MAC Get the Hint & Sweet Deal Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Get the Hint
MAC Get the Hint Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had a smooth, lightly creamy texture that was slightly dense but not overly thick, so it applied comfortably across my lips and didn’t separate noticeably along my deeper lip lines while delivering full color coverage.
I would recommend exfoliating prior to using this shade, though, as it had more potential for emphasizing lip texture. It stayed on well for four and a half hours and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Pigment of Your Imagination (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Tatin (P, $24.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Nude Nouveau (P, $32.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Clinique Blush Pop (P, $19.50) is darker, warmer, glossier (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Unrivaled (213) (P, $32.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (85% similar).
- Givenchy Rose Dressing (202) (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Never Enough (P, $32.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Steel Magnolia (P, $55.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.1 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce
MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying.
Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying.
The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Silica, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Ozokerite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Cire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Vanillin, Bht, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Get the Hint
PPermanent. $19.00.
Sweet Deal
MAC Sweet Deal Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a darker, muted pink with neutral-to-warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It was richly pigmented with a lightly creamy consistency that was a touch dense and a little firmer in the tube initially, but it softened up with frequent use.
The color applied evenly to my lips but was more prone to emphasizing lip texture, so good prep would be recommended before wearing this product. It lasted well for four and a half hours and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dior Saint Germain (414) (P, $35.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Infamous (228) (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Ravenswood (P, $19.00) is glossier (95% similar).
- Tarte Bounce (P, $20.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Clinique Enamored (12) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Baroque the Internet (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Nude Scene (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Brink (P, $7.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Casablanca (P, $57.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- LORAC Belle-ieve (LE, ) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.1 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce
MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying.
Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying.
The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Silica, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Ozokerite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Cire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Vanillin, Bht, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
These are both beautiful shades, especiallly for spring and summer. Seeing as I have MAC Baroque The Internet, I can pass on Sweet Deal. However, Get The Hint isn’t like anything else I own, so it just landed safely on the WL!
I got Sweet Deal, it looks gorgeous on you.
Thank you, Juliana! How are you liking it?
Love the pigmentation of these!
Sweet Deal is a lovely shade of pink.
Iām getting both based on your swatches. Up my alley and I love MAC ls.