Monday, May 6, 2013

MAC Samples// Swatches & Comparisons

A little while ago I came across a website that sells MAC lipstick, pigment, paintpot samples & more as well as their own brand that takes after the name of the website, Her Body Needs. There are so many lipsticks from MAC that I "need" but I wanted to make sure that I didn't have anything too similar already, but I wish I had replaced some samples with others instead.
L-R: Vegas Volt, Honeylove, Impassioned, Candy Yum Yum
For $3.79 you get .5 grams of product, which is what you can see. Looking at the amount of product I think you'd be able to get about 10 swatches out of it. MAC lipsticks are US$15 full sized which are 3g each so that's $5 a gram where the sample is $7.58 per gram, which means $22.74 is what you would be paying full price if you went off of the samples pricing. So really you aren't getting the best deal but as these retail for $36 in Australia it is best to try a sample just in case you end up not liking it!
L-R: Vegas Volt, Honeylove, Impassioned, Candy Yum Yum
I also bought a paintpot & a pigment sample.
The Bare Study paintpot is $3.29 for .5 grams and Blue Brown pigment is $2.49 for a 1/4 teaspoon. I want to buy Bare Study anyway and Blue Brown was a random choice because I have seen how pretty & dimensional it is. I think I will probably buy it after trying it out!
This is my first eyelook using Blue Brown & I have used this on it's own, along with a highlighter... you wouldn't believe all it took was to apply and blend without adding another colour!

Lip Swatches & Comparisons
Vegas Volt
 Last year I had almost bought Vegas Volt instead of Morange. But I am glad I did not, because it is not what I had expected. It is meant to have an amplified finish so maybe I was expecting too much because of Morange, but I am glad I have tried it because I don't feel the need for it now.
 Comparisons L-R: Vegas Volt, Maybelline Coral Crush, Sportsgirl Fruit Tingle, Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream in Antwerp
Coral crush is pinkier, Fruit Tingle is slightly lighter & matte, Antwerp is also matte but a darker coral. Fruit Tingle is probably the closest in colour & that's fine with me!

Honeylove
I helped my friend to choose this as her first MAC lipstick last year, and it looks amazing on her olive toned skin, but not so much on me. Plus it is probably too drying. I wish I had tried MAC Please Me or Kinda Sexy instead.
 L-R: Honeylove, Revlon Nude Attitude, Nyx Summer Love, Nyx Tea Rose.
I knew a lot of these swatches wouldn't match but I didn't really have anything else to try it up against. Nude Attitude is lighter and more peach toned, Summer Love is lighter & a satin finish but still very brown toned, Tea Rose is more mauve.

Impassioned
 When I was going through my lipstick collection I thought I would have had a lot more closer colours, but this turns out to be more of a reddy pink which I don't really have anything like it. I've only seen swatches but I think Maybelline's Vivid Rose looks extremely similar to this. I have wanted this lipstick for the longest time so I'm not sure if I should just get it or try Vivid Rose instead?
 L-R: Impassioned, Ulta3 Harem Pink
Harem Pink is less red toned & lighter & also matte. Impassioned almost looks neon in some pictures.

Candy Yum Yum
 I've had it in my head for a long time that Sleek's Amped was a very similar colour to the very popular CYY so I had to buy a sample just to see if it lived up to my expectations. Another Maybelline Lipstick from the Vivid's collection, Fuchsia Flash, is meant to be a dupe in colour (not finish) so I may just go for that instead. Has anybody compared these two together? I don't care for a matte finish too much.
 L-R: Candy Yum Yum, Sleek Amped, Wet n Wild Dollhouse Pink, Milani Rose Hip.
Sleek Amped has the same finish but very slightly more blue toned, Dollhouse Pink is way more blue toned as expected & Rose Hip is a hotter pink (I knew it wouldn't be a match, doesn't hurt to try).

So the lipsticks I would be more likely to get are Impassioned (thanks to a long time lemming) & Candy Yum Yum... but if I find out the supposed dupes are close I might just go with them. I only intend to buy these while I'm away & the other main ones I want are Ruby Woo, Please Me or Kinda Sexy, Angel & that's all I can think of at the moment!

