MAC's Velvet Teddy, one of the most popular and hyped lipsticks of all time. Thanks in part to Kylie Jenner and her 90's lip.
This had been on my to buy list for a long time before I finally caved in and purchased it.
On a lot of people the swatches I'd seen leaned much more towards the brown spectrum in terms of color but on me it leans very pink.
In terms of application this is the creamiest matte texture I've ever felt but that only lasts a few minutes then it dries down to an extremely matte finish and can leave the lips parched so I highly recommend applying a balm underneath.
This is quite perfectly my definition of a perfect nude. Great pigmentation (always expected from MAC) amazing lasting power and although not cheap, it's not as expensive as the likes of YSL and other luxury brands.
If you are still searching for your holy grail nude I highly recommend checking this out.
{left to right - Velvet Teddy, Russian Red, Melted Peony, Lolita & Soft Lilac}
MAC Velvet Teddy - Velvet Teddy is as perfect as they all say. A fantastic brown toned nude that works for every look! I don't find Velvet Teddy to be as drying as other matte lipsticks either making it quite comfortable to wear during the day.
Russian Red - Unlike Velvet Teddy although they are both in MAC's matte range, Russian Red is very drying on the lips. I recommend exfoliating and applying lip balm before applying this. Russian Red is completely opaque with one application and lasts well over 5 hours if you stray from greasy foods or excessive drinks. I love dark reds and this is by far my favorite. I wear this year round, who said dark colors were only for fall/winter?
Too Faced Melted Peony - If you read my blog regularly you'll know I prefer a matte finish to a glossy finish. This is my exception, it doesn't dry completely matte but it's not glossy on the lips, it's more of satin finish I'd say. A lovely light pink, you'll be seeing this on my lips a lot this spring!
Kat Von D Lolita - I recently wrote a post on this - here. I've been wearing this constantly the past couple of weeks.
ABH Soft Lilac - This looks surprisingly different on different skin tones. I'm ghostly pale so this looks much darker on my lips then the soft toned lavender it appears on others. There seems to be a lot of mixed feelings on ABH's liquid lipstick formula and even though I've only tried one, I love it! I can only fault the formula in the sense that it's not transfer proof. I've yet to find a liquid lipstick formula that doesn't transfer so it's not a negative for me.
I've been wanting a YSL lipstick for a long time, so I may have to pick one up the next time I'm at Sephora.
What are your top 5 high end lipsticks?
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Bri
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Who else loves snooping at other people's collections? I know I do so I wanted to share my MAC lipstick collection. I know liquid lipsticks are all the rage right now but I will always have a soft spot in my heart for my MAC lipsticks because the formulas and color range MAC has to offer is amazing and I've already bought so many that I can't neglect them all for the latest, greatest craze!
Patesserie: A MLBB (my lips but better) shade. The swatch looks much darker than the actual product looks on the lips. I wish I would have swatched this in store instead of purchasing it online because I love a bold lip and if I do a nude lip I generally lean towards a matte finish. Patesserie is a Lustre finish which isn't my cup of tea but I will use it up.
Shy Girl: A Creemsheen finish. For me the Creemsheen and Satin finishes MAC offers just look horrible on my lips. They accentuate all the cracks and dry patches to be found even with a balm underneath. It's extremely disappointing because I really love Shy Girl along with other Creemsheens and satin finishes I own so I wish I could get it to work. It's got a very coral tone to it and I love it for summer!
Peachstock: A satin finish, another one that loves to bring out the dryness in my lips. Love this shade, such a great nude. When I first tried to find this everywhere I looked online said it was a Pro product but MAC has added it to their permanent line which I was ecstatic about because I'd been lusting after this shade for a long time.
Velvet Teddy: A matte that everyone raves about thanks to the ever popular Kylie Jenner. This pulls fairly brown on my lips but I love it like I said above if I go nude its matte 90% of the time. I most likely will repurchase this color when it's finished, although with my ever expanding lip product collection it could take a while...haha.
Myth: Another satin finish. It's a VERY pale nude, the only reason I find I'm able to pull this off is that it pulls pink on my lips so I don't have concealer lips that make me look dead but I do think it's a hard shade to make not look like concealer. I've used Myth to tone down other more vibrant lipsticks so it's great for that as well!
Fusion Pink: An Amplified finish. All the Amplified finishes are extremely bright and vibrant which is why I love them. This shade on me doesn't look like it does swatched on my arm it actually doesn't look great at all on me so I don't wear it often.
Vegas Volt: Another Amplified, I LOVE this shade for summer and spring. It is a bright coral almost leaning pink-orange but perfect for summer. I don't think there's a shade that I own that is more perfect for this time of year. I really haven't got much use out of this as I bought in winter and just haven't had an opportunity to wear it but it's about to be my number one.
Pervette: A glaze. This one is not my favorite and barely gets used. I bought this online and didn't realize that it was a sheer wash of color.
Impassioned: Amplified finish. I like this color but people with any hint of yellow in their teeth, beware. It will make them look ten times more yellow which for me is unfortunate because I don't have the whitest teeth and I do really love this color so that ones a big letdown for me.
