MAC The Matte Lip Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches (Part 1)
MAC The Matte Lip Lipsticks
MAC Living Legend Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a “deep plum [with a Matte finish].” It’s a bold, deep dark berry with subtle warm undertones–it’s like a plummy-red as far as the undertones go. I think this may look slightly cooler against cooler complexions (more berry, less burgundy). The finish was more satin than matte, as there was a noticeable sheen that persisted for about an hour and a half of the total eight hours of wear. It wasn’t hydrating, but it wasn’t drying, so it wasn’t uncomfortable to wear. The color coverage was mostly opaque, and for such a dark shade, it did go on evenly overall but wasn’t perfect. I had a little bit of feathering that I noticed after the sixth hour of wear. NARS Ingrid (P, $32.00) is glossier. NARS Liv (P, $32.00) is glossier. MAC Lingering Kiss (LE, $16.00) is a touch warmer. Kat Von D Motorhead (P, $21.00) is lighter. MAC Instigator (LE, $16.00) is purpler. MAC Talk That Talk (LE, $16.00) is brighter. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Anita (P, $18.000) is warmer. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Black Metal Dahlia (P, $18.00) is more metallic, brighter. MAC Soulfully Rich (P, $18.00) is similar. MAC Prince Noir (LE, $16.00) is slightly cooler-toned. MAC Dramatic Encounter (LE, $16.00) is more muted. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Black Dahlia (P, $18.00) is brighter. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a “soft blue pink [with a Matte finish].” It’s a brightened, medium pink with very subtle blue undertones and a satiny finish. It turns more matte in finish after an hour of wear. The formula was richly pigmented, creamy enough to glide on and deposit even color, and it wore well for five and a half hours. Bite Beauty Sweety (LE, $24.00) is lighter, brighter. Le Metier de Beaute Fiji (P, $32.00) is more shimmery. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
MAC Pander Me Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a “soft peachy mocha [with a Matte finish].” It’s a muted, medium coral-orange with warm undertones and a satin finish (there’s too much of a sheen for it to really be a matte). It applied evenly with full color coverage. The color wore well for five and a half hours and was neither drying nor hydrating. NARS Jane (P, $32.00) is slightly darker. MAC Style Approved (LE, $22.00) is lighter. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Kimber (P, $18.00) is more orange, lighter. NARS Casablanca (P, $26.00) is similar. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a “dirty cement beige [with a Matte finish].” It is a muted, medium-dark brown with a hint of gray–almost like a very warm taupe–and a mostly matte finish. It had fairly opaque color coverage, and the consistency was smooth and lightly creamy so it applied evenly and without dragging on the lips. It wore well for six hours with little settling into lines towards the end but was not drying (or hydrating). MAC Shitake (DC, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer, less pigmented. Maybelline Touchable Taupe (940) (P, $7.49) is lighter, glossier. MAC Nude (LE, $16.00) is darker, cooler-toned. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
The Matte Lip Collection is supposed to be online on October 2nd and in-stores on October 9th.
Living Legend
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Nouvelle Vogue
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Pander Me
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Styled in Sepia
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
See more photos & swatches!
MAC Living Legend Lipstick
MAC Living Legend Lipstick
MAC Living Legend Lipstick
MAC Living Legend Lipstick
MAC Living Legend Lipstick
MAC Living Legend Lipstick
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick
MAC Nouvelle Vogue Lipstick
MAC Pander Me Lipstick
MAC Pander Me Lipstick
MAC Pander Me Lipstick
MAC Pander Me Lipstick
MAC Pander Me Lipstick
MAC Pander Me Lipstick
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick
MAC Styled in Sepia Lipstick
Pander Me is the only one that appeals to me, but I’m not sure how well my lips could take the matte formula. I tend to really need a moisturizing lip product.
Ooh, if you really need the hydration in a lipstick, I’d probably skip these!
Nouvelle Vogue has to be mine. It looks so pretty.
It’s a very nice pink!
I’m glad Nouvelle Vogue has a very good grade ‘cos that’s my favourite one.
Yay!
Living Legend and Pander Me looks awesome on you! Will have to check them out 😀
I think MAC Taupe could be a dupe for Styled in Sepia.
Thanks for sharing, Ida!
The colours are so beautiful, christine. I love pander me and living legend.
Will this colours be available in Asia as well?
Hi Kerthi,
The only information I have for international is “October 2014,” but there is no breakout of which countries.
I’m from Asia (Singapore to be exact) and I got mine last Friday (: I bought Nouvelle!
Hi! Where did You buy it?
