MAC Heroine...is it worth the hype?

I am currently obsessing on lip products for the past few weeks. Before leaving Manila, I bought a lot of MAC lipsticks. Panic buying? Well...not really. Okay, let me re-phrase my first line...I am currently obsessed with MAC lippies. HA HA HA :)) 

Anyways, I bought the MAC Heroine before leaving Manila. Pearl from the Sassyfabshop had it on-hand. She is one of my trusted online sellers in the Philippines. All of her items are authentic and most are cheaper than the ones malls. 

Ever since Heroine became a permanent shade, everyone got all crazy about it. It was a limited edition shade before. Everybody in the US were going crazy about this lipstick shade. I had to get one to see if it was something I'd wear. 

To explain why I bought this shade, I have been a fan of Shaaanxo from YouTube and I love how she wears her lipsticks. Shaaanxo is not American by the way. She lives in New Zealand. She doesn't mind wearing bold shades of lipsticks and I find the colors wearable for her. If you put it this way, like if you wear a pale lilac lipstick and you make it work with your makeup, it becomes wearable. That made me buy the heroine shade.

So the formulation of the lipstick is a matte. Mattes aren't easily glide-on formulations. I have to wear a lip balm to hydrate my lips first so that my lips won't look chappy. 

That is how the lipstick looks on me. Up close, it looks really purple and I think the shade works for my skin tone.

That is how it looks like with full make up ensemble. To be honest, this look reminds me so much of Lorde, the singer. The one who sang Royals. Anyway, you know that Lorde had a tie-up with MAC Cosmetics and they released a limited edition lipstick called Pure Heroine and a black eyeliner. I think pure heroine is a darker version of heroine. 

I find the lipstick shade wearable when you incorporate it with the right makeup. I would wear it but not on a daily basis. It's definitely not a MLBB shade. HA HA HA 

I like how rich the pigment is. The only downside I can think of is the application of the color. 

PROS

- I like the pigmentation

- It's a wearable kind of shade

CONS

- hard to apply 

- price is steep 

- you can buy a drugstore dupe for this shade at 1/4 the price

Product Rundown

Product name: MAC Heroine

Type: Matte Lipstick

Price: 

MAC Counter Price

$16 USA

PHP 1,000 Philippines

RM 72 Malaysia

Online Seller Price

PHP 850 to PHP 950

Where to buy: MAC Counters/MAC Website/Legitimate Online Sellers

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 

Disclaimer:

Products mentioned above were purchased by me. I am not sponsored by MAC Cosmetics nor am I paid to do this review. 

MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection

Hello Ladies! Sorry for being MIA. I had to juggle my schedule for errands and after a few weeks, I am finally back here in Malaysia. 

Anyways, I was surprised last night because my husband bought me the Limited Edition MAC Alluring Aquatic Lipstick and Blush. In my knowledge, I know this was not released in Manila. I love the packaging of the items.

It has the pop-up water like design. It's so lovely. Prior to my husband buying this...I was actually hesitant because a lot of youtubers/vloggers were saying they were quite disappointed with the collection because the products were not  as good. They recommended to buy the lipstick which is the Enchanted One. I told my husband to look for it at MAC and he bought it for me. The blush was just a bonus.

I love the packaging. It's so gorgeous. 

This is the Echanted One. It's actually a nude type of lipstick. I tried it on and I consider this a MLBB (My Lips But Better) shade. 

My lips without lipstick

My lips with the MAC Enchanted One.

The formula of the lipstick is Matte. A bit dry for my liking but since the shade is nice, I would wear it. 

This is the blush in See Me, Hear Me. The packaging is gorgeous. It only has the water like embellishment on top but at the bottom, there's none. 

The color is a rosey-mauve color. I actually don't like the formula of this one. It took me 3 swipes on my finger before I can see the pigment. I'll let you know my thoughts in the coming days when I play with it but overall, I like the lipstick. 

Disclaimer:

Products mentioned above were purchased by me. I am not sponsored by MAC Cosmetics nor am I paid to do this review.