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The MAC Hint of Colour Lip Oils

March 20th, 2018 by Karen 6 Comments

mac hint of colour lip oil
The new $17 MAC Hint of Color Lip Oils from the top: Pale Princess, Doll to Diva, La La Love You and Candy Drop ($17 each)

Ya know, I revel in being the quirky neighbor who smiles like a maniac while taking pictures of the MAC Hint of Colour Lip Oils by some freesia on the side of the road.

freesia in the rain spring 2018
Spring is (at least officially) here!

mac hint of colour lip oil with freesia

I don’t even care if people look at me weird. I just smile ? and wave ? like I’m supposed to be there… And, I mean, I’m not not supposed to be there. After all, who wouldn’t want to stop and admire lovely freesia? They’re beautiful, and when the freesia appear, winter is saying “Peace out!” Warmer days are comin’.

Like freesia, the MAC Hint of Colour Lip Oils, which are LE and available now for $17, are also cool. They look like they should be intensely pigmented, right? Like liquid nirvana? But they aren’t. They’re shockingly sheer, just like the name goes. They leave a hint of color, and I think that’s a good thing for lip moisturizers, because when my lips need moisture, I don’t want to deal with a mirror. I just want something easy, and an extra hint of color is also nice.

mac hint of colour lip oil swatches
Pale Princess, Dole to Diva, La La Love You, Candy Drop

These are basically super sheer, lightly tinted vanilla-scented glossy lip balms that feel exactly like the MAC Cremesheen Glasses to me. They aren’t sticky, and they only last an hour or two at the most, but they’re lip oils (more accurately, a mélange of five moisturizing oils with a gel formula), so I can’t spite them for that.

They aren’t complicated to use either. It’s not rocket ? science. Just slick ’em on when your lips are thirsty, then let them do their shiny, moisturizing thing. They’ll fade away to a matte tint, and the intensity of the tint slightly varies among the colors.

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Doll to Diva

mac la la love you
La La Love You
mac pale princess
Pale Princess

Yes, this is one of those situations where you definitely don’t need to hoard all four colors, because, really, they look more or less alike, especially right after you put them on. You really have to get your eyeballs all up in there to see the differences between the colors. Most people probably won’t be able to tell unless they’re in kissing distance.

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Candy Drop
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Candy Drop after it fades into a stain

If you’re going to get one, may I suggest Candy Drop? I think it’s the most pigmented one. Plus, it’s ? purple, which just happens to be 1) my favorite color, 2) Prince’s signature color (a very important factor!) and 3) the Pantone Color of the Year.

Clarins makes a similar lip oil for $24, by the way. It’s also non-sticky and sheer, but I like the MAC one better because it’s more moisturizing.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The MAC Hint of Colour Lip Oils / Originally published March 20th, 2018

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  1. CL says

    March 20th, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen freesia in a Texas yard. It gets hot here so fast* that I think it’s almost impossible to grow freesia in Texas. By the way, there’s no such thing as a frost-free zone in Texas, so the plants that love 45-75 degree temperatures are extremely difficult to grow, and most of the time will not do well here.

    *It usually will start being reliably, consistently hot by May 1st. I always get depressed at the end of April because of that – the beginning of the 5-6 month summer. Summer heat gets really OLD when it goes on past 3 months!

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  2. Efrain says

    March 20th, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    Are they more moisturizing that the Clarins ones? I love MAC lip colors but I can’t stand the vanilla smell, and I’m looking for a good tinted lip oil and because of price and moisturizing factor MAC seems to be a better option, but again, that vanilla smell ugh.

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    • Joanna says

      March 21st, 2018 at 6:36 am

      Burts Bees has a nice, moisturizing lip oil.

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  3. Michele DiCola says

    March 21st, 2018 at 4:39 am

    Those lip oils all look the same to me
    Looking for a lip oil w more color

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  4. Linda Libra Loca says

    March 21st, 2018 at 8:31 am

    I prefer more color to my lip products, otherwise I will just go for my Labello. I like the stain they leave though.
    Linda Libra Loca recently posted … Foundation Review L´Oréal Perfect Match Foundation

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  5. Lily says

    March 21st, 2018 at 11:56 am

    Ooooo! Can’t wait to try Candy Drop. Just the kind of product I like to keep on my desk (working at home). I usually go for a long lasting lipstick (Chanel Double Intensite) when going out so I don’t have to reapply, but they are too drying for every day. I like to use Dior Lip Glow at home, but wish it was more moisturizing. How do they compare? Thanks as always for the review. Star and Red say “Hi!” to Tabs.

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