MAC Tsk Tsk! & Wagasa Twirl Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Tsk Tsk!
MAC Tsk Tsk! Lipstick ($18.50 for 0.1 oz.) is a bright, medium fuchsia pink with cool, bluish undertones and a satin finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a dense, slightly firmer texture, though it didn’t tug painfully but needed a moment to warm up on against my lips. The color applied evenly and didn’t settle too noticeably into my lip lines. It wore well for five hours, left a faint stain behind, and was neither drying nor hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Troublemaker (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Menace (DC, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Melted Jelly Donut (P, $21.00) is darker, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Stargazer (P, $18.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Hollywood Cerise (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Guerlain #72 (P, $33.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Girl About Town (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Udo (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever C208 (DC, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Twolips (14) (P, $8.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.1 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce
MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying.
Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying.
The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol , Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil , Silica , Tricaprylyl Citrate , Ozokerite , Isononyl Isononanoate , Paraffin , Phenyl Trimethicone , Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline , Ethylhexyl Palmitate , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba , Ascorbyl Palmitate , Tocopherol , Vanillin , Acrylates Copolymer , Polyethylene Terephthalate , Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate , [+/- Mica , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) , Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) , Carmine (Ci 75470) , Red 6 (Ci 15850) , Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380) , Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) , Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360) , Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200) , Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) , Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985) , Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Tsk Tsk!
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Wagasa Twirl
MAC Wagasa Twirl Lipstick ($18.50 for 0.1 oz.) is a muted, light-medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. The texture was slightly drier, though it didn’t tug or pull at my lips as I applied it. It seemed prone to separating along my deeper lip lines but wasn’t noticeable in person until after three hours of wear. The color payoff was nearly opaque in a single layer, and it stayed on well for four and a half hours on me. The formula felt neither drying nor hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Feeling Fizzy (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC 2 Truths and a Lie (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Pitter Ponder (LE, $7.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Proper (P, $15.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Chaser (LE, $26.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Lovelorn (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Hourglass I Love (P, $34.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NYX Audrey (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Gumball (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever C209 (DC, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.1 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce
MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying.
Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying.
The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol , Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil , Silica , Tricaprylyl Citrate , Ozokerite , Isononyl Isononanoate , Paraffin , Phenyl Trimethicone , Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline , Ethylhexyl Palmitate , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba , Ascorbyl Palmitate , Tocopherol , Vanillin , Acrylates Copolymer , Polyethylene Terephthalate , Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate , [+/- Mica , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) , Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) , Carmine (Ci 75470) , Red 6 (Ci 15850) , Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380) , Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) , Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360) , Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200) , Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) , Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985) , Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
It’s nice to see Spring colours close to Spring. While neither shade would suit me, they are lovely.
While I can easily see either one looking fabulous on someone with a cooler undertone than mine, I’m going to have to pass. Both appear just a tad too cool for me. Besides, I have Nyx Audrey. But again, that one always looks best in the winter when I look more neutral.
These are two very lovely pinks. It’s nice to see after all the reds that have been released lately.
Tsk Tsk! is gorgeous. I thought I might break my low buy this month to get it, but then I checked all the dupes ,and it turned out I have at least two, maybe four dupes. 🙂
I guess I’m not alone in gravitating to certain colours.