I don't know what it is about MAC lipsticks that cause me to go weak at the knees. Every time I pass a MAC counter, I just can't pass by without going into a lipstick swatching frenzy whilst making a metal list of what shades I need to add to my collection next (Viva Glam II and Half n Half, I have my eyes on you).
MAC Velvet Teddy and Wet N Wild Bare it All are not dupes! It's all about the lighting! Saved by Pandie Dubois. Nars Audacious Lipstick Swatches Mac Lipstick Dupes Drugstore Makeup Dupes Makeup Swatches Mac Dupes Mac Lipstick Colors Mac Lipstick Shades Kylie Jenner Lipstick Mac Brave. Hi guys, Today I am reviewing Velvet teddy by Mac. I've owned it for a while now and have had a good amount of time to use it and get to know what it's like. So first of all there's no point commenting on packaging because who doesn't love Mac's bullets? The colour itself is a beautiful pinkish nude. On the swatch it looks like a rose colour.
In this video I share with you my current 5 favourite MAC lipsticks – the shades that I get the most wear out of. For those that find swatches useful like myself, I hope this video and the photographs in this post help you out when deciding which shade to pick up next. I've included a brief description of each of the shades here but for more information, make sure you check out the video.
Cosmo – Amplified
A warm, mid-tone peachy pink with a sheeny finish. It's super comfortable to wear, packed with pigment and full opacity is easily achieved with one layer.
Fast Play – Amplified A neutral, mid tone mauvy pink with a satin finish (slightly more deeper than Cosmo). Again, the Amplified finish is super comfortable to wear, has incredible colour payoff and full opacity is achieved with a single layer.
Twig- Satin Very similar to Fast Play although it has less of a sheen due to it's Satin finish and pulls more of a plummy pink whereas Fast Play pulls more brown by comparison. It's comfortable to wear with slightly less slip than the Amplified finishes. The shade is pigmented and a full even coverage is achieved with one layer.
Blankety – Amplified A very light, beigy, pink nude with a sheeny finish. Despite how light it is, it still packs a punch in the pigment department and glides on effortlessly. It feels very creamy and nourishing on the lips. As this is rather on the light side, I like to wear it with a darker lip liner especially Mac's lip liner in Stripdown.
Velvet Teddy – Matte A warm, muted, mid-tone peachy brown with a matte finish. This shade is probably the closest to my natural lip colour out of all the shades which surprises me. Photoshop gratis para mac. Although matte, it's not dry and applies just as well as the other formulas. It actually has a similar texture to the Satin finish formula with just a tad less shine. It's not as flat as a matte liquid lipstick. This is your entry level brown.
Mac Lipstick Swatches L-R: Cosmo, Fast Play, Twig, Blankety & Velvet Teddy
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If you enjoyed this post/video then you might want to check out my video on my favourite drugstore nude lipsticks and lip liners (great for oriental/asian skin tones)
or my post 7 Perfect Nude Lipsticks for Oriental/Asian Skin Tones, a mix of affordable and more higher end lipsticks.
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Unsolicited life tip: Do not keep your lipsticks in your pocket unless you want to sentence them to certain death.
I'm wondering if there's such a thing as 'makeup Mercury in retrograde?' Or am I just cursed to never have another tube of Velvet Teddy again? Because this is the second tube of MAC Velvet Teddy I've mangled in less than a week!
First there was the tube — which by the way, I'M NOT GOING TO USE — that fell in my toilet. I tossed it out and reordered a tube with the LE packaging from the MAC site. Side note: Breathing an internal sigh of relief *HERE*.
Anyway, yeah, that tube in the top pic was the backup I kept on hand for unforeseen Velvet Teddy emergencies (a legit fear), but it's not in working order anymore because I put it in the pocket of my high-rise mom jeans last week and forgot about it, only to remember when I found it in the washer, completely soaked, after I'd just finished a load.
On the bright site, thank goodness it didn't open while it was tumbling amidst the suds, or even worse, make its way into the dryer. And extra special thanks to the laundry goddesses for allowing me to find it, because I was washing, like, 100 pounds of laundry (seriously, #momlife), and I could have just as easily missed it.
Still, though, who destroys two tubes of the same exact lipstick shade in one week? This girl.
I've come to realize that the common denominator in both of these situations is that I've been putting lipstick in my pants pockets lately, which is something I almost never do.
I usually put lipstick tubes in my purse or my Kate Spade wristlet, but I guess I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off lately, so my pockets have been the (sadly unfortunate) receptacle of choice. Apparently, this has not been one of my greatest of ideas, because I CANNOT KEEP LIPSTICKS ALIVE WHEN I PUT THEM IN THERE.
So, that's it… I'm no longer allowed to carry lipstick in my pocket. Not now, not ever.
I mean, you could stick them in your pocket if 1) you have a better memory than I do, and 2) have lightning reflexes that would allow you to catch a tube before it falls into the toilet, but I am no longer officially allowed to do that. No more!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
