MAC Pink Roses, Swoon for Blooms, Rhythm ‘n’ Roses Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolours Reviews & Swatches
Pink Roses
MAC Pink Roses Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour ($27.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a deep, pinky-mauve with subtle, cool undertones and a satin finish. The texture was smooth, velvety, and spreadable with more of a whipped, mousse-feel. While the formula eventually dried down to a more matte finish, it looked more satin-like for the first half hour of wear (unless blotted down).
It had opaque color coverage that applied evenly across my lips, but I had to be mindful of the amount of product on the applicator as it typically held an excessive amount of product. This shade lasted well for five hours (but not the 10 promised!) and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Make Up For Ever Upbeat Mauve (172) (P, $23.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Love Trap (P, $19.00) is cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Still Crazy (P, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Rose Official (P, $36.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury First Dance (LE, $34.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Revlon Naughty Plum (P, $8.49) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Hey Frenchie (P, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC More the Mehr-ier (P, $27.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- MAC As If I Care (P, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- YSL Rose Stiletto (9) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$27.00/0.17 oz. – $158.82 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be long-wearing (“10 hours'”) with “immediate” moisture while “[blurring] lines and [smoothing] lips” that doesn’t settle, crease, flake, or feel drying. Per the brand, one applies using the “hourglass-shaped applicator.”
The texture has a more velvety, thicker feel that spreads well and feels plusher with more of a silicone-like glide (if you’ve tried a silicone-based primer, the feel of it on the lips was similar but creamier). The applicator worked well for applying and distributing product evenly, but it gathered more product than necessary for my lips in a single pull of product to the point where I felt like it over-applied product to the detriment of application.
I had better luck applying product my upper lip (especially around the cupid’s bow, as the applicator was better for getting this area) and then pressing my lips together and/or using a fingertip to diffuse and spread out the product to the rest of my lips. This ensured that there wasn’t too much product on my lips; too much resulted in the product pilling a bit and being uneven, especially along the inner area of my month, prone to getting on teeth, and sometimes catching on lip texture/imperfections. For reference: all swatch photos are as-applied with the included applicator only.
They were pigmented with most shades being nearly opaque to opaque but a few that fell slightly below. For a more diffused look, you’d want to apply with fingertips or just to the center of the lips and then use a brush or fingertips to blow out the color. The colors went on fairly evenly, and I found most of the time where it did not, it was an issue with an over-application of product (despite just using one pull of product!) and the formula was more forgiving when applied with less product (but that still was plenty to cover my lips with near-full coverage!).
They mattify over time–as the color wore away–and are more transfer-resistant at that point, but the formula itself is a more flexible, though I could definitely feel it on, and has a more satin-like finish for the first couple of hours of wear. I’d recommend blotting gently on the back of your hand (less likely to get tissue bits on your lips that way) to soften and mattify faster, if desired.
The lighter shades didn’t wear away as evenly and had more noticeable wear along the center of my lips, while the more mid-tone and deeper shades lasted longer and more evenly as they tended to stain a bit. The wear ranged from five to eight hours, but the formula wasn’t providing any “immediate” moisture for me, and after wearing a lot of shades back-to-back, my lips were slightly dehydrated.
Browse all of our MAC Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isononyl Isononanoate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Tribehenin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Isostearic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Vanillin, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Swoon for Blooms
MAC Swoon for Blooms Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour ($27.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a bright, coral-orange with strong, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It had a glossier finish to it than most of the shades I’ve tried in this formula, though it wore down to a soft matte finish after a half hour of wear.
The consistency was lightweight, spreadable, and somewhat velvety, but it was thinner and more emollient than other shades in the range. It had mostly opaque color coverage in one layer, which wore decently for five hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Estee Lauder Burn It (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- MAC Escandalo (P, $27.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty True Coral (P, $57.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Impulsif (247) (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Flower SZN (P, $7.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Gorgeous Coral (300) (P, $23.00) is more muted, warmer (85% similar).
- Clinique Poppy Pop (P, $19.50) is darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop Reverie (LE, $7.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Apricult (LE, $40.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Tantalize (Right) (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$27.00/0.17 oz. – $158.82 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be long-wearing (“10 hours'”) with “immediate” moisture while “[blurring] lines and [smoothing] lips” that doesn’t settle, crease, flake, or feel drying. Per the brand, one applies using the “hourglass-shaped applicator.”
The texture has a more velvety, thicker feel that spreads well and feels plusher with more of a silicone-like glide (if you’ve tried a silicone-based primer, the feel of it on the lips was similar but creamier). The applicator worked well for applying and distributing product evenly, but it gathered more product than necessary for my lips in a single pull of product to the point where I felt like it over-applied product to the detriment of application.
