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Sunday Funday: 16 x MAC Permanent Lipstick Swatches

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Christine | Updated: 6/19/16June 19, 2016

MAC Violetta Lipstick

Happy Sunday! I think we can say that I’m officially on a roll 🙂 Here’s another set of swatches of permanent shades of MAC Lipstick!

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Cyber

MAC Sweetie Lipstick

MAC Brave Lipstick

MAC Capricious Lipstick

MAC Captive Lipstick

MAC Craving Lipstick

MAC Plumful Lipstick

MAC Lustering Lipstick

MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick

MAC Girl About Town Lipstick

MAC Show Orchid Lipstick

MAC Violetta Lipstick

MAC Odyssey Lipstick

MAC New York Apple Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Media Lipstick

MAC Cyber Lipstick

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Ginny

New York Apple is one of my oldies but goodies. I really appreciate these swatches, Christine! There are a few MAC lipsticks that I’ve thought, if only they were in Christine’s gallery! New York Apple and Pink Plaid being two 🙂

Nancy T

Medium, Olive, neutral undertones. Combination skin.

Captive looks really beautiful for a nice everyday plummy rose shade.
And Violetta; be still my heart! That one is bomb.com awesomeness! Looks like UD Mad Hatter ought to have applied like this, then I would no doubt nabbed that one. Nothing like a metallic purple lipstick when done correctly!

Miradan

Oh thank you for the clear swatch of Craving! It’s one of my favorite lippies, and it’s a huge help to be able to compare it to possible dupes.

Stephanie | theFantasia

Light Medium, Yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin.

I’ve had a pike of B2M ready to go and this post came at a perfect time <3

Julie

Lightest, Olive, cool undertones. Normal-to-Oily skin.

OH I’m so glad you swatched Capricious!! It’s my go-to for dress up occasions–I get so many compliments on it! But it also shows how much difference different undertones/color depth can make! It doesn’t even remotely look like the same color on me. On me, it’s much darker–it looks more like Oddessey, but even darker & cooler. So helpful to have it for reference!

Kylie5

Wow I have 9 of These colours. And I have to try brave.

Helene

Very Light, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Combination skin.

Some of my all time favourites are in this post.

Violetta is so gorgeous I can’t even begin to describe it.
Girl About Town is one I often reach for. I really like Cyber, but as it is so dark I don’t use it often.

There are quite a lot of the others I feel I really need after seeing the swatches. Quite often when I am a t the MAC counters, I just want to buy them all 🙂

And good news, for me, we are getting a MAC Pro store at the end of summer. yay!

Pami

Violetta was my first MAC & favorite lipstick, and it is still my HG today. Long live Violetta! I was so happy when they made it permanent. 🙂 Show Orchid, Odyssey and NY Apple are really pretty.

KaseyKannuck

Capricious is my go-to. I’m halfway through mine.

Katherine T.

Violetta looks interesting!

Bonnie

Light Medium, Olive, neutral undertones. Combination skin.

I need Violetta, Show Orchid and Captive!!!! So pretty!!!!!

Deborah S.

Clearly I love these shades as I have Capricious, Captive, Plumful, Girl About Town and New York Apple, I can’t believe I don’t have Media. I think that is my next purchase!! Thank you for the swatches, Christine.

Erin

Lightest, Neutral undertones. Combination skin.

All of these colors look great!

Lisa

Light Medium, Yellow, moderately yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin.

I love New York Apple, one of my all time fav’s. I think I have two back ups.

Susan Dowman Nevling

Many of these colors are very similar. I do like that they are not Huber white, I guess. I’m not certain how to describe it.

Astrild

Capricious is my most used MAC lipstick by far. Perfect MLBB shade. Plumful and Captive are my top five too. Brave is my perfect nude. So many gorgeous and favorite lipsticks in this selection.

ouineque

Light Plus, Yellow, strong yellow undertones. Normal skin.

I love these swatches! It gives my inspiration!

Kiss & Make-up

Light Medium, Yellow undertones. Very Oily skin.

Brave is definitely my favorite here.

Mariella

Very Light, Pink undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin.

So many of these are favourites/repurchases for me. I generally have 3 tubes of Craving and 3 of Plumful on the go at any one time. New York Apple, Lustering (wish it were longer lasting, sigh), Captive, Capricious – all are long-time faves. But I’m seeing a few new-to-me shades I think I need to try – Odyssey, Media and Dark Side for sure are 3 I plan to look at next time I’m at MAC.

SheDaisy

Wow, I LOVE the tri-pic swatch! So helpful!

The Makeup Train

Light Tan, Yellow undertones. Normal-to-Oily skin.

Hard to pick faves here. Violetta is certainly a standout.

chelsea

I just bought Girl About Town last week and am just loving it. For me it’s a perfect summer pop of colour. I think I’ll try out Odyssey next time I’m around the MAC counter. That one looks like a great fall colour.

Tracey E.

I love these compilation swatches, Christine. Thanks for doing them. Girl About Town and Show Orchid are catching my attention.

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