MAC Nutcracker Sweet Pink Retro Matte Lip Kit ($45.00 for 0.59 oz.) includes a full sized lipstick, liquid lipstick, and mascara. In this particular set, both the lipstick and liquid lipstick are new, exclusive shades. The Retro Matte lipstick and liquid lipstick formulas tend to be drying, though they are often very long-wearing and pigmented, so they’re both formulas with trade-offs. Some love the long-wearing power of the Retro Matte ranges, while others prefer reapplication with a more comfortable formula.

Value

• Lipstick: $17.00 for 0.10 oz.
• Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour: $21.00 for 0.17 fl. oz.
• Mascara: $23.00 for 0.42 fl. oz.
• Total Value: $61.00*

* Note: if you do not use the mascara or the makeup bag, the value to you would only be $38.00.

Pandemonium is a bright, medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was more velvety and smooth with less of the firmness typically associated with Retro Mattes, but I find the velvety consistency to be harder to apply evenly as the texture sometimes thickens on itself or accentuates imperfections on the lips. This shade applied rather well, though it only had semi-opaque coverage. It lasted for five and a half hours but was drying after three hours of wear. MAC Sexy But Sweet (P, $22.00) is darker (95% similar). Makeup Geek Goodie-Two-Shoes (P, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar). KVD Beauty Saint (LE, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Little Tings (LE, $7.00) is glossier (90% similar). NYX Natural (P, $6.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). MAC Bing Bang Boom (LE, $21.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Pat McGrath Polaroid Pink (P, $38.00) is warmer (90% similar). Maybelline Pink Sugar (P, $7.99) is lighter, brighter, glossier (90% similar). MAC Feeling Fizzy (LE, $19.00) is lighter, glossier (85% similar). Maybelline Nocturnal Rose (P, $7.49) is darker (90% similar). ColourPop Sphynx (P, $10.00) is lighter (90% similar). Anastasia Soft Pink (P, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Fetch (LE, $7.00) is lighter, brighter, glossier (90% similar). NARS Chaser (LE, $26.00) is warmer (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Virgin Rose (P, $57.00) is lighter, glossier (85% similar). Givenchy Rose Graphique (P, $37.00) is darker, more muted (85% similar). MAC Wagasa Twirl (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). NYX Audrey (P, $6.00) is lighter (85% similar). Lisa Eldridge Velvet Beauty (LE, $36.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). ColourPop I Heart That (LE, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Bing Bang Boom is a bright, medium pink with warm undertones and a matte finish. It is a touch brighter and warmer than the lipstick, but they are in the same family. The consistency was thin, so it spread across the lips easily, but it was streakier and harder to get even coverage. It seemed to self-level to some degree, but it was still imperfect, and the coverage was surprisingly only semi-opaque. It lasted for six and a half hours (out of the eight it’s supposed to), and it was drying after four hours of wear. Makeup Geek Goodie-Two-Shoes (P, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar). ColourPop Most Curious (LE, $10.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Givenchy Rose Graphique (P, $37.00) is darker (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Possession (Left) (LE, ) is glossier (90% similar). Melt Cosmetics Alma Gemela (LE, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar). Pat McGrath Polaroid Pink (P, $38.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar). ColourPop After Shock (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar). Bite Beauty Fig (P, $28.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). KVD Beauty Saint (LE, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar). Surratt Beauty A La Mode (P, $34.00) is brighter, warmer (90% similar). MAC Pandemonium (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). Chanel Pivoine (832) (P, $45.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). NARS Low Rider (P, $26.00) is darker, more muted, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Barely There (P, $6.00) is darker (95% similar). KVD Beauty Ziggy (LE, $21.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (85% similar). ColourPop Ringleader (LE, $6.00) is more muted (85% similar). Urban Decay Brat (P, $18.00) is lighter (85% similar). Maybelline Nocturnal Rose (P, $7.49) is more muted (85% similar). Rare Beauty Motivate (P, $20.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Maybelline Pink Sugar (P, $7.99) is lighter, brighter, cooler (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

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MAC Nutcracker Sweet Pink Retro Matte Lip Kit

MAC Nutcracker Sweet Pink Retro Matte Lip Kit

MAC Nutcracker Sweet Pink Retro Matte Lip Kit

MAC Pandemonium Lipstick

MAC Pandemonium Lipstick

MAC Pandemonium Lipstick

MAC Pandemonium Lipstick

MAC Pandemonium Lipstick

MAC Pandemonium Lipstick

MAC Bing Bang Boom Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour

MAC Bing Bang Boom Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour

MAC Bing Bang Boom Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour

MAC Bing Bang Boom Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour

MAC Bing Bang Boom Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour

MAC Bing Bang Boom Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour