The Spring Season: MAC Cherish Lipstick
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
MAC Cherish Lipstick
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.
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Hey Christine! This is my first comment, but I'm an avid reader of Temptalia. Your reviews have helped me so much when it comes to beauty purchases! I must admit, I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to makeup. I've never worn a MAC foundation, so I don't exactly know what my shade would be, but it is very close to NC35, maybe slightly lighter. Would you recommend Cherish or Yash for a warmer nude lip? I understand that Yash is almost identical to this, but more matte and browner. Thanks for any help in advance!
My 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
Hmm, maybe a little darker, but it's pretty accurate!
To 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
I 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.
How different is this from Cosmo?
Way less pink!
My 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!
Cheris is my go to nude. Love, love, love it!
That shade looks perfect for your skin tone. ;)
how would u compare this lipstick to Peachstock by MAC? are they alike? is it worth having both? thank you
Browner/darker!
omg! 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)
Our natural lip pigmentation can really change up the way a lipstick looks, so that would probably be why!
Oh, 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?
Hue or Hug Me
A Beautiful nude. Especially on a darker skin. :)
your 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!
It's absolutely gorgeous, but it might be a little too...opaque? for me.
Cherish 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!
i 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?
I 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...) :(
Soooo planning on buying this on my next shopping trip to Mac. Thanks for the tips and swatches.
Hey 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 =)
Try Cosmo or Fabby for Brave new Bronze dupe! IMO, Cherish is not it.
ooh, 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.
I'm trying to decide if I should get Freckletone or Cherish, which do you like better? I'm about the same coloring as you
I like Cherish for more of a true nude.
what's the finish?
Satin, I believe!
Will this color work well with darker complexions?
Yes!
Christine do you have Creme d'Nude from MAC? I so would like to see a swatch of it:D
I don't think so, but I'll check... I think I gave it away to a friend!
This 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!
This 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?
Yes! I'm NC25 :)
I absolutely love this color. Fafinettex3 on you tube recommended this to me and she was right it looks great on NC40 skin!
i'm a NC37, would it be a nice nude for my skin?
I think so!
I'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.
I love this color. I have fair skin and Cherish and Honey Love are my favorite nude.
This is a shade I've been wanting to get for a while. I love nudes and soft pinks, and MAC lipsticks are fantastic.
It 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?
Browner 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.
you should do review on MAC CREME DE NUDE
Thanks 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!
wow 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.
I 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!
*runs out to get cherish...immediately*
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