MAC Rebel Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep, fuchsia berry with a glossy finish and very subtle, nearly imperceptible shimmer. It’s almost opaque (you can just barely see my freckle peeking through), but it applies easily, smoothly, and is a great shade to brighten up your skin tone. It’s bold without being too dark or vampy–but still not a red, not a fuchsia.
Is this the right berry for you? Would you wear it?
The Sultry Season is a series of posts featuring deep, rich shades of brown, berry, plum, and wine lipsticks and lipglosses — just right for autumn — that runs through October 2010.
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This is really beautiful. Im always afraid to venture outside my “coral” comfort zone so I tend to stick to lighter, peachier colors. I love how this seems to brighten up your whole face, this just might be my next MAC purchase!
Kerri
This one is going on my list. Love that it’s bright and dark at the same time.
the_izzle
I love that colour. Think it with look great on my warm skin!
Lils
Gorgeous color! I saw that the lipsticks are $14.50 now.
Hi Christine! I’m soooo happy to see this post :d I just got Rebel from B2M on Saturday and I definitely LOVE it! 😀 It looks similar on me, maybe a bit more blueberrish 😉 but I just adore it!
P.S. I bought it together with probably the LAST Stereo Rose in Poland 😉 so you can imagine how happy I am 🙂
it looks great on you! love the Sultry Season idea 🙂
Rebel has long been a favourite of mine, but it looks a lot more pink in your photos, it’s more berry to me. Grogeous nonetheless, and it definitely looks stunning on you.
Totally understand! YOU CAN DO IT!!! 😀 I can’t imagine the relief you will feel when it is done!!
baby in a corner
thanks, last week was the worst, (i hope) cause i’d a big section not started and i didn’t know what’d be like. but i actually wrote loads so i’m now i’ve to cut down what i’ve written to fit in the conclusion and another section. i was jokingly thinking to myself that logging onto temptalia has been like having a quick chat with a colleague at work! so thanks for the mini breaks!
This is easily one of my favorite fall/winter lipsticks. I’ve found it to be pretty wearable for daily wear and great w/ minimal makeup. One question though, if you were going to use a lip liner underneath, what would you suggest? Thanks in advance!
Oh, this is great advice! I have pigmented lips that run to a brownish pink (or is it a pinky brown?) and when I use a lip liner that’s close to my lip color, Rebel applies a little darker. SO, this is great info to have, especially since I was trying to figure out how to get this to look pinker. Thanks again! 🙂
I love Rebel with Chesnutt liner…the brown and the pink look FAB. Chesnutt does a good job of deepening the color just a smidge around the edges so it looks very 3D.
lauraaaaa
rebel is my all time favorite lippie! im glad you featured it
For some reason this reminds me of older women years ago wearing 3 quarter sleeve suits, fake Jackie O pearls and that tight 60’s hair with crimson lips….
Mmmmm……
Nope. Not this one. Not for me. 🙂
Jessie
Wow, that’s a beautiful lipstick. I don’t have any of the satins, but that might be the one to try!
Never mind! They’re definitely not comparable. I just pulled out Lustering because I couldn’t remember how it swatched off the top of my head. Rebel is more pigmented and has more fuchsia, I think. Definitely not the same but I love them both and I’d definitely like to buy Rebel =)
I think Rebel will be in my future! I’ve been on a red streak lately (in spring, it was coral, in the winter it was nudes…) so I think this would be a great way to break out of that. Rebel seems to be quite a nice Satin finish from MAC!
Beleria
Beautiful! How would you compare this to Lickable?
OMGILOVEIT! *#^$#()&$^ It’s like amazeballs! Its scary in the tube though.. not gonna lie. But I rocked it today with a toned down neutral shimmery eye.. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Thank you, Christine!
I’m NW20 and I love dark / bright / intense lipsticks! When I wear colors like these, I keep my eyes neutral and simple (with something like Naked pigment), a little eye liner, and a delicate color for the cheeks. I love colors like Viva Glam Cyndi, Lustering, Ruby Woo, I Like It Like That, Viva Glam Gaga, etc. Some of those shades are light colors (but pretty intense) and I think that bright, intense colors can be just as intimidating as dark colors.
Try it out and experiment because you may be pleasantly surprised. Worst case scenario: you don’t like it and you get a full refund!
Leah
I was just thinking last night, “I wonder if Temptalia will use Rebel in her sultry series”.
I love that shade on you, when I wear rebel it looks so much more purple (pigmented lips).
