MAC Spoil Yourself & Sugar Poppy Grand Illusion Liquid Lipcolours Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Spoil Yourself

MAC Spoil Yourself Grand Illusion Liquid Lipcolour ($21.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark pink with warm undertones and a pearly, glossy finish. It had good color coverage in a single layer, which spread evenly across my lips and stayed out of most of my lip lines, though it pulled into a few of them (mostly visible on the upper lip). The gloss had a smooth, spreadable texture that was moderately sticky but comfortable to wear over the five hours it lasted for. The formula felt neither drying nor hydrating on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Not Sorry (378) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Maybelline Opalescent Orchid (515) (P, $8.99) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Bracelets Galore (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Maybelline Mystical Magenta (610) (P, $8.99) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Raring to Go (P, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Red Blazer (LE, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Embrace Me (LE, $21.00) is cooler (85% similar).
MAC Domestic Diva (LE, $21.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Dior Soho (888) (P, $35.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Too Faced Totally Smashed (P, $20.00) is darker (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$21.00/0.17 oz. - $123.53 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to "wear evenly" with "megawatt colour" and have a "tingly, cooling sensation" that makes lips "fuller." The coverage ranged from shade to shade, though most were fairly pigmented, and some seemed more multidimensional than others (they seemed just shimmery/pearly). Some shades applied evenly while others were more uneven or pulled into lip lines.

The finish had a lot of shine and shimmer, so any unevenness/settling wasn't as apparent in person as it might appear in close-up photos. The consistency was smooth as it applied and developed a lot of tackiness within a minute or so of application, and the tingling lasted noticeably for 20-25 minutes on me. The glosses lasted between four and five hours on me and were comfortable to wear but was mostly non-drying.

They have a sweet, mint scent and subtle tingle and almost seemed to have a slightly sweet taste, but I couldn't tell as I felt like I was breathing in the sweet mint a bit from the scent alone.

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Ingredients

Spoil Yourself

PPermanent. $21.00.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Sugar Poppy

MAC Sugar Poppy Grand Illusion Liquid Lipcolour ($21.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a light-medium, cotton candy pink with cool, blue undertones and fine blue and pink pearl. It had semi-sheer to medium color payoff in a single layer, which applied evenly but settled into my lip lines noticeably (one of the worst offenders in the range). The texture was lightweight but more medium in thickness with some tackiness, which helped it stay on better (four hours of wear). It was lightly hydrating while worn.