Speed Dial: Creemsheen finish. A really pretty pink swatches darker than it is. On the lips its a light wash of pink not a MLBB shade but not extremely in your face either.
Heroine: A matte finish, my favorite! Purple is a interesting color for me I lean towards the dark more vampy shades of purple like this. I recently purchased this and LOVE it. So gorgeous and I think this would look amazing on a variety of skin tones!
Rihanna Viva Glam: This one was LE I believe and the tube packaging on this of course is red with Rihanna's signature on the inside of it. It's a gorgeous blue toned red with a hint of shimmer as it's a frost finish. Glad I got my hands on this one.
Chili: A brown toned matte red, again for my ladies with hints of yellow BEWARE this one is worse than Impassioned for that. I regret buying this, I wish it worked for me as I do like the shade but I cannot make it work it pulls way too brown.
Last but not least.....
Russian Red: This baby is my all time favorite MAC shade that I've owned. Such a lovely old looking Hollywood Red. Makes any look ten times more glamorous and the matte finish is perfect. I don't know if a better red exists in my book. I am in love with this lipstick.
That's my collection! I made a Youtube video as well if you want to check it out!
Who else loves nudes? It seems like everyone does these days. I don't think the trend will ever die, not that I want it to. I want to share my nude lipstick collection with you guys and I hope you enjoy it and find some new nudes to pick up!
COVERGIRL Dulce De Leche - As you can tell from the above swatch this is a very light pink nude, barely visible on my arm. All the COVERGIRL lipsticks I've tried have great pigmentation but do tend to stain a slightly different color. This one didn't stain a different color but is very creamy so you do need to reapply a bit more than usual but that's my only gripe!
Lancome Pale Lip Cream - When swatched on the arm this shows up much darker then it does on the lips. On the lips it's really light. I got this from one of many Lancome bonuses so I'm not sure if you can buy this shade individually. This one is another creamy lipstick so obviously you need to reapply a little more often. I discovered the other day that I have another tube of this so I won't be running out any time soon.
Revlon Nude Attitude - I wasn't even going to buy this as there are very mixed reviews most people either hated it or loved it but I figured why not try it out any how? So I did and I don't hate but I don't love it. I like the color but this clings to dry patches like no other and even after exfoliating and adding a layer of lip balm underneath it still managed to accentuate every crack and dry part of my lips. So I like the color...but the formula is another story. Oh well, at least it wasn't too expensive.
Rimmel Kate Moss 40, 42 and 14 - I'm going to group the Rimmel ones together as I have similar things to say about them. Shade 40/42 are from the Kate Moss Nude range which was released last summer I believe. 42 is much darker than 40 as you can see from the swatch. I prefer shade 40 I like lighter nudes even though I am more fair, I don't feel like they wash me out and brown toned nudes don't look as nice on me as pink toned nudes. I love all the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks. I own about 20 of them alone and still don't own the whole range. The finish of these is perfect, the formulation is fantastic and the pigmentation is on point. I should mention that these retail for $6.99 CAD. SEVEN DOLLARS you guys, I don't think you could do much better.
MAC Velvet Teddy (Matte) - If you've read any of my other posts you should know I love MAC's matte lipsticks. I know we've all heard the hype around this color and for good reason. I recently picked this one up and I love it. The color is just gorgeous! It is a matte so it's drying but if you're looking for a perfect nude, this could be it. I find MAC's matte range to last almost my entire 8 hour work day without needing to reapply, so I have no complaints about Velvet Teddy.
MAC Shy Girl (Creemsheen) - A nude peach toned color. Oh Shy Girl, I wanted to love this but I have to say this is probably my least favorite MAC lippe I own and here's why. It settles into every crack and accentuated every dry patch. I can't just swipe this one on unfortunately. For this to even work a little bit for me I have to exfoliate and make sure I've left no dry patch behind, layer a lip balm and even then somehow this finds it way into the creases of my lips and it transfers a lot. I really do like the color but I don't think I'll be picking up Shy Girl again anytime soon.
MAC Patisserie (Lustre) - A sheer creamy pink nude. I didn't think this would be so sheer when I bought it, if I had known I wouldn't have picked it up because like I said before I love to rock a bold lip. It's got a nice shimmer to it though and if you're looking for nice nude for work since this one doesn't have much pigmentation it would be great.
MACPeachstock (Satin) - Peach nude, very similar in color to Revlon's Nude Attitude. I really love this color even though it's very light it pulls orange on my lips so it doesn't look like concealer on my very fair skin. The formula though is a satin which just like the Creemsheen formula loves to cling to dry patches, buyer beware. When I first bought it, I was researching reviews and found out his used to be a PRO product, so glad it's permanent now! I will pick up another one just because of color alone, I love it that much.
MAC Myth (Satin) - I would call this a true nude, this can wash me out if not used sparingly. I try to stipple it on instead of just wiping it on. Wiping it on makes me look dead because the color is so light and I'm fairly pale. Even if you don't like this lipstick I think it is a good staple as it can be used to tone down other lipsticks. This one doesn't seem to cling to dry areas quite as bad so it's workable. I am glad I picked up Myth even though it may took me a while longer to get through a tube as I don't use it often.
