The Spring Season: MAC Cherish Lipstick
Posted in: Lip Products, Lipstick, MAC Cosmetics, Product Photos/Swatches, The Spring SeasonDate: February 9th, 2010
The Spring Season: MAC Cherish Lipstick
MAC Cherish Lipstick ($14.00) is a rich, creamy beige nude. It has an incredibly smooth and creamy feel with a light glossy sheen. I love it, because it’s well-pigmented and gives me nearly full coverage on my lips. Cherish is one of my go-to nude lipsticks for whenever I wear a really dramatic, smoky eye. It works well to complement the look without competing with it or washing it out. Like all MAC lipsticks, it’s vanilla-scented (but not too sweet or cloying–one of the best lipstick scents of all-time, in my humble opinion!), comes in a black bullet, and lasts a good four hours or so on me.
Is this the right nude lipstick for you? Would you wear it?
The Spring Season is a series of posts featuring my favorite soft beige, coral, and pink lipsticks and lipglosses — all perfect for the first blossom of spring — that runs through March 2010.
See photos and swatches…
Christy
Tuesday, February 9, 2010One of my fave shades too! It’s such a great nude to any time.
grace
Tuesday, February 9, 2010It looks fantastic! I wonder if it will work on my skintone :/
Elisa
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Lovely shade!
amy
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I haven’t noticed this one yet and I definitely will pick it up eventually.
Erin
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I’ve wanted to try this nude for a while! Maybe I’ll try it out on my next B2M journey. :] It looks beautiful on you, Christine!
Nat
Tuesday, February 9, 2010do you think cherish will look good on an NC43/NC44 skin tone?
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Yes :)
Stef
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Wow, I don’t know how I don’t know about Cherish! Actually, I do. I think sometimes I’m so focused on the LE stuff that I miss gems like this one.
I’m forever searching for a perfect nude and I think you may have just shown it to me. Thanks!
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Ohh, you may like Honeylove, too… another gem that’s permanent!
daphne
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Huh! Looks like a pretty good substitute for Brave New Bronze on the sad day that I run out of that lippie…would you say that’s accurate, Christine? I mean, same finish and everything too. I sure like this one a lot.
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I’d try Brave, Faux, or Cosmo, actually.
Marina
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Hey,
its my first comment!!
I looooooove Cherish. It was my first MAC lipstick!
Kerry
Tuesday, February 9, 2010hey christine :) im just wondering.. how does this compare to myth? or creme d’nude? x
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Darker than both, warmer than Myth.
Kerry
Monday, February 22, 2010i only just remembered today that i left a comment on this because i didnt check the notify by email box.. woops lol
anywayy.. thanks for replying :) just wondering, what mac nude would you recommend for nw20 skin? thankyou x
Christine
Monday, February 22, 2010I’d recommend one like Cherish or Honeylove!
dolce aria
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I own this lipstick adn enjoy it, on occasion.
A note for pale/rosy girls though, or girls with highly pink pigmented lips. Swatch it before you fall in love.
I’m NC 15, and a lot of time I have to put rosy glosses over it because it just goes on so dark and BROWN on me. I actually have to work a bit ot get it to look even remotely natural.
Awesome shade though!
Janella
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Christine,
Do you think this shade would look ok on an NC45?
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I think it would, but it might seem/look a bit paler.
Ryan
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Hey I was woundering if cherish is anything like treasured from baroque boudoir collection? I missed out on it (to expensive!) and im looking for a dupe. Any suggestions?
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I think it’s a bit deeper, but it might make a good enough dupe :)
Sarah M
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I love this lipstick. One of my staple colours! :-)
Joanne
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I discovered this lipstick when I was on a hunt for a dupe of “Brave New Bronze” from the Style Warriors collection. I love it!
Andrea
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I bought Cherish completely by chance and I love it! Since I have pigmented lips it’s great to have a different wash of colour.
Andrea
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Hmmm does this look like 2n lipglass? I can’t tell
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Kind of.. since it’s a lipstick, it’s definitely hard to compare the two, lol! It’s more pigmented, a little dark, and warmer, I’d say.
