'I said pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together'//MAC Lipstick Review

Happy Saturday everyone!

MAC make up is my go to make up brand for every single product usually. I have never had a MAC product that I haven't fallen in love with. That said, as a MAC junkie, I end up with a lot of empty bottles and compacts. Back to MAC is a program where customers can recycle 6 of their empty containers and receive a free lipstick. 

'In countries where it is permissible, the returned packaging is forwarded to appropriate waste management centres to recycle/reuse through energy recovery.' (Taken from maccosmetics.co.uk)

So now we can look good, get rid of empties, help the environment and get a free lipstick out of it! And that's exactly what I've been doing! These four lipsticks were all obtained through the Back To MAC program and they are as follows;

Cremesheen//Japanese Maple

Cremesheen//Creme Cup

Amplified//Vegas Volt

Lustre//Capricious

(As seen in order in swatches below)

MAC has many different formulas for lipstick including Cremesheen (top two swatches), Amplified (third swatch) and Lustre (fourth swatch) and there will be a blog at a later date to explain the many different formulas that MAC have. 

Cremesheen is very creamy (as the name suggests!) and is quite glossy. It isn't very long wearing however it looks so good on, you don't grudge reapplying it. 

Amplified is quite similar to the Matte formula in that it gives you a full and opaque coverage, however it can be quite drying. It is also reasonably long wearing so it's perfect for a night out and I usually get around 4 hours out of it. 

Lustre gives you a reasonably full coverage, but like the Cremesheen it is not long wearing but it is quite glossy. 

Cremesheen//Japanese Maple

Cremesheen//Creme Cup

Amplified//Vegas Volt

Lustre//Capricious

I love a nude shade for work and day to day, out and about adventures so I went for Japanese Maple. It's light but still noticeable and gives me a great gloss and isn't too drying for days when I'm just sitting in the office. I love Creme Cup for date night or quite cocktails with the girls. It's demure and sophisticated but a little darker than Japanese Maple so perfect for those nights when I don't want to rock a bold lip. Vegas Volt was a must have for my summer holiday. I really wanted a bold coral colour and it looked so nice against my new found tan! It's also perfect for nights when I'm wearing black on black on black and need a bit of colour to brighten it up! Capricious is a little darker and I wanted a more vampy, berry colour to add to my collection. I really admired the Heroine colour that Kim Kardashian was wearing this summer and sometimes it can take me a while to build up the confidence to wear a certain colour, especially dark colours! However, I found Capricious to be the perfect bridge to try Heroine out as it wasn't too dark - but it was darker than my usual tones and brought me out of my comfort zone - and I received a lot of compliments on the colour!

What lipsticks are you guys wearing?

xoxo