Mac Lipstick Swatches

Pink Lipstick Swatches

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Mac Snob

Mac Fanfare

Mac Speak Louder

Mac Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson

Marc Jacobs Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

 

CoverGirl Katy Kat Matte Sphynx & MAC HoneyLove

MAC Gossamer Wing Lipstick / Faerie Collection

Badger Balm Lip Tint & Shimmer in Garnet

L'Oreal Miss Magenta 185 Colour Riche Lipstick

L'Oreal's Miss Magenta came out last year in a new but permanent pink collection. It has a typical L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick consistency and pigmentation. Creamy, not drying, very pigmented, the only down side for some if the floral perfume type scent. I have since purchasing this realized their lipsticks do contain phlalates so I personally do not intend to buy more from the line (at least until they remove this ingredient.) But if you are not an ingredient junkie and don't mind the scent it is a very nice lipstick. It is a very bright slightly warm leaning pink. I think it looks a bit brighter in person than in the photos, but I'm not sure if it's quite a neon. Take a look.

 On Left with flash / Right No flash, inderect sunlight

 Swatched next to Sonia Kashuk Sunkissed (Miss Magenta is the pinker shade)

Lipstick swatches galore!

Left Row - Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu.

Middle row going down - CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Penelope Pink, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Darling, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten, L'oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Miss Magenta, Sonia Kashuk Sunkissed, Estee Lauder Spiced Coral, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Romantic, L'oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Spiced Cider.

Right Row - Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey, Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Pink, Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Baby.

 

Wearing Estee Lauder Spiced Coral

Wearing Sonia Kashuk Satin Luxe Lipcolor in Sunkissed

Wearing Revlon ColorStay LipLiner in Red with Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm stain in Romantic over top

L'oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Spiced Cider

This is one of my favorite lipstick brands/formulations. Very creamy and moisturizing. Definetly my favorite drugstore formulation. Spiced Cider is a deep brownish red. Very pigmented, kind to dry flaky lips. I have nothing bad to say about it.

Above swatched L to R : L'oreal Spiced Cider, Bite Beauty in Pepper

 Above in direct sunlight.

Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu

Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu on Lips - It is a beautiful natural pink with subtle very fine gold shimmer. Not too much to look too obvious just enough to give a little golden glow. Formula is my favorite for lipsticks, very moisturizing, I do prefer it over the Dior Addict line myself.

Hand Swatches From L to R: Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipsticks in 'Tiramisu' Crystal Pink' 'Crystal Baby'. Estee Lauder Signature 'Spiced Coral'

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains (Romantic, Smitten, Darling, Honey)

 

Romantic, Smitten, Darling, Honey

Romantic is the most sheer of all of these colors,  and leans rather orange for a red. Smitten is quite bright with a cool undertone, builds rather opaque, and stains very well. Darling is a lilac with a pink undertone that stains your lips the pink undertone color, not the lilac. However Darling is a lot more wearing than other lilac/lavender type colors and much more flattering because of the subtle pink undertone. I do recommend Darling if you're looking for a nice lilac type lip color. Honey is a beautiful soft rose, however it stains your lips darker than the initial color, more of a dark rose.

L'oreal Fairest Nude

This cult lipstick has always looked not quite right for me, but realizing I don't have a basic go-to nude lipstick anymore/combined with my love of l'oreal lip products, I decided it was worth a try.

It looked darker when I first opened it than I had expected it to, I had hopes it would have enough color to be something on my lips, but still a soft pretty something.

It turned out a lot lighter on my lips than I thought it would. Which didn't end up being a very good thing, it wasn't fully opaque and you could see streaks of my lip under it, it clung to my dry skin on my lips a bit, not the worst ever but still something I like to avoid to any extent. The color against my skin tone I thought wasn't very flattering, it was rather dull looking, and too light to be a complimentary nude lip.

Over all it's not the worst lipstick I've ever used, it was very moist, but I can't say I was happy with it either. If anyone knows of any nude lipsticks good for my skin tone leave me a comment!