If pop culture history has taught us anything, it’s that reality stars come and go, but makeup trends will change, only to return again at some future date like Halley’s Comet.
(Side note: Speaking of reality TV stars, am I the only one who thought that the craziest thing about Flavor of Love was that the prize for winning the show was Flavor Flav himself?)
I digress…
I hope the release of the new MAC Patent Paint Lip Lacquers ($22 each) signals that glossy lips are poised to make a comeback. While I’m not mentally prepared to revisit all of the accoutrements that accompanied them in the early aughts (the frosty brow bone, pencil thin brows, hip-hugging jeans, and the camisole tops, a.k.a. my clubbing uniform, HA HA HA!), I’m more than ready for lipgloss to step into the limelight again.
There are 13 shades in this new line of lively lip lacquers, and MAC punched up the pigments to the max, so each full-coverage swipe evenly and completely covers your kisser. They also combine the thin, non-sticky viscosity of a Cremesheen with the endurance of a Lipglass, so the result is a long-lasting, opaque, comfortable gloss that stays put for hours.
I’m an NC42, and the shade I wear most is deep rosy mauve Lacquered Up, because the middle-of-the-road rose tone goes really well with the brown, purple and gold eyeshadows I love to wear so much.
I was most excited about the lighter nude shades like Magic Mirror and Lacquered Up — they’re so very early 2000s! — but they’re a touch too pastel on my tan skin to wear on their own, so I like to layer a darker lip pencil like Subculture or Cork with them for depth.
And while I’m not usually one to wear a greige-lavender gloss to run errands around town, even I have to admit that the pale purple looks kinda cool.
I like these a lot. They don’t feel sticky or goopy, and you only need the tiniest bit.
Def check out Lacquered up if you can!
And since we’re on the subject, did you have a go-to MAC gloss back in the day? Like Oystergirl, Nymphette or Spite? Inquiring minds want to know. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Rachel says
January 2nd, 2020 at 9:04 amOooh these look so nice! I think I will like Lacquered Up as well. I did, and still do, love the Lipglasses. I liked to try different ones and there are so many that I never did decide on a favorite. Anything mauve-y rose is my jam!
Karen says
January 2nd, 2020 at 5:36 pmMe too, Rachel. They’re old school but so, so good. Did you ever rock the Clear Lipglass? That was a staple of mine back in the day!
Rachel says
January 2nd, 2020 at 6:34 pmNo I never did the clear! In my head I wanted to get my money’s worth so I always picked a color!
Karen says
January 2nd, 2020 at 8:03 pmI totally get that! I saved up for countless tubes of Nymphette and Spite. 🙂
Tatiana says
January 2nd, 2020 at 1:11 pmExcept for the name I like Latex Love. Always love a good blue red. But my go to would be Lacquered Up. While I liked the colors of the original lipglasses, I never wore them because I hated how sticky they were.
I want to know your skincare regimen, because your skin is gorgeous!
Karen says
January 2nd, 2020 at 5:35 pmAww, thanks! I think that’s the retinol and the benzoyl peroxide doing the heavy lifting. Good lighting always helps, too! I find the less I fuss with my skin the better off I am. Oh, and I started wearing less foundation/concealer/powder… That’s been a game changer for me.
They reformulated the OG Lipglasses a few years back and they’re considerably less sticky!
Shawna says
January 7th, 2020 at 10:12 pmGreat review! I bought Lacquered Up in a whim, and now I feel like hoarding a bunch out of fear of discontinuation. I’ve been looking for a MLBB for YEARS and finally found it *haply tears*