Andrea
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I couldent tell because I was on my phone lol but do you know of a lipstick color that looks how 2n looks in the tube? like not how 2n looks on the lips but just in the tube lol I hope im making sense
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Hmm, yes, kind of. I think it might be a lil’ darker :)
Trisha Mae!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Ah! One of my HG nudes for my NC42 skin. Gorgeous on you as always, Christine.♥
Rocio
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Hey Christine do you think this color is very close to Peachstock from MAC, if so do u think is worth having both lipsticks or sticking to one is great enough? thank you.
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Browner and a little darker than Peachstock. I don’t think you necessarily need both though – could definitely get away with just one.
DarlaS
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Loove this color! Are you wearing a lip liner with it! If so, which one?
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Nope, no liner!
Christy
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I just added this to my “wishlist”! I have just recently got into lipstick, as I use to only use lip gloss. But I have fallen in love. I just got MAC Myth and I LOVE IT!
DoDe
Tuesday, February 9, 2010*runs out to get cherish…immediately*
Lizzie
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I went to this shade after High Tea failed to show up on my lips. I now wear it almost everyday, even as a base to mute out some of my crazy colours!
JEN
Tuesday, February 9, 2010wow that’s a really nice shade! it kind of reminds me of “warm me up” lipstick by mac when it came out with the warm and cozy collection.
jackie
Tuesday, February 9, 2010you should do review on MAC CREME DE NUDE
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Thanks for the suggestion, Jackie! I already have all of the lipsticks/glosses for the Spring Season picked out at this point and I am over budget… in the sense that I have more picks than days!
Mariah
Tuesday, February 9, 2010It looks so pretty on you! I don’t know if it’d work on me though because of my ungodly paleness, lol. How would you say it compares to Hue? Or Brave New Bronze?
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Browner than Hue, more opaque, creamier. About the same lightness of BNB, but it doesn’t have any of the pink of BNB. BNB is probably closer to Cosmo or Fabby.
Carrie
Tuesday, February 9, 2010This is a shade I’ve been wanting to get for a while. I love nudes and soft pinks, and MAC lipsticks are fantastic.
Janis
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I love this color. I have fair skin and Cherish and Honey Love are my favorite nude.
Brenda
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I’m in the 20 range (NW/NC 20) and Cherish as well as Jubilee looks quite dark on me. It’s more brown and I have fairly pigmented lips so its even darker.
Nhu
Tuesday, February 9, 2010i’m a NC37, would it be a nice nude for my skin?
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010I think so!
LuckyHet
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I absolutely love this color. Fafinettex3 on you tube recommended this to me and she was right it looks great on NC40 skin!
Diana
Tuesday, February 9, 2010This color is beautiful. I’ve been looking for a nude Mac lipstick and I think this might be it. I tried to like creme de nude and myth but they just don’t work for me IMO….they look really dry on me (and I take really good care of my lips) This one looks so buttery. I’m an NC30 do you think it will work for me?
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Yes! I’m NC25 :)
mkdallas
Tuesday, February 9, 2010This looks fabulous and while I like Cherish on myself, it certainly is a different color on me. I’m fair (NW25) and it looks quite a bit darker. Half And Half & Up-Note are probably the most perfect nudes for my complexion and pigmented lips. This color is really beautiful on you, Christine!
babicsek
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Christine do you have Creme d’Nude from MAC? I so would like to see a swatch of it:D
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010I don’t think so, but I’ll check… I think I gave it away to a friend!
Candice
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Will this color work well with darker complexions?
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Yes!
Sasha B
Tuesday, February 9, 2010what’s the finish?
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Satin, I believe!
Victoria
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I’m trying to decide if I should get Freckletone or Cherish, which do you like better? I’m about the same coloring as you
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010I like Cherish for more of a true nude.
scarlettholly
Tuesday, February 9, 2010ooh, this looks like a gorgeous pink nude on you. Another one added to my ever growing shopping list ;) I am in love with pinky nude colors that sometimes I think I should really check out other parts of the color spectrum though.
