MAC x Wakanda Forever Wakanda Sunset & Dora Milaje Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Wakanda Sunset
MAC Wakanda Sunset Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a brighter, medium purple with warm, pink undertones and a luminous sheen with very fine pearl.
- Nearly opaque pigmentation
- Lightly creamy, comfortable to apply
- Did not emphasize lip lines
- Long-wearing (5 hours, lightly hydrating)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Givenchy Ultravioline (24) (P, $34.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Gridlock (P, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Maybelline Brazen Berry (DC, $7.99) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Invite Intrigue (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% 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 WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Cire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Vanillin, Bht, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (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)] ILN46427
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.
Wakanda Sunset
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Dora Milaje
MAC Dora Milaje Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a deep, ruby red with strong, cool blue undertones and a satin sheen.
- Nearly opaque pigmentation
- Lightly creamy, comfortable to apply
- Did not emphasize lip lines
- Long-wearing (5.5 hours, lightly hydrating)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Nyma Tang (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Million Dollar Baby (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Bichette (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop On Display (P, $10.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Chanel No. 03 (LE, $45.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay No Parking (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Smashbox Bawse (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Hourglass At Dusk (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Jack Skellington (LE, $10.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Smashbox Harley Quinn (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% 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 WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Cire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Vanillin, Bht, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (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)] ILN46428
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.
While both shades are absolutely beautiful, it’s Wakanda Sunset that is so very appealing to me, because purple! And this one also has a lovely luminosity to it going on that makes it all the more desirable.
MAC has certainly hit the spot with this batch of lipsticks – vibrant shades and great ratings.
Oh wow! Surprise, surprise MAC! Sunset definitely may come home. It’s been a long time since I’m seen a fuchsia (purplish) shade that I like.