MAC Devil's Food Lipstick ($15.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a "glossy deep plum [with a] frost [finish]." It's a burgundy-brown with barely-there ruby red micro-shimmer. Maybelline Plum Paradise is redder, brighter. Chanel Baroque is less red, browner. MAC Approaching Storm is...

MAC Lavender Whip Lipstick ($15.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a "light cool lavender [with a] Cremesheen [finish]." It's a pink-tinted lavender with a soft, pearly finish. MAC Nocturnal Instincts is darker, more mauve, less pink. MAC Budding Love is more lavender. MAC Quite...

MAC Sounds Like Noise Lipstick ($15.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a "bright true orange matte." It's a brightened warm-toned orange with a smidgen of red in the undertone and a satiny finish (it doesn't read entirely matte). That lack of red is actually what makes it...

MAC Heroine Lipstick ($15.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a "bright violet/purple." It's a medium-dark, red-toned purple with a satin finish. Heroine originally launched with Reel Sexy last March. MAC Seductive Intent is slightly lighter...