MAC Mega Magenta & Vamp-tastic Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Mega Magenta
MAC Mega Magenta Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a vivid, medium-dark magenta pink with strong, cool blue undertones and a satin finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Lightly creamy, firm but not stiff
- Applied evenly and was fairly forgiving of lip lines/texture
- Long-wearing (5 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty Sagittarius (LE, $26.00).
- MAC Fashion Tide (LE, $19.00).
- Urban Decay Savage (DC, $18.00).
- Make Up For Ever C206 (DC, $22.00).
- Makeup Geek Bachelorette (P, $12.00).
- Maybelline Fuchsia Flash (DC, $7.99).
- Fenty Beauty Tropic Tantrum (LE, $20.00).
- Revlon Own It (P, $10.99).
- Make Up For Ever Fuchsia Pink (201) (P, $24.00).
- MAC Doo Wop (LE, $19.00).
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
Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Silica, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Ozokerite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Cire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Vanillin, Bht, [+/- 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 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)] ILN46427
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.
Mega Magenta
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Vamp-tastic
MAC Vamp-tastic Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a deep, reddish-fuchsia with subtle, cool undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Lightly creamy, firm but not stiff
- Applied evenly and was fairly forgiving of lip lines/texture
- Long-wearing (6 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Stargazer (P, $18.00).
- Clinique Punch Pop (P, $19.50).
- Givenchy Fuchsia Angora (204) (P, $37.00).
- ColourPop Heaven (LE, $8.00).
- Bite Beauty Miami (LE, $26.00).
- MAC Eros (DC, $21.00).
- Chanel Intense (45) (P, $45.00).
- MAC Good Kisser (P, $19.00).
- Guerlain #61 (P, $33.00).
- Make Up For Ever C208 (DC, $22.00).
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
Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Silica, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Ozokerite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Cire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Vanillin, Bht, [+/- 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 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)] ILN46428
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.
Having learned my lesson with KVD K-Dub Everlasting Liquid lipstick (or at least that’s what I think it’s called), I know that Mega Magenta is so NOT for me! Well, unless I want my skin to look green, that is!
But, Vamp-Tastic is another story all together! Perfect spring/summer color for me that doesn’t run so cool that I’d look like She Hulk.
Got a small K dub in a gwp or whatever. It looked scary garish. Not just because of my age at that time or coloring. I think the boldness quotient is also very high. Suspect only a small percentage can wear this easily. I saw a dupe on a cool toned dark skinned AA (african american) and it looked great. She, however, thought it looked too flashy and toned it down with a dark transformer. One way hard color.
Wow, I don’t think I have any of the dupes for either of these.
The Vamp-tastic is very nice, jus t a tad more orange though and I’d prefer it.