Saturday, April 19, 2014

Review: MAC lipstick in Chatterbox | Hunt for the perfect pink lipstick

The search is on for the perfect pink lips! Audition starts at...wait, Hahahaha College days, I thought pink lips will wash me out and it's a bit for me. For four years, I've been sporting nude lips! I've been meaning to try pink lipsticks since I saw a blog post from all of the bloggers and videos of Vloggers featuring their COLLECTION of pink lipsticks! It proved me wrong about my thoughts of the pink lipsticks are only for the fair skin.

If you've read my previous post, the mother gave me this for a birthday gift! No, she didn't choose the shade on her own. She accompanied me to the MAC counter and I was there SPAZZING all over the different shades available. I was contemplating on getting a nude lipstick...again, but I should step out of my comfort zone and gave pink a try. Impassioned wasn't available, it was my first choice. I did my research, you know! Chatterbox was also on my list so I got it over Snapdragon. Snapdragon is beautiful color, BTW!

Packaging
Plastic, bullet-like, black casing. You can't really tell the shade of the product without checking the description at the bottom. 

Shade and Finish
Chatterbox is described as Bright Red-Pink by MAC and is in Amplified Creme finish. I've read that the Amplified finish stays true to its color when applied to the lips as seen on the tube. I don't own any Amplified finish...yet, Hahahahaha But I think the only difference to these two is the Amplified Creme is creamier on the lips and on the finish. (Because of the word, Creme. Hahahaha)

Application and Staying Power
The lipstick glides on the lips smoothly and gives off full color immediately. No micro glitters, folks. Smells like vanilla, like any other MAC lipstick. Isn't drying at all as opposed to my Etude House lipsticks. I've had dry, always peeling lips, not even exaggerating here, and it has always been a pain to see and feel. With only two days of not using the EH ones 'cause I've been testing out the MAC ones, my lips has magically stopped peeling! Still a little dry but not like before. WHATSORCERYISTHIS? Made me lust even more for MAC lipsticks. Even the boyf noticed it.
It photographs beautifully! Has a sheen to it as seen on the photos. Lasts on me for 4 hours tops with snacking and drinking, and of course, commuting. It transfers a lot so better blot excess product off before rushing out. It stains the lips a little but this is a personal preference, really.

Overall
I really love the lipstick for its performance and color pay-off. This retails for 1000php here in the Philippines. They sell it cheaper in the US so if you're going there or you have relatives or your friends there, you can let them buy for you instead for 15USD. Do the math. I think shedding off 1000php occasionally for this product is ok. That my friend is a personal opinion to clarify things. I mean, we all deserve something good after days of hard work.

P.S.
Not making MAC lipstick sound so good but this is just what I've experienced from it. I am not even expecting any grand effects from this other than the color pay off.
P.P.S.
If you're trying to buy your first MAC lipstick or even not your first, I suggest you test it on yourself. Do not totally rely on someone else's lip swatch of the the color because it really differs depending on the pigmentation of your lips and your skin tone. I was really surprised that some of the colors I've swatched (is swatch really is the right term for sampling lipsticks?) at the MAC counter appealed differently over my skin than the reviews I've read and watched. Camera does tricks on you sometimes so it is better to see the product yourself.

23 comments:

  1. That shade is perfect!!! I love it! I must try MAC lippie in pink soon :))


    love lots,
    Tin


    mypoeticisolation.blogspot.com

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  2. This looks so pretty! It seems like it can work with a lot of different skin tones. I didn't even know MAC had an amplified creme formula! I only have Crémesheens so I might have to get this one. Thanks for the post! XD

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  3. it looks really pretty on you ^_~ loving the shade

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  4. Are cremesheens good? :) I wanna try the lustres!
    Thanks for reading! :D

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  5. nice choice of Mac lippies! Btw, regarding your question about the flat out fabulous. It was 1,100 when it first came out as a limited edition lipstick from the retro matte collection. all limited edition lippies are priced at 1,100. But when it became a new addition to the permanent lipstick line, it's now 1000. All Mac lipsticks from the permanent line are priced at Php1000. ^_^

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  6. aaack... skip the lustre finish, it does not stay long on lips. If you don't like the matte finish but want something that stays longer and isn't drying... Try the cremesheen, amplified, or satin finish. ^_^

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  7. look so ganda on you elle! and it matches your hair color :) i tried this at the counter and it didnt look good on me huhu syang cuz i really like the color when swatched on my hand.

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  8. Oohh. But but bombshell is in lustre, right? :( I fell in love with it (instantly!) when I swatched it on my hand.
    So far, I am loving amplified finish! No touch ups at all! :D

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  9. Ahhhhh, mao diay. Hahahaha But when I got the Vival Glam Rihanna which is a LE, it was only sold for 1000php too. Hmmm.

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  10. Oh, that's too bad. Maybe you'll love the shade Impassioned? Makes the skin more glowing! Well, on me but we'll never know! Also, maybe you can try crosswires. :)

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  11. Guurl, super pretty! Pink suits you really well! <3

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  12. love the color sis. matched your skin tone very well, looks so pretty on you. :) i'm too afraid to try pink lipsticks because i don't think it matches my morena skin.

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  13. ni ask nko sa ako friend who used to work at mac. Dli d ai tanan LE 1100 oi. Usually those with special packaging lng daw. like atong Marilyn Monroe or Archies Girls Collection. sorry sa wrong info... finally na clarify na. LOL

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  14. Yeps, my fave is the amplified finish! it's stays very long and has excellent color payoff.

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  15. You can refer to this image for MAC lipstick finish guide.

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  16. This is super helpful!! Thank you!! :*

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  17. But sometimes, I still think this washes me off a little bit. :D
    Hmm, you can try red-pinks or fuchsia pinks? I find them really attractive on morena skin :)

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  18. the color really suits you :)

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  19. im going to try impassioned next time i go to mac, looks good online :) kainis lang cause our mac store here in the south is super incomplete with their lipstick colors

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  20. We don't have impassioned here too! Always out of stock but I got my hands of it(impassioned) just this week from an online seller. :D

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  21. It's such a pretty shade. It suits you well. Btw, I'm a new follower of your blog. Can you follow mine too? Thanks :) http://thesweetkitty216.blogspot.com

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