Friday 30 March 2012

Review: Mac Chili

In an effort to try something different, I’ve been experimenting with some different lip colours lately. 

When I was visiting my parents recently, I unearthed a little known lipstick from Mac’s permanent range within my mums collection – Chili. When looking around the net for swatches of this, they are few and far between which I find somewhat surprising.
It is an intense deep brick red, with obvious brown and orange undertones, which I would imagine would be perfect for you if you wanted to try red lips but preferred a more muted colour. However, whilst the colour isn’t in your face bright, like Russian Red, it is opaque in one swipe and I actually found it quite difficult to apply accurately from the tube (as you can probably see!). For such a vibrant colour, I would certainly recommend using a lip blush to apply for perfect application and a lipliner would also help to define the edges more clearly.

For a matte lippy, I found it very comfortable to wear and it wasn’t drying in the slightest. I actually find some of the cremesheen formulas more drying! It lasted well, for over four hours before I reapplied, but this was after several nibbles throughout the morning! 

I could see this lipstick going well with simple eyes for daytime, or you could wear it with smoky eyes for a sultry evening look. I think warmer skintones would suit this colour more, due to the brown undertones present, but if you are cool-toned and fancy trying it, it would certainly be worth a look. 

Verdict  
An interesting brown-toned red, which is muted in colour but still packs a hefty punch! For me, I think it was a little too far out of my comfort zone as I felt rather self conscious wearing it. However if you like Mac's reds and fancy trying something a little different from the tried and tested Russian Red and Ruby Woo, this is a great buy that would certainly enhance your collection.
3.5
Price –£13.50

14 comments:

  1. I haven't heard anything about this colour before which is surprising as it looks lovely! Have a great weekend xo

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    1. Thank you, it was a new one to me too!
      Hope you have a lovely weekend too.
      x

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  2. gorgeous colour looks great on you x

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  3. Ooh beautiful colour! I think this will be going on my wishlist, obviously I need more red lipsticks haha! xx

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    1. Thank you, you can never have too many lipsticks!
      x

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    1. Thank you, its a really different red isn't it. x

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  5. I've never heard of/seen this shade before. Looks lovely on you :]
    xo

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  6. Love this shade, red lipsticks always look so classy. And these looks great

    xoxo Sootjeelina <3

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    1. Thank you, I've been really starting to enjoy wearing red lippies recently

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  7. I love this colour red and it looks lovely on your lips! Great post hun x

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