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My Lipstick Collection

Last week I posted about my MAC Lipstick Collection. I LOVE MAC lipsticks, they are just, the best! And I did promise in that post that I would put up pictures of me wearing the lipsticks so you can see what they look like on me.
I actually find it to be very helpful when other people do this, as I'm so pale it's good to see what the colours look like on someone else pale! It'll also be nice for me to have a catalogue of my MAC lipsticks and what they look like on me...if I can stand to look at my own face.

So excuse my TERRIBLE posing (SO. AWKWARD.) and let's get on with this.

Here are the swatches on my arm and I've included the descriptions from last week's post (slightly ammended on some).

L-R: Faux, Brave, Please Me, Mehr, Velvet Teddy, Spirit, Twig, Amorous, Captive, Viva Glam I

I didn't wear liner for any of these, which actually helps, as I think I often change the colour of the lipstick with liner and end up not liking it so much.


Faux

MAC Faux

 Satin finish, MAC describe it as a muted mauve-pink, however it's more of a very pale, true pink on me. I find that it's a little sticky for a satin finish (my hair gets stuck in it!) as some of the other satin lipsticks are more matte like in their finish. This is a gorgeous colour, I've been loving it recently and it made it into my February Favourites!
Edit: I think that this works better with a lipliner on me, I usually wear it with MAC Lip Pencil in Dervish, which brings out the pink a little more.


Brave

MAC Brave

 Satin finish, MAC describe it as a pink-beige with white pearl. I don't think that how MAC describe these lipsticks is ever how they look on me! I would say this is a more of a bright pink on me, I'm not sure where the beige comes in. But it's probably my favourite MAC lipstick I own, as I said in my January Faves!
Edit: A light, bright pink I think.


Please Me

MAC Please Me

Matte finish, MAC describe it as a muted-rosy-tinted pink. It's not muted on me at all, in fact it's basically a bright pink, so bright that I had to wear it with a dark liner (In Control) when I first got it, as I was a bit taken a back with it! When I got this I was looking for a, well, muted-rosy-tinted pink...which ended up being Faux, and I had it all along!
Edit: As you can see, VERY bright on me! Well, in my opinion.


Mehr

MAC Mehr

 Matte finish, MAC describe it as a dirty blue pink. I have no idea where these descriptions come from, they obviously did not use me when they came up with them. This is quite a dark, slightly reddish pink on me. Really lovely though. I wore it for my wedding.
Edit: It definitely looks more pinky without lipliner, I usually wear it with MAC ProLongwear Lip Pencil in In Control, which is quite dark (it's the ProLongwear version of Soar). I need to wear it more without a liner!


Velvet Teddy

MAC Velvet Teddy

 Matte finish, MAC describe it as a deep-tone beige. I will agree with this more, Velvet Teddy comes out as brown on me, not the amazingly gorgeous colour that it is on everyone else. Which is a shame, I'm just not sure if I love it.
Edit: Same on the liner front as Mehr, I think it's better on me without a liner.


Spirit

MAC Spirit

 Satin finish, MAC describe it as a muted pinky-beige brown. This was the first MAC lipstick I ever bought! I got it at the airport, I was just trying lipsticks on randomly and ended up picking this one, I had no idea about finishes or anything. I was quite into the darker, browner shades then, which this is on me. I haven't worn it in a long time as I've been very much about the lighter, pinker shades recently.
Edit: I'm really liking how this looks in this picture, I think I need to wear it more!


Twig

MAC Twig

Satin finish, MAC describe it as a soft muted brownish-pink. This is quite dark on me, a bit more of a plum  on me, as I said, I've been liking the lighter, pinker colours at the moment, so I haven't really been wearing it much.
Edit: I'd agree with myself in what I said about it being slightly more plummy on me, a light plum though. Again, better without lip liner. I need me some lighter lip liners!


Amorous

MAC Amorous

 Satin finish, MAC describe it as lovestruck cranberry. I have no idea what a lovestruck cranberry is, except the most unhelpful description ever. This is very dark on me, similar to Captive. I must say, I've hardly worn it.
Edit: Not as bad as I thought in terms of it being dark and not suiting me...what do you guys think?


Captive

MAC Captive

 Satin finish, MAC describe it as a pinkish-plum. Again it's very dark on me and very similar to Amorous, there's barely any difference between them except I think that Amorous is slightly more pink (although I need to remind myself as I'm not sure when I last wore them!). And again, I've hardly worn it.
Edit: I would say that this is actually slightly brighter/lighter/pinker than Amorous! Liking how it looks with no liner.


