MAC Semi-Precious Lipstick Swatches, Photos, Reviews
MAC Gem of Roses Lipstick
MAC Semi-Precious Lipstick Swatches, Photos, Reviews
MAC Semi-Precious Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) includes four limited edition shades: Gem of Roses (mid-tone strawberry pink), Lush Amber (light nude beige), Musky Amethyst (deep plum), and One of a Kind (mid-tone rosy neutral).
- Gem of Roses is a semi-sheer, medium-dark pink with yellow undertones, making it a warmer pink. This has a lustre finish. It is a little pinker than Bobbi Brown Heather Pink, less pink than MAC Naughty You, bit darker than Guerlain Bianca, and slightly pinker than Chanel Mademoiselle.
- Lush Amber is a sheer peachy brown. This has a lustre finish. It’s darker and less opaque than MAC Freckletone, slightly browner than Chanel Peregrina, and less opaque than MAC Martha.
- Musky Amethyst is a semi-opaque, berry plum with ruby red shimmer. This has a frost finish. It’s sheerer and lighter than NYX Violet Ray and Make Up For Ever #13, less red, more plum than MAC Hang Up, and sheerer than MAC Odyssey.
- One of a Kind is a sheer, rosy, plum-brown. This has a lustre finish. It’s a sheerer, less red version of Estee Lauder Plum Fizz, redder Guerlain Galante.
MAC Lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste (to me). Their lustre lipsticks are designed to be sheerer in color, so the color payoff of the three lustres in this launch is as expected. Musky Amethyst, which has a frost finish, seems to be a little sheerer given its frost finish. Lustres wear two to three hours on me, while frosts tend to be better at four. In my experience, lustres are a little drying.
MAC Semi-Precious Lipstick Swatches, Photos, Reviews
MAC Gem of Roses Lipstick
MAC Gem of Roses Lipstick
MAC Gem of Roses Lipstick
MAC Gem of Roses Lipstick
MAC Lush Amber Lipstick
MAC Lush Amber Lipstick
MAC Lush Amber Lipstick
MAC Lush Amber Lipstick
MAC Musky Amethyst Lipstick
MAC Musky Amethyst Lipstick
MAC Musky Amethyst Lipstick
MAC Musky Amethyst Lipstick
MAC One of a Kind Lipstick
MAC One of a Kind Lipstick
MAC One of a Kind Lipstick
MAC One of a Kind Lipstick
LOve the Musky Amethyst, probably getting that one.
I agree. What a striking color! I don’t have any purple lipsticks yet but this might be a good one to start with.
i totally agree! this one is def. something i don’t have and have been wanting to try! plus this one is too gorgeous to pass up!
For some reason the word “Musky” strikes me as hysterical… isn’t that a smell? Or perhaps “Musk Ox” is what’s making me laugh
I absolutely ADORE Gem of Roses! It looks fantastic on you!
LOVE Gem of Roses! One of a Kind looks nice as well. Might be a bit dark for me though.
I’m torn with gem of roses???!!! Christine it looks soo dark in the tube… My lips are much more pigmented than yours, Like purple… Will this look much darker on me?
If you have naturally redder lips, I imagine it’ll end up just muting your natural lip color a little bit. I don’t think it’ll look darker in terms of the color itself, but your natural lip color will probably dominate.
What a pitty Musky Amethyst doesn`t cover well… I loved the color, it would be perfect for winter (I`m from Brazil and right now it is winter down here = ]
<3 Temptalia!
I’m reminded of the Fabulous Felines lipsticks for this colour range.
I like them all. My poor wallet. 🙁 This collection is going to put my credit card on fire…
I am SO wanting Gem of Roses and One of a Kind. Christine, do you know if this is considered part of MAC’s autumn colours? Some of these (not just the lippies but other products in the collection) look distinctly “autumnal” to me.
Yes, Semi-Precious is a fall collection.
It is? I thought I read it was for summer.
July collections are typically fall collections for makeup brands!
don’t like them at all =( I hate frost finishes :-S
Only one has a frost finish, the other three are lustre.
*DEFINITELY* getting Gem of Roses! LOVE that!
Your skin has been looking wonderful lately. A new foundation you’ve been testing?
