There are 57 (!) MAC Lipglasses in the permanent collection now ($17 each), and all of them just got new packaging/outfits.
Here are some fun facts you may or may not know about them…
- None of them start with the letter “F.”
- Two of them start with the word “love.” (Love Child and Love Nectar)
- Three of them start with the word “pink.” (Pink Lemonade, Pink Nouveau and Pinkarat)
- One of them is named after an insect. (Yellow Jacket)
- There are three “Rs” (not two) in Prrr.
- Several of them have color counterparts, like Russian Red (also a Lipstick), Impassioned (Lipstick) and Soar (a Lip Pencil).
- Even though it’s not in the permanent collection, once upon a time there was a shade called Evolution Revolution. ?
In addition to their even shinier outfits, they also got a little bigger (update: the new tubes hold 0.10 ounces, and the old Lipglass tubes held 0.17 ounces).
You’ll recognize your old faves among them, like Nymphette, Spite and Lychee Luxe…
Oh, wait! Those are my old faves. 🙂 The glosses themselves haven’t changed (same patent-leather shine and hella sticky vanilla-scented formula). They’re just wearing new outfits.
1. Angel
2. Baby’s a Vamp
3. Beaux
4. Bittersweet Me
5. Blissful
6. C-Thru
7. Candy Box
8. Candy Yum Yum
9. Chai
10. Chestnut
11. Cultured
12. Desire
13. Dirty Dark Martini
14. Dive Bar
15. Dreamy
16. Explicit
17. Gal Friday
18. Girl About Town
19. Gold Finch
20. Heroine
21. Impassioned
22. Love Child
23. Love Nectar
24. Lust
25. Lustrewhite
26. Lychee Luxe
27. Misbehaving
28. Morange
29. Myth
30. New Galaxy
31. Night & Daze
32. Norwegian Sky
33. Nymphette
34. Obviously Bare
35. Oh Baby
36. Oyster Girl
37. Pink Lemonade
38. Pink Nouveau
39. Pinkarat
40. Please Me
41. Prrr
42. Purple Mocha
43. Rambunctious
44. Ravishing
45. Rebel
46. Roulette
47. Ruby Woo
48. Russian Red
49. Saint Germain
50. Saucy Little Thing
51. Signs of Spring
52. Snob
53. Soar
54. Spice
55. Spite
56. Steel Kiss
57. Yellow Jacket
You have to tell me — what was the first Lipglass you ever wore?? If you can’t remember, what’s your current favorite?
My first was Spite! And my current favorite is my all-time favorite (well, one of my all-time favorites), Nymphette.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Rachel says
April 6th, 2017 at 6:36 pmI’ve turned into really more of a lipstick person! But I’m due for a back 2 Mac exchange and I’m wondering if I should get Spite or Spice lipglass.
Karen says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:25 pmHi Rachel,
You can’t go wrong with either. Spite definitely has a late ’90s/early 2000s feel to it, and I love it for that.
Rachel says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:36 pmThat’s the problem- there’s so many to choose from! Thanks for the swatches!
Karen says
April 6th, 2017 at 8:08 pmYou’re welcome. I hope you’re having a nice night so far. It’s a rainy, wet one here in the Bay Area. The wind is howling! I hope the power doesn’t go out.
Elisabeth says
April 6th, 2017 at 6:54 pmOh Baby was my first! Reading this made me think I should go pick one up solely for nostalgia!
Karen says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:25 pmHi Elisabeth,
Oh Baby is one of my faves. It’s a summer staple. Try it sometime with Indianwood Paint Pot on the lids and Teddy or Costa Riche on the lash lines. A little bit of Sunbasque on the cheeks. It’s perfection!
Sandra says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:02 pmPrrr was my gateway drug to a full-blown MAC addiction…. 🙂
Karen says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:24 pmHi Sandra,
I love that shade! I used to wear it with either a pinkish brown or a brown lip liner. 🙂
Sandra says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:33 pmWet N Wild #666 and Prrr were my 90’s thang….
Karen says
April 6th, 2017 at 8:08 pmI used to wear WNW 666 with Clinique Black Honey in college, LOL! It was the combo of my sophomore year; I got the idea from my roommate!
Lily says
April 6th, 2017 at 7:49 pmSpice is my favorite.
