Being the lipstick addict that I am, it’s a little difficult to believe that it took me so long before I finally tried a M.A.C lipstick.
The Amplified Creme Lipstick was my top pick, as I am not so much a fan of matