Back row : (left to right) Cyber, Diva, Rebel, Flat out Fabulous, Up the amp and Captive.
Front row : (left to right) Chili, Russian red, Mehr, Creme cup, Kinda sexy and Honey love.
Cyber - (Satin) A dark, cool toned, deep purple; perfect for a Gothic Winter look. Despite looking rather scary and unusual in the bullet, when applied the colour has noticeable brown undertones that look great especially with pale skin for a vampy look; in which i'd usually feature with a neutral eye-look with a striking purple in the crease.
Diva - (Matte) This lipstick is one of my favourites in my current collection; a
deep, burgundy red is a staple (as shown by Laura wanting this for a long time, and attempting to steal mine!) 'Diva' is impeccable for winter and would suit any skintone.
Rebel - (Satin) Admittedly, this is probably one of the most obvious MAC lipsticks in which true colour is not represented accurately both in pictures on the website or in the actual bullet, even in the photo shown above it can appear rather daring and vampy yet, when applied to the lips develops as a gorgeous Autumnal/Winter deep berry, fushia colour. Noticeably with this lipstick, colour can vary when applied on different people, its clear to us that on my lips the purple tones are alot more prominent in comparison to the more pink side visable on Katie's, but despite this; the pigmentation is definitely one of the best i've seen, with a long lasting finish effect and a nice comfortable feel on the lips.
Flat out fabulous - (Matte) Best described as a bright, hot pink that is famous for its stand-out nature. Although this is a matte finish, I would interpret it being more of a 'retro matte' finish as its hard to apply; it must be worn with a primer to prevent the 'dragging' on the lips (very similar application to 'Ruby Woo'). Despite this, is ideal for both a day-time (neutrals pink and grey) and night time look (dark smokey with heavy lashes to complete).
Up the amp - (Amplified) This is an extremely cool-toned, intense purple with a slight glossy finish (although I blot with powder for a matte lip) The colour can be intensified or blended out for a wash of purple; highly recommend for the pale girls!
Captive - (Satin) This being one of the recent additions to my collection, is actually one of my favourites, this unusual purple with brown and slightly red undertones is quite obviously one of the most easy lipsticks to wear, looking simple yet defining with any daytime neutral grey eye look whilst also appearing rather bold and statement like when paired with some falsies and winged eyeliner for the night time.
Chili - (Matte) 'Chili' is a brown-toned red that compliments both warm skin colours and pale skin (this lipstick is fab with a tan as the brown-undertones really compliment the skin). Its also very pigmented so the colour in the bullet is exactly as when applied on the lip; a great alternative to the bright, post-box red.
Russian red - (Matte) This being my very first high-end lipstick is one of my favorites, it was also my first MAC purchase (slowly followed by Laura buying it) My go-to red lipstick, its a highly pigmented bright red that makes your teeth look incredibly white, due to the blue under-tones. One of my all time favorite red's, unrivaled by another other in my opinion; its easy application and true to-colour brightens any look and gives all skin-tones a healthy glow and a pop of red. Although some consider it a daring colour, I wear this both in the day-time and in the evening with my favorite lashes.
Mehr - (Matte) Although this is not a cult classic 'Mehr' is my favorite mauve pink lipstick that looks amazing with any make-up look; making it one of the easiest lipsticks to wear. I would only wear this as a day-time lipstick as its such a effortless neutral-pink although, this means you can really intensify your eyes! Loved by both me and Laura, definitely a great lipstick to start with in your MAC collection if your overwhelmed by the masses of lipsticks, as it would suit almost anyone.
Creme cup - (Cremesheen) Despite this being a 'cult classic' and quite well known to most beauty bloggers and youtubers, this is infact my least used within my current collection. Its cremesheen formula means it only actually provides a subtle, glossy wash of pink to the lips and can not be seen as long lasting at all. However, in contrast to this, its creamy easy to apply nature means its evidently moisturizing to the lips and therefore suitable for those colder months.
Kinda sexy - (Matte) Again, this being a not so well known one, I was skeptical to how good the quality would actually be, yet when tested this unsual nude with apparent peach hints is rather unlike 'Honey love' in relation to being quite clearly more warm toned, and therefore the usual expected connotations of a nude lip making you appear rather 'washed out' certainly don't apply to this one. Regardless of its matte formula, this lipstick is easy to apply and positively comfortable on the lips, looking especially classy with any bold eye make-up you dare to pair it with.
Honey love - (Matte) This is a staple nude with brown-undertones that really compliments heavy eye-makeup ( I often pair this with a smoky eye) The brown-undertones really enhance your complexion without washing you out with 'concealer lips'. My go-to nude this looks great with a simple contour on the cheek bones and a wash of bronzer; suitable for both Winter and Summer.
(Left to right) Honey love, Kinda sexy, Creme cup, Mehr, Russian red, Chili, Captive, Up the amp, Flat out fabulous, Rebel, Diva and Cyber.
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