NEW IN: THE MAC MATTE LIP

MAC Matte Lipstick in Stone & Whirl

Hearing about The Matte Lip collection from MAC was probably the most excited I've been about a MAC collection for ages. It's not that there hasn't been some lovely ones in recent years, I just guess I'm more of a stick to what you know sort of person these days - when it comes to spending 50 odd quid on makeup anyway (think of all the M&S lunches I could buy with that..). I prefer matte lipsticks on me, so when The Matte Lip arrived online I ordered before we had the whole Whirl Lip Liner debacle where you're waiting 6 months for it to come back in stock. I did my big blog stalk (praise the Lord for Temptalia) before I settled on the two I'd limited myself to. I wanted to try Whirl just to see what the lipstick version was like, and Stone was something different I thought I'd give a bash. 


So far I'm really liking both. I've always been a fan of MAC matte lippies anyway.. They're creamy, the colour pay off is good and I don't find there are many good, matte alternatives from other brands. Whirl is a really wearable dusky pink that I know I'll wear a lot. It's still neutral, but gives you plenty of colour so you don't feel like you're edging on the concealer lips look. I used to just use the lip liner as an all over lip colour, but I guess for longevity it'll be nice to have the two and use the lipstick for touch ups. Stone isn't quite so wearable and probably not to everyone's taste but I really love it. The 'greyish brown' description does pretty much cover it, although I do think it's a colour you can layer up for a more neutral or more brown lip. For me, it's the ultimate 90s inspired lip colour, and while it's not something I'd wear every day it's a really nice one to play around with. I love my nudes, but it's also nice to have a few lipsticks that you can sort of play dress up in and see how you look.. Y'know? 

I know I'm going to end up buying another couple of colours from this collection. Antique Velvet is next on my list. I'm starting to feel those Autumn vibes (YUCK) and this one looks like a good egg for next season's lippy. 

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