Viva Glam I

MAC Viva Glam I

 Matte finish, MAC describe it as an intense brownish blue-red. I have no idea how to describe the colour, quite a deep, dark red, it is a lovely colour. Although I have trouble with it, I can never get a smooth finish on the edge of my lips, it seems to go everywhere and it looks terrible on me. I'm gutted as I haven't actually worn this yet and I have no idea how to make it work on me (i.e. not look messy and like it was put on by a 5 year old.)

Suggestions? I think I need to try something like Ruby Woo (Retro Matte) which is even more matte and might not go everywhere?



Right, so that was awkward. We've all discovered that I can't pose well and definitely cannot maintain a similar pose through multiple photos...I'll try harder next time. Once day I'll manage to look as amazing as Beauty with Emily Fox when she does her lip swatches.

I've also learned that I need lighter lip liner or to not use lip liner so much, as these look so much nicer on me without the lip liners!

Faux - Brave Please Me - Mehr - Velvet Teddy

Spirit - Twig Amorous - Captive - Viva Glam I

What do you guys think? Does these all suit me? Anything else you'd recommend I try?
Hope you liked the swatches! Maybe I'll post more of my face in future.


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My MAC Lipstick Collection

I absolutely love reading other people's posts on their MAC Lipstick collections, they're definitely one of my favorite posts to read. But that's probably because nearly everyone has some sort of MAC lipstick collection and it's so nice to see what other people have and compare, get ideas and generally build up the wishlist, because you can never have enough, right?
There's definitely something about MAC lipsticks, there are so many finishes and so many shades that there's something for everything. They also look (and smell) amazing AND they're the brand that made me fall in love with lipstick, so enough said.

L-R: Faux, Brave, Please Me, Mehr, Velvet Teddy, Spirit, Twig, Amorous, Captive, Viva Glam I

Personally, I don't think my collection of 10 is very big, I know that others might disagree. And don't even talk to me about how much that adds up to in £££, we don't talk or think of such things!  I do still have A LOT on my wishlist (nearly all of them) and I definitely want to explore more of the different finishes and shades, because as you'll see, they definitely follow a theme.

L-R: Faux, Brave, Please Me, Mehr, Velvet Teddy, Spirit, Twig, Amorous, Captive, Viva Glam I

I wasn't sure on the best way to go through them, but as I swatched them from lightest to darkest, it seems like the easiest route to go!

L-R: Faux, Brave, Please Me, Mehr, Velvet Teddy, Spirit

Faux
Satin finish, MAC describe it as a muted mauve-pink, however it's more of a very pale, true pink on me. I find that it's a little sticky for a satin finish (my hair gets stuck in it!) as some of the other satin lipsticks are more matte like in their finish. This is a gorgeous colour, I've been loving it recently and it made it into my February Favourites!

Brave
Satin finish, MAC describe it as a pink-beige with white pearl. I don't think that how MAC describe these lipsticks is ever how they look on me! I would say this is a more of a bright pink on me, I'm not sure where the beige comes in. But it's probably my favourite MAC lipstick I own, as I said in my January Faves!

Please Me
Matte finish, MAC describe it as a muted-rosy-tinted pink. It's not muted on me at all, in fact it's basically a bright pink, so bright that I had to wear it with a dark liner (In Control) when I first got it, as I was a bit taken a back with it! When I got this I was looking for a, well, muted-rosy-tinted pink...which ended up being Faux, and I had it all along!

Mehr
Matte finish, MAC describe it as a dirty blue pink. I have no idea where these descriptions come from, they obviously did not use me when they came up with them. This is quite a dark, slightly reddish pink on me. Really lovely though. I wore it for my wedding.

Velvet Teddy
Matte finish, MAC describe it as a deep-tone beige. I will agree with this more, Velvet Teddy comes out as brown on me, not the amazingly gorgeous colour that it is on everyone else. Which is a shame, I'm just not sure if I love it.

L-R: Velvet Teddy, Spirit, Twig, Amorous, Captive, Viva Glam I

Spirit
Satin finish, MAC describe it as a muted pinky-beige brown. This was the first MAC lipstick I ever bought! I got it at the airport, I was just trying lipsticks on randomly and ended up picking this one, I had no idea about finishes or anything. I was quite into the darker, browner shades then, which this is on me. I haven't worn it in a long time as I've been very much about the lighter, pinker shades recently.

