MAC Enhance Me Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour x 6 Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Enhance Me

MAC Enhance Me Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour x 6 Palette ($40.00 for 0.21 oz.) consists of six cream-based shades that can be used on lips or cheeks. The Casual Colour formula is supposed to be a cheek and lip color with a “dewy” glow that’s blendable and hydrating. In general, I like the Casual Colour as a cream blush–pigmented, blendable, long-wearing–but it falls flat as a lip color, as there’s an almost powder-like feel once they’re on that makes the formula feel clingy and slightly drying over time. The best way (that I’ve found) to use them as a lip color is to apply them lightly on the lips and topped with a balm or sheer gloss as more of a subtle lip stain.

Enhance Me

LELimited Edition. $40.00.

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

86%

Total

Valiant

Valiant is a light, peachy beige with warm undertones and a fine pearl finish. It had medium, buildable color payoff that applied evenly to my cheeks. It seemed less buildable on my lips compared to when I tried it as a blush, though. The consistency was creamy, emollient without being greasy or tacky, and was blendable on the skin. It wore well for seven hours on my cheeks and three hours on my lips (but it was drying).

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Tarte Trustworthy (LE, $29.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
bareMinerals The Big Break (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
NYX Soft Spoken (P, $6.50) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Romance (P, $10.00) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
Zoeva Shy Beauty (P, $11.80) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
LORAC Unimaginable (LE, ) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
bareMinerals The Spring Fling (LE, $22.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
MAC Perfect Topping (2014) (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Flesh & Fantasy (506) (P, $42.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
Laura Geller Cantaloupe (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, warmer, less glossy (85% similar).

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Valiant

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

C+

7.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

78%

Total

Marvelous

Marvelous is a muted, medium peachy beige with warm undertones and a soft sheen. It had mostly opaque coverage, though it was incredibly blendable due to the lightly emollient, creamy consistency, so it was easy to get sheerer coverage out of it when used as a blush and fuller coverage when used as a lip color. It wore well for seven hours on my cheeks and four hours on my lips (no stain with this shade).

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ColourPop Mallrat (LE, $8.00) is lighter (90% similar).
NARS Fame (LE, $30.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
NYX Pink the Town (P, $6.50) is brighter, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
Black Opal Hibiscus (P, $8.95) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
Bobbi Brown Nude Peach (DC, $30.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Chanel Espiegle (DC, $45.00) is darker, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Too Faced Papa Don't Peach (LE, ) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
Hourglass Dim Infusion (P, $40.00) is warmer, less glossy (85% similar).

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Marvelous

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

Heavenly

Heavenly is a bright, medium magenta with cool, blue undertones and a natural sheen. It had good pigmentation–nearly opaque–that applied and blended out easily on cheeks and lips. The color lasted for seven hours on my cheeks, and it lasted for five hours on the lips, though the wear on the lips was less comfortable and drying over time.

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LORAC Unashamed (LE, ) is less glossy (95% similar).
NARS Desire (P, $30.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
ColourPop Homie (DC, $8.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
ColourPop Pie (DC, $8.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
MAC Saucy Miss (P, $16.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
NYX Electro (P, $6.50) is more shimmery, less glossy (95% similar).
Sephora I'm Shocked (09) (P, $14.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
MAC Bright Pink (P, $16.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
Surratt Beauty Se Pomponner (P, $32.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
Urban Decay Savage (LE, ) is less glossy (95% similar).

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Heavenly

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Contrary

Contrary is a bright, medium orange-red with warm undertones and a natural sheen. The pigmentation was mostly opaque, and it was buildable, so full coverage was possible with two layers of product. It had a creamy consistency that wasn’t too slippery, so it was easy to apply and blend out but did not slide around while worn. On my lips, the product felt thinner and somewhat drying over the five hours it lasted. On my cheeks, it wore well for eight hours.

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MAC Adobe Brick (LE, $24.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
NYX Crimson (P, $6.50) is less glossy (95% similar).
MAC All Year Red (LE, ) is glossier (90% similar).
theBalm Cobbler (PiP, ) is glossier (90% similar).
ColourPop Erotic (P, $5.00) is more shimmery, brighter, less glossy (90% similar).

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Contrary

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

Fiery

Fiery is a medium-dark red with subtle, warm undertones and a soft sheen. It had good, buildable color payoff with a creamy, lightly emollient consistency that applied well to cheeks and set to a natural finish (not tacky, not entirely powder-like). As a lip color, the thinner texture seemed to emphasize the natural texture of my lips, which made them appear drier, and the formula felt clingy and drying, though it lasted for five hours. On cheeks, the blush wore well for seven hours.

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MAC Glamour Feast (LE, $21.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Cerise (P, $24.00) is darker (85% similar).
NARS Seduction (P, $30.00) is darker, less glossy (85% similar).
NARS Realm of the Senses #2 (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer, less glossy (85% similar).

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Fiery

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

86%

Total

Petulant

Petulant is a dark plum with subtle, warm undertones and a soft sheen. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation paired with a creamy, moderately emollient consistency that was easy to blend out on the cheeks and spread across the lips. It did not seem quite as drying on the lips as other shades in the palette, though it was still a bit drying over the five hours it wore for. The color wore for seven and a half hours on my cheeks.

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MAC Restores Dazzle (LE, $21.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Viseart Plum #3 (PiP, ) is less glossy (95% similar).
MAC Fever (P, $24.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
IT Cosmetics Magical in Mauve (P, $24.00) is cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
Tarte Does This Thing Really Work? (LE, $29.00) is lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
Urban Decay TMI (DC, $26.00) is more muted, less glossy (90% similar).
NARS Ferocious (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Biscotti (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Pretty Thing (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).

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Petulant

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

86%

Total

MAC Enhance Me Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour x 6 Palette

MAC Valiant Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Marvelous Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Heavenly Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Contrary Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Fiery Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Petulant Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Enhance Me Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour x 6 Palette

MAC Valiant Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Marvelous Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Heavenly Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Contrary Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Fiery Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Petulant Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

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MAC Enhance Me Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour x 6 Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Enhance Me

Enhance Me

LELimited Edition. $40.00.

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Valiant

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Valiant

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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Marvelous

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Marvelous

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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Heavenly

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Heavenly

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Contrary

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Contrary

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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Fiery

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Fiery

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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Petulant

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Petulant

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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