MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipsticks Review & Swatches: Back in Vogue & Dance With Me

MAC released the anticipated release of their liquid lipsticks on Jan 7 with a total of 

15 different shades and they retail for $20 (US). Which means my review on these is 

a little late but better late than never right? I have tested these bad boys out for a whole 

2 weeks and I wanted to give my honest opinion. I have tried them with out lip balm 

and with it. First off lets talk about the packaging, I actually really like it I love that 

they kept the black bullet top like their regular lipsticks. The applicator is hands down 

my favorite out of all the liquid lipsticks I own, the pointed tip makes it perfect to get 

the precise application. 

Here are the swatches. 

Back In Vogue 

When I first saw swatches of this nude I was like I need it now. Don't get me 

wrong but the color is beautiful and I feel it looks really great on my skin tone 

(light-medium). However the formula was just a huge no for me. I think that we 

all fall into the social media hype when it comes to makeup products so I kept 

telling myself well maybe It will be different with a lip balm. I tried it with a lip 

balm and all though it helped tremendously it did feel very dry and started 

cracking on me maybe 3 hours in. The color pay off though did last up to 8 hrs 

on me even with eating. Even though its not my favorite formulation the color is 

so pretty that I still wear it but I only wear it like if I'm running errands and want 

some color on my lips.  

Dance With Me 

This color not only is it perfection but the formula on this one was completely 

different. It was still just a little bit drying but its expected with liquid lipsticks. 

The wear with this one was great though. It lasted me about 10 hrs including eating 

and it did not crack on me. I did use the lip balm with it too. I absolutely love this 

one, I did hear a few people say that this one transfers onto drinks but it didn't 

happen to me. 

Over all I guess we can say its a love hate relationship with these. Im glad I didn't 

pick up more than these two because in all honesty for $20 I think you are better off 

picking up Kat Von D or Anastasia. I do really love Dance With Me and I recommend 

this color if you want to try any of the MAC ones. The pigmentation and wear time was 

amazing. I would say don't pick up any of the nudes. I do notice that most liquid 

lipsticks nudes tend to crack a lot and those crusty lips are not flattering on anyone. 

Have you tried the MAC ones? Did you have a different experience with them? 

Please share it in the comments so anyone else reading can see. 

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