MAC x Aaliyah Lipglasses Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 19:00:00 +0000

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.

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Bite Beauty Black Coffee (LE, $22.00) is warmer (95% similar).
MAC Midnight Dip (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Lancome Molten Magenta (13) (P, $22.00) is brighter (85% 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).
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).

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$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.

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

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.

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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).
Makeup by Mario Mulberry (P, $24.00) is warmer (90% similar).
MAC Rebel (P, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
NARS Plato's (LE, $26.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (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).

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$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce

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At Your Best You Are

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

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.

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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).

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$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce

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Brooklyn Born

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

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.

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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).
MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 2 (LE, $21.00) is darker (85% similar).
Surratt Beauty Flamant (P, $32.00) is brighter (85% similar).
MAC Everlasting Nude (DC, $19.50) is cooler (85% similar).
Makeup by Mario Bronze Glow (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
ColourPop Dream Queen (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% 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).

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$21.00/0.1 oz. - $210.00 Per Ounce

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Li Li's Motor City

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass

MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass

MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass

MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass

MAC 1 in a Million Lipglass

MAC At Your Best You Are Lipglass

MAC Brooklyn Born Lipglass

MAC Li Li's Motor City Lipglass

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1 in a Million

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1 in a Million

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

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At Your Best You Are

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At Your Best You Are

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

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Brooklyn Born

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Brooklyn Born

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

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Li Li's Motor City

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Li Li's Motor City

LELimited Edition. $21.00.

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