Serene
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Hey Christine, I was just wondering if you can do comparison between the cherish lipstick and the brave new bronze? I heard those two are similar, and I’ve always been looking for dupes for brave new bronze, since its LE.. please and thanks =)
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Try Cosmo or Fabby for Brave new Bronze dupe! IMO, Cherish is not it.
Verojo
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Soooo planning on buying this on my next shopping trip to Mac. Thanks for the tips and swatches.
johnfiend
Tuesday, February 9, 2010i love this colour but my lips are naturally quite dark – yet im NW15 colour. so when i wear this – it looks more brown, from the darkness of my lip. I live in Perth – been chasing Creme d’ nude for about a year now – it’s been sold out ALL year round. Will you be swatching Creme d’ nude?
Christine
Tuesday, February 9, 2010I don’t think so… I think it was sold out when I went to gather up different nudes from MAC. I’m also totally overbooked with entries for the Spring Season (I think I still have 75 more to go…) :(
Emily
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Cherish is my first Mac lipstick. I wanted a nude and I had heard that most people choose Myth, but I thought it was too pale for me. I like the color and it does last for a while, but my lips dry out easily and I feel that Cherish is a bit drying. It looks great on you though!
Julia
Tuesday, February 9, 2010It’s absolutely gorgeous, but it might be a little too…opaque? for me.
Jess
Tuesday, February 9, 2010your so lucky that lip products last so long on you! on me they tend to last 2 hours or less =/
Great color…i havent noticed it before glad you shared this,looks lovely!
Hilana
Tuesday, February 9, 2010A Beautiful nude. Especially on a darker skin. :)
Hilana
Tuesday, February 9, 2010Oh, I just read Dolce Aria’s note. I also knew this shade would not suit me because of my skin colouring.
Christine, what would you recommend for a blonde pale person with more pinkish undertones?
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Hue or Hug Me
Yleana
Wednesday, February 10, 2010omg! ok i have this lipstick but mine looks way darker than in your pictures! (ino there is a difference btw pics and real life) but the difference is huge…. there is only one cherish rite? ( mine is satin finish)
Christine
Thursday, February 11, 2010Our natural lip pigmentation can really change up the way a lipstick looks, so that would probably be why!
Rocio
Thursday, February 11, 2010how would u compare this lipstick to Peachstock by MAC? are they alike? is it worth having both?
thank you
Christine
Friday, February 12, 2010Browner/darker!
Ani_BEE
Monday, February 22, 2010That shade looks perfect for your skin tone. ;)
sundaze
Monday, March 8, 2010Cheris is my go to nude. Love, love, love it!
Azura
Sunday, March 14, 2010My fav nude lip color all the time! this is the exact dupe for MAC limited edition brave new bronze (style warrior collection). I received a lot of compliment every time i wore this lipstick. Sometime when i buought lunch a lady asked me what u’re wearing on ur lips?it look very natural n pretty too…i said, go to mac and ask for cherish!
Sam W
Monday, March 15, 2010How different is this from Cosmo?
Christine
Wednesday, March 17, 2010Way less pink!
MirandaRae
Monday, May 3, 2010I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy mac came out with a shade like this. Im a big fan of Clinique’s “perfect beige” but it was discontinued a long time ago and Ive coveted my little tube of it for years. I picked up this shade on Saturday and it was like xmas. It was so exciting for me to find a beige again that is just right and doesn’t have any sparkle to it.
Rachel
Monday, May 10, 2010To all you NC30-NC35 ladies:
COP THIS!!! Best nude shade out there for you young, light-skinned ladies, like myself. My lips are pretty pigmented and this gives me the nicest nude colour on my lips. If you feel this is too peachy for you, go for Blankety, which is exactly the same but more of a pinky-colour. Perfect for NWs. Hope this helped!
<3
Chrystynar
Saturday, June 19, 2010My cherish looks sooo much browner in the tube i got today, I’m an NC37 and it’s not nude at all. Is it just the flash in your photos that make it brighter? x
Christine
Tuesday, June 22, 2010Hmm, maybe a little darker, but it’s pretty accurate!