This color is absolutely stunning! I always hear people on Specktra talking about this color, but I always assumed it was more purple and more vampy. This looks wearable and more pinky and berryish than I would have thought. I wonder if it would look this good on me? And plus, who doesn’t love the name? Rebel is perfect!
Beautiful color. I love Girl About Town, and wear it often, but sometimes I want something a little less bold. This would be perfect!
Aimee
Rebel is my favorite lipstick color! I love it so, and it lasts forever on me – to the point where my lips are still slightly stained the next morning!
erin
i LOVE this lipstick. it’s probably my most worn shade. i bought it because in the tube, it reminded me of Cyber (which i wear A LOT), but a little more subtle. on the lip, they don’t look much alike at all, but it’s lovely anyway.
NeenaJ
I love the look of this shade! Is it warm, cool or neutral? I’m warm & fair but can wear berries if they are neutral and would love to get this if it would work on me.
It’s funny that you’ve posted your review for Rebel now because I JUST bought it and came home to read your review of it, after hemming and hawing over it for weeks and being unable to find a good swatch of it online. Now that I’ve got it, I LOVE it. It’s amazing. I’m NC20 with dark brown hair and light grayish-green eyes, and Rebel pulls a really beautiful berry-ish purple-fuchsia colour that’s bright and edgy without looking too over the top. It’s much more pink and warm on you, but it still looks fantastic. 🙂
oh yeah, baby!!!! i have this one and i LOVE it! on me it looks a bit darker or should i say more dramatic than your photos (i am quite fair NW15) but i just adore it! Sultry indeed…
This lipstick has been on my wishlist for a little while now. Hope to get it soon. I’ve seen how it looked on someone and it was love at first sight! lol…I knew I had to get me one too. Wondering if there is any drugstore lipstick shade that comes close to it?
Love it! Rebel looks fab on you Christine & it’s one of my favorite MAC lippies of all time! I’ve read Rihanna wears Rebel from time to time. Wet N’ Wild has a dupe in the matte line but I forgot the name 🙁 I took the sticker off LOL
The dupe is Wet n’ Wild in 908C. I just got it and its exactly the same!
stephanie
I love it. Ihave it. It’s beautiful with clear lip glass over it
Luisafer
wow what a color… it’s like using red dragon, so vibrant, pretty!!!
Jas816
Ok…read this post last night and went and bought the lipstick today! I am NC45, this color is the bomb. I never, ever do lipstick, but when I saw it, I had to have it, it was calling my name….I may be a convert to lipstick, keep these posts comin’!!!!
I have this color and it’s so pretty. Whenever I wear it I get compliments. However, I have to advise that it stains the lips but in a good way =) This is a nice lipstick to have if you don’t own it yet.
natasha
wow! the mac website is WAY off with the swatch. This is a lovely color. I recently bought viva glam cyndi and I am now obsessed with bright colors on my nc43 comlextion. i think i will have to give this one a try!
Sharon M
Rebel was one of the lipsticks I tried on during my first visit to the MAC counter at The Bay last winter (yes, I’m slow at discovering MAC, LOL). I was looking for a hot pink lipstick and am NW 15 in winter. Rebel was a “no” from both the SA and me… eventually I got Lickable, which suits me much better. Then Show Orchid came along and Lickable has stayed in my lipstick stash at home ever since… Show Orchid is much better for summer when I have a bit of a tan from being outside on my work breaks.
civa
this color looks gorgeous! might have to check it out next time 🙂
Grace
AHHHH I WANT THIS! in fact, I need this. Love this color, perfect bright.
Ooooooh my gosh. I hate to go all crazy, but I love this!
AnaG.
What a lovely color!! For sure one of my next purchases 🙂
Michelle
Hey! I was just wondering how Rebel compares to NARS’ Strawberry Fields gloss. Not in texture, obviously, but in color. I like lipsticks a lot better than glosses in general (because I hate pulling my hair off my lips and then smearing the gloss on my face, haha), but I can’t get over Strawberry Fields’ color! It’s so gorgeous.
Either would work – Girl About Town is probably pinker, less fuchsia.
dawn
hi christine! what’s REBEL’s dupe among MAC lipsticks? i have full fuschia and girl about town..are they almost similar? 😉 r should I also store this? hehe your site and reviews are very helpful! thank you very much!
Yes, and I don’t think you have to apply it lightly!
Dylan C
OMG IS THIS LIMITED EDITION?! If so I might weep since this is a gorgeous color and must have! If its not permanent I can always check my local CCO? I must know!
The shade is gorgeous but more than that I love the juicy finish!
jackie
This color is absolutely gorgeous! I must have it.
