Saturday, 5 January 2013

MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic


MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic

The goodies I purchased from Mac Apres Chic collection are: Mac Apres Chic Mineralize Eye Shadow in Winter Pursuit, Frost at Midnight and Fireside, Mac Apres Chic Lipstick in Apres Chic and Mac Après Chic Mineralize Skinfinish in Stereo Rose.
MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic

Mac Apres Chic Lipstick is a muted shade of red. I would say it is like a brownish spicy red in the bullet but with less brown and more red when on your lips.
The packaging is standard for Mac lipsticks, black and solid.
 MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic
 MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic
 MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic
MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic

Apres Chic is easy to apply; it goes on very smoothly and evenly. The consistency is soft and it is nicely pigmented so you can build up the intensity if you want. You would need at least two swipes to cover your lips completely unless you just want nice pinch of colour on your lips you can just do one swipe. It is a creamsheen so it has an opaque and very, very shiny finish. It does stain your lips a tiny little bit, which is always a nice surprise (that way the colour lasts longer). The lasting power is unfortunately less than 3 hours (which is below average, at that price point is slightly disappointing) in office environment but with a lot of talking, no eating and no drinking. It is a shame because it is a lovely colour and when you are at work you usually do not want to or do not have the time to re-apply your lipstick so often!
MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic: swatch (with flash)

MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic
MAC Après Chic Lipstick in Après Chic in artificial light (with flash)

Similar shades: the best thing for me is that I DO NOT have any similar shades, which makes me both surprised and happy about my choice! All I have is bright reds, blue reds or orange reds and Apres Chic is a muted brownish red, which also makes it more wearable than others! It is a win-win (well, except the wear time)! Haha! A. xxx

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