MAC Lipstick Review

Sigh.

MAC seriously does the greatest lipsticks! It's so hard to pick favourites and so hard to refrain from buying every single one.

Two of my favourites are Cherish (Satin) and Girl About Town (Amplified).

Cherish is a perfect nude (and totally underrated) that glides on creamy, doesn't emphasise dry lips, and wears really well throughout the day. It's easy to pop a lip balm over, or a gloss over the top, and sometimes I mix this with a pink to make a pinker nude, as this is more of a true nude.

Girl About Town, oh my where do I start! The brightest of bright pinks but without the neon factor. It's on the slightly darker spectrum of bright pink and is absolutely stunning. Unfortunately mine got left in the car on a hot day and all melted to one side so I have to use a lip brush to apply but this does apply well straight from the tube for such a bright colour. I always get compliments when I wear this and it suits such a huge range of skin tones.

Every single person can find a MAC lipstick shade they love. The variety is huge and the quality never disappoints.

I'd heard the hype about these lipsticks. I think everyone probably knows someone who raves about them. Sometimes you can believe hype, sometimes you can't. These are pretty special though, and I'm confident that the hype is justified.

When I was heading to Oz recently the MAC display at Auckland Airport caught my eye, and I eventually picked up a lippy and a primer. The girl at the stand was incredible, letting me play and swatch, narrow it down, then tried my final two colours on me. She was awesome, and the duty free price tag didn't hurt! I chose an 'Amplified' lipstick in the shade 'Diva-ish', which is part of the new Limited Edition MAC is Beauty Collection which hadn't been released in store at that point, but may have been by now.

Diva-ish is a gorgeous shade which MAC describe as 'intense fuschia' but for me is a vibrant pinky red with lots of 'oomph'. It tones in incredibly well with the colours I prefer on eyes and cheeks (teal, pink, purple, black, brown, silver, blue for eyes; brighter pinks for cheeks).

The lipstick comes in the traditional bullet shaped black MAC tube, with the logo in silver and a silver band and interior casing (with the MAC logo in black inside as well). It's one of those tubes that you get a little thrill of pleasure pulling from your bag.

The lipstick finger is a decent size, with a faint but pleasant scent. It smoothes onto lips deliciously, and feels creamy and sexy.

It's neither drying nor hydrating - it does what a lippy is meant to do , and colours your lips, basically. While it transfers to whatever you're pressing your lips to, enough is left behind that you still look at least a little made up, and reapplication is easy enough when needed.

If you're not eating, drinking, or kissing, it stays on for a good length of time - superior to other brands in my collection - and stays looking fresh and gorgeous for the duration.

I'm sold. I have at least three more overseas trips this year so will be picking more up (I know you can get them in stores but they're much cheaper duty free, of course!) - I think I 'need; their iconic red shade and maybe a lighter pink :p

Owning a mac lipstick has been on my bucket list since I first got into beauty. Everyone seems to have one or want one (if not many many more).

The Mac lipsticks (minus the LE) comes in a beautiful black bullet cylinder, with a small mac logo on the side. Its simplistic, but iconic design makes this a lipstick you want to show off. Like most lipsticks, you use a twist up mechanism to move the lipstick up the tube, which is standard.

The first MAC lipstick I brought was Brave, which is a pink with a beige undertone, and comes in a satin finish. It has a creamy and smooth formula which glides over my lips, without any tugging! The lipstick smells like .. something sweet! I instantly think vanilla, but I don’t actually know if that’s right. Anyway, the lipstick is long lasting and when it does wear, it wear evenly and gracefully (if you know what I mean).

This lipstick has started a MAC addiction, and I have already purchased a few more!

So I love Mac products (of course) and it was no surprise to me that the lipsticks are amazing. Nice colour range too choose from. The lipstick itself smells really nice (like vanilla butter in my opinion) nice creamy texture and the matte ones aren't too drying. I would however recommend a lip liner whole wearing it, just to help it last longer and also to get that perfect line (I always over draw my lips while doing looks, but please note as I am a male I don't wear lipstick all day everyday) my favourites from the lipstick range would have to be "stone, whirl, velvet teddy and girl about town" all ready nice shades.

I've never been a huge lipstick wearer before I was gifted a M.A.C lipstick. Every other previous lipstick I tried would bleed out (with and without lip liners). My M.A.C lipstick is from the Satin range and I've never had a problem with it whatsoever! It glides on and stays put without drying out your lips and you can get a good few hours wear out of it before reapplying. Please note - I have never as of yet worn any lip liner under my M.A.C lipstick so I can say any lipstick from the Satin range is really reliable even just by itself! It's definitely worth spending the extra $$ to get a good quality lipstick in my opinion - you won't regret it!

I always struggle to get a super pigmented lipstick that stays on for a decent amount of time. I recently purchased just a standard Mac lipstic in the shade heroine and me being me assumed it would last a few hours out on the town so I put it in my bag go touch ups... I put about 3 Layers on before I went out and didn't have to touch it up once in the 5 hours I was out and when I got home it still looked amazing and look the same as when I applied it!!

At first I didn't understand why everyone was in love with mac lipsticks as I thought they were overpriced and I could find dupes for the colours. This all changed when I decided to find out what all the hype was about. I am in LOVE with these lipsticks! they go on very smooth and are very lightweight making them perfect for everyday use. My top lip is dark and I used to find it hard to find lipsticks that would cover up and show the true colour of the lipstick as the darkness of my lip would kind of alter the colour but the lipsticks i've gotten from mac cover them up with one application which made me love them even more. The quality of the lipstick is fantastic, so you know .. you get what you pay for :p

I recently bought my very first Mac lipstick in the shade Twig. I am so impressed with the pigmentation and staying power of this lipstick. It has a great finish and does not dry out my lips. They have a nice smell which is a bonus. My new go to lipstick. They are a bit pricey but worth the money for sure. Definitely going to buy many more of these lipsticks.

Mac lipsticks are amazing. The cremesheens are easily applied, they smell delicious and stay on all day. So pigmented! Definitely worth the money for a quality lippy.

Ruby Woo? Taylor Swift's favorite lipstick?

I don't usually buy a lot of lipstick especially when they're this expensive. But then I heard a lot of great reviews about this "Ruby Woo" shade and I heard that a lot of celebrities also use it like Taylor Swift.

I went out and bought it and wore it quite a few times on evening dates and it went well with my red play-suit and red sunnies during the day on sunny days.

I LOVEEEEE THIS LIPSTICK!!! It's quality is aMaZiNg!!!! And it lasts and doesnt melt and looks great and feels great and it's like a dream come true!!!!!

But for me I think it's gonna be a bit more of a treat lipstick because of it's price. By that I mean that I won't buy it again and stick to my affordable lipsticks. So I hope it doesn't run out and I only use it on special occasions now to try save it because I know I won't be buying it again for a while.

But overall this is my high end lipstick and I LOVE IT!!!