MAC Just Wondering & Just Curious Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Just Wondering
MAC Just Wondering Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a deep, raspberry pink with cooler undertones and a satin finish. The consistency was lightweight, lightly creamy without being too emollient, and comfortable to wear. It had opaque pigmentation that applied evenly to my lips and smoothed out some of my lip lines. It stayed on well for five and a half hours, left a slight pink stain behind, and was lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Psycho Candy (LE, $40.00) is glossier (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Candy Venom (P, $18.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Lancome Rose Lancome (368) (LE, $32.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Jared (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Jasmine (LE, $10.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Billion Dollar Smile (P, $26.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Cancer (92) (LE, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- L'Oreal Lacquered Strawberry (P, $9.99) is lighter, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Electric Poppy (P, $37.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Ultra Atomic (660) (P, $37.00) is darker (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.
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Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Lanolin Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) WaxCandelilla CeraCire De Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Ozokerite, Silica, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) ExtractExtrait D'Orge, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalane, Cholesterol, Ceramide 3, Alumina, Tin Oxide, Linoleic Acid, Vanillin, [+/- 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 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 (Ci 73360), 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.
Just Wondering
PPermanent. $19.00.
Just Curious
MAC Just Curious Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark coral with moderate, warm undertones and a cream finish. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, even coverage achieved in a single, fluid stroke. The lipstick had a lightly creamy, lightweight texture that was comfortable to apply and to wear. It lasted well for five hours and was lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- YSL Rose Dahlia (17) (P, $38.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Escapade (176) (P, $42.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Frosted Apricot (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- YSL Orange Majorelle (16) (P, $38.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Intuitive (910) (P, $32.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Cannes Do (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Mango Mood (P, $27.00) is cooler, glossier (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Kendrick (LE, $36.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Chanel Steady (67) (P, $45.00) is more shimmery, lighter (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
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Lanolin Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) WaxCandelilla CeraCire De Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Ozokerite, Silica, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) ExtractExtrait D'Orge, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalane, Cholesterol, Ceramide 3, Alumina, Tin Oxide, Linoleic Acid, Vanillin, [+/- 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 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 (Ci 73360), 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.
I really love Just Curious, but am trying really hard to understand MAC having such a warm coral in their “Rethink Pinks” collection. There is nothing pink about this one!
Just Curious is such a delightful muted coral. I may have to try it!! Just Wondering is one of those colors I wish with all my might could grace my face, but I will settle with admiring it from afar. 🙂
Just Curious is a perfect coral shade – really pretty.
Why don’t I have dupes for Just Wondering? I may have Maybelline Fiery Fuchsia, I’m not sure, but it’ll be very old, if I do have it.
Just Wondering is a gorgeous lipstick, I really want it. When all of the Rethink Pinks are reviewed I’ll make a more informed decision on what I will get, if anything from the release. As of now, this one high on the list.
Just Curious is the kind of coral I would love to be able to use, but I do know I’d put it on and then remove it as it would look wrong on me.