MAC x Aaliyah Lipglasses Reviews, Photos, Swatches
1 in a Million
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a dark plum with subtle, warm undertones and violet sparkle. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied without streaking, but the color settled into my lip lines. The texture was light-medium weight feel with a moderately tacky texture. It wore well for five hours and was lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty Black Coffee (LE, $22.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Midnight Dip (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Ciate Eclipse (P, $18.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- NARS Unspeakable (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Astro Naughty (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Lancome Molten Magenta (13) (P, $22.00) is brighter (85% similar).
- MAC Warp Speed Ahead (LE, $21.00) is lighter (80% similar).
- MAC Space Bubble (LE, $21.00) is lighter, brighter (80% similar).
- MAC Silent Night (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce
The Lipglass formula is supposed to be “pigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic color” that can be worn “on its own, over lip pencil or lipstick” and will “condition lips.” MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.
I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.
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1 in a Million
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
At Your Best You Are
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a slightly muted, medium-dark berry with subtle, cool undertones and a jelly-like finish with faint shimmer. It had semi-opaque color coverage in a single layer that applied fairly evenly, but it did sink into my lip lines. It had a moderately sticky consistency with a light-medium weight to it. This shade stayed on well for five hours and was lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Saucy Little Thing (P, $21.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
- Maybelline Obsessed (P, $7.99) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Sookie (LE, $10.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Unspeakable (P, $26.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Spare Me (LE, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Twirling (LE, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tarte WCW (P, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Smashbox Crush It (P, $24.00) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Mississippi (LE, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Mulberry (P, $24.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce
The Lipglass formula is supposed to be “pigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic color” that can be worn “on its own, over lip pencil or lipstick” and will “condition lips.” MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.
I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.
Browse all of our MAC Lipglass swatches.
At Your Best You Are
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
Brooklyn Born
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a golden beige with warm, yellow undertones and lots of pearl and shimmer. It had medium coverage (mostly from shimmer) that applied evenly and spread easily across my lips (this one was described as sheer, though). The gloss was noticeably tacky and plusher, but it wasn’t heavy. There was slight color that gathered in my lip lines, but it wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance between the shimmer and glossy finish. It wore well for four and a half hours on me and was moisturizing while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Anti-Reality (LE, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Under the Sheets (LE, $21.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Kindness (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Goldfinch (P, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Becca Pearl x Gold (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Dior Gold Essence (212) (LE, $30.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Scarcely Seen (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, less pigmented (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Starcrossed (LE, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Nippy's Shimmery Gold (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Lancome Mirrored Nude (09) (P, $22.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce
The Lipglass formula is supposed to be “pigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic color” that can be worn “on its own, over lip pencil or lipstick” and will “condition lips.” MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.
I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.
Browse all of our MAC Lipglass swatches.
Brooklyn Born
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
Li Li's Motor City
MAC Li Li’s Motor City Lipglass ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a muted, medium peachy-coral with warm undertones and barley-there gold pearl. It had good pigmentation that covered my lips evenly but there was slight product that sank into my lip lines within a few minutes. It had a tacky feel–typical of Lipglass–but wasn’t heavy or uncomfortable to wear and spread fairly easily across my lips. It lasted for four and a half hours on me and was hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Gucci Beauty Crushed Coral (DC, $32.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Bite (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery, less pigmented (90% similar).
- Becca Beach Bum (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Surratt Beauty Flamant (P, $32.00) is brighter (85% similar).
- MAC Everlasting Nude (DC, $19.50) is cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 2 (LE, $21.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Wild Card (P, $27.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (80% similar).
- ColourPop Spacemaker (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, lighter (80% similar).
- MAC Ravishing (P, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Bronze Glow (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce
The Lipglass formula is supposed to be “pigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic color” that can be worn “on its own, over lip pencil or lipstick” and will “condition lips.” MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.
I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.
Browse all of our MAC Lipglass swatches.
Li Li's Motor City
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass
MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass
MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass
MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass
MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass
MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass
MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass
MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass
MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass
MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass
I really love the color of One in a Million. I like that it’s a bit sheer, too. Very pretty.
Me too, Rachel! My plan is to use it with Nevermore lip pencil….and I can just hear my long gone Mom yelling: “Nancy Jean T*****! Don’t you dare do that Queen Of The Damned movie makeup after you forbade your daughter doing it when she was 13!” LOL. But that’s not even my inspiration, though!
i was reading anne rice and was goth when i was 12-17 my parents totally supported me and i love them for it
I’m really trying to stay under $175 with this collection, but I do believe that I would love having and wearing all 4 of these. Especially since my lipstick choices have been narrowed down to 2 favorite shades. The only lipglass I *may* possibly skip is At Your Best You Are, due to some serious redundancy within my stash. Li LI’S Motor City, Brooklyn Born and 1 In A Million are my absolute MUSTS.
I want At Your Best You Are. I love that freaking song and having a gloss named after it would be nice. Brooklyn Born & Li Li’ Motor City would be nice to have as well. I’m super happy these received good reviews because these were the only thing I was interested in.
The lip gloss shades are really pretty, especially the Berry ones.
I’ll probably pick up Li Li’s Motor City. I want something from Aaliyah’s collection and so far this is all that I’m interested in getting.