MAC Explicit Lipglass Review, Photos, Swatches
MAC Explicit Lipglass
The Sultry Season: MAC Explicit Lipglass
MAC Explicit Lipglass ($14.50 for 0.17 fl. oz.) is a sheer taupe-brown kind of lipgloss. It’s gray, it’s taupe, it’s the grayest mauve. I think Explicit is such an interesting shade, and it works really well layered over darker, vampier shades for some shimmer and glossiness while not reducing the boldness of the lipstick itself. Worn alone, it darkens my natural lip color just a touch while adding a ton of taupe and light brown shimmer on lips while the base color is rather sheer. Like all MAC lipglasses, it is one of the stickier glosses on the market and has a vanilla scent.
Is this the right brown for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
See photos and swatches…
I love that you review so many colors during the seasons themes that I’ve always wondered what they really look like! Since the MAC swatches on the website are so off, and really any make-up website usually is, these are always helpful and interesting!
🙂 Thanks!
Ooooh, I want this!! I think I need to start making a list of things I want from the Sultry Season. LOL.
OHHH! I have this one too! It’s one of my favorites plus spirited is great 😀
Love this one!
I used to always wear this gloss in high school. I was thinking about picking it up again. Now I definitly am.
Very pretty. This may be the shade I’ve been looking for.
Love it! Is it perm?
Yes!
Yes it is. I love it. It’s one of my favs.
Looks like a frosty version of chai. Very pretty!
Oh, no. Now there’s another MAC Lipglass I want. 🙂
I used to wear this EVERYDAY! I wore it over Odyssey Lipstick and loved it, but I branched out and totally forgot my love for this lipglass…may have to purchase it again.
I’ve been looking at Explicit (and Chai) every time I pass by the lipglasses in MAC. Ha ha. It’s a really interesting color in the tube, but I don’t like silver-y shimmer, so it’s a pass.
Do you think someone with pale NC15 skin can pull of taupe or brown lips?
Yes! 🙂
i’m not getting this too much. just looks like a clear gloss with sparkles….
Could you maybe do a look with a vampy berry shade and this on top per your post? I’d like to see how that’d look!
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If I find a way to fit in, I definitely will!
Funny you posted this. I just found my barely used tube of this last week and started using it again the other day. I love it!
Ooh I like ! I think I want it
Explicit is my favourite Lipglass shade of all time. Yes!
My favorite. I pair it with Chestnut lip pencil and blend.
I have to try this combo =)
Wow this would be a pretty xmas season color. It’s so glittery and pretty, it reminds me of the holidays!
I wonder, Christine did you find this to be paticularly frosty? It looks like it in the photo of the product, not so much on your lips..so I thought it could be the angle? what did you think?
It’s really, really shimmery. I don’t know if I’d say frosty so much as packed full of shimmer – but I could see someone calling it frosty.
Gorgeous, one more to my wish-list!!!
wow! it looks so much better on the lips than in the tube
Gooorgeous!
Isn’t it amazing how gorgeous this looks on your lips?
The swatch does not look nearly as pretty as the colour on your lips.
Lovely.
Thanks, Hilana!
Love this lipglass!!! think is in the range o my favorite shade for lips, but different =O)
Wow I’m NC 50 or so and it looks super silvery on me. I’m pretty much over the shade (reminds me of the silver version of Oh Baby). I like it on you though!
Ooh! Thanks for reviewing this shade, I would have never known about it otherwise! I want to get it and layer it over MAC O lipstick.
This is exactly the color I’ve been looking for!!!!!! Thank you!!!
I wouldn’t even bother swatching this lipglass by just looking at it in the tube. but it’s actually gorgeous! thanks, christine =)