I had better luck applying product my upper lip (especially around the cupid’s bow, as the applicator was better for getting this area) and then pressing my lips together and/or using a fingertip to diffuse and spread out the product to the rest of my lips. This ensured that there wasn’t too much product on my lips; too much resulted in the product pilling a bit and being uneven, especially along the inner area of my month, prone to getting on teeth, and sometimes catching on lip texture/imperfections. For reference: all swatch photos are as-applied with the included applicator only.
They were pigmented with most shades being nearly opaque to opaque but a few that fell slightly below. For a more diffused look, you’d want to apply with fingertips or just to the center of the lips and then use a brush or fingertips to blow out the color. The colors went on fairly evenly, and I found most of the time where it did not, it was an issue with an over-application of product (despite just using one pull of product!) and the formula was more forgiving when applied with less product (but that still was plenty to cover my lips with near-full coverage!).
They mattify over time–as the color wore away–and are more transfer-resistant at that point, but the formula itself is a more flexible, though I could definitely feel it on, and has a more satin-like finish for the first couple of hours of wear. I’d recommend blotting gently on the back of your hand (less likely to get tissue bits on your lips that way) to soften and mattify faster, if desired.
The lighter shades didn’t wear away as evenly and had more noticeable wear along the center of my lips, while the more mid-tone and deeper shades lasted longer and more evenly as they tended to stain a bit. The wear ranged from five to eight hours, but the formula wasn’t providing any “immediate” moisture for me, and after wearing a lot of shades back-to-back, my lips were slightly dehydrated.
Browse all of our MAC Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isononyl Isononanoate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Tribehenin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Isostearic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Vanillin, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Rhythm ‘n’ Roses
MAC Rhythm ‘n’ Roses Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour ($27.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a rich, darker reddish-copper with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had little bits of silicone that I couldn’t feel on my lips (even if I pressed them together), but they were slightly visible in the close-up photos.
It had opaque color payoff in a single layer, and it was better to use just one side of the applicator or wipe off some excess as it was easy to over-apply due to the texture being very smooth, spreadable, and velvety. It stayed on well for five and a half hours and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Coloured Raine Queendom (P, $17.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Love Flame (LE, $34.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- YSL Psychedelic Chili (416) (P, $39.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Ladrillo (LE, $27.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mind Trick (P, $7.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Burning Clay (118) (P, $23.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Ziggie (P, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fee Fi Fo (LE, $7.00) is cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Harissa (P, $28.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Hourglass Only You (LE, $34.00) is darker, cooler, glossier (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$27.00/0.17 oz. – $158.82 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be long-wearing (“10 hours'”) with “immediate” moisture while “[blurring] lines and [smoothing] lips” that doesn’t settle, crease, flake, or feel drying. Per the brand, one applies using the “hourglass-shaped applicator.”
The texture has a more velvety, thicker feel that spreads well and feels plusher with more of a silicone-like glide (if you’ve tried a silicone-based primer, the feel of it on the lips was similar but creamier). The applicator worked well for applying and distributing product evenly, but it gathered more product than necessary for my lips in a single pull of product to the point where I felt like it over-applied product to the detriment of application.
I had better luck applying product my upper lip (especially around the cupid’s bow, as the applicator was better for getting this area) and then pressing my lips together and/or using a fingertip to diffuse and spread out the product to the rest of my lips. This ensured that there wasn’t too much product on my lips; too much resulted in the product pilling a bit and being uneven, especially along the inner area of my month, prone to getting on teeth, and sometimes catching on lip texture/imperfections. For reference: all swatch photos are as-applied with the included applicator only.
They were pigmented with most shades being nearly opaque to opaque but a few that fell slightly below. For a more diffused look, you’d want to apply with fingertips or just to the center of the lips and then use a brush or fingertips to blow out the color. The colors went on fairly evenly, and I found most of the time where it did not, it was an issue with an over-application of product (despite just using one pull of product!) and the formula was more forgiving when applied with less product (but that still was plenty to cover my lips with near-full coverage!).
They mattify over time–as the color wore away–and are more transfer-resistant at that point, but the formula itself is a more flexible, though I could definitely feel it on, and has a more satin-like finish for the first couple of hours of wear. I’d recommend blotting gently on the back of your hand (less likely to get tissue bits on your lips that way) to soften and mattify faster, if desired.
The lighter shades didn’t wear away as evenly and had more noticeable wear along the center of my lips, while the more mid-tone and deeper shades lasted longer and more evenly as they tended to stain a bit. The wear ranged from five to eight hours, but the formula wasn’t providing any “immediate” moisture for me, and after wearing a lot of shades back-to-back, my lips were slightly dehydrated.
Browse all of our MAC Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isononyl Isononanoate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Tribehenin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Isostearic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Vanillin, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.