The fires are still raging in Sonoma and Napa. It’s still bad up there, and it’s pretty smoky here, but it isn’t terribly windy right now, which is one small blessing. Hopefully it stays that way for another day or two, and then maybe some of the fires can be contained. We just keep checking the county fire alerts, being ready, and trying to stay positive.
- Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil Kit
- Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil Pen
- Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil
- Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil Set
Speaking of staying positive…Liptensity! 🙂 After swatching all 22 of the MAC Liptensity Lipsticks, which, by the way, are now available in the MAC permanent line, my lips were stained a magnificent magenta color that lasted — no joke! — a day and a half.
Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil Kit
The pigment is that serious.
Liptensity Lip Pencil A super-saturated lipstick with intense amounts of pigment, resulting in extreme colour intensity in just one stroke. Free shipping and returns. MAC Liptensity Lip Pencil swatches from the top: Stallion, Marsala, Dionysus, Honey Pecan, Fresh Clay, Pressed Blooms and Cut Ruby. They can do more than just work as lipstick, too. You can line your lips with them, fill in your lips with them, dab some balm on top (or not). The sky’s the limit. Both the and Lip Pencils are on counters right.
Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil Pen
More importantly (at least to me), I’m pretty sure that one of the colors, Clouds in My Coffee, is a shout-out to Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain.
“I had some dreams. They were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee, and…you’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you…”
I guess 2016’s limited edition Liptensity collection did pretty well, because the Liptensities are permanent now. Nine of the shades are new, and 13 are re-promotes.
The MAC Liptensity Lipsticks (now permanent)
- The re-promotes: Driftwood, Smoked Almond, Toast and Butter, Dionysus, Habanero, Fireworks, Marsala, Mulling Spices, Cordovan, Galaxy Grey, Double Fudge, Ambrosial and Stallion
- And the new shades: Clouds in My Coffee, Well Bred Brown, Ginger Rose, Brick Dust, Bite O’ Georgia, King Salmon, Fire Roasted, Beetroot and Noblesse
It’s been a minute since the last time I wore any of these, and this swatch sesh reignited my affection for them again. Not only are they preternaturally pigmented, but they don’t settle into my lip lines. At all.
The thing is, though, they’re so intense that you have basically zero room for error when you use them. Applying one of the dark or bright shades straight from the tube is kinda tough because they don’t have a pointed tip like regular MAC lipsticks do, and that makes it difficult to follow your lip contours, especially in the outer corners.
For what it’s worth, a few of the shades have matching Liptensity Lip Pencils (I’ll post swatches of the pencils on Monday).
I applied a single layer straight from the tube for each of these, which is how I usually apply lipstick, and one layer of Liptensity lasts me about three hours, or until I have something to nibble or drink.
Each of these lippies is $21, and you can find them now at MAC counters and online.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil
Karen
P.S. tgif, right??
As I mentioned yesterday, MAC Liptensity Lip Pencils have recently been launched to accompany the MAC Liptensity collection of lipsticks! Eighteen shades of lip pencil are available in the bold, vivid Liptensity formula you’ve come to know and love! MAC passed along a few for me to share with you. Scroll for photos, swatches, and more information!
MAC Liptensity Lip Pencils: Photos and Swatches
As you can see, these pretty pencils feature a retractable style, and the familiar flat-top MAC Liptensity design. Each tiny pencil is designed with a top in the color you can find inside, a very helpful feature if you have a big collection of makeup!
Shown above are the seven shades I was sent to play with. MAC Liptensity Lip Pencil Swatches from left to right: Habanero– a bold orange-red, Enoki– a pale cool hued neutral, Fresh Clay– a mauve neutral, All Dressed Up– a true classic red, Art District– a warm peachy pink, Dionysus– a deep shade of wine, and Pressed Blooms– a medium cool-hued pink.
Mac Dionysus Lip Pencil Set
Retail price is $21 per pencil.
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