MAC x Min Liu Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:30:00 +0000

Dynasty Red

MAC Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a bright, medium red with neutral-to-warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage that covered the lips evenly. The texture was denser but velvety, so the lipstick glided across the lips with ease and never dragged despite having a more matte finish. The color was still going strong after six hours of wear, and it only started to feel a bit drying after five hours of wear.

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Maybelline Dynamite Red (DC, $7.49) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
MAC Starlett Scarlet (LE, $18.00) is warmer (95% similar).
MAC Von Teese (LE, $19.00) is brighter, glossier (95% similar).
Bite Beauty Fraise (DC, $24.00) is darker, glossier (95% similar).
Urban Decay 714 (LE, $18.00) is brighter (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Rosehip (DC, $24.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay 714 (P, $18.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Hourglass I Still (P, $34.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Nikita (Left) (LE, ) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
MAC Reddy to Go (P, $20.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).

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$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.

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Dynasty Red

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

8.5

Product

9.5

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93%

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Peach Blossom Pink

MAC Peach Blossom Pink Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a bright, medium pink with cool, blue undertones and a satin finish. It had very nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly and smoothly across the lips. The consistency was lightweight, creamy enough not to drag, but it stayed in place throughout the day. This shade wore well for five hours and left a slight stain behind, though it was neither drying nor hydrating.

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MAC Pink Pigeon (P, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Humble Pie (P, $10.00) is darker (95% similar).
MAC Kelly Yum-Yum (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
Sephora Cougar (P, $12.50) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Pop-arazzi (606) (P, $28.00) is darker (90% similar).
Anastasia Orchid (P, $18.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Bosworth's Beauty (P, $37.00) is warmer (85% similar).
Maybelline Faint for Fuchsia (P, $7.99) is darker (90% similar).
Hourglass I Believe (P, $34.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Embrace Me (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).

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$19.00/0.1 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce

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Peach Blossom Pink

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

93%

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MAC Dynasty Red Lipstick

MAC Peach Blossom Pink Lipstick

MAC Dynasty Red Lipstick

MAC Peach Blossom Pink Lipstick

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MAC x Min Liu Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Dynasty Red

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Dynasty Red

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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Peach Blossom Pink

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Peach Blossom Pink

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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