No, nothing new!
lush amber, gem of roses & one of a kind looks promising however since the pigmentation of my lips differ from Christines a store swatch is definetly in order i will however put these babies on a pre order @ my mac counter just in case they work for my skintone. Thanks Christine your dedication to this blog is truly appreciated.
Pretty…but they do not seem special at all. Maybe because I am not a huge fan of lustre finishes….
I am loving Musky Amethyst. Holy gorgeousness. Makes me want autumn already. LOL!
Gem of Roses and the Amber shade are what I am gunning for <3
yayayayay!
Hmmm…I’m “meh” on these lippies, but your eye makeup looks very pretty in these pictures.
Thanks a lot for the review and swatches 🙂
I like Gem of Roses, but I wonder how close it is to Strawbaby from Fafi. Both are described as strawberry red and I have a weakness for those shades….
I remember Strawbaby being redder if that helps!
Thanks, that helps!
I love the Gem of Roses and One of a Kind Lipsticks! Very lovely.
Gem of Roses is a pretty MLBB shade. Other than that, they’re all pretty meh.
Musky Amethyst kinda reminded me of Dark Deed from the VV collection.
I have one of a kind, and I realy love it! I probably gonna check out gem of roses, so adorable! ^^
Christine…I love your eyecolor. They have an almost ethereal sparkling quality.
just as i suspected, i want gem of roses and musky amethyst 🙂
OMG – with the exception of Lush Amber I want to have them all! Usually I’m not a big fan of sheer Lipsticks, but these are gorgeous (and since I’m starting to work in a bank soon, I could use them for work as well ;-)).
Not impressed with this collection either. MAC needs more creativity or to let bloggers and regular people help out with their new collections
I was expecting some really unique, fun colors… these are all so boring.
Musky Amethyst looks lovely, but it also looks like it’s pretty close to “Cunning” from Fabulous Felines. Off to the swatch gallery I go…
I think this collection is passable for me, which is a sigh of relief after Surf, Baby. Beautiful colors, just nothing unique enough or undupable to anything in my collection already.
Will definitely try Gem of roses!
They’re all pretty, but Gem of Roses and One of a Kind are especially lovely.
Wow! Gem of roses looks so pretty on you Christine!
Christine, would you know if Gem of Roses is at all similar to Covergirl’s Lip Perfection lipstick in Heavenly? I just picked it up yesterday and it seems to be a similar tone and color.
I hate lustres. IMO it doesn’t look like you’re wearing anything at all. Musky Amethyst is the winner out of this bunch!
I really love these, and I expected to be ho- hum! Love!
gem of roses, musky amethyst an one of a kind are stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111
I thought about getting Musky Amethyst when you first posted the promo pics, now having seen the swatches I MUST HAVE IT! Too bad the LE’s usually take forever until they’re available in Germany…
i will definitely be picking up gem of roses! and one of a kind!
I love your eye make up! What eyeshadow are you wearing?
It was just Hint of Sapphire!
Thanks you’re so nice!
I love Gem of Roses! They all look great on you!!
Hm. All of them except for Musky Amethyst look really similar to me. I’ll probably get Gem of Roses if I test it out and it looks good on me, but the color seems to be really pretty.
How does ‘One of a kind’ compare to ‘Creme in Your Coffee’ colorwise?
Hey Christine! In your opinion, Gem of Roses do you think it would flatter a more fair/light skinned person? Thanks!
It should work on any one really!
i adore one of a kind *_* and musky amethist has such a pretty unique colour!
Great review, Christine! Just ordered Musky Amethyst and One of a Kind! So excited! 🙂
amethyst looks HOT on you with that icy blue e/s <3
i got gem of roses and one of a kind and neither one shows up on my lips and i’m about an nw23. kinda bummed. ah well, back to the cremesheens.
I love gem of roses!
does anyone know a dupe for “gem of roses” ?
i went to the mac counter the other day and i tried fanfare on my upper lip and gem of roses in my lower lip they lloked kind of the same to me.
Hi, everyone! Do you think Gem of Roses looks like Clinique’s Guava Stain? I don’t want to order Gem of Roses if it’s already pretty similar. Thanks for the input!
shame about lush amber it looks like such a pretty colour but really is a bit blah on 🙁
thanx for your honest opinion
much love
claire
xoxo
Is there a dupe for Gem of Roses?? Its all out of stock here!