MAC Opera Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches
MAC Opera Lipstick
MAC Opera Lipstick ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a “dark red.” It’s a medium-dark red with cool, blue undertones and a mostly matte finish. MAC Stunner (LE, $16.00) is darker. MAC Kinky (LE, $16.00) is similar. Bite Beauty Fraise (P, $24.00) is similar. Tom Ford Beauty Ruby Rush (07) (P, $50.00) is similar. NARS Deadly Catch (LE, $26.00) is similar. Kat Von D Hexagram (P, $21.00) is a smidgen darker. MAC Ruby (LE, $16.00) is glossier. Too Faced Melted Ruby (P, $21.00) is glossier. Chanel La Precieuse (317) (LE, $34.00) is cooler-toned. MAC RiRi Woo (LE, $16.00) is darker, more matte. Maybelline Very Cherry (P, $7.49) is darker. MAC Ruby Woo (P, $16.00) is darker, more matte. MAC MAC Red (P, $16.00) is cooler-toned, darker. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
It’s a richly pigmented shade that glides on easily without tugging, but it doesn’t have a lot of slip, so it stays in place once applied. The color wears like iron and lasts a full six hours and could have kept going. Though not hydrating, it wasn’t drying either, which made it comfortable to wear throughout the day. As it is a mostly matte red, it is more dupable than not, so you may want to check your stash to see what you have that’s similar. It’s a gorgeous red, to be sure, though! MAC’s lipstick formula is vanilla-scented with no discernia=ble taste.
There are four other limited edition (and one permanent shade, Sin, being repromoted) in the collection, which I hope to be able to purchase when they release. The collection releases January 29th online and February 5th at counters and stores.
Opera
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
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Oh my. This is such a lovely color. It looks amazing on you! I love the packaging a lot too. It’s so cute!
Thanks, Nicole!
With the gazilion reds launched by MAC in 2014 I feel that I can safely skip this one
Brace yourself for many more this year, I’m sure!
Oooh, that is one lovely red right there, looks amazing on you!
Thank you!
This looks like a great red. I think the packaging is really cute, and the long wear time is very attractive!
It is a nice red!
I know it’s nothing new or special, but I am really digging this lipstick. It’s a great red. I’m also really into the packaging for this collection.
Everyone needs a good red! 🙂
This looks similar to Chanel La Flamboyante but I’ll have to swatch them side by side to really compare. I love MAC’s matte formula better, though, and even though some are drying I still wear them. I just make sure to use MAC Prep+Prime Lip first, which is my dry lips’ bff. 😀
Happy to hear P+P Lip works so well for you, Alyssa!
Oh hello! that red was made for you Christine!
Aw, thanks, Dani!
Well this lip colour looks gorgeous…and 6 hours of wear that sounds amazing.
It is a pretty color! A lot of reds tend to be longer-wearing.
Wow, what a gorgeous color and formula!! I hope Sin reviews well, too. After some past duds, so glad to see MAC coming out with a good collection
I reviewed Sin previously here – http://www.temptalia.com/mac-x-rocky-horror-picture-show-lipsticks-reviews-photos-swatches
I won’t be buying it in this collection, since it’s part of the permanent range and I recently reviewed it!
Oh, now I know why Sin sounds so familiar! Ooh, Sin is my kind of color, and I prefer my lipsticks a little drier, because I always have to put SPF 15 lip balm on top anyway. Will put on my wishlist….
I certainly love it, but my collection is saturated with true-red lipsticks so I’ll have to pass. Maybe one of the other reds will catch my eye (but I secretly hope not!)
It’s going to be hard for a red to catch your eye, I think!
Aw 🙁 I was hoping for a dupe of Mrs. Mia Wallace. I’ll just have to ration it out for as long as I can!
Awww!
What a pretty shade! How would you say this compares with Russian Red?
Russian Red is darker and not as blue-based!
Gorgeous and an A! I have no shortage of red lippies though including Nars Deadly Catch. I will wait to see what the rest of the collection brings!
So many good reds!
When one can find more than 2 dupes *within* any given brand, I think it’s time for said brand to slow down on the releases… On my screen, both Kinky & Stunner look nearly *identical* to Opera!
They’re definitely not identical to me, but they’re similar 🙂
Although not *completely* identical, it’s akin to watching Full House reruns-is it Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen…? I can never tell the difference!
I keep telling myself I will never ever get through all the red lipsticks I own, but I might cave (again) for this one; the shade is so stunning and vibrant, and that packaging and the name!! The design team really pulled on my heartstrings with this one.
Let us know if you cave ;D
I literally laughed out loud when I saw that most of the closest dupes were other MAC lipsticks. They really do like this shade of red.
That said, I’m nearly powerless to resist good limited edition MAC lipstick packaging, so I’ll probably pick one up… just maybe a color I don’t already have…
When they said “dark red” I was hoping it would be somewhere between Studded Kiss and Sin. I’m glad you got this one in your press pack and reviewed it before the release, it’s too bright for me so I’ll be passing.
Christine, do you have the other lipsticks too?
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It’s beautiful, but I have MAC Kinky, so I’ll save my money. Part of me wants it just for the packaging, but I’m on low buy for awhile.
I like the color and the finish on this.
Wow – what a great shade – I love it. It looks great on you Christine.
Gotta love the blue based reds! That shade looks stunning on you. The earrings are lovely too. Any suggestions for more blue based reds as anything not blue goes orange on me. Oh well.
Even though I love reds, I’m getting a little bored of MAC doing these similar reds all the time!
It’s so beautiful, but it looks rather similar to Ruby Woo so I don’t know if I can justify getting another red 🙁
It’s a lovely red and instantly reminded me off the MAC Ruby Woo.. 🙂
MAC should stop make red lipstick until they come up with something more original 🙁 Love the packaging though 😀
It is a nice red!
*struggles to keep eyes open*
I kid. But seriously, MORE red lipsticks? I mean, I know this is a collaboration collection, and I have no idea how the balance of decision making happens between MAC and their collection designers, but I feel like at some point something has to give, right? 😛
Such a pretty red! Absolutely adore the packaging of the lipsticks in this collection.
Very pretty red!
Thanks for comparing this to KINKY, I wanted this color but now I can skip it because I have Kinky.
No prob! xo
The lipstick is gorgeous on you! Is it darker than Kinky or do you feel they are the same?
I love your swatches ! 🙂 I’m looking for a dark red , I already have ruby woo, and it seems that opera is a dupe for that one! RUBY WOO – OPERA – RUSSIAN RED is that order correct? I can not find a comparison between them, hopefully u can help me ! thx 🙂
Ruby Woo is darker and more matte, Russian Red is less blue based!
How would you compare this to MAC Russian Red?
http://www.temptalia.com/submit-dupe?sbs=1&pid=188588&dupe=107558
I just picked this one up. Once I got it home, I realized it looks similar to MAC Glam, which I haven’t opened from last year’s release. Do you think it’s worth keeping both?! Thanks in advance!
Do you think you’d use it all? If you expect you might go through it, then sure, but if you rarely wear red, you don’t need both!