Last week, MAC launched a new lip product called Mineralize Rich Lipstick. It features "a luxurious formula and gorgeous colour, enhanced with a 77-Mineral Moist Complex that provides lips with nourishment and lasting hydration. The impact is instant — softer, smoother, more supple lips that are luminous and shiny." It comes in 12 new and permanent shades that "glide on with ease for intense, bright shade retention." Each bullet is made larger at the base and is cut at a steeper angle to give the product more surface area which enables it to lay down more product in one swipe. Like all MAC lipsticks, they are vanilla-scented but taste-free. They are packaged in a newly designed black hourglass-shaped case with a magnetic closure. Each Mineralize Rich Lipstick comes with 4 grams of product, and retails for $26. These are not applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program.
Lady at Play is a medium-dark vibrant reddened coral with a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is much softer and less orange than Lady Danger, and less pink than Full Speed Sheen Supreme Lipstick.
Style Surge is a medium peach-coral with a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is darker and brighter than Ravishing, and lighter than Vegas Volt.
Divine Choice is a medium cool-toned bubblegum pink with a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is warmer than Pink Nouveau, and much cooler than Chatterbox.
Dreaminess is a light slightly cool-toned baby pink with a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is slightly lighter and cooler than Angel, and warmer than Dress It Up Pro Longwear Lipcreme.
At first glance, these four shades, while pretty, don't seem very new or exciting for MAC. But upon application, I've realized that they really do fill in the gaps in what's missing in MAC's permanent range. Lady at Play is a real stunner and a guaranteed best-seller for this Spring and Summer — this is almost an exact dupe for Viva Glam Cyndi (my favourite coral by MAC and was discontinued two years ago), so for those who missed out, definitely check this one out. Style Surge is great for those who find Ravishing too light and Vegas Volt too bright, the perfect middle ground. And I was surprised by how wearable Divine Choice is, given how cool-toned it is; this one is a much more flattering bubblegum pink for those who have warm undertones.
The Mineralize Rich Lipstick is meant to be MAC's "luxury lipstick" with its soft, lightweight gel-based formula, new sleek tube, and higher price point. And it shows. The moment you swipe this lipstick on, you immediately notice that it's whisper light, soft and creamy, and pigmented to boot. And for the duration of wear, lips actually feel soft and hydrated. Moreover, this formula has a very impressive wear time considering how light and creamy it is; I get an average of four to five hours of wear before needing to re-apply. These actually remind me quite a lot of YSL's Rouge Volupté lipsticks (which are $13 more expensive). Honestly, this may be my new favourite lipstick formula from MAC.
I might need Lady At Play and Style Surge. I'm still trying to work up the nerve to wear Lady Danger full force, but it's a bit much for the usual me, ya know? LAP looks like a nice warm-up shade, lol.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I was about to say, Lady at Play is great for those who find Lady Danger too bright. :) It was actually the first shade to sell out on launch day. Try it on next time you're at a MAC counter!
DeleteActually, Lady at Play is probably my favourite shade from this launch, only because it looks a lot like Viva Glam Cyndi, which was my favourite coral from MAC and was discontinued two years ago. :(