The Best of Mac Lipsticks

My Top 5 Favourite Mac Lipsticks 

 

5. Sin (Matte)

Sin is a really dark purple, burgundy red. It is in the permanent line, although I bought it in the limited edition Mac and Toledo packaging. Even though I love this colour and it’s really opaque and long wearing, it’s only number 5 because it’s the old Mac matte formula which can be quite hard to work with and really drags on your lips when you apply it.

4. Candy Yum-Yum (Matte)

 

Who can resist a bright Barbie pink lipstick? This one is matte too but I don’t find it anywhere near as drying and hard to apply as Sin.

3. Heroine (Matte)

Now I’m thinking about it, I like a lot of matte lipsticks. Heroine is a really unique colour, it’s a bright purple which looks different on every skin tone and it’s opaque and feels very creamy when applying it. It lasts a really long time and looks so dramatic and interesting, it’s my go-to if I want a slightly ‘out there’ lip colour.

2. Sweet and Sour (Cremesheen)

I LOVE sweet and sour sauce, so as soon as I saw the name of this lipstick I was obsessed, but I couldn’t decide if it would suit me or not. I spent hours looking at swatches, I’m pretty sure I even had a dream about it. Finally I went to a Mac counter and tried it on and it looked so good so I bought it. I think a lot of people don’t really like Mac’s cremesheens but I find them so nice to use. They’re not drying and even though they don’t last very long, I don’t mind reapplying every few hours.

1. Pure Zen (Cremesheen)

Pure Zen is a gorgeous peachy nude shade but I hardly ever hear anyone talk about it. I love it because it’s easy to touch up even without a mirror and it looks good with any look. Whenever I’m running late or feeling lazy I throw it in my bag and it just finishes a look without requiring any effort. It doesn’t last very long but since it’s a creamy nude it doesn’t look patchy when it fades or rubs off and since it’s not matte it isn’t drying.