Agreed. How many red lipsticks do you have?
Not a ton of them, but probably more than I ought to have
. I was going to hold off on the Toledo reds because I knew I had others that would be close, but I took them in to compare and the Toledo ones were like my others, but on steroids better. Like Ronnie Red is a great red for me, but Victoriana, which is nearly the same, is just smoother and more vibrant. Barbecue was almost like Sail La Vie, but also richer and smoother and more glowing, so yeah I broke down and bought 'em!
I think I have about 20 reds, plus the ones from Marilyn, which are the main ones I regret buying, since none of them are that great for me. I didn't get any from Pedro Laurenco - none of those were good for me at all. I bought more than half the reds I own this past year - the newest crops of MAC reds have been next level for me - Mangrove, Strange Journey, Frank-N-Furter, Oblivion, Salon Rouge, Sparks of Romance, VGRiri, 5-Alarm,Tenor Voice, Victoriana and Barbecue…they're all way above average compared to all the reds I've seen for years. I think they were all particularly rich, glowing and complex. I have a feeling there was some new development in the pigment technology, as well as the formulas themselves, that make them so smooth and vibrant, plus they seemed modern, rather than retro in their colors, which I really appreciated.
Before this year, I really had a lot fewer: Scarlet Ibis, Runaway Red, Absolute Power, Sail La Vie, Ronnie Red, Stunner, All Fired Up, Dangerous, Prepare for Pleasure and the ones from Marilyn, which I don't like to include because I've sort of given up on them for now. Riri Woo wasn't for me, didn't get it.
My most used are definitely Runaway Red, Scarlet Ibis, Ronnie Red, Mangrove. The ones I think are the coolest and most unusual are Mangrove, Stunner, Strange Journey and Runaway Red. My most girlie reds are Ronnie Red, Victoriana, 5-Alarm and Stunner. My most glamorous reds are Salon Rouge, Prepare for Pleasure, Absolute Power and Runaway Red. (Can you see the theme with Runaway Red, haha?)The ones I could take or leave, even though I bought them are AFU, Dangerous, Sail La Vie and Sparks of Romance (which REALLY needed more glitter). I think I can go forward and skip most other reds, but if MAC did a Dazzle finish red or a red frost that's richer than VGRiri or Sparks of Romance,and very metallic, I'd be snapping them up for sure.
Here concludes my saga of red lippies!
