Product Name: M.A.C
Product Line: Satin
Shade: Retro/ AB1
Price: 19 Euro/ Rs 990
Quantity: 3gm
Beauty can come in the form of a woman, a flower , a feeling
or… a perfect lipstick :D A perfect lipstick is the one that you had always
pictured yourself wearing in your dreams-while you went on all your imaginary
ventures. Okay-that’s an overdose of drama for a post that reviews a lipstick-I
just chose to do it because I am about to talk about my first MAC lipstick!!!
My PhD life in Germany has kindled a passion for visiting
places-and I covered about 5 German cities-Bremen, Hannover, Cologne, Hamburg
and Berlin within six months of being here. Apart from museums, medieval churches and monuments, one
thing I search for in these cities are-off
course its shopping destinations. So far-I have found Hamburg to have the
posh-est brand collection while Cologne, Hannover and Bremen have stores with stuff for everyone-from budget to “moderately” high end brands.
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| Bremen |
Hamburg
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| Cologne |
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| Hannover |
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| Berlin |
Couldn’t
explore Berlin much- as my friends who accompanied me strictly warned me
against wandering off to anywhere that smelled of shopping :D :D :D
In Berlin: Thats me (left) and a friend of mine from Spain :)
Germany has its own version of Sephora-its named Douglas.
Every city, including the one I live in-Goettingen-has a Douglas outlet. Sadly
I found MAC in every Douglas except for the one in Goettingen-which I recently
found is housing Benefit! I hope MAC arrives soon-however- I don’t know whether
having a MAC store in my own city would be a boon or bane :D
I bought my first two MAC lipsticks Retro and Brick-o-La
from Hannover. The brick-o-la review would come up soon :)
What the MAC website says about this lipstick:
Colour plus texture for the lips. Stands out on the runway.
Simmers on the street! What made M·A·C famous
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| My first MAC <3 <3 <3 |
Me Talk: My take on MAC Retro
Retro is a mild brick shade with pink undertones which I find to be
absolutely flattering on my warm wheatish skin tone. I would best define it as
a soft red that wont halt traffic because of its ferocity but because of the
pout-appeal that your lips would ooze with it on. (Oh No! Drama again) You can
wear it to work-as well as pair it up with an LBD or a saree for the evening.
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One Swipe
You can feel its silky texture as it glides on your lips like butter. The
outcome is satin-matte and I find it neither drying nor moisturizing. So I
would advise ladies to pamper your lips with a good lip balm before using it. Also donot forget to use a lipliner.
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And yes-the justice it does to your lips and looks makes it worth spending 19 Euros over!
Thats me wearing Retro-with lipbalm on the shade
Pro Side:
1) The best thing about this shade is that it is amazingly wearable. It neither
looks garish nor tamed. A perfect neutral red for everyday wear. For those who balk
away from wearing reds-fearing it might look over the top-I would say-start your Road
to Red with this one! I did that actually :D
2) The finish is true satin that renders a full look to the lips. With properly defined lips-the pout comes out to be perfect!
3) Soft and smooth texture-doesn’t cake or accentuate fine
lines on lips.
4) Doesn’t dry lips-but I think it won't look good on dry and chapped lips as
well.
5) Well pigmented. Two swipes are enough for full coverage
6) Doesn’t stain lips
Cons:
1) Expensive-yeah well but this is like fire to a moth-if
you want it-you have to burn that hole in your purse.
2) Staying power is not very good. Without meals-it is 2 to
3 hours, with meals-it goes with the dishes (haha :D)
My Recommendations : Go and Get it! 100%
