MAC x Selena Lip Pencils Reviews & Swatches (Quick)
Selenaville
MAC Selenaville Lip Pencil ($17.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a light, pink-red with cool undertones and a matte finish. It might have been the firmest, sharpest lip pencil I ever had the displeasure of swatching! It was physically painful to try and swatch it on my arm, which made it harder to work with, period. It would be best used as a liner but not to fill-in as a base as a result–too much tugging for semi-sheer to semi-opaque, uneven coverage.
In the past, MAC lip pencils have worn like iron–six hours or longer, especially deeper, red-based hues like this–and are lightly drying to non-drying on their own. I’ve swatched an unusually high number of lip products in the last couple of weeks, and my lips just were not in a state where I could handle testing this shade specifically for longevity, which is why it’s a brief review.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Jubilee (LE, $7.00) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Trust in Red (P, $19.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Blood Lust (PiP, $25.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Follow Your Heart (LE, $17.50) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Hot Cakes (LE, $5.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Wonderland (P, $20.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Bite Beauty #078 (P, $18.00) is darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop Bossy (LE, $5.00) is darker (85% similar).
- NARS Misdemeanor (PiP, $24.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Such a Beauty (LE, $5.00) is warmer (80% similar).
Selenaville
LELimited Edition. $17.50.
Entre a Mi Mundo
MAC Entre a Mi Mundo Lip Pencil ($17.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a light-medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single stroke, which applied evenly across my skin and could be layered without bunching up. The texture was firm with some tugging, but it wasn’t painful to use, though it is more comfortable to use to line around the edge of lips rather than to fill in. I’d recommend holding it at a slight slant and using the edge to fill in, which was fairly comfortable.
In the past, MAC lip pencils have worn like iron–six hours or longer–and are lightly drying to non-drying on their own. I’ve swatched an unusually high number of lip products in the last couple of weeks, and my lips just were not in a state where I could handle testing this shade specifically for longevity, which is why it’s a brief review.
Top Dupes
- Estee Lauder Victoria (LE, $30.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Spice (PiP, $17.50) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Muneca (P, $5.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
Due to my having a zillion Nyx Slim Lip Pencils in my arsenal, I probably don’t need another lip pencil for another five years! They last forever and they wear just like MAC lip pencils; iron-like. However, *if* I did get one it would be the nude brown shade Entre A Mi Mundo.
Thank you for swatching these! Much appreciated 🙂
Glad it helped 🙂
Oh no, I was looking forward to Selenaville. It is in my favored shade and I like to use a pencil all over the lips to add some wear time to my lipsticks. I may pick it up anyway and see if I can make it work with a very lite balm underneath. I do love the shade.
How did MAC mess up a red lip pencil that badly? They’ve made dozens of them. They should be able to do it with their eyes closed and one hand tied behind their back.
It’s amazing how one pencil can be excellent and the other not….MAC you are doing our heads in!