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Wednesday 20 January 2016

MAC: Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Review

Long have I been a champion of MAC lipsticks, owning far too many to even wear, so when I found out about the newly released Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolours (RMLLs) I was beyond gassed. Jeffrey Star has made me more of a liquid lipstick fan so I was super excited to try one of these bad boys.






I firstly checked them out online and found all of the shades I was interested in were sold out. Dead end. Uggghh a trip in to MAC is the worst. Thousands of girls pushing and shoving and crowded around the products so you can't see anything. Such a nightmare.

I was very brave though and went on Saturday. A lot of the collection was sold out but luckily none that I had my eye on. The colour selection isn't vast but a great starting point. I already have quite a few dark reds, deep berry tones and nudes so I decided on a peachy toned nude colour. I tried out a few and the lovely MUA who was advising me helped me to choose a shade for my skin.

This is where it all started to go wrong. Every colour I tried out on my hand came out COMPLETELY differently to how it appeared. Warning you now guys I didn't get a picture to prove this but I will demonstrate a little later on. Put your imagining hat on right now - I tried Mademoiselle and Lady Be Good (left and right of this picture, middle is Back In Vogue) and both were super orange. Now I have Morange (MAC's bright orange lippy) and have rocked it on many occasions but they were like a diluted orange juice - quite corally and totally nothing that would suit me. 




I mentioned this to the MUA who was helping me who agreed the some of the colours transferred differently. Thank god I didn't go in guns ablazing and buy them online! We agreed on Back in Vogue and off I went. To be fair, I did really want one so didn't go as far as trying it on my lips. I liked it on my hand and that was enough for me. A pretty pricey decision TBF at £21 but it was MAC ya know... I did also by the lipliner Spice which, ugh, is divine!








So get home, obviously first things first I tried on the lipcolour. I love the applicator, much sturdier than the Jeffree Star applicators which I mentioned before. Rather than being shaped like a doe foot it is much more pointed at the top, almost like a leaf.  The consistency is creamy and dries matte. The product has good lasting power and doesn't feel too drying on the lips. But I can't decide if the colour is for me. I think it's just much more coral than I had wanted. I was after more of a peachy toned shade, perhaps a little darker than this.  In the tube and even on my swatches it looks like a deep dusty rose which is not how I would describe it on my lips. It is definitely growing on me though!



Left: dry, right: wet 


I would definitely recommend the RMLLs but totally advise you try them out before buying them. This isn't a product to be buying online unless you are going for the deeper tones which I think you just can't go wrong with. You can view the entire collection here.






Have you tried the MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolours? If so, what did you think?






12 comments:

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    1. Thank you Heather, I'm coming around to it!x

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  2. It fits you perfectly that colour! Great post:)

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  4. Matt lipsticks are a real love/hate thing aren't they. I have one or two but only in very dark colours and have never thought to try one that errs on the nude side. Thanks for the advice on the shades looking so different - I'll definitely keep that in mind x

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    1. I'm such a fan of matte lipsticks! My collection is now almost made up of them! Don't be scared of nude shades they look so gorgeous! Thanks for stopping by :) X

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  5. I am a great fan of M.A.C, but haven't yet tried their Retro matte lipcolours, I have really dry lips and wonder if matte colours will really dry my lips up?

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    1. I definitely think they are worth a go, but as you say matte lipsticks can cling to dry lips and make them worse! I would recommend exfoliating your lips first and then applying lip balm for 10 minutes or so then dabbing off and applying the lipstains. My lips can be a bit dry but this method works for me!xx

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  6. Back in vogue looks stunning on you. Thanks for tip for trying it on to get the exact look than just assuming the same colour you see is what you'll receive ;))

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    1. Thank you Laura! It's a really great product - I'm a huge fan of liquid lipsticks are it's great, especially the applicator!xx

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