MAC Love Nectar & Pretty Peppa Lipglasses Reviews & Swatches
Love Nectar
MAC Love Nectar Lipglass ($17.50 for 0.1 oz.) is a soft, light-medium peach (with warmer, more orange-leaning undertones) paired with faint gold, pink, and lavender pearl. The pigmentation was semi-opaque, and for as light as it was, the color actually went on quite evenly. There was slight product that sat in some of my deeper lip lines, though it wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance (just in the close-up photo). The texture was smooth, moderately sticky, and plush–a bit thicker and denser but didn’t feel overly heavy or “glue-like.” It wore well for four and a half hours and was moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Flesh Astral (P, $30.00) is less pigmented (90% similar).
- ColourPop Atole (LE, $10.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Nectarsweet (LE, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Barely There (LE, $17.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Modern Pink (2) (P, $48.00) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
- MAC Fashion Punch (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (L.S.D.) (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Water Deities (P, $10.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Moon Tiara (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Divergent Supreme Ritual (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce
The Lipglass formula is supposed to be āpigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic colorā that can be worn āon its own, over lip pencil or lipstickā and will ācondition lips.ā MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.
I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.
Browse all of our MAC Lipglass swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated polyisobutene, simmondsia chinesis (jojoba) seed oil, octyldodecanol, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) waxcopernicia cerifera ceracire de carnauba, tocopheryl acetate, cocos nuciefera (coconut) oil, orbignya oleifera (babassu) seed oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, acrylates copolymer, alumina, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, calcium aluminum borosicliate, calcium sodium borosilicate, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, polyethylene [+/- Mica, titanium dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismoth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Red 6 (CI 15850), (CI 17200), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985)]
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Love Nectar
PPermanent. $21.00.
Pretty Peppa
MAC Pretty Peppa Lipglass ($17.50 for 0.1 oz.) is a medium-dark, reddened plum with subtle, warm undertones and warmer, coppery-gold pearl. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied fairly evenly, but some product gathered into my lip lines; the high-shine finish made it harder to notice at a normal viewing distance. The texture was smooth, moderately tacky, and thicker, though I didn’t find it heavy on myself (but I recognize I might be more used to Lipglass at this point in my life!). I always find it such a comfortable, hydrating formula to wear, and it has better-than-average wear at five hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NABLA Cosmetics RSVP (P, $15.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Ruby Essence (778) (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Shadowheart (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Plum Glow (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Rosebuddy (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- YSL Devour Me Plum (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Casablanca (P, $54.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- Hourglass Impact (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop Clock Tower (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Astro Naughty (LE, $19.00) is darker (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce
The Lipglass formula is supposed to be āpigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic colorā that can be worn āon its own, over lip pencil or lipstickā and will ācondition lips.ā MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.
I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.
Browse all of our MAC Lipglass swatches.
Oooo Pretty Peppa is gorgeous! I was hoping it would score well after seeing it swatched!
Pretty Peppa is absolutely stunning. I haven’t worn Lip Glass since probably high school so not sure what I’d think of the texture these days, but I’m willing to give it a try. I’m in love with that color!
Love Nectar is “okay”. That is actually lighter than last year’s Nicki Minaj NUDE Lipglass was a huge surprise! NUDE is super light looking on me!
But, Pretty Peppa looked utterly AMAZING when I got to try it on! I’ve fallen in love with it, and fully intend to purchase it!
Sorry but the name Love Nectar grosses me out.
Yep. I’m going to need Pretty Peppa. What a beauty!
Pretty Peppa is a gorgeous shade. Very pretty.
Love your reviews, and all your work you put into all of this. I for one , really appreciate all you do , and I will not purchase anything unless i come here first !!! I trust your opinion. I have a big sticky note showing me to put your codes in when I order next time too. Thanks a ton. Louise. Ps I have same dryness, Iām a light neutral , but…gotta add the MATURE. UGH skin. Ha ha
Pretty Peppa is kind of amazing.