Round-up: MAC The Matte Lip Collection Overview & Thoughts
MAC The Matte Lip Collection is supposed to launch online on May 28th and hit stores and counters on June 11th. According to MAC, all of the new/rereleased shades are being added to the permanent line. Six of the shades are Retro Matte, and the rest are Matte. Retro Mattes have a much drier, thinner, and stiffer formula, which makes them harder to apply directly from the tube, and they tend to be rather drying (in my experience, of course). Mattes have a heavier consistency that’s a little thicker and creamier, so they tend to be more forgiving and apply more evenly, though they typically don’t wear quite as long as Retro Mattes, they are often not as drying either. My personal favorites were Velvet Teddy (A-), Matte Royal (B+), and Men Love Mystery (B+).
Report Card
- D for Danger (A)
- Heroine (A)
- Pink Pigeon (A)
- Please Me (A)
- Antique Velvet (A-)
- Dangerous (A-)
- Instigator (A-)
- Persistence (A-)
- Stone (A-)
- Studded Kiss (A-)
- Velvet Teddy (A-)
- Whirl (A-)
- All Fired Up (B+)
- Flat Out Fabulous (B+)
- Kinda Sexy (B+)
- Matte Royal (B+)
- Men Love Mystery (B+)
- Naturally Transformed (B)
- Ruby Woo (B-)
- Runway Hit (C+)
- Steady Going (C)
Velvet Teddy is my favorite. Will probably purchase it.
It will be pretty on you, Lily!
Thank you Christine. Have a beautiful weekend.
Pink Pigeon and Instigator our my faves from this collection!
Nice picks!
Gosh, these look so amazing, I bet they stay on for like…forever!!! I so wish my lips wouldn’t decide to go all sahara desert on me everytime I so much as look at a matt lipstick 😀
Either way, I was hoping, Christine, that maybe you could recommend some coral lipsticks for me. I’m looking for something like in this picture http://taylorpictures.net/displayimage.php?album=3225&pid=179456#top_display_media
I’m really sorry if I’m bothering you with that, it’s just so that I don’t know many good lipsticks myself and I trust you, a random person on the internet, more than I trust these sales ladies ….there’s history there 😉
It looks more like a gloss to me so I’m not sure any of these really are that close (IMO), but here are some lipsticks: http://www.temptalia.com/swatch-gallery?sg=189772,185655,180731,163836,148223,122570,122495&lips=1
Thank you so much, those a perfect, you helped me so much !! The two faced one is my favorite 😀
I’m for sure swiping Instigator, Matte Royal, Men <3 Mystery, and Antique Velvet.
I'm glad they're making Studded Kiss permanent, It's in my top 5 red lippies and my tube from the Punk Couture release is half gone!
Yay! I’m glad you’ll be able to get another Studded Kiss when you run out!
A kiss on my list for: Men Love Mystery, Whirl, Instigator, Stone! Possibly D For Danger, too. Even though I’ve always wanted Ruby Woo, I know I already have some truly great reds in Maria Moretti, Russian Red, Damn Glamorous, also a Nars Cruella mini.
Sounds like you are covered on your reds!
I think I “need” Men Love Mystery. I love the Matte Royal and it looks amazing on you, I just don’t think I’d actually wear it if I bought it. I’m considering Heroine and Pink Pigeon as well. Guess I need to ask – Do I really need more pink lipsticks? (Kind of a rhetorical question bc the answer always ends up being “yes” – LOL)
LOL! 😉
Are they permanent?
Yes.
I definitely see a few that need to come home to Mama, but there’s no rush since they’re permanent! 😀
Very true 🙂
I’m loving Dangerous, Men <3 Mystery, Whirl and Velvet Teddy! Like I need more MAC lippies! 😉
At least they’re permanent!
Haha true!
They look good for the most part, but what’s up with matte not actually meaning matte these days? A lot of those look like they’ve got at least a little sheen. I mean, I get that they’re more moisturizing, but let a girl choose! We’ve all got lip balm!
All that aside, thank you so much for reviewing all of these shades! With Mac being so hit-and-mostly-miss these days, having your reviews to refer to means a lot, especially with more unique colors.
Perhaps it’s because the matte finish you get with a liquid lipstick has changed the idea of matte? Most regular matte lipsticks aren’t so flat that they look like most matte liquid lipsticks. MAC Retro Mattes are closest in a solid form, but their regular matte range has always been like this – e.g. Please Me, Velvet Teddy, etc. have been around for maybe a decade or longer! I think a lot of them look pretty matte, especially when you’re not viewing them super up-close (see full face photos). These aren’t moisturizing, though! About half are a little drying, actually 🙁
My pleasure! xo
Love the colour Stone, Persistence, Whirl and Studded Kiss!!
Which one would you recommend for NC35-NC37 skin??
I think they would all work for NC35/NC37!
I can see some nice shades there! Stone and Persistence look very beautiful! I’m glad MAC decided to make this matte collection permanent. I would have loved if they would have made the matte lip collection from a few months ago (pander me, fashion revival…) permanent, too.
Maybe next time!
Same here! I absolutely love Damn Glamorous and La Vie En Rouge! And though I missed out on it: Fashion Revival, too.
Nice round up once again Christine!
Thanks, Nicole!
Gorgeous colours and great ratings – love Antique Velvet and Studded Kiss.
Some great shades for sure!
Whirl and Persistence look like lovely colours I need to test these on myself!
I hope they’ll work for you, Sabiha!
Velvet teddy and run way hit are so nice. X
Velvet Teddy is nice!
I want to try Velvet Teddy and Whirl, see how they look on me!
I bet they’ll look great!
Well done again! *clapping* Are you ready for another massive release? 😉 50-200 products max in the most likely LE game? Haha! 🙂
I’m sure there is one just around the corner!
It may creep silently, but its existence can be felt can be felt like an anvil to the head! Keeping my fingers crossed for you that only a few companies do it! 😉 lol
I really like the look of this collection. I want quite a few of the lipsticks. How to chose?
I so appriciate the round up’s, thank you Christine!
Happy to help, Helene!
I thought ruby woo was permanent already? And which shades are the ones that just newly became permanent?
They are repromoting some to fit their collection concept.
Do you know if they will be on fellow sites like Macys and Dillard’s by next week?
June 11th is the on-counter date – they don’t give me an online date for other retailers!