It should come as no surprise that all the lipsticks featured in this post are MAC. I think most of their products are great, and my makeup bag is a living proof of that. I will be test the waters and try other popular beauty brands I have not had the privilege of trying like Urban Decay, Charlotte Tilbury, NARS and the rest.
With the weather getting colder, and the nights getting longer, this is a perfect time to introduce some dark tones to your makeup. I use a change in season as an excuse to shop who doesn’t, so I have gone all out to update my makeup bag and its contents. Here are the MAC lipsticks in my collection for Autumn:
Ruby Woo
This is one of my favourite lipstick shades. It is a perfect shade of red, great for a night out or day time, and it looks amazing on me, and every other lip I have seen wearing it. It shines beautifully in pictures, so you will usually catch me photographed, wearing this amazing lipstick. It is also long-lasting, stays on for hours, I can’t fault this lipstick.
I think every woman should have a Ruby Woo lipstick. It is not the best-selling lipstick for no reason.
Pink Nouveau
This bright Barbie pink lipstick is the least favourite of all my MAC lipsticks. I don’t like the shade on me, not sure what I was thinking when I bought it. It has a satin finish, and it is too young, too girly.
All I will say is, try this lipstick or any other lipstick on your lips BEFORE you buy. The swatches do not give you a good idea of how it would look like on your lips. Your lips and your skin are very different, trust me, I learnt the hard way. I wish I could return it, but since I can’t, it will just remain one of those lipsticks that hardly get used.
MAC Film Noir
This Film Noir lipstick is another case of me not knowing what I was thinking when I bought it. I wanted a dark/chocolate shade for the autumn/winter months, and I thought this would look good on my lips but I was so wrong. It looked amazing when I swatched it on my arm, by when I tried it on at home, I knew I had made a big fat mistake.
This satin Film Noir is way too dark (another satin lipstick I don’t like, think I am a matte kind of girl), it doesn’t stay on well, even after using a lip primer and after blotting. I also found it quite patchy, not sure what I would do with this, the search of the perfect dark lipstick continues…….
MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus
This Viva Glam Miley Cyrus shade is my favourite lipstick at the moment. At first, I wasn’t too sure about it, but the more I used it, the deeper I fell in love with it. It has a matter finish but looks glossy, which I love, I also the hot pink colour, perfect for day and night, and it is so long-lasting.
I get loads of compliments when I wear this lipstick .I love it.
I have realised I prefer lipsticks with a matte finish so I will be getting more of these type of lipsticks.
Have you tried any of these lipsticks before? What are your thoughts? Drop me a comment, let’s chat.
I have Ruby Woo and Viva Glam Miley, love them both!
Yea they are my favs as well.
All of these look great! I always use that pink vaseline as a base coast, so good 🙂
Yea I do too. Love it.
All of these look great on you! I always use that pink vaseline as base coat, it’s so good 🙂
I love the lipsticks. They are great selections. I am in love with the viva glam and the ruby woo. I want them lol
They are amazing Osime.
I love the Viva Glam Miley Cyrus colour!
I love the Hot Pink shade it has. So pretty.
Ruby Woo is such a gorgeous shade – I really need to get my hands on it!
Yea it is.
I don’t think I can pull off a red lipstick sadly, but I do agree I prefer Matte finish Mac lipsticks. I know you can trade in your empty Mac packaging (eyeshadows/lipsticks etc) and this includes if there’s one which you don’t get on with. I believe 5 gets you a new lipstick maybe it’s worth doing that with the ones you don’t like? x
I thought they all had to be empty. I will give that a thought, thanks for that.
Ruby woo is my new fav !! I just bought it a few months ago and now I can’t stop wearing it ! Lol
Yea it is so addictive.
Ruby Woo is my coco. I love it , there is this mac matte lippie that I am thinking of giving a trial . I can’t remember the name now
Is it Russian Red?
I love the way filmgoer looks on you. Ruby woo is a fab classic red too x
Aha. Ok.
That’s meant to say film noir- I hate it when my keyboard changes what I’ve written grrrrr! x
I know, lol…
oh that ruby woo… sooo nice!! And I actually like that film noir on you as well 🙂 Not a fan of that pink nouveau… at all…
Really? Ok. I hate the Pink Nouveau so much.
These colours are so beautiful, you’ve picked out some gorgeous autumnal colours xxx
Thanks Laura.
Ruby woo is amazing! I think you’d love the shade ‘Taupe’ for autumn x
Ok. I will look that up. Thank you.
Ruby woo is a lovely red on all skin tone. Love it. Lovely collection Stella.
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Yea it is. Thanks Moji.
great post, always love to see swatches! 🙂
Thanks Jess.
I love Mac lipsticks, I don’t wear lipstick that often because my lips aren’t great, but when I do it is usually Mac. I have heard SO many good things about Ruby Woo, I think I’ll have to get it one day! x
Yea it is my fav shade. Love it.
Film Noir is so sexy!
Bookie Kunlere
Really? Ok..
Lol yes you don’t like it?
No I didn’t. I find it too dark and patchy.
I love dark lippies that’s why.
You could apply foundation/concealer on your lips first then apply the lipstick, it lifts the shade a bit or you do an ombre lip or you mix this with a bright lipstick.
I have tried mixing it with a bright shade but it was a hot mess. I will try the concealer trick and see. Thanks hun.
I’ve heard such great things about MAC lipsticks, I’m putting one or two on my christmas list!
Nice..
I absolutely love the shade of Ruby Woo but it makes me looked washed out x
Oh ok. Have you tried the Russian Red? That may be a good one for you.
Love the MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus! What a beautiful color. I will definitely need to try it out. This is a fun post. I loved seeing how all the colors looked on you and hearing your thoughts about it.
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Yes it is. I love the colour too. Thanks Asa.
I love the colour of Film Noir!
Really? Everyone else seems to like it except me.
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