Formula Overview

$18.50/0.1 oz. – $185.00 Per Ounce

MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying. Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying. The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

Octyldodecanol , Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil , Silica , Tricaprylyl Citrate , Ozokerite , Isononyl Isononanoate , Paraffin , Phenyl Trimethicone , Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline , Ethylhexyl Palmitate , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba , Ascorbyl Palmitate , Tocopherol , Vanillin , Acrylates Copolymer , Polyethylene Terephthalate , Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate , [+/- Mica , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) , Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) , Carmine (Ci 75470) , Red 6 (Ci 15850) , Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380) , Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) , Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360) , Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200) , Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) , Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985) , Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]

Formula Overview

$18.50/0.1 oz. – $185.00 Per Ounce

MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying. Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying. The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.

Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.

Ingredients

Octyldodecanol , Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil , Silica , Tricaprylyl Citrate , Ozokerite , Isononyl Isononanoate , Paraffin , Phenyl Trimethicone , Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline , Ethylhexyl Palmitate , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba , Ascorbyl Palmitate , Tocopherol , Vanillin , Acrylates Copolymer , Polyethylene Terephthalate , Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate , [+/- Mica , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) , Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) , Carmine (Ci 75470) , Red 6 (Ci 15850) , Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380) , Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) , Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360) , Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200) , Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) , Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985) , Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]

Formula Overview

$18.50/0.1 oz. – $185.00 Per Ounce

MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying. Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying. The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.

Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.

Ingredients

Octyldodecanol , Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil , Silica , Tricaprylyl Citrate , Ozokerite , Isononyl Isononanoate , Paraffin , Phenyl Trimethicone , Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline , Ethylhexyl Palmitate , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba , Ascorbyl Palmitate , Tocopherol , Vanillin , Acrylates Copolymer , Polyethylene Terephthalate , Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate , [+/- Mica , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) , Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) , Carmine (Ci 75470) , Red 6 (Ci 15850) , Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850) , Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380) , Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410) , Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360) , Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200) , Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) , Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985) , Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]

Formula Overview

$29.00/0.17 oz. – $170.59 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be an “ultra-soft luminizer” with “long-wear” and built-up to “intense, bold shimmer.” The powders were usually soft and blendable, though a couple were a little looser in the pan, which made them feel drier or dustier.

They were easy to blend and diffuse on the skin and lasted for eight hours, on average. The more sparkly shades emphasized my skin’s natural texture a bit while the more luminous shades did not.

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Ingredients

Mica, Talc, Dimethicone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Silica, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491)