Nouvelle Vogue looks like a perfect medium pink for me! I’m definitely going to see it in the store and pick it up if it is as gorgeous as in the pictures x
I hope you like it!
OMG I need them all!!!!
Uh oh!
Glad to see they’re getting such a good review! 🙂 I’m liking Living Legend, although I think it might be a lot like MAC’s Media. Maybe I’ll swatch them side-by-side at the counter. Thank you, Christine!
No problem, Reiland! 🙂
Christine I loove your swatches
Thanks, Ziska!
Styled in Sepia is the only one I don’t like. Pander Me looks really lovely. It’s definitely a shade that I don’t have yet.
Pander Me is more unique than I expected!
I was thinking about Sepia, but it looks like it would be too gray for me. Great color though. Living Legend would look almost black on me, but I think I’m into that. It would be the only color I’d get from the line up.
I could definitely see it looking almost-black! It’s very rich!
I need Nouvelle Vogue in my life. ASAP. I’m in love
Enjoy 🙂
Hi Christine,
How does Living Legend compare to Bing Mattenes from Cult of Cherry…or the other shades within that collection?
I think Bing is cooler-toned.
Living Legend! It’s lovely. I have to see if I have anything like it, if not it will be mine!
I must try Pander Em, I love how it looks on you and I love the colour. I’m just not sure it the colour will love me back 🙂
Styled in Sepia also looks really good on you, Christine, I don’t think it’s for me, I do have Shitake and I can carry it off as it’s quite sheer.
I really like what we’ve seen so far of these lipsticks. Well done MAC!
Glad you’re digging this set, Helene! 😀
Styled in Sepia looks so good on you! I’m so envious. I wish I could pull off brown lipsticks but with my pale skin and red hair anything even slightly brown-toned makes me look dead and buried.
Aw, thank you, Malinda! 🙂 Have you tried mixing it with a lip liner or sheering it out? Might also be a blush/eyeshadow pairing question, too!
Hi Christine, Do you think NV is a deep enough pink to work for NC42 without washing out? Thanks
I think so!
Thanks for the reviews and the beautiful swatches – everything looks so good on you!
I’m definitely getting Pander Me and Styled in Sepia 🙂
My pleasure as always, Liesbeth! xo
Hi! I’ve never left a comment so please excuse if it comes out weird. I had Lingering Kiss, and I really like Living Legend. Which would you say is most matte and stays on longer? I like ultra matte and dry lipsticks because they stay put and don’t run the risk of smearing across my face. Of all the dupes. Included. Thanks in advance
Did you like Lingering Kiss? I think Lingering Kiss had a little more slip than Living Legend, so if you liked Lingering Kiss, this should be okay.
Oh my! I’m in love with this color!I’m from Brazil and here Mac’s lips are twice as it cost in the US!But I have a friend of mine that is going this weekend and I can’t decide which should I get! Does Nouvelle seems like please me? And I’m really in doubt wether getting Living legend or Sin, I don’t have anything like that! I’m NC 15. What do you think, Christine? Perfect swatches and review as always!
Living Legend is more comfortable to wear, IMO! 🙂 I think Please Me is warmer and lighter!
I mean, *these colors*, haha, really excited to see the other ones of this collection!
Tomorrow, I hope! Will depend on how long they wear for.
Ah! I need living legend and styled in sepia. I’ve been trying to find something similar to the riri Nude and exclusive event lipsticks. Can’t wait to see your review on fashion revival!
Hope Styled in Sepia satisfies your need!
styled in sepia looks so good
It does!
Oo gurl. The colors I wanted turned out amazing in my opinion ㅡ pander me and styled in sephia! would you say that pander me is like a terracotta shade? I’m seriously on the fence about styled in sephia because I find it so beautiful but, do you think it’d match a very pale/asian skintone Christine? Thanks for posting these in advance as always!
Yes, kind of. Lighter and less red than true terracotta but in the family.
I believe one can wear ANY shade if you really want to – it may not be as flattering as XYZ shade, but you can make it look good 🙂 I think Styled in Sepia would be nice on fair skin, though.
Thanks for the review Christine! I love all of them, which I barely said that about a MAC collection. I think they really learned from NARS AUDACIOUS collections. Or they were manufactured in the same facility, lol. The consistency especially the swatch on your arm, looks very similar to NARS. Good for MAC, if they can keep the quality up like this. Now the bar has been set pretty high. 🙂
Sure thing, Fuji! I will say the Audacious lipsticks have a thicker, creamier consistency that is also more emollient overall!
Oh my, Styled in Sepia is better than I hoped!
OOH! Score!