Please let me know your favourite MAC lipsticks that you think I should have a look at!
xx

N/A with the website mentioned in this post nor is this a sponsored post.

21 comments:

  1. ahh samples are so much fun to try, especially if they are from expensive and high-end brands. Honestly, I don't think I've ever finished a tube of lipstick before it goes bad so I probably won't mind a few samples even if price per oz is more.

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    1. That is a good idea, or they would be pretty good to take for nights out so you don't have to worry as much if you lost an expensive one. xx

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  2. This is such a nice idea! I wonder how much they're profiting from this considering they have to buy their own packaging!

    The Blue Brown pigment looks really great on you, btw! :)

    xo runbarbierun.com

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    1. Yeah I know, but I think the amount you get for the price would probably help with that! Thanks huh :) xx

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  3. I forgot about that website! Impassioned was my first Mac lipstick and I still adore it now :) I may have to try some lippies out from here in the future!

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  4. I didn't know about this website! I have blue brown pigment and love it, xoxo.

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  5. I never knew this site existed! I'm definitely going to be purchasing a few samples off there! Thanks for letting me know :D x

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    1. No prob hun I hoped this post would be helpful! xx

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  6. I love Impassioned,it's such a beautiful shade. Ruby Woo has been on my wishlist for ages I just need to get soon lol! I also want get girl about town which is a beautiful fuchsia pink shade. Thanks for following my blog, following you too:)

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    1. Glad to hear your opinions. Girl about town does look gorgeous but I have Revlon's colourburst lipstick in Fuchsia which is meant to be a dupe. xx

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  7. Blue Brown is like Club but on steroids O.o I own Candy Yum Yum and she's a fantastic choice! However, if you don't care for the matte finish, get the Maybelline lippie! I've swatched it and it's extremely similar - the finish is just the 1% that Maybelline didn't copy. If you have Russian Red, I'd recommend that you skip Ruby Woo, just because Russian Red is an easier matte - the finish is less drying, despite also being a matte and the blue undertones really help. RR looks a bit brighter too, but if you don't like that, then you could always try Revlon's Colorbust l/s in True Red? Idk, but have fun with the swatching! OOH AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO A PRO STORE IN AMERICA. THEY HAVE ALL THE FUNNEST STUFF (ie. Pro-only mixing mediums and all!) IN THEIR STORES HAHA! xx

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    1. Ahh thank you for all of your help, girlie!! That's good to know about CYY, but I'm thinking I might go for it instead now because I know it would last longer and I can always buy fuchsia flash later. I don't have Russian Red but I will keep that in mind, I know the matteness of RW would get annoying lol.... haha I plan to try to go to as many MAC stores as possible! xx

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  8. great items!! :D
    what about follow each other?
    let me know :)
    have a nice day!
    xx
    veronica

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  9. Thanks to you i finally found a site where i can buy MAC products.Love your blog, would you like to follow each other on GFC and Bloglovin '? Let me know :)

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  10. Sometimes I can't believe that I haven't tried NYX lipsticks even after so many rave about them!

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  11. Blue Brown is gooorgeous! MAC samples seem amazing! I'd love to try before I buy x

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  12. Wow I had no idea websites like this exist where you can get Mac samples. I love the fact you compared them to lipstick colours you already had, even though you weren't too keen on it, I really want to try Vegas Volt myself x

    CandyxCosmetics.blogspot.co.uk

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  13. I swatched Candy Yum Yum and went straight to the drugstore to find a dupe and the Fuchsia Flash is an exact dupe on the colour! I bought that one instead because, like you, I don't want to pay 15 POUNDS for a lipstick that I don't completely love! Also I always see Honeylove on MakeupbyCamila and she's olive skinned, it looks AMAZING on her but whenever I try it I feel the same!
    It's so cool that there's a website where you can actually try out the lipsticks! I'll definitely check it out, thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Ooh I thnk that settles it I will go for Fuchsia flash instead! Yes it looks gorgeous on her, I thought it would look beautiful on you, too! I know right I thought it was such a good idea especially as it's hard enough for me to get a hold of these products enough as it is. xx

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