well, this is another post about my mac lipstick samples. actually i bought this one first time i'm buying mac lipstick samples, along with plumful and crosswires, but somehow i forgot that i have taken the pictures, that's why i'm writing about it just now.
i'm looking for perfect nude colors, and when i bought the samples, i'm only browsing for popular shades to try, and not in color group.. so i kinda bought kinda sexy not logically. but looking at mac website, they describe it as neutral pinky rose.. so i'm hoping it falls in nude group for me. well, looking at various swatches it's a beautiful color, but i don't know about the formula, since matte finish usually is very dry and i've tried nyx soft matte lip cream (i can tolerate this one) and wet n wild (which is more drying, have to apply lip balm beforehand) so i don't know if i can pull this one. but everyone seems to glorify mac matte formula, so it's worth to try, right?
the color payoff: since it's quite light, so i need a couple swipes to make it shown. on many swatches i saw it's like peachy nude color, but on me, it's quite pale at first, more orangey than peachy. but on second try, i kinda love it.. i don't what's wrong with the first try, but i like it now. well, it's still quite light on me, so subtle that probably no one would notice that i wear lipstick. kinda bummer i know.. but it's suitable for everyday wear.
the lasting power: well, it's matte so it stays longer than lustre, but since it's quite light, i don't know for sure how long it lasts on my lips, but i guess lighter color wears off easier than bolder color.
the formula: people who adore this formula must have tough lips. it is very very drying, more drying than wet n wild. and since it's so drying that even though i have put lip balm beforehand, i think it absorbs the lip balm. and it also effects the application. somehow it's hard to make the color spread throughout my lips. lip preparation is a must for this formula.
overall, i like the color, but i wish it isn't that drying. if i can find a dupe that's not that drying, probably i will scratch kinda sexy from my mac lipstick wish list. if you don't mind with the formula and looking for nude lipstick, then you can try this one. probably medium skin will love this color more than lighter skin since this is quite light it might wash you out.
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| the sample pan |
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| hand swatch |
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| bare face - no flash - with flash (true to reality) |
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| bare lips - no flash - with flash (from top to bottom) |
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i was browsing dupethat and i find that they compare kinda sexy (bottom) with wnw just peachy (top)
L without flash, R with flash
you can see that just peachy is more peachy..
then i saw the explanation on dupethat that the just peachy swatch is a mix between just peachy and bare it all |
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