Time and again I have vowed to stay away from MAC's lipsticks--but the color selection is just way too appealing. Reds alone will send you into a tizzy, you'll spend a LONG TIME just trying on tube after tube. So when I felt like abandoning my bright reds for a more muted shade of red, of course I came running back to MAC, LOL.
A long researched ensued and I decided to settle with Chili, which according to MAC is a "brownish orange-red matte lipstick"--and it certainly is that. I am so in love with this color--it brightens up my face without being too "out there red". When I was much, much younger I was a fan of bright reds--even during daytime. Age however, has prodded me to reconsider. If you're a fan of lip liners, this goes so so well with MAC's Chicory.
What I like:
+ The color is absolutely beautiful. You know it's red, but not entirely. I am really in love with the unique color;
+ It brightens up my face without being too loud like my old favorites--Ruby Woo and Russian Red; and
+ It's matte but glides on easily--no tugging involved;
What I don't like:
- MAC's mattes are beautiful but they can really be drying, so you really need to prep your lips before you put this on;
- Unlike Ruby Woo and Russian Red which both leave a nice stain, this one tends to leave a weird stain on the lips--the color stain is more apparent at the edges of the lips rather than at the center--which is why reapplication is necessary; and
- With the abundance of matte lipsticks out there, MAC lipsticks are still considered quite expensive. Though, in MAC's defense, I have yet to come across another matte lipstick that can be an exact dupe for Chili.
Have you tried this lipstick? What are your thoughts? Let me know in the Comments section! x
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