If you follow me on Instagram you've probably seen me swatch a couple recent MAC lippy purchases.

I've come to realise that I have a thing for coral lippies as I seem to have more of a selection of these shades than any other colour!

MAC Crosswires - Regular lipstick (no collection)

Colour & Pigmentation: My favourite lipstick of all recent purchases! It is a very wearable coral-pink with reddish tones to it and I've been carrying this around as my go-to lipstick. Pigmentation-wise I find it gives just the right amount of colour- not too much, not too little! (You can view it in this makeup look).
Texture: Being a cremesheen lipstick it's semi-sheer and has a great moisturising texture with a slight shine.
Longevity: This lipstick doesn't last as long as a matte lippy, however I tend to blot and apply again to make it last longer and it certainly does stain the lips after this.
Scent: As with all MAC lippies, this one smells lovely and vanilla-y (no taste/flavour).
Price: At £13.50 it's a bit more expensive than your regular drugstore lipstick, but MAC do offer a great range of lippies with different finishes and colours to suit anyone. Plus if like me you're addicted to the scent, it's a no brainer.

FrootiFactor: I love this lippy so much, I give it a 5!

MAC Sail La Vie - Hey, Sailor! collection

Colour & Pigmentation: An orange-red veering more towards the orange side. Compared to Illamasqua Liable it looks orange. Compared to MAC Morange it looks red-orange! Pigmentation-wise it's highly pigmented.
Texture: Sail La Vie is a Satin finish lipstick so is very creamy but I do find them slightly dry so always wear lipbalm or Vaseline underneath
Longevity: Satin finishes do last long, Sail La Vie lasted a good 3-4 hours.
Scent: Vanilla scented.
Price: £14 (50p more than the usual MAC lipsticks).


FrootiFactor: I quite like this lippy, especially for Summer so I give it a 4.5:

MAC Watch Me Simmer - Reel Sexy collection

Colour & Pigmentation: A coral-pink leaning more coral than Viva Glam Nicki that's more of a salmon pink coral; It does look very similar to Toxic Tale from the MAC Venomous Villains collection, but Watch Me Simmer is Amplified finish whereas Toxic Tale is Satin finish and I find it drier in texture (see swatches below). Pigmentation-wise, it's highly pigmented and opaque.
Texture: Watch Me Simmer has an Amplified finish, meaning it has a creamy consistency but with slight shine. As with Satin finishes, I find myself having to wear lipbalm underneath.
Longevity: Amplified lipsticks usually last fairly long; I find this shade to last around 3-5 hours.
Scent: Vanilla scented.
Price: Although part of a collection, the price remains at £13.50; I'm guessing because the packaging is the same as normal MAC lippies.

FrootiFactor: I do like this lippy more than my Toxic Tale as it's less dry, so I give it a 4:

So here are the swatches of all my similar coloured coral-ly lippies:

And with Illamasqua Liable lipstick (blog post here) in comparison to Sail La Vie:

Have you bought any of the new collection lipsticks? What are your thoughts and which would you recommend? 


 

MAC May Collections - my picks!

As the "Summer" approaches so do MAC's collections, with the Hey, Sailor! being the most recent.

I have to say I'm a collector, so whenever I see a MAC collection with lipsticks and limited edition packaging/colours, I get excited. 

MAC Hey, Sailor! Lipsticks L-R: Red Racer, Sail La Vie, Salut!, To Catch A Sailor

MAC Reel Sexy Lipsticks L-R: Reel Sexy, Watch Me Simmer, Pink Popcorn, Heroine

I've tried previous collections' eyeshadows & blushes but haven't been impressed so I only really look for the lipsticks.. These are the ones I have my eye on from the Hey, Sailor! collection: Red Racer & Sail La Vie and the Reel Sexy: Reel Sexy & Watch Me Simmer.

Ever since I missed out on Watch Me Simmer from the Shop MAC Cook MAC collection I wanted it, so hopefully shall get my hands on it this time round!
As for the Hey! Sailor collection, I'm not really feeling the nudes from that collection as Salut! practically looks like foundation on the lip swatches I've seen so far (and certainly would look odd on my medium skin tone!) and To Catch A Sailor is frosted which I'm also not a fan of.

I do have my eye on the Hey, Sailor! Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Shore Leave (a coral colour) and the Suntint in Au Rose but I'll have to see if it will suit my skintone and if the Suntint isn't sticky.

If you're looking for some of the best Hey, Sailor! swatches, here's the site I made my decisions on: Beauty Icon.

Which items do you like best? Will you be buying from the Hey, Sailor! or Reel Sexy collections?