Sunday, March 17, 2013

MAC lipglass - Kumquat

This is my first ever MAC product. Ever.

Call me crazy, but I've been drooling at my computer screen for so long now, devastated about the fact that I don't own a lipstick in Lovelorn or Creme Cup, or an eyeshadow in All that Glitters or Woodwinked or Naked Lunch. $36 dollars is just a painful amount to fork out for a lipstick when Essence has a gorgeous lipstick in All about Cupcake that I wear on a regular basis for $4. Still...

And then one day I found out that I had won Sophie's giveaway from Born to Buy and I just about had a heart attack when I realised that included in the prize was a product from MAC! Though my parents didn't appreciate how amazing this was, even they cracked a smile when they were blessed to witness my excitement regarding the news. MAC. I was going to own a product from MAC.

Just before we get into the review, I must say that I am not really a gloss person. I love my lipsticks and lip balms but glosses are just not something I wear on a regular basis, so I am kind of biased when I write the review in the sense that it takes a lot to impress me with a gloss!

The MAC lipglass in Kumquat is a gorgeous shimmery orange tangerine colour. In the tube it actually looks quite terrifying, and if it was an opaque lipstick I certainly wouldn't have the guts to wear it. However, as it is a lipgloss, when applied it is fairly sheer and instead of a full on orange look you get a gorgeous hint of orange with slight golden shimmer throughout. I like that this isn't too pigmented but it still has a decent amount of colour. I don't have any similar product like this in my collection so it has been fun playing around with a whole new lip shade. I like to combine it with other lipsticks to alter their colour, but even on its own I am able to pull this shade off.

I had difficulties with the ridiculously sticky nature of this gloss. It was so thick and tacky that even trying to open my mouth seemed a challenge as it stuck my lips together. When I applied only the tinest bit of it, it was a lot easier to manage, but of course the colour and shine was lost. My hair was in a ponytail yet I still found myself constantly pulling hair from my lips until my hair was just an awful orange gloopy mess. The only upside to this was that it meant that the gloss stayed on my lips for a very long time, but when it comes down to it I really just didn't get on with this aspect of the formula.

This gloss is super shiny, and though I'm not usually a fan of shimmer in this it is so subtle that I can deal with it. I really feel as though I've stepped out of some kind of advertisement when I wear this as my lips are stunningly glossy.

I really like the packaging of this gloss, especially that it has a doe foot applicator as opposed to a squeezy tube (I really, really don't like them!). The simplicity of it makes it look classy and put together, and I like that it is fairly small at only 4.8g as it is easy to slip into your makeup bag.

Here in Australia these cost a crazy $35, a price that I personally would not pay for a lipgloss no matter how incredible it is.

When it comes down to it, this product really hasn't blown my mind as I had hoped. In fact, the only reason I would wear this is for the gorgeous colour because the formula is pretty poor in comparison to my all time favourite Savvy gloss, or even the Essence stay with me or Australis glosses. This is quite disappointing considering it is my first ever MAC product, but even though I don't LOVE this it still holds a special spot in my collection and I will continue using this and won't be getting rid of it any time soon.

 I give this 6 out of 10.



14 comments:

  1. Lovely colour, though it's a shame it's so sticky! I've never tried a MAC gloss. I'm loving your new blog layout! :)

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    1. I am so disappointing about its sticky qualities because it is such a beautiful shade. Glad you like the new blog layout, I am still getting used to it but I do like it.
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  2. The formula of it sounds terrible, good to know you can get nicer lip glosses at a fraction of the price! Although this is a lovely colour, I would never pay $36 for a lip gloss, but it is worth it for their lipsticks. Funny I also want woodwinked & naked lunch, too. I am slowly building my MAC collection :P
    x

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    1. The formula isn't anything to rave about, that is for sure. Although, having said that, I'm not a hug fan of lipglosses anyway so it might also be that I am quite sensitive to stickiness. Their lipsticks look so darn gorgeous.
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  3. great review, thanks for sharing :)I really hate sticky glosses! Following you on bloglovin' now!

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    1. Thanks! Sticky glosses are such a pain! Thanks for following...still so cross about the whole GFC thing!
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  4. I have always avoided mac lipglosses for the reasons you stated above with the formula! I do however like the colour of this :) if you want to delve into mac more their lipsticks are phenomenal in my opinion!

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    1. I was quite disappointed considering I had it in my head that MAC was the greatest thing I could ever come across. I would LOVE to delve into MAC but I think I might need to save up a little first! :)
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  5. Such a shame about the formula, however the colour looks gorgeous!

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    1. It is a bit of a shame, but like you said, it is a gorgeous shade!
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  6. Oh, Candice, I'm so sorry to hear that you were disappointed by this product! Whilst I'm not a huge fan of the Lipglass formula, I have some colours I love so much that it honestly doesn't bother me. If the Lipglass formula is too sticky etc. for you, I recommend Cremesheen Lipglasses. That formula is so smooth and not at all sticky! Anyway, I hope you liked some of the other products in your prize pack a bit more! xx

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    1. Hey Sophie - don't you worry, I actually could not have asked for a more incredible prize pack! The products like the Nude by Nature Illuminator, Essence blush and eyeshadows are so wonderful, I appreciate it so much! This lipgloss is hardly shocking though - I'm just really picky with the formulas. It won't be stopping me from wearing it though because it is so beautiful.
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    2. Oh I'm so glad some of the other prizes make up for it! I see you really like the blush. Yay! :) What do you think of the body sprays and mascara? I'd love to know. xx

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    3. Oooh I haven't tried the mascaras yet (I have so many open I thought it would probably be wise to wait) but I liked the sprays :)
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