MAC Lipstick Review

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 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.

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 do not buy that many MAC products. But without fail, I am a sucker for MAC lipsticks and can't seem to go past anything else! I do really have a loyalty for MAC lipsticks.

My favourite finishes are the Matte, Cremesheen, Amplified, and Amplified Creme. The Matte lipsticks are exactly what they say they are. For Mattes the bright colours and reds are great because they really pop and have a nice fresh finish if you like that look. I wouldn't recommend a completely Matte nude though, I have one but I find that I have to apply lipstick over top as it looks a bit like foundation (but that may just be the shade). I think that the Amplified ones are perfect as they have a slight sheen to them without being too shiny and glossy so they really highlight your lips!

These lipsticks have a fantastic formulation. They last for ages and have great staying power! Sometime I can apply the bright colours with lip liner and they can last all night with only tiny touchups. They also apply really smoothly.

Another positive is how the lipsticks don't dry out your lips. I am addicted to lipbalm and cannot handle having dry lips, but with the MAC lipsticks I don't need to use lipbalm as they are quite moisturising!

One downside is the price. I feel that $40 is pretty good for what you get as the lipsticks are good quality and last a while, but you can get cheaper lipsticks for half - a third of the price which are pretty much just as good!

My favourite colours are: Impassioned Girl About Town - The girl in the store recommended this one as I was looking for a very bright pink and when I saw it i didn't like the look of it but once applied it is a great hot pink/fuschia! Morange The reds are great classics but the name of my red has rubbed off!

I have used few of these lipsticks and they are to die for. Disappointed they test on animals so won't be buying any anymore. Broke the bank when I was going crazy on MAC lippys. I will use what I have left and hopefully in the future they will be cruelty free so I can purchase from them again :) My favourite shade is a pink they make called 'Candy yum yum'.

A lipstick I do love and have a few colours, 1 I have is the same colour as a lime crime lipstick I have too but I prefer the Mac as it's not as creamy and if your anything like me and seem to rub lips a lot due to the creamy texture a lot then Mac is the way to go. I was disappointed in 1 colour for not having the pigmentation or build up but was a collection lipstick and it's still ok just don't wear it much. They are amazing though and worth the price at the end of the day.

Love the variety of colours MAC offers, the formula is amazing ! They are so easy to apply & the staying power is amazing ! Definitely repurchasing this lipstick. They are quite pricey but so worth it !

I just love my Mac lipsticks. Viva Glam II and brave are my faves with their satin finish. This finish is the best, so velvety and moisturising, I wear mine everyday. Love the colour range but always prefer satin textures and keep coming back to these two favourite colours!

Having already a few mac lipsticks, i feel they are highly pigmented and and very vibrant on the lips. They do not dry out the lips and will not wear out throughout the day. For 40.00 i feel it is a product that is worth the price. Also they have an exceptional range of colours from morange to rebel to even nudes, dark tones and bright tones. It is definetly worth a purchase if you want highend lipsticks :). I know because i own rebel and morange and think they are just simply awesome.

These lipsticks are to die for!! I have three of these so far but i plan on purchasing a lot more in the near future! Personally, I like the cream sheen finishes the best, just because I find that they are more creamy and some of the other finishes can be slightly drying These lipsticks are a little bit pricey but I believe that they are defiantly worth the price if you find a good shade that you will get lots of use out of! xx