Huda
Hey Christine! I know this is an old post, but I recently purchased this lipstick and would really appreciate your advice on something. I like my lipliner to exactly match my lipstick, and I saw you suggested Velvetella for the best match but it’s discontinued 🙁 What do you think about Beet lip liner?? Thanks again!!
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wow i looove this color! is it similar with most popular?
Darker, redder!
wow i like this color a lot!
This is really beautiful. Im always afraid to venture outside my “coral” comfort zone so I tend to stick to lighter, peachier colors. I love how this seems to brighten up your whole face, this just might be my next MAC purchase!
This one is going on my list. Love that it’s bright and dark at the same time.
I love that colour. Think it with look great on my warm skin!
Gorgeous color! I saw that the lipsticks are $14.50 now.
Yes, price increases went into effect on August 1st!
How much were they? $14.00?
Yep, $14.
Unfortunentely we – in Portugal – pay 22,50$ for each lipstick …so, 14,50 $ seems cheap!!
lovely! would you say this is a must for someone who owns girl about town?
Yes, I think so!
Hi Christine! I’m soooo happy to see this post :d I just got Rebel from B2M on Saturday and I definitely LOVE it! 😀 It looks similar on me, maybe a bit more blueberrish 😉 but I just adore it!
P.S. I bought it together with probably the LAST Stereo Rose in Poland 😉 so you can imagine how happy I am 🙂
it looks great on you! love the Sultry Season idea 🙂
I’m so glad you snagged your Stereo Rose!
oooh that’s pretty
Rebel has long been a favourite of mine, but it looks a lot more pink in your photos, it’s more berry to me. Grogeous nonetheless, and it definitely looks stunning on you.
Thanks, Andrea!
This is what I wanted Rebel to be on me but, it looks nothing like that. It looks great on you!
What does it look like on you?
It’s more of a plum berry on me.
On me too…
i love this but it looks a little more matte in the full face photo! i’ve so many fuschia lipsticks though!
It’s a satin finish, so it’s almost like a matte but not quite!
thanks for your reply! i really want to go shopping but with less than 2 weeks to go to my thesis due date, i can’t really take time off!
Totally understand! YOU CAN DO IT!!! 😀 I can’t imagine the relief you will feel when it is done!!
thanks, last week was the worst, (i hope) cause i’d a big section not started and i didn’t know what’d be like. but i actually wrote loads so i’m now i’ve to cut down what i’ve written to fit in the conclusion and another section. i was jokingly thinking to myself that logging onto temptalia has been like having a quick chat with a colleague at work! so thanks for the mini breaks!
Aww 😀 Happy to help you with a break! Better to cut down than add filler.
So excited for you!
that is gorgeous! I love it!!
This is easily one of my favorite fall/winter lipsticks. I’ve found it to be pretty wearable for daily wear and great w/ minimal makeup. One question though, if you were going to use a lip liner underneath, what would you suggest? Thanks in advance!
Magenta to make it pinker, Vino for darker, Velvetella might be the best match.
Oh, this is great advice! I have pigmented lips that run to a brownish pink (or is it a pinky brown?) and when I use a lip liner that’s close to my lip color, Rebel applies a little darker. SO, this is great info to have, especially since I was trying to figure out how to get this to look pinker. Thanks again! 🙂
No problem! 🙂
I love Rebel with Chesnutt liner…the brown and the pink look FAB. Chesnutt does a good job of deepening the color just a smidge around the edges so it looks very 3D.
rebel is my all time favorite lippie! im glad you featured it
Wow, its beautiful!
For some reason this reminds me of older women years ago wearing 3 quarter sleeve suits, fake Jackie O pearls and that tight 60’s hair with crimson lips….
Mmmmm……
Nope. Not this one. Not for me. 🙂
Wow, that’s a beautiful lipstick. I don’t have any of the satins, but that might be the one to try!
I like this shade so much!! It’s definitely my kind of berry shade!
Is it an Amplified finish?
Satin!
Want!! I think it matches my glasses! (totally not a faux pas, right?)
Nope!
I also love that it leaves a slight stain on your lips, and that it wears well (about 4 hours). Love this 🙂
Me too! 🙂 This is also really nice patted on and then a little clear gloss on top!
I actually wore it like that to work today! I thought it looked pretty spring-ish when paired with rosier cheeks. 🙂
Awesome!
I LOVE it! How does this compare with Lustering?
