It is a very dark, somewhat cool brown, like a true dark chocolate bar. I may go back for it because i think all the really dark browns i have are warmer toned. I will just have to remind myself not to eat the lipstick out of the tubeAntique Velvet looks really brown in your swatch. I am certain it would not work for me.
It's a slightly odd color, which attracts me, rather yellowish. I have no problem wearing dark violet, metallic green, mint, deep blue, sky blue, grey, or metallic olive green lip colors. It's the bright pinks, oranges, and reds i avoid.Quote: Originally Posted by lilinah
I swatched Antique Velvet, Naturally Transformed, and Whirl. I think i have some colors similar to AV, so i'll skip it; but it is very nice, the color of a dark chocolate bar, yum. NT is an unusual color, i'd say it was probably designed for certain skin tones, not mine (neutral, between 15-20), but i may get it... i will give it another test. And Whirl looks fairly pinkish on me, pinkish brown, so i may pick it up.
Honestly anyone can pull off NT with the right liner... Strip down for fair to medium ladies, Cork for medium to dark ladies, and Chestnut for darker ladies... It all depends on personal preference too
Very pretty shade.Found this pic on this blogger's site: http://beautywithemilyfox.blogspot.com/ Definitely gonna pass up TT since I have VV already.
Makeup FIRST, food second. LolI hope my husband doesn't know how many things were in that box!!!!!! Not that he's paying or anything, but I'm always like "let's eat that old ham in the fridge, we don't have money to go to the grocery store" and such luckily all of the women in his family and one of the guys are SO on my side.
I feel the exact same way about Stone. It makes me look like I have smokers lips. I hate it. It is definitely not for me.I got my black box yesterday and I was disappointed. Most of the lipsticks did not do anything for me. Basically if I was in the store shopping I would not have bought any of the lipsticks I ordered online. I will be returning MLM and STONE. Men Love Mystery – It’s not bad it’s just that I have so many colors like this in my collection. It’s kind of hard to get excited about a color that looks like the colors I already have in my collection. I definatly like RiRi Boy way better. RRB is so much more in your face and MLM seems more toned down like nothing that special at least to me. I think the different finishes is what is separating the two. I really don’t need this in my collection it will just sit there for years because I have other lippies I can reach for that look just like MLM. Whirl – I was really worried about this on because it seemed to lean more brown. I was hoping it would not look like I got poopoo lips. Actually it turned out to not be as bad as I thought. It leans brown on me but there seems to be a color in there that gives it some life. It almost seems like just a PINCH of pink. It blends in with my skin tone but what I like is that I am able to see the separation between my skin and lips but it is pinkish but 80% more brown. The problem was that I already have similar colors. I will do some comparison swatches online Friday Stone - I look like I got smokers lips. I’m going to give this lipstick one more shot with makeup on. To go from pinkish lips to crack head lips is not a good look for me.
D for Danger looks like a deeper more pigmented color. However, when I tried them on I definitely preferred Heaux. A retro matte will win everything time in my book.WOC Heaux (top) and D is for Danger (bottom) comparison with flash
There was nothing super special about this collection unless you like Matte Royal. I can't pull off that shade. It may be all in my head. MLM is RRB is a less matte finish, for sure. DFD is okay but it was not unique. I wish it was in a retro matte too. Relentlessly Red is a pretty summer shade. I am sure you will get a lot of use out of it.Just got my black box with whirl and stone. Stone is a winner for me for sure. I like it better than SIS on me. I went into MAC at the mall and tried on MR. DFD and TT and none of them really did it for me. I wanted to leave with someithing so bad so I left with MLM. It's basically RRB in a less matte finish. Not too crazy about it since I have RRB. DFD was nice but not nice enough for me to take it home. I purchases WAAAAYYYY too many reds this year alone and it wasn't something that I felt I would want to use. I wanted to walk away with something so I looked thru the permanent collection and fell IN LOOOOVVVEE with Relentlessly Red!!! I LOVE IT!! I don't know why it took so long for me to pick this up. I also pick up Flamingo. Such a pretty color for the summer season. I wanted to walk out with Costa Chic (tried this on and fell in love with it too) but both MAC stores in the mall were sold out.
I need to get the Whirl liner this weekend.I wore Whirl today and it was awful on me. There is zero pink in it on my in NW10 skin tone. I don't have Whirl liner but I'm going to try it with Soar at some point and see if that helps. Otherwise I am so disappointed
Love it on you. Unfortunately I can't pull that shade off.Tropic Tonic was today's lippie. LOOOOOVE IT!
So pretty!Matte Royal I love it. I'm NW13 for reference.
My MAC girl suggested Cyberworld, my sister got it and they looked pretty good together!what lip pencil will y'all use with matte royal?? nightmoth? bespoken for?
Looks like you prepared him well. Be sure to give him lots of hugs and kisses before you push him out the way to get your lippies (got to give them positive reinforcement so that they will be willing to visit MAC for you again and again).I will have my pretties later today or next weekend. My husband is near 5 MAC locations, and I am near none. He dutifully took a bunch of empties to the store yesterday, and picked up MLM, MR, and Stone. I can imagine it was scary and confusing for him. He had a list of explicit instructions, and a copy of a live chat that stated I could B2M.
I want them in my greedy mitts now lol. When he gets here, I may push him out of the way to get to my lippies!(Kidding)
I love TT on you, Sassy! So lovely!Tropic Tonic was today's lippie. LOOOOOVE IT!
Thanks Naomi! I was feeling crappy and it picked me up in a way.I love TT on you, Sassy! So lovely!
I didn't either, contemplating going to the store later if they'll let me B2M.can you believe i did not go to the store today...