MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection: Lipsticks Review, Photos, Swatches
Front Lit, High Strung, Hold the Pose, Lovin’ It, Full Body Lipsticks
MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection: Lipsticks
Five different lipstick shades are available with the MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection: Front Lit, High Strung, Hold the Pose, Lovin’ It, and Full Body. None of the new lipsticks really called out to me–they were a bit too blah, I suppose. I actually found Front Lit the one that intrigued me most, just because it has a very pretty shimmer to it, but it’s certainly not a must-have. Lip swatches will be posted tomorrow 🙂
Lipstick ($14.00)
- Front Lit is a sheer, frosty gold shimmer shade. It doesn’t add much color, but it does add a lot of shimmer.
- High Strung is a sheer brassy rose with golden shimmer with a frosty finish. This is a permanent shade.
- Hold the Pose is a sheer brown-plummy shade with soft golden shimmer and a bit of glossiness. It has a lustre finish, which is why I was expecting it to be sheer. It gives my lips a bit of a rosy plum look, but otherwise, it doesn’t add much to my lips.
- Lovin’ It is a neutral brownish-coral with a light frosty sheen. It’s a lustre finish, so it applies sheerly.
- Full Body is a semi-sheer, dark plummy shade with red tones. Also a lustre, this particular shade does pack a bit more color than the average lustre finish.
- Product: 8/10
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 7/10
- Packaging: 8/10
Recommendation: Muted, fall tones reign supreme in this collection–if you love the lustre finish, then definitely check these out!
Availability: MACCosmetics.com
See up-close photos and swatches…
Front Lit, High Strung, Hold the Pose Lipsticks
Hold the Pose, Lovin’ It, Full Body Lipsticks
MAC Front Lit Lipstick
MAC High Strung Lipstick
MAC Hold the Pose Lipstick
MAC Lovin’ It Lipstick
MAC Full Body Lipstick
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Well at least I found something a can skip
Me too! YAY for my wallet 😉
I thought I’d like some of these, but nah, although will check them out in person.
I hope you find a few you like in person!
The lipsticks are gorgeous! Loving It and Hold the Pose are so going to be mine!
I think I may get Front Lit or High Strung to layer over some cool lipsticks.
Wow they are really sheer!
so glad high strung is perm so i can b2mac one for me and one for my dear mum! 🙂
once again, pretty but passable
thank goodness high strung is permanent. gives my wallet some time rest…
Wow…talk about a sheer wash of color! These are not up my alley…I like lipsticks to have good pigmentation even in lustres like the ones from the euristocrats II collection. Hmmm…now that I think about it…I am lemming for London Life which seems a much nicer shade that I may grab in place of the l/s from this collection…that is if my freestanding store still has them in stock!! (fingers crossed)
Full Body looks good but probably too sheer…
Any recs for a shade like ‘Full Body’ but more opaque?
Spice It Up!
I bought Lovin’ It and Hold the Pose yesterday. I think they are both beautiful colors! Lovin’ It actually looks more like a dark rosy color on my lips and not the brown coral look it has on Christine’s lips.
I wish it was rosy, it’s so brown on me, yuck.
LOL…I loved the way it looked on your lips in the pic. That’s the color I was wishing it looked on my lips. But I’m actually lovin’ how Lovin’ It looks on my lips now. I think I mihgt pick up a back up for this.
I’m glad you like it on you! That’s all that counts 😀
I thought I wanted High Strung but I’m not so sure now after seeing the swatches.
I picked up Lovin It and it is a gorgeous natural rosy color. I didn’t get a brown coral either. I’m NC35. Looks great with Notable blush.
a couple of these look interesting…I have so many lipsticks I am trying 2 only get the Unique ones from now on. I cant wait 2 see the lip swatches
I don’t think these lipsticks are that great, I’d skip ’em!
Hey Jo, hope you caught the lip swatches!
I was really excited for the new collection. But when I went to Macy’s I was not very impressed. I had a list of things that I wanted to check out. As always, there were many customers and not enough staff to man the area. I was interested in Hold The Pose and Full Body lipsticks. Neither looked good on me and the sales associate was not helpful at all. Hold The Pose was very blah and Full Body looked weird on my bottom lip. I walked over to Chanel and bought two great lipsticks that I fell in love with. Vamp (plum red) and Russet Moon (brown red). The ligsticks are creamy and very pigmented. The sales associate was so nice and she was justing pulling out lipsticks for me to try. I’ll admit the price tag was steep. But I always have problems finding lipstick still not top lip is darker than my bottom. These lipsticks are perfect.
I think the lipsticks were a real flop today — and Chanel always has amazing lip colors, so I’m not at all surprised!
I bought Full Body today, and I have to say I love it. Its just dark enough for me. I wanted something for fall and this is perfect.