MAC Lipstick Review

Now I don't often buy mac - or actually at all. I have 2 shades from Mac and that was before I knew they did animal testing.

I'm trying to sound like a downer but Mac is a company that is completely ignorant to animal cruelty and have and will continue with animal testing despite the protests.

Also the prices for these lipsticks in NZ are crazy high. For $40 I could buy 3-4 lipsticks with the same quality from another brand.

So I think the love for MAC really goes down to your loyalty and preference.

Honestly I can't say that the formula is any different to the lipsticks Ive spent $20 on.

Yes the formula is incredible, with amazing staying power. It lasts on my lips for a full day, and needs only the tiniest touch up after eating and drinking - totally pleased with that staying power. I also love that they are very opaque and non drying. With Mac I don't feel like I need to constantly reapply lip balm so that my lips don't chap.

They are really smooth consistency and even smell really really good too.

I think the main thing that draws me into Max, and that I would consider looking at Mac twice is that wonderful, stylish, chic, durable packaging. Honestly you can't go wrong. It's a classic. Like a Chanel perfume bottle.

Honestly while I do love it, every single time, I've been able to find a dupe of a colour I love in a more affordable - not animal testing brand. So unless a magical thing happens, or they come out with a collection where I would kill for the packaging I would not be buying Mac.

I am truely in love with MAC, but their lipsticks take the cake. I have brought four in the last 12 months (I don't have a MAC store very close) and love all of them. My first was Impassioned, a bright hot pink. Im not a huge pink person but I saw this colour and fell in love. It's the perfect choice for a fun bold lip. Next I brought Up the Amp and Vegas Volt. Both very different and colours I had never looked at wearing. With my skin tone I can only wear Up the Amp in summer, but Vegas Volt is perfect year round. My final shade was Chatterbox. This is the perfect everyday pink for me. I had heard a lot of people rave about it and finally tried it. I wear it everyday, it goes with everything. These colours last for a long time. I've had Impassioned for 12 months and its still half full. I dont think I will stop buying MAC for a long time.

MAC lipsticks are my current obsession. No joke; I've purchased 20 in the past month. I know what you're thinking - holy crap that's a LOT. And it is. I know. Thank goodness for YouShop and American prices!

Anyway I LOVE MAC lipsticks. BUT I don't love all of them! My favourites are the Amplified Creams, Cremesheens, Amplifieds, Satins and Mattes.I don't like Lustres or Frosts as I find them old fashioned and unflattering on my skin.

MAC lipsticks are creamy and pigmented and they have a very light vanilla scent to them. There are so many colours to choose from so there's something for everyone. They're also cheap when you buy from MAC USA ($16 each) - even cheaper than the drugstore lippies over here!

My favourite shades are Blankety (holy grail nude lippy for pale skin)

Rebel - The perfect berry shade for all skin tones!

Faux and Twig - Muted deep pink shades - so flattering and universal

Impassioned - The most amazing neon pink for daring ladies!

All in all I love the majority of MAC lippies. If you can I would recommend heading to a MAC counter and having a play with them to find out which formulas and finishes you like, the girls at MAC are lovely and you can play to your hearts content!

I braved entering the fantastic new MAC counter in Riccarton Mall (Christchurch). I was a woman on a mission. I was after a lipstick - Not just any lipstick, something Fabulous for my wedding day! I had a rough idea of what shade I was after so I explained to the store person what I wanted. "An intense Pink that will last almost all day!" After 5 minutes I had fallen in love. My colour of choice.... Candy Yum Yum. It is a Matte almost highlighter hot pink, I practically had to wipe the drool from my mouth upon finding it in the store. I almost died when I was told the price, but I just couldn't walk out of the store without it. My wedding isn't until October but I have been wearing it regularly every chance I get. It's like velvet on my lips. No smelly odour just a light natural scent. Not waxy. It keeps my lips supple and moisturised at the same time making them POP and look fabulous. Success!!! And the comments I have had on this shade.... they speak for themselves..... "WOW, omg.... what brand is that?? I want it....." the list goes on. Never, Ever again will I buy any other branded lippy. And after our wedding is over (and our budgets not tight) I will be marching ... or skipping with joy...... back into that glorious MAC store to buy even more items! MAC has changed me, for the better. When I am wearing this lippy I have no fear of the dreaded lippy on the teeth or chapped looking lips under my lippy. Just confident and ready to take on the world. Fabulous.... Simply Fabulous xx

So consistently good with every formula. Pigmented. Once you own one you will want more! Not to mention the classic mac lipstick scent!

This is by far the best lipstick I've used! Those colours they come in are fab and they go on so nicely. Definitely something people should try, will not regret! The only thing is how much they cost but I'd definitely say it's worth it.

I only have 2 mac lippies so far and i am in LOVE! I got them from NZ duty free for $32 each

I have Pink Pigeon and Morange. They are the most beautiful and vibrant colors i have ever seen. You get such a great and true color pay-off.

I find they last at least a couple of hours before i need to reapply which is great. They are long lasting and just great in general.

I love the packaging its simple,clean and classic.

i cant wait to buy more and grow my collection :)

I have nearly 30 mac lipsticks and keep adding to my collection! Mac has a great colour range and most importantly so many different finishes! I have incredibly dry lips and often end up with lippy in the fine lines of my lips and am also not a fan of glossy lips but the satin finish is the perfect answer! I find them hydrating and they glide right over any dry parts without highlighting them too much!

These lipsticks are so pigmented and I find they last 3-4 hours before needing to reapply, but I think this is different for everyone.

Generally avoid MAC as I find it overpriced for what it is however I can't go past a mac lippy! MAC is the only lipstick I will use as I find it long lasting and love their range of shades. I don't generally suit a red lip as it is too severe on me and tried so many shades, however when I was in Sydney I had a MAC makeup artist help me find a similar colour more suited to my fair skin 'morange' is the perfect match! It is more of an orangey red and makes my brown eyes and freckles stand out in a flattering way.

I have always wanted to try MAC products after all the rave reviews on them,and I decided to treat myself to a lipstick. Of course, I had to have a lipstick in my favourite colour of all time.. Red! I chose a Ruby Woo Matte lipstick, and I LOVE it!! Yes this lipstick is quite drying as it is matte, but I have found that prepping my lips with the Oasis lip and lash treatment helps the lipstick glide on smoothly and it keeps your lips moisturised the whole time your wearing it! I absolutely love the finish of this lipstick, the pigmentation is out of this world amazing, and the packaging is solid. I feel so glamorous everytime I wear this, the shade is so bold and on my olive toned skin it is a very true red. I own way too many different red lipsticks and have never found the right red for me until now! I get so many compliments with this shade, and it is a very loud and bold statement colour. I would love to try some other lipsticks from MAC, but if I only ever own one.. This would be it for me :)