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Lip of the Day: MAC So Me

January 21st, 2020 by Karen 13 Comments

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MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour in So Me

I’ve been trying to take my own advice and break free from my usual color comfort zone, and $22 matte gray-plum MAC Retro Matte in So Me adeptly qualifies. It’s waaaaay outta my usual wheelhouse. It may be called “So Me,” but I call it “So Not Me.” 🙂 Ha ha ha!

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I’m an NC42.

Back in high school algebra class, I sat next to a very sweet girl who I realize now as I look back… I’m pretty sure she was high up the totem pole in a neighborhood gang with a rough reputation.

I didn’t think about it at the time… I just knew her as the nice girl in my math class.

Anyway, I do have a point here, and it’s that she wore a lipstick in this exact same color, and it looked beautiful on her. So Me has a very ’90s tough-but-sweet vibe, so if you’re looking for a retro early ’90s lippie, this is it.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the MAC liquid lipsticks are so, so good. They’re one of very few formulas out there that my eternally dry lips can handle, and you can pop one on in the morning and not think about it for the rest of your day, which is what I did when I wore this to work. I applied it just before going into a five-our shift, and when I picked up Connor at preschool that afternoon, she said, “Are you wearing lipstick? IS IT BROWN?” LOL. In a nutshell, this stuff lasts!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Lip of the Day: MAC So Me / Originally published January 21st, 2020

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  1. Emily says

    January 21st, 2020 at 8:12 am

    I don’t own any of these Mac liquid lipsticks but I keep almost picking one up. I don’t know what is stopping me!
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    • Karen says

      January 22nd, 2020 at 6:47 am

      You’ve got to try it, Emily!

      Reply
  2. JENNIFER R OSBORN says

    January 21st, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    I love that Connor is questioning your lip choices. Girl’s got style.
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    • Karen says

      January 22nd, 2020 at 6:46 am

      I know! She’s almost too sassy. LOL!

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      • JENNIFER R OSBORN says

        January 22nd, 2020 at 7:52 am

        Wherever did she get it???

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  3. Tina says

    January 21st, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    That color looks stunning on you! I have tried every other formula of MAC lippies, but not these. Also, your skin is amazeballs!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 22nd, 2020 at 6:46 am

      Thanks, Tina! I was a little self-conscious about this pic initially because I’m wearing so little base/foundation (I felt it was too much with the dark lip), so thank you for saying that. All I have to say is YAY for retinol!

      Reply
    • Tina says

      January 22nd, 2020 at 11:10 am

      Amen. Retin A and lactic acid for me, along with Biossance Squalene oil. Completely changed my dry 47 year old skin!

      Reply
  4. Cindy says

    January 21st, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    This color is fabulous! I think I need it lol.

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    • Karen says

      January 22nd, 2020 at 6:45 am

      It IS fabulous, Cindy! I wish I was fab enough to pull it off 100%, lol!

      Reply
  5. Syahidah says

    January 21st, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    Karen, I *just* bought a lipstick that’s a very, very similar color from L’oreal. It’s 979 in Bold Mauve. Got it after loving how Essie’s “Clothing Optional” looked on me (also your rec!) but am having a helluva time trying to understand how to coordinate it with the rest of my face makeup. Any tips?

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    • Karen says

      January 22nd, 2020 at 6:44 am

      Hi Syahidah,

      Try a wash of mauve, taupe or plum eyeshadow on your lids. I would then smudge a dark cool-tone brown liner along the upper lash line and then do lots of mascara!

      Reply
  6. Chelsea says

    January 22nd, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    Looks great – very 90s! And love Connor.

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