After an emotional session with my therapist, I decided to indulge in some retail therapy. I was going to get a Dior lip gloss, but couldn't decide on a shade, and decided to wander over to the MAC counter to look for an MLBB lipstick. I did some swatching and settled on Plumful, a lustre lipstick. I was ecstatic at the reasonable-to-current-me $15 price tag (oh, how times have changed), and the sheer plummy pink was exactly the kind of color I was looking for.
The texture is lightweight and thin but not slippery, and I find it to be very lightly moisturizing, though it's not a formula that makes my lips feel lush and plump. On the upside, it wears a decent amount of time (I get about an hour and a half of solid wear), and the pigmentation is such that I can apply without a mirror. It's slightly more pigmented than Revlon Sugar Plum, but still quite translucent, so it strikes a happy medium and gives a nice natural-but-polished look. I bought a tube for my 16-year-old cousin for her birthday, as I think it's a great starter-lipstick shade!
Like all MAC lip products, it smells lightly of vanilla, but it's subtle and fades quickly (and actually smells quite pleasant!), and there's no taste.
Bottom line: Good for lipstick newbies and old hats alike! Now I have a ton of MAC lipsticks I want to try...
Overview
$15 for 0.10 oz, available from MAC and department stores
Quality: 8.75
Effectiveness: 4.5
Ease of Use: 4.5
Senses: 4.75 (I like the vanilla scent, but some may not)
Pigmentation: 4 (supposed to be semi-sheer and glossy; I find the sheerness to be true, but it's not very glossy on me)
Duration: 3.5
Consistency: 4
Price: 3.25
Value: 3.75 (lasts 2+ months at $0.224/day, applying every 1.5 hours)
Packaging: +0.25 (sleek and I like that the black casing doesn't show fingerprints!)
Grade: B
Have you tried any MAC lipsticks? What's your favorite MLBB? What do you think of Plumful?
The texture is lightweight and thin but not slippery, and I find it to be very lightly moisturizing, though it's not a formula that makes my lips feel lush and plump. On the upside, it wears a decent amount of time (I get about an hour and a half of solid wear), and the pigmentation is such that I can apply without a mirror. It's slightly more pigmented than Revlon Sugar Plum, but still quite translucent, so it strikes a happy medium and gives a nice natural-but-polished look. I bought a tube for my 16-year-old cousin for her birthday, as I think it's a great starter-lipstick shade!
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| One swipe each of Plumful (top) and Sugar Plum (bottom), in shade (left) and sun (right) |
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| A MAC FOTD: Plumful on lips, Fever on cheeks, Matchmaster (plus Face Atelier Zero Minus) on face, Dalliance and Antiqued on eyes |
Bottom line: Good for lipstick newbies and old hats alike! Now I have a ton of MAC lipsticks I want to try...
Overview
$15 for 0.10 oz, available from MAC and department stores
Quality: 8.75
Effectiveness: 4.5
Ease of Use: 4.5
Senses: 4.75 (I like the vanilla scent, but some may not)
Pigmentation: 4 (supposed to be semi-sheer and glossy; I find the sheerness to be true, but it's not very glossy on me)
Duration: 3.5
Consistency: 4
Price: 3.25
Value: 3.75 (lasts 2+ months at $0.224/day, applying every 1.5 hours)
Packaging: +0.25 (sleek and I like that the black casing doesn't show fingerprints!)
Grade: B
Have you tried any MAC lipsticks? What's your favorite MLBB? What do you think of Plumful?