Karen says
April 6th, 2017 at 8:10 pmHi Lily,
That one’s super pretty. I think I’m going to wear it this weekend. Maybe with Gingerly blush! 🙂
Savannah says
April 6th, 2017 at 9:26 pmHmm, I actually can’t remember if it was pink lemonade or Russian red that was first. I put pink lemonade on top of Vegas volt and I really liked it. I like how soar looks and I might get it!
Petra says
April 6th, 2017 at 10:07 pmNever had one… but i think i really need Rambunctious in my life. I have bern looking for a shade just like that one – had a maxfactor gloss almost that colour when i was in the 8th grade. It’s a fab spring colour for pale old me.
Thanks so much for the swatches! Have been looking good gloss swatches
LindaLibraLoca says
April 6th, 2017 at 10:39 pmMy first MAC lipglass was a LE one called Star Quality. Or was it another kind of lipgloss? MAC tends to confuse me with the different names. It is the only one I almost finished, usually I am not a lip gloss person at all.
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Julia says
April 6th, 2017 at 11:21 pmWow, what fantastic swatching! Oh Baby was my first lipgloss…I bought it at the same time I bought my first MAC lipstick which was Frenzy. My favorite lipglass of all time is Entice. I traded in several B2Ms for this one over the years. I’m sad to see it’s no longer around, it was the perfect peachy brown neutral.
Jacklyn says
April 7th, 2017 at 12:48 amThanks for all the effort you put into swatching ALLLL the Lipglasses! I might have to pick up a tube of Nymphette for old times’ sake…
Ana Samuel says
April 7th, 2017 at 2:18 amDear Karen the swatches are wonderful but maybe too close ups? Can’t really see the colour efect on the face. Thank you! Love your blog.
Sparkle says
April 7th, 2017 at 6:31 amThe packaging itself is bigger, but there is actually less product now, it went from 0.17 US fl oz to 0.10 US fl oz. The new formula is pretty nice though, more moisturizing and less sticky. I got Dive Bar and plan on getting several more.
Karen says
April 7th, 2017 at 9:38 amThank, Sparkle. I just updated the post with the info. Happy Friday to you!
Sami says
April 7th, 2017 at 10:00 amI loved your lip glass! I think that may have been my first Mac Lipglass ❤️ I also have nymphette and the lychee one you recommend. I love them both so so much!
Sonia says
April 7th, 2017 at 10:50 amHi Karen,
Long time reader, sporadic commentator here. I rely on your blog primarily because I get to see how some of the latest makeup collections look against your skin tone (which is very similar to mine). And of course to catch up on tabs and his antics. However, it is very difficult to see what the lipstick/gloss looks like against your skin tone from these hyper blown-up images. Could you please switch back to your older style of photographing your full face with the lip swatches?
Kim says
April 7th, 2017 at 11:11 amPink Lemonade was my first lipglass and I still love it. I really want to get Soar since I love that lip pencil!
Cheryl says
April 7th, 2017 at 11:21 amSpite was one of the first Mac products I ever purchased (along with Blushbaby blush)! It was early 2000’s when I was in college.
Polarbelle says
April 7th, 2017 at 11:41 amPrrr was my first when it came out withtheKitty Kat collection. Still a fave I appreciate your dedication in lip swatching each color. You glow, girl!!!!
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Tatiana says
April 7th, 2017 at 11:48 amWow!! How long did that take you? When I read the title in my email I thought you had swatched them on your arm. But lip swatches, with beautiful photos, very, very, very nice indeed!
I’ve never worn MAC Lipglass. I just don’t wear lipgloss. Don’t like the feel of it.
Karen says
April 7th, 2017 at 1:17 pmAww, thanks Tatiana. Glad you enjoyed the post!
To do everything, it took about a week and a half total. I had to parse all the tasks out over that time, otherwise I would’ve gone nuts, LOL!
Lupe says
April 7th, 2017 at 12:53 pmI have never tried a lipglass before, but there are so many choices! Thanks for the swatches!
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Astrid says
April 7th, 2017 at 2:36 pmHoly moly Karen! Amazing work! My first MAC lipglass was the Viva Glam V. Also the first one I ran out of (actually ever. After that I got addicted and never really finish other lipglasses ?).
You remind me that Candy Yum Yum has a lipglass form that I wanted to try but kept forgetting!
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Karen says
April 7th, 2017 at 3:26 pmVGV is a classic. One of my fall-time faves!
Jennifer Emmett says
February 2nd, 2021 at 2:51 pmFun to revisit this years later… love the sticky vanilla, such an endearing classic. I picked up Oyster Girl today.