Never mind! They’re definitely not comparable. I just pulled out Lustering because I couldn’t remember how it swatched off the top of my head. Rebel is more pigmented and has more fuchsia, I think. Definitely not the same but I love them both and I’d definitely like to buy Rebel =)
Yep, yep! Was just going to say all that. 🙂
Have both of those too! 😀 really love Rebel and Lustering. 😀
This one is the right berry for me.
I think Rebel will be in my future! I’ve been on a red streak lately (in spring, it was coral, in the winter it was nudes…) so I think this would be a great way to break out of that. Rebel seems to be quite a nice Satin finish from MAC!
Beautiful! How would you compare this to Lickable?
Much darker!
Totally added that to my wish list. I think it will look good with my pale skin, dark hair and dark eyes.
I have always loved this color, but it stains my lips. Have you experienced this? What can I do to prevent this?
Yes, it does stain my lips. You could try wearing foundation/concealer on your lips as a base.
I love the freckle on your lip! I have one too on my upper lip! 🙂 haha
Freckled-lips, unite!
That’s a beautiful, rich colour! I think I’d wear it more in the summer than in the fall though.
Oooh, what a gorgeous color! I may have to add this to my list. It looks much easier to wear than most MAC reds.
Oh my goodness.. I want this so bad, but I think it would look horrible on me (I’m NW15) because this is GORGEOUS..
Ugh, paleness! I hate thee.
NOOOOOO! Dark shades like this look AMAZING on pale skin tones!
Really? Hm..I might need this then.
I just need to learn how to apply darker lipsticks better lol
Does it compare to Pink Burst at all? Rebel looks like a more intense version of it.
Much darker! 🙂
I agree! I’m NW15 also and I adore bright/dark shades. I would totally wear this!
I’m between NW15 and NW20 – Rebel is one of my absolute favourites!! You can definitely rock this colour!!
So I bought this last night and wore it today..
OMGILOVEIT! *#^$#()&$^ It’s like amazeballs! Its scary in the tube though.. not gonna lie. But I rocked it today with a toned down neutral shimmery eye.. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Thank you, Christine!
YAYYYY!!!
I’m NW20 and I love dark / bright / intense lipsticks! When I wear colors like these, I keep my eyes neutral and simple (with something like Naked pigment), a little eye liner, and a delicate color for the cheeks. I love colors like Viva Glam Cyndi, Lustering, Ruby Woo, I Like It Like That, Viva Glam Gaga, etc. Some of those shades are light colors (but pretty intense) and I think that bright, intense colors can be just as intimidating as dark colors.
Try it out and experiment because you may be pleasantly surprised. Worst case scenario: you don’t like it and you get a full refund!
I was just thinking last night, “I wonder if Temptalia will use Rebel in her sultry series”.
I love that shade on you, when I wear rebel it looks so much more purple (pigmented lips).
😀
This color is absolutely stunning! I always hear people on Specktra talking about this color, but I always assumed it was more purple and more vampy. This looks wearable and more pinky and berryish than I would have thought. I wonder if it would look this good on me? And plus, who doesn’t love the name? Rebel is perfect!
I think it would! 🙂
Beautiful color. I love Girl About Town, and wear it often, but sometimes I want something a little less bold. This would be perfect!
Rebel is my favorite lipstick color! I love it so, and it lasts forever on me – to the point where my lips are still slightly stained the next morning!
i LOVE this lipstick. it’s probably my most worn shade. i bought it because in the tube, it reminded me of Cyber (which i wear A LOT), but a little more subtle. on the lip, they don’t look much alike at all, but it’s lovely anyway.
I love the look of this shade! Is it warm, cool or neutral? I’m warm & fair but can wear berries if they are neutral and would love to get this if it would work on me.
I’d say it’s mostly neutral, not too warm!
gor-jois! i love it 🙂
It’s funny that you’ve posted your review for Rebel now because I JUST bought it and came home to read your review of it, after hemming and hawing over it for weeks and being unable to find a good swatch of it online. Now that I’ve got it, I LOVE it. It’s amazing. I’m NC20 with dark brown hair and light grayish-green eyes, and Rebel pulls a really beautiful berry-ish purple-fuchsia colour that’s bright and edgy without looking too over the top. It’s much more pink and warm on you, but it still looks fantastic. 🙂
YAY! I’m glad you’re loving it, J! 🙂
WANT
Love this! How does it compare to Party Mate lipstick?
Brighter, redder, more opaque.
oh yeah, baby!!!! i have this one and i LOVE it! on me it looks a bit darker or should i say more dramatic than your photos (i am quite fair NW15) but i just adore it! Sultry indeed…
i love that colour!!!