Hey Christine,
I got so excited when I saw that MAC releases a collection with matte lipsticks. I love Pander Me and Styled in Sepia on you and I’d love to buy them, but I’m not sure, if the colours would suit me. How do you wear “difficult” shades like that? (I know, this sounds so stupid as it all depends on personal taste, but I couldn’t find any other words for it. ;))
Sorry for being curious now, but do you have german ancestors? Your surname sounds like german to me. 🙂
Best wishes from Austria. xx
Kathi
You might have to play around with what blush/eyeshadow you wear with them – I like to start with just mascara and liner, then add from there, if I find a shade stumps me!
I am a quarter German 🙂
That’s a great idea! 🙂 I hope that I’ll be able to get both shades to step out of my comfort zone and try something new and totally different for me!
You’re a quater German? That’s cool. 🙂 Do you speak a little German? (I know, I’m curious again and of course you don’t have to answer me. 😉 I speak German myself as it’s my mother tongue, that’s why I ask. :))
I don’t speak any German! My dad nor my grandparents did.
Ooh, I really like Pander Me! Nouvelle Vogue is nice too 🙂
I really like Nouvelle Vogue myself!
Nouvelle Vogue is such a pretty pink, I just wish it wasn’t matte! It looks pretty dupable, so hopefully I will have luck finding a similar color with a creme finish!
I hope you can find one, Megan! 🙂
Maybe you can try MAC Chatterbox, I think it’s the same color and creamier.
How come every colour looks good on you? I need to look hard for lipstick which looks good on me 😉
I bet you rock way more than you think 😉
I really like Living Legend and Pander Me, but they aren’t so special that I need to jump. I have OCC Black Dahlia on my wish list which I think I prefer more than Living Legend… but it’s such a lovely shade. I only recently started rocking vampier shades from time to time, and they are SO fun to wear!
They are! What are some of your newly discovered faves, Johanna?
I like living legend but would be more likely to buy liv from NARS.
Gotcha! 🙂 You like your NARS lipsticks!
I love ’em, but with my dry lips I’d have to wear them over City Lips Clear which would defeat the purpose. I’ll have to stick with WnW and Milani LE mattes that are not drying
Aww, bummer! 🙁 At least you found some matte formulas that work for you!
Living Legend is my favorite. I’m glad these are performing generally well!
Me too! 🙂
Love Nouvelle Vogue and I’m definitely interested in Pander Me– might need to stop by a counter, though, before I buy!
Let me know if you end up getting any shades, Cat Ray!
Styled in sepia looks like a nice nude for deeper complexions. I’m very interested in seeing if Pander me would lean more orange or more neutral on me. Guess it’s time to plan my next trip to MAC.
I think it will be!
I was just about to say that Styled In Sepia looks like the perfect nude for me.
There goes my no-buy I guess.
I think Styled in Sepia looks pretty great on both ends of the spectrum. My coworker and I both tried it on and loved it and I’m an NC15 and she’s an NW50. I hope Pander Me works out for you! It’s a lovely shade.
living legend is so gorgeous , but i have enough burgundy/plum shades . i’m trying to restrain myself . haha .
pander me & styled in sepia are interesting , but idk if i can pull them off .
i might just hold off until they’re in stores since i just bought 6 of the new nyx wicked lippies .
>__<
Hope you can check ’em out in store!
Living Legend goes on much smoother and more evenly than I expected (but, as you say, doesn’t really seem quite *matte*). Pander me is irritatingly ungrammatical, but looks like it has the most unique shade!
LOL!
I believe styled in sepia is a dupe to Rihanna bad gal riri lipstick
They’re a bit different on me!
Nouvelle Vogue is just so pretty! I really like Living Legend, but it looks like it definitely needs primer and lipliner. Great color, though.
The other colors are really nice, too. I’m glad to see they got good grades.
It would be better with a liner for sure!
Style in Sepia = Back to the nineties.
Now, is that a good or bad thing?!
Living Legend seems like a very impressive color in terms of pigmentation. Usually lipsticks that are a deep berry shade can be very blotchy applied unless you wear a lipliner underneath.
I agree – it is better than most in this color family!
Wow, Nouvelle Vogue is a really flattering and brightening lip color on you! I’m sad the Living Legend didn’t score as high as the others since that’s the one I’m most after. They all seem to swatch beautifully though!
Thanks, May!
I thought I was done with MAC’s LE collections, I guess not :/
These are freaking GORGEOUS. Thanks for the swatches and review, Christine!
No prob, Shivani!
Living Legend – now that is nice.
Nice enough to buy, you think?
I should skip styled in sepia if I already own Exclusive Event, right? I love the matte formula though, hmm.
You could probably skip it!
