Apply before lipstick by lining your lips using the pencil tip for a defined lip look with long-lasting colour. Try a shade slightly deeper than your lipstick and blend with a 316S Brush for a fuller lip look. Boldly Bare and Velvet Teddy go together like tea and cookies. The lip liner is richly pigmented, applicable with a few smooth swipes, and hugs the lip line, securing it against any unsightly lipstick bleeding, while making the lips looks pouty and plush. Mac Boldly Bare Lipliner. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class. 100% authentic Exkit Sharpened once or twice Thank you x. This lip pencil shade has just the right amount of pinky peach in the tone that it still gives warmth to your nude lips. This shade is also opaque enough to completely nude your lips not matter how much colour your natural lips have. This is a bit pricey for a lip liner, but it is great to use as a base and it makes brighter lip products pop.
I’ve decided to write this post as I am regularly asked what colour lipstick I am wearing. Chances are, 90% of the time, I’m wearing a MAC colour. I love the formula of MAC lipsticks.
It was difficult to whittle down just five favourites, but I think I’ve narrowed a selection of colours down pretty well. I am a nude lip lover, but I do like to branch out to more daring colours every once in a while.
I thought showing the lipsticks on my lips would be more useful to you then just a swatch. For reference, I am wearing a MAC NC42 foundation in the pictures. All lipsticks will look unique on different skin complexions.
My five favourite MAC lipsticks are;
Kinda Sexy
This was the first MAC lipstick I ever purchased six or seven years ago after seeing it mentioned in a You Tube tutorial. It is the perfect neutral, pinky-rose toned nude, which compliments my olive skin complexion, whether I am fairer skinned or tanned. It is a matte shade, however, not drying in the slightest, long-wearing and easy to apply. I like to pair Kinda Sexy with MAC’s Boldly Bare lip liner, which I find are a good match for each other.
Velvet Teddy
This is a perfect, wearable deep-tone beige shade with a matte finish. Although it is a matte lipstick, it does have a subtle sheen when first applied. The lipstick applies evenly with a nice colour pay off, even without a lip liner. I think Velvet Teddy is a more universal nude than Kinda Sexy, as it is complimentary of a larger range of skin complexions. It also looks different on literally everybody. I pair Velvet Teddy with MAC’s Boldly Bare lip liner, which I find lightens the lipstick up a little, but is a good match.
Please Me
Mac Boldly Bare Lip Liner
This is a muted-rosy-tinted pink, matte finish lipstick. Ok, so, on it’s own, it is quite a scary shade for my skin complexion. Without a lip liner, it looks an unflattering barbie-ish pink colour, however, when paired with MAC’s Boldy Bare lip liner, it transforms into the wearable pinky-nude shade that you can see in the picture. Though, I do think it would suit lighter skin tones as it is. Please Me applies smoothly, with good colour payoff, however, wearing a lip liner is a must as it can tend to sit in the natural lines of the lips.
MAC Red
Mac Boldly Bare Lip Liner Dupe
This is a vivid blush-red shade which provides a semi-matte finish, giving a gorgeous sheen once on the lips. In the winter it looks striking with neutral, contoured face make-up and in summer, really compliments a glowy, bronzed look. This lipstick glides on the lips effortlessly, with or without a lip liner, though I do pair it with MAC’s Redd lip liner to intensify the colour and to prolong the longevity. MAC Red isn’t as popular as Ruby Woo, which I find is VERY drying and requires a lot of prepping prior to, and maintenance once worn.
Boldly Bare Lip Pencil Dupe
Sin
This is a deep, dark, burgundy red shade, with a matte finish. It took a long time for me to actually be brave enough to wear this outside the house, though, once I did, I received so many unexpected compliments. This shade is very universal; a bold lip on lighter skin tones, but a more neutral, wearable shade on deeper skin tones. This lipstick is quite drying so needs a lip balm (my favourite is Carmex) applied underneath. I feel Sin can be worn without a lip liner as the colour pay off is amazing and applies so evenly. When I do wear one, I pair Sin with Mac’s Dark Out Pro Longwear lip liner.
Let me know your favourite MAC lipstick shades, I’d love to try some new ones out!
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