I don’t think there isn’t a lipstick that doesn’t look good on you!!
Aw, thanks, Kate 🙂
This lipstick has been on my wishlist for a little while now. Hope to get it soon. I’ve seen how it looked on someone and it was love at first sight! lol…I knew I had to get me one too. Wondering if there is any drugstore lipstick shade that comes close to it?
I don’t know of anything yet!
It’s beautiful, I’m getting doubles.
Love it! Rebel looks fab on you Christine & it’s one of my favorite MAC lippies of all time! I’ve read Rihanna wears Rebel from time to time. Wet N’ Wild has a dupe in the matte line but I forgot the name 🙁 I took the sticker off LOL
Thanks, Johna! 🙂
Aww, too bad about the sticker!
The dupe is Wet n’ Wild in 908C. I just got it and its exactly the same!
I love it. Ihave it. It’s beautiful with clear lip glass over it
wow what a color… it’s like using red dragon, so vibrant, pretty!!!
Ok…read this post last night and went and bought the lipstick today! I am NC45, this color is the bomb. I never, ever do lipstick, but when I saw it, I had to have it, it was calling my name….I may be a convert to lipstick, keep these posts comin’!!!!
YAY!
This is one of my all time favorite MAC shades, it has become my go-to color and it is phenomenal.
What blush would you recommend to pair with Rebel? I love wearing Rebel but my Pink Swoon doesn’t look right.
Thanks!
I’d probably go with Breath o’ Plum!
I have this color and it’s so pretty. Whenever I wear it I get compliments. However, I have to advise that it stains the lips but in a good way =) This is a nice lipstick to have if you don’t own it yet.
wow! the mac website is WAY off with the swatch. This is a lovely color. I recently bought viva glam cyndi and I am now obsessed with bright colors on my nc43 comlextion. i think i will have to give this one a try!
Rebel was one of the lipsticks I tried on during my first visit to the MAC counter at The Bay last winter (yes, I’m slow at discovering MAC, LOL). I was looking for a hot pink lipstick and am NW 15 in winter. Rebel was a “no” from both the SA and me… eventually I got Lickable, which suits me much better. Then Show Orchid came along and Lickable has stayed in my lipstick stash at home ever since… Show Orchid is much better for summer when I have a bit of a tan from being outside on my work breaks.
this color looks gorgeous! might have to check it out next time 🙂
AHHHH I WANT THIS! in fact, I need this. Love this color, perfect bright.
Ooooooh my gosh. I hate to go all crazy, but I love this!
What a lovely color!! For sure one of my next purchases 🙂
Hey! I was just wondering how Rebel compares to NARS’ Strawberry Fields gloss. Not in texture, obviously, but in color. I like lipsticks a lot better than glosses in general (because I hate pulling my hair off my lips and then smearing the gloss on my face, haha), but I can’t get over Strawberry Fields’ color! It’s so gorgeous.
Thanks in advance! =)
Rebel is a bit darker and purpler — Strawberry Fields pinker.
Christine! How does this compare to MAC Girl About Town and NYX Chloe? And which out the three would you reccomend for NC50?
Either would work – Girl About Town is probably pinker, less fuchsia.
hi christine! what’s REBEL’s dupe among MAC lipsticks? i have full fuschia and girl about town..are they almost similar? 😉 r should I also store this? hehe your site and reviews are very helpful! thank you very much!
Rebel is pretty much alone – it’s a lot darker than both Full Fuchsia and Girl About Town 🙂
Thank you so much for your wonderful reviews! Rebel looks gorgeous on you! 🙂
do you think it would be nice on really fair skin, applied really lightly ?
Yes, and I don’t think you have to apply it lightly!
OMG IS THIS LIMITED EDITION?! If so I might weep since this is a gorgeous color and must have! If its not permanent I can always check my local CCO? I must know!
Rebel is permanent 🙂
The shade is gorgeous but more than that I love the juicy finish!
This color is absolutely gorgeous! I must have it.
Hey Christine! I know this is an old post, but I recently purchased this lipstick and would really appreciate your advice on something. I like my lipliner to exactly match my lipstick, and I saw you suggested Velvetella for the best match but it’s discontinued 🙁 What do you think about Beet lip liner?? Thanks again!!
Beet could work!
my lovely av shade!
This is definitely going into my cosmetic bag! Thanks to the video on ItsJudy’sTime…i absolutely love this!
“Rebel” looks beautiful on you! Are you wearing a lip liner? If so, what’s the name? I’m gonna go buy them both this week!
Nope, no lip liner!