One of the more popular shades from MAC’s Playland collection seemed to be Red Balloon. If you missed that one or were on the fence, maybe you’ll discover that you already have similar shades or that one of these is a better option for you. You can see the full list of dupes over at The Dupe List.
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wow…awesome post..infact , a much needed post….I was thinking why don’t anyone do this…Can you also swatch Candy yum yum and pink pigeon along with this…
Hi Renji,
Candy Yum Yum and Pink Pigeon can both be found in the Swatch Gallery!
Huh, that’s Mac Impassioned?!? It looks nothing like that on me! It looks way less pink and leans more orange on me! I wish it looked pink like that in that photo!!
Impassioned is sooooo pink on me! Almost no orange swatched, applied, etc.
Yeah, it looks great on your lips! It is a cool color on my lips too, but looks nothing like that! I’m wearing it right now because I had to check I was thinking of the right color!
I just received this lipstick a little while ago and I love it! I thought it would be close to Impassioned but they’re totally different colors on me. Like Cat mentioned, Impassioned leans a little more orangey
I wish Impassioned wore more orange on me – I remember buying it for that reason, lol!
You are the dopest dupe finder! 🙂 These posts are so helpful.
Thank you!
I’m wearing Red Balloon today and it looks so different on me, way more red and much less pink. It’s funny how different colors look on different skin tones.
It is!
Undertones are playing their weird game again; one me, Red Balloon looks like it’s off red by a hair. For those who are like me (extremely pale, cool-toned) Red Balloon is close to an amplified finish version of Mac All Fired Up or Nars Dragon Girl.
All Fired Up and Dragon Girl are the same on you? I am so surprised since Dragon Girl is one of the coolest, bluest-based reds I know of! That’s so crazy how they pull on you, Alla!
I know, right? I wanted Dragon Girl for a long time, but every time I swatched it, I kept thinking it was too similar to All Fired Up, so I actually brought the lipstick into Sephora and swatched them side by side, then on my lips, and they’re the same (well… All Fired Up is a teensy bit pinker). Most of the time, lipsticks look more or less similar on me to swatches I find online, but then there’s a lipstick or a gloss that’s a complete wildcat and defies all logic 😉
LOL! I have a few like that – MAC Plumful definitely comes to mind!
Not gonna lie, I chuckled at the name Lickable.
😉
I need red balloon in my life ..its freaking beautiful shade
thanks for sharing dupes dear
My pleasure, Rashmi!
How weird..I have both Red Balloon and Impassioned (and yes, they are both beyootiful bright happy lips) and they do not look like dupes on me. Impassioned reads more like bright pink coral on me. Red Balloon reads pinkish red on me..leaning more like a red with pink undertones. In that case, should I be picking up all these dupes 😉 Favourite spring/summer range of lip colour for me for sure.
It’s the type of shade that you rock so well, Wendy!
Thanks for such an awesom dupe post!! Mac Impassioned looks quite close.. Now I can only one out of these similar shades. 🙂
No prob, Poo!
PINK! 😀 Given what I’ve been reading in the comments, I’m wondering how it would pull on me now… 😛
Hehe, when you said Dragon Girl was one of the coolest, bluest-based reds you knew, I immediately went ‘ORLY!?’ (*incredibly arched eyevrow*) – I have to swatch that now… 😀
It’s definitely a tie between Dragon Girl and MAC Ruby Woo!
I’ve had Impassioned for years but something about the name Red Balloon is really cute.
It’s cutesy without being too cutesy!
Eek! That is such a pretty lip colour! Thanks for the great post to! 🙂
Sure thing, Sybil!
words, non-turned beautifully delight! what are you gorgeous lips
Thank you!
That Revlon dupe is pretty awesome.
It is very nice!
I love a good pink lipstick and you always give such amazing dupe options!
Thank you, Kierra!