Living legend looks so beautiful! This is one of my favourite shades of red to wear on the lips.
Glad ya liked it!
I really wished I lived near a MAC. Ive bought a couple of their lipsticks and they always look so different on me compared to what I see online. I wish I could try before I buy. I have a few shades I’ll never wear. Such a waste of money.
I’m not sure where you live, but I know in the U.S. you can return online orders.
Pander Me was nowhere near my radar at first but it’s really growing on me. It looks like it’ll be the perfect nude for WOC. I thought I was the only one who noticed how creamy MAC mattes are though. They’re definitely starting to feel more like satins. I kinda like it but I can see how it may be disappointing for others
I think it will be, Fancie!
I hear you – more satiny than matte matte. They wear down to pretty matte in an hour or less, though.
Nouvelle Vogue and Pander Me are beautiful!
Agreed!
Living Legend and Styled in Sepia are so gorgeous!
They are! xo
They are a little too deep for my liking but glad the quality is there!
Aww!
OMG Styled in Sepia is amazing on you. It is totally that 90’s supermodel impossible to re-create nude that the greats like Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington were wearing. Love it on you!!!
Thank you, Brian 🙂
Living Legend looks like what I wanted KvD Motorhead to look like. Definitely going to buy it.
YAY! 😀
Ouh I really like pander me, it reminds me along the lines of mac peachstock & freckletone with similar warmth, and actually a much more wearable ver of nars jane. I swatched that in store, and though gorgeous i think it had a touch too much orange in it for me. I love sepia on you, im not sure i could pull that off on my skintone ;/
It is a harder color to pull off, I think, because we don’t see it much.
How does nouvelle vogue compare to chatterbox?
Chatterbox is brighter!
Hi Christina!
Nouvelle Vogue looks so pretty! How does it compare to MAC’s Chatterbox??
Thanks! 🙂
Christine* (sorry!)
Chatterbox is brighter!
I really like the idea of living legend but i dont know if I could pull it off but it looks awesome on you. Again the same thing with sepia – I just feel like it would wash me out unless i wear it with super dewy, glowy face.
I bet you could make it work 😉 Maybe you just have to get used to the contrast!
I already own Nars Liv. Do I NEED Living Legend?
You could skip!
These look really lovely, especially Nouvelle Vouge…..but I´m not really into the matte finish for lips, I always end up putting gloss on top 😀 !
Nothing wrong with that 😉
Living legend looks exactly like lingering kiss and that lipstick was only a few collections ago.
I see some similarity!
Any ideas how styled in sepia is compared to siss? Thanks
I don’t think I have that one! 🙁
Hi Christine! Will you be swatching the lip liners as well??? Thanks!
I think I’ve swatched most of them already, so I didn’t intend to redo them – as these really wreck my lips for swatching!
I wonder how Nouvella Vogue compares to Yield to love… I think I remember YTL being deeper, but having a very similar tone. Might grab it if it’s different enough!
All in all, I am definitely grabbing Pander Me, Styled in Sepia, and Fashion Revival. I’m a sucker for dark lipsticks, but Living Legend looks like a very close middle ground for Prince Noir and Lingering Kiss, both of which I already own, so I’ll pass on that one.
Fashion Revival seems like one to get for sure!
I love all the colors!
Do you think you’ll get any of them, Melanie?
Pander Me looks so good!!! Christine, how would this compare to Enchanted One? 🙂
http://www.temptalia.com/submit-dupe?sbs=1&pid=176421&dupe=164603
Totally different!
Oh I just got 2 living legend cause I loved dafnes dramatic encounter and running out and Im a nc nw 10 15 lol. Also got those fluidline pens… I never owned a fluidline before… strange for a macnactic… I hope they are goood 😀
AND WHY DO YOU LOOK GOOD IN ALL LIPPIES AND BLUSHES
Aww, thank you 🙂
If I have lingering kiss do I need living legend? Living legend looks more purple but maybe it’s just online?
They’re similar, I don’t think you need it!
Don’t you think Living Legend reminds Nars’ Train Bleu a little bit? Besides I think Train is purpler.
Nope, not at all! Train Bleu is darker, cool-toned, and purple!
I wish I have got one… Do you know if there’s any chance about it becoming permanent? Tnx
From your lips to MAC’s ears!
Styled in Sepia is soooo my thing. I have a NYX lipliner that will go so well with it. I’m also really loving Living Legend. That’s what I was hoping Sin would be, which I just got from the RHPS collection. Now I’m rethinking that purchase because I love how much darker Living Legend appears to be. Sin is like a fail attempt at a dark lip next to Living Legend in my humble opinion.