Twig
Satin finish, MAC describe it as a soft muted brownish-pink. This is quite dark on me, a bit more of a plum  on me, as I said, I've been liking the lighter, pinker colours at the moment, so I haven't really been wearing it much.

Amorous
Satin finish, MAC describe it as lovestruck cranberry. I have no idea what a lovestruck cranberry is, except the most unhelpful description ever. This is very dark on me, similar to Captive. I must say, I've hardly worn it.

Captive
Satin finish, MAC describe it as a pinkish-plum. Again it's very dark on me and very similar to Amorous, there's barely any difference between them except I think that Amorous is slightly more pink (although I need to remind myself as I'm not sure when I last wore them!). And again, I've hardly worn it.

Viva Glam I
Matte finish, MAC describe it as an intense brownish blue-red. I have no idea how to describe the colour, quite a deep, dark red, it is a lovely colour. Although I have trouble with it, I can never get a smooth finish on the edge of my lips, it seems to go everywhere and it looks terrible on me. I'm gutted as I haven't actually worn this yet and I have no idea how to make it work on me (i.e. not look messy and like it was put on by a 5 year old.)
Suggestions? I think I need to try something like Ruby Woo (Retro Matte) which is even more matte and might not go everywhere?

My MAC Lipstick Collection

As you can see, except Viva Glam I, they all follow a similar shade type. I feel like I need to branch out a bit and get some more colours, I've been looking at lighter pinks, nudes, peaches and corals for spring/summer. But I don't really know where to start!

So that's it for now. I want to do a proper swatches of the lipsticks on my lips, I just need to work out how to not look AWFUL in the pictures...

My Lipstick Collection (I actually have a couple more now!)

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I recently got my first NYX Matte Lipstick, after umming and ahhing over which shade to get - Natural, Tea Rose, Whipped Caviar and Eurotrach - I settled on Whipped Caviar, it's something about the name.

Whenever I buy a non-MAC lipstick I find myself comparing it my beloved MAC lipsticks.
Whilst I like the Whipped Caviar shade, it's right up my street, I feel like the staying power of the NYX is lacking somewhat.
Whilst any lipstick I wear tends to come off a bit through out the day, hence my love to reapply, the MAC ones seem to fair better. But whichever lipstick, they do get put through their paces as I graze throughout the day and ingest my own volume in tea (I am an English gal after all!). The MAC lipsticks tend to stay on my mouth a bit more (instead of making weird smudges around my mouth from my tea cup) and maybe they stain my lips more or maybe they just stay more.
But I find that I can't reapply the NYX lipstick often enough, it really fades on my lips and it's just gone from the edges of my mouth.

For me, it's a bit of a deal breaker.

Looking at the NYX lipstick in the bullet, I also thought it looks like it contains less product than a MAC lipstick. However I had a quick look online and was shocked to find that it actually contains a whole 1.5g more than a MAC lipstick. But maybe this is outweighed by having to reapply...but as I said, I reapply A LOT anyway.

I know that the NYX lipstick is considerably cheaper, but it's my first cheapy lipstick in a while and I find the packaging to be so disappointing. I know that it's to be expected for the price, but the MAC ones are so sturdy and the click when the lid goes on...

I had a quick look and saw that a few people thought that MAC Faux and Twig were dupes for Whipped Caviar, as I also have both of those I thought I'd do a comparison. I also added Brave into the mix!

As you can see, Brave is certainly my favourite and has had quite a lot of wear!

L-R Brave, Faux, Twig, Whipped Caviar

I always find it so surprising how they can look so similar in the bullet and so different on skin/lips.
So none of them are the same, I'd say that Twig is quite a good dupe, followed by Brave, but Faux is quite different. But all of them could be very different paired with the right lip liner.

I'll definitely keep wearing (and constantly reapplying) Whipped Caviar, but I probably would repurchase or buy another NYX matte lipstick.
But don't hold me to that.

And the real question is, would I rather have 1 MAC lipstick or 3 NYX lipsticks? (Yes, I know it's like 2.4 NYX lipsticks, but we'll round up).
 I think what we've learn from this is that MAC definitely is my favourite...maybe to a slightly obsessive, adoring level.

What do you think of NYX lipsticks? Am I missing something? Or being too much of a makeup snob?

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