If MAC x Ariana Grande Viva Glam Lipglass is my first MAC product, MAC Taupe is my first lipstick. Truth be told, I adore Lily Macapinlac‘s face (Lily Maymac on IG), especially her lips and her lipsticks so much as it complements her already beautiful face. Found out that she uses the matte Taupe so I readily purchased one.
MAC’s matte lipstick in Bronx is the creamy nude of your dreams if you’re looking for a golden kissed taupe lipstick. The matte formula is smooth and rich without any shine – the perfect nude matte for those looking for a color that is just a bit more than subtle with a hint of light brown. Lipstick: the iconic product that made MAC famous. Shade, define, and accentuate the lips with hundreds of hues in high-fashion textures.
According to the MAC site, Taupe is a “Muted reddish-taupe brown [Matte]“.
Packaging: ★★★★★ A classic color in a classic MAC box, love.
Based on pictures online, it was not really obvious that MAC’s matte lipsticks are a bit tiny, daresay quite more narrow than the usual, compared to brands like Make Up For Ever, Revlon, Estee Lauder etc.
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Swiping once and swatching Taupe on my hand, it looks very ordinary. Like really ordinary. Yet somehow, it looks so great on v/bloggers I’ve seen. Oh, and have you seen KathleenLights with this on? God, she looks perfect!
The Lip Product: ★★★★☆ The Positives :
Texture: ★★★★★ The lipstick glided easily on my lips. This is definitely one of the lipsticks that are very convenient and trouble-free to use.
Pigmentation: ★★★★★ It is very pigmented – I only swiped once and look how vibrant it is once applied!
Color: ★★★★★ Ugh, instantly falling in love with Taupe. It looks so beautiful on my lips (and I think, on everyone else’s). Taupe is a pretty brown shade with a red undertone, and it most certainly felt like an MLBB (My Lips But Better – Lipsticks that enhance your lip color; it is also the closest shade to your lips).
Hydrating: ★★★★☆ It felt rather… moisturizing as opposed to the matte liquid lipsticks that I use all the time. But, as I’ve said on my past Ariana Grande lipglass post, MAC seems to hate my lips and as moisturizing as it may seem on the first, it dries my lips sometimes (yes, with the skin sticking out of my lips I cringe ; v ;).
Longevity: ★★★☆☆ Unfortunately, this lipstick does not last me a day – I have to retouch after eating and every after a couple of hours. Just one wipe of a wet tissue easily erased the lipstick.
Mac Taupe Brown Lipstick Gloss
Overall: ★★★★★ Still love Taupe nevertheless and will definitely purchase one again in the future!
Store: Uniqube in University Mall, Vito Cruz, Taft ave., Manila, PH (Lannel Boutique) Mail pilot 3 0 – task oriented email client portal. You could also purchase via MAC Cosmetics located usually in large malls like Mall of Asia, Robinson’s Manila, Greenbelt, SM Makati etc. Not to mention that you could also buy from their website ?