All About MAC Lipstick Formula's





Hayya Lovely's. Today I thought it would be a good idea to do a post all about MAC lipstick Formulas. MAC lipsticks are my favorite but there is some formulas I'm not such a great fan of. I thought this might help some people that are not used to the MAC lipsticks. 
MAC do 7 different formulas. I have tried all of them except for Frost as I don't like a frosty lip. I also have not tried Satin but I really want to. 

Lets get into the formulas. 

Lustre - A sheer glossy finish which is build-able. Luster lasts about 2-3 hours on my lips but can dry them out as they're not that mosturisting. I only own one lipstick that has this formula as it's not a formula that I like much. The one I have is from the Surf Baby collection that came out last year and it's called Naturally Eccentric (LE).
 Popular shade- Freckltone 

Cremesheen - This Formula is one of the most popular ones. It's a medium coverage and it has a very creamy feel to it which does not dry out the lips. This formula lasts up to 5 hours on my lips. I have a few different creme sheen as I do really like them. I have Creme Cup which is a neutral pink, Innocence Beware (LE) which is a neutral peach/pink and I also have Brave Red which is a red. 
Popular shade- Creme Cup

Amplified - My all-time favourite formula. So creamy and hydrating which are very pigmented so be careful, they do dry to a semi-matte finish . Lasts up to 6 hours on my lips. Most of my lipsticks are Amplified as I just always go for the formula as they feel the best and I think look the best on the lips. I have 5 lipsticks with the finish: Viva Glam Gaga 2 (LE) Brown/peach neutral, Saint Germain - a total barbie pink, Vegas Volt - one of my favorite lipsticks, it's a nice perfect coral. Impassioned - another one of my favorites, it's a bright pink and last but not least, Up The Amp - my new favorite lipstick, it's a purple one and I love it.
Popular shade's- Impashioned, Vegas Volt, Girl About Town, Up The Amp, Morange


Matte - My first lipstick was a Matte. I love the finish but it can really dry out the lips. It's very pigmented and creamy when applied. I only have one Matte finish lipstick and it's Candy Yum Yum (LE) But I love this colour and wear it all the time, it's a super duper bright pink. 
Popular shade- Ruby Woo
   
Glaze - One I'm not a great fan of. Glaze is a sheer finish and is quite glossy, but also feels quite creamy. Only lasts about 2 hour on my lips. I don't have one on me right now as I need to re-purchase Hue. It's not that I don't like this formula as I love Hue, but Hue is the only one I really like out of the glaze formulas. Hue is sheer but it gives a nice everyday lip colour.  
Popular shade- Hue 

I hope this post helped some of you. My MAC lipstick giveaway has ended and I will announce the winner tonight on Twitter and Facebook, and make a blog post tomorrow. 


21 comments:

  1. This was a good post. I enjoyed reading it :) I really want to get Vegas Volt and I rave constantly about Impassioned. The best lipstick around that is :) xx

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    1. Thank you hun. i love that colour as well one of my faves xx

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  2. Great post! I personally prefer Matte lipsticks but I do use the others as well depending on how dry my lips are.

    xoxo Bree
    The Urban Umbrella

    http://www.theurbanumbrella.com

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    1. thanks hun i like matte two but there quite drying on my lips as i have dry lips

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  3. This is really helpful, thank you x

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  4. You own some lovely mac lipsticks. xxx

    www.simplybeauty123.blogspot.co.uk

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  5. Thanks for such a helpful post! Amplified is my favorite formula as well. I actually own Girl About Town :)

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    1. no problem hun. i really want girl about town x

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  6. Is it wrong that I just love looking at these photos of these?? It's like a kid just being able to look at sweets in a sweet shop! haha. I haven't got any MAC lipsticks but really should try them as i've heard a lot of good things about them.
    Claire x
    www.prettywithapunch.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. its not wrong at all i do the same thing on blogs :) you should try mac lipsticks there amazing and i dont think the price is to bad x

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  7. Really useful, found it teally interesting and simple to read x

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  10. Very interesting! When I was 16 I didn't have any lipsticks!

    Lovely blog

    Flo

    http://holaflo.blogspot.com.ar

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    1. thanks hun :) i have quite a few as i am a freelance makeup artist.

      xxx

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  11. Very helpful! Amplified finish is my favorite too and Viva La Glam Gaga 2 is one of my all time favorite MAC lipsticks. I have been wanting to try out Creme De Nude but haven't owned any cremesheen lipsticks yet. The satin formula (especially Myth) dries out my lips so much! Thanks for writing this!

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    1. thanks for the warning i dont think i will get the satin formula. i think i will stick to what i love :) xx

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