Coffee and Cigs… aaahhh always sounds a bit romantic, doesn’t it? But what does a lipstick have to do with it… I’ll tell you everything!
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In early September, the famous American brand of professional cosmetics, MAC, pleased us with a novelty and introduced a line of lipsticks under the name Love me, which includes 24 shades. The collection is divided into three color families: Reds, Purples, and Nudes/Corals, with eight lipsticks in each. The packaging of the lipstick itself echoes the selected color category, so it will be easier for a potential customer to find “their” shade among many others.
MAC on their official website describes the new lipstick collection as follows: “a weightless argan oil-infused lipstick that delivers an instant hit of powerful colour and all-day moisture in a luxurious satin-soft finish”.
The collection is called “Love me” as a tribute of self-love and self-empowerment.MAC frankly encourages us to love ourselves, to develop self-confidence I like it! I suppose that we should start with one of the new lipsticks from the line that I actually did.
I present to you the MAC lipstick from the Love me collection, in the shade 409 Coffee and Cigs. UPD: after I’ve tried this lipstick I’ve got 3 more shades and I got 3 more reviews for you:415 Joie de Vivre and 03 Daddy’s Girl & 420 Nine Lives.
Design. As usual the lipstick is placed in a black cardboard box with a slight gradient. The lipstick packaging itself is a bullet-shaped case that is traditional for all lipsticks of this brand. However, in this collection the case is not only glossy but also has a gradient that approximately reflects the shade.
The weight of the product is 3 grams, the lipstick is produced in the USA.
Shade. I spent at least 40 minutes in the brand’s corner meticulously picking out my shade from the whole collection of 24 shades. However, I decided to start with the shade 409 Coffee & Cigs. In my opinion, this is a brown-ish shade with a hint of mauve, complex, beautiful, autumny. The lipstick in a stick pretends to be frankly beige, but do not believe it!
I’m honestly in love with this shade and I’ve never seen anything similar before. It’s beautiful and definitely attracts attention.
Texture and applying. This collection just hit me, it’s the first time I see this type of lip product from MAC. These lipsticks are super comfortable, seems that argan oil and lychee extract in the composition apparently do their job. The texture of the lipstick is jel-ish, is sliding on the lips and leaves only a satin finish without a hint of stickiness.
The Love me lipstick collection holds up for 2-3 hours with a coffee break I am totally okay with it. I calmly applied it directly from the stick, nothing ran out of the contour, didn’t slip into a white stripe, did not flow into folds, and at the same time concealed imperfections and moisturized my lips. After it got off, it might stain your lips which I personally like.
The density of the coating was a pleasant surprise to me. Despite the lip care and pleasant texture, the lipstick is very pigmented. It can be applied in one layer and provide a translucent coating, or easily layered for more intense color.
On the official MAC website, this lipstick is possible to purchase for $19.
So, MAC fulfilled all stated promises and justified all hopes. The Coffee & Cigs shade is somehow unrealistic, it lies evenly, gives intense colour and moisturizes my lips. I heartily recommend the Love me lipstick to you, and soon I will surely replenish my collection with new shades!
P.S. Check the review about another shade named Joie de Vivre 415.
It has become harder and harder to work out if you are getting a genuine MAC makeup item if you are purchasing them from anywhere but a approved MAC retailer. I thought i would start my blog by starting a series i want to continually update, which will let you know what to look out for when buying MAC from say eBay or Depop or anywhere else for that matter!
Firstly what to look out for on the box. A genuine MAC lipstick has a bar code on the box which is a sticker, the ingredients list which is in a nice crisp white font, the finish and the manufacturers address on the one of the sides and then the front of the box has the MAC logo, the finish and the weight of the lipstick. On the top of the box the genuine lipsticks have a black sticker with just the shade written on.
The replica box is quite similar, it has the MAC logo, the finish and the weight on the front of the box, how ever on the side of the box rather than the bar code applied via sticker it is printed directly onto the box. The ingredients list is exactly the same but the font is a lot less crisp then the genuine one. Then again it have the same finish and MAC's manufacturing address. However printed on the top of the box is 'LOVELORN' which was not the shade on the lipstick inside and the the bottom of the box has a silver sticker which you would expect to see on the bottom of the lipstick itself, it states the shade of the lipstick, the MAC logo, address and the code for the lipstick.
Mac Cosmetics Lipstick Colors
Then onto the actual packaging of the lipstick. The replica lipstick is a lot lighter than the original, it is also slightly taller and wider. The black outer of the lipstick is also different, the genuine lipstick has a slight glitter to the packaging where as the replica is just pure black. On the inside of the lipstick he genuine lipstick has a metal casing for the lipstick to sit in, the fake lipstick is just a silver painted plastic, which eventually will wear away and show the black plastic underneath. The when you open the lipstick there is again MAC's logo and on the genuine lipstick it is very neat, crisp and straight where as on the replica it is crooked, printed higher up the neck and has slightly ran. The sticker on the bottom of the lipstick are vastly different, the original has a darker silver sticker the product information printed directly in the center with the fake having a very pale silver sticker with the product information but it vitally missing the finish!Another thing to note with the replica lipstick is when twisting it to get the product it feels like it is scraping on itself making a rough manoeuvre where as the genuine MAC lipstick is perfectly smooth.
Mac Lipstick Weight List
One of the most noticable differences with the two is the taste, MAC lipsticks generally have a vanilla taste to them which makes them a delight to wear! the replica lipstick is the most foul tasking product i have ever tried, it honestly tastes like eating a bar of soap!
I hope this helps you when you are looking to buy a MAC lipstick from someone other than MAC or off the high street! Let me know what you think of my first post :)
Kirsty x