MAC Gritty Girl, Cold Hard Cash, Secret Number Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Gritty Girl

MAC Gritty Girl Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.10 oz.) is muted, medium brown with neutral-to-warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It was richly pigmented with a creamy, thicker texture that seemed to emphasize the texture of my lips slightly. The color went on evenly and adhered well to my lips, so the color managed to last for a solid five hours despite being a lighter shade. It was slightly drying over time, though.

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MAC Flesh Stone (LE, $21.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Spike (DC, $17.00) is warmer, glossier (85% similar).
MAC Café au Chic (P, $21.00) is darker (85% similar).

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$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.

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Gritty Girl

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

90%

Total

Cold Hard Cash

MAC Cold Hard Cash Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a light-medium, rosy brown with warm undertones and a soft sheen. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that applied evenly and smoothly without dragging on my lips. The texture was a bit thicker, and it separated near my deeper lip lines slightly. The formula was comfortable to wear and neither drying nor hydrating over the five hours the lipstick lasted.

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ColourPop Mess Around (P, $7.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
ColourPop Mrs. Norris (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
MAC Café au Chic (P, $21.00) is more muted, cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
ColourPop Pillow Talk (P, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty I Quit (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
MAC Stone (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Sephora Vacation Goals (59) (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, glossier (80% similar).
Pat McGrath Lust Angeles (LE, $40.00) is lighter, brighter, glossier (85% similar).
MAC Styled in Sepia (LE, $19.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Maybelline Grey Over It (DC, $7.49) is darker (80% similar).

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Cold Hard Cash

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

A-

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

90%

Total

Secret Number

MAC Secret Number Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a dark taupe brown with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage that went on fairly evenly, though I wasn’t able to apply it as evenly or as opaquely on the inner area of my lips (I tried a few times and it kept applying the same). The texture was creamy, not too thin or too thick, and applied without tugging. It wore well for five hours and was non-drying.

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MAC Esspresso (P, $21.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
Sephora Backstage (60) (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Anastasia Griffin (P, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).

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Secret Number

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

90%

Total

MAC Gritty Girl Lipstick

MAC Cold Hard Cash Lipstick

MAC Secret Number Lipstick

MAC Gritty Girl Lipstick

MAC Cold Hard Cash Lipstick

MAC Secret Number Lipstick

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MAC Gritty Girl, Cold Hard Cash, Secret Number Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Gritty Girl

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Gritty Girl

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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Cold Hard Cash

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Cold Hard Cash

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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Secret Number

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Secret Number

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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