Russian Red is permanent, so you can save $1 by buying it in regular packaging. Spitfire is rather dupeable as MAC has put out several pinky-purple shades in the past six months.
where to buy: MAC Cosmetics
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MAC Wonder Woman Lipsticks
MAC Wonder Woman Lipsticks: Heroine, Marquise d’, Russian Red, Spitfire
MAC Wonder Woman Lipsticks: Heroine, Marquise d’, Russian Red, Spitfire (Flash)
MAC Wonder Woman Lipsticks: Heroine, Marquise d’, Russian Red, Spitfire
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MAC Heroine Lipstick
MAC Marquise d’ Lipstick
MAC Marquise d’ Lipstick
MAC Russian Red Lipstick
MAC Russian Red Lipstick
MAC Spitfire Lipstick
MAC Spitfire Lipstick
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Product & Review FAQ
When and where can I purchase? How much is it?
MAC Wonder Woman will be available in-stores on February 10th, 2011 (North America) and March 2011 (International). It will be online approximately February 8th, possibly as early as the 7th. Many stores are holding unveilings on February 1st--call your local store to ask (or ask if they know of any in your area) to RSVP. PRO stores generally launch collections one week prior, so February 3rd, 2011. The collection will be available at all counters and freestanding stores. $15.50.
Is it limited edition?
Yes, except Russian Red is permanent.
When will you review X?
I will review everything as soon as humanly possible. I'm working as quickly as possible to get through the process. Thank you for your patience!
Any dupes?
See individual shade reviews.
What are you wearing in the full face photos?
MAC Valiant Eyeshadow Quad, MAC Pink Power Mineralize Skinfinish on cheeks, MAC Army of Amazons Opulash Mascara, and the lips are as indicated below that particular photo.
Hi chris ! u might have heard this question OVER AND OVER but can you recommend a really close color dupe for "spitfire" l/s? i cant find one that looks similar to it. ideas?
MAC doesn't have a dupe for it in the permanent line!
Would you say Marquise D is anything like Guerlain's Galia Rouge G LIpstick?
No, not really - Galia is more opaque and has more depth.
Love Pink Power on your cheeks and Marquise'D looks so nice! Russian Red is hot on you, too!
If this was 1995 I'd buy Heroine right now because back around that time I bought Fetish, Shag, and X-S and the MAC MUAs were encouraging me to buy 'O' as well, which I never did. Fetish and Shag I still have and they are very pretty colors but just buying Heroine right now would just give me flashbacks.
They all look good on you Christine. And your skin in these pics, has never looked better. Whatever's on your skin here, makes you look perfect and luminous and shimmery! Spitfire looks good and not so dupe-able to me, I dunno. The Russian Red looks good on you, but not on me. The Marquise D' covers up your lip birth mark, and Heroine actually looks hot on you in a disco-y late 70s early 80s way because of the frost.
LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE the Heraine on you in the close-up pic. Wow! What a great combo the way u did your eyes and the colors u used with that lip. I also like the Spitfire on you. Guess u can tell I'm a gal who loves those warm shades. But w/your warm, tortoise shell eyes, they look great on you. Do u like the feel and wear of Mac over Chanel lips? Thx Rhonda
I prefer Chanel over MAC!
How do you think Marquise d’ would look on my very pigmented lips? And color-wise, how does it compare to Sandy B because I know you say Sandy B is frostier, but how do the color differ? Which is more opaque?
two questions. first, is marquise d' similar to sandy b? second, would marquise d' show up on nc40 skintones? it looks pretty sheer.
Please check out this post: http://www.temptalia.com/mac-wonder-woman-lipstick-lipglass-comparisons-dupes It will show up, since it is based on your lips and not your skin tone, but it is a light shade.
do you think you would be able too do a comparison of Marquise d’ with Hue, Creme D Nude just so we can see how nude the colour really is?
Please see the dupes post that I already posted - thank you!
Hey Christine so I'm guessing that these lipsticks aren't as jumbo as the lipglassess and the MSFs? LOL
They're regular size!
I'm soooo excited to bur Marquis d'! All of the lipsticks look stunning on you Christine!!
I really love them all! worth the $62 investment to me? I still have 2 days to think about it!
Did you get a new camera? Everything looks really nice!
Nope, it's the same one!
love marquise'd but really hate the packaging!! :(
I already have Marquise D' so I won't pick that up, but I'm definitely interested in Spitfire since I'll *hopefully* be going to a Katy Perry concert in July and I think it fits that occasion perfectly. Thanks so much for the swatches and all your hard work you put into this blog!
I want all of the lip products! Such lovely colours! Heroine is calling to me, even though it would probably look horrid on my nc15 skin. Maybe with a red lip liner underneath and a reddish gloss on top?
Cool, pretty!
Ahhh love love love! I'm also really digging all your photos since the unveiling... new camera? New lighting? Whatever it is, it's awesome!
Yep. I need all the lipsticks, too. *sigh* So far, I'm needing all the lip products. I'm not sure on the e/s quads, though.
Did you change lights for photoshoot? The swatches on your lips aren't such real than the past. I have Russian Red and the color is less orange and darker, isn't it?
All photos are color accurate - Russian Red is blue-based, but when I wear it, it pulls orange on me - which is probably due to my warmer skin tone :)
Marquise d' + heroine + spitfire = in my pocket. I was hesitating with marquise d' but after having read and seen your swatches, Christine, I added it in my wish-list.
Amazing swatches, you do not need to retake the pictures again!! What eyeshadow are you wearing? (sorry if you already mentioned it, I couldn't find it)
It's listed in the FAQ!
hey christine.....just wanted to say that i absolutely love your review videos!!!! can you tell me how innocence beware lipstick compares to marquise d' lipstick from this collection?......really looking forward to your response!
It doesn't - it's not as pink.
The pictures look great, please don't worry about it. I am a recent haunter of your site. You are amazing! Thank you for all the work you do! I never was daring enough to try Russian Red but it looks so good on you... You're tempting me! (sorry bad pun) Ps. quick question: Is Marquise D' similar to Hue?
Less pink!
Wow, these pictures look awesome! Whatever setting you have it on... keep it! They look super hi-def! :)
Are these jumbo sized too?
As mentioned in the post, these are the same size as regular lipsticks!
I love Marquise d' but I hate the packaging =(
heroine is *so* gorgeous on you, christine!
Wow...I'm surprised how much I like the lipsticks (and the glosses) from this collection! I hate the packaging so I probably won't buy anything but I honestly love all of them !(Espeically marquise d'...it's the perfect icy pink and it's a lustre which I loooove...maybe I can find it somewhere online since it's a repremote?) Heroine looks super sexy on you btw!
do you think catharina is dupe for spitfire?
No.
is Spitfire really close to Up The Amp and Petals & Peacock? could you possible do a dupes swatch? :) love your post!
Nope, not at all.
OMG! I think I need all of them. I'm nc15, but Heroine is totally calling me. Do you think Marquis'd is similar to Innocence Beware? Thanks for all your hard work. It is really appreciated!
It's not as pink.
I love Marquis d' and Spitfire- will probably pick one of them up. Heroine is amazing, I would never wear it though. I thinkmy mom would LOVE Heroine!
I agree the photos look better! What kind of lighting are you using if you don't mind? I love the Heroine on you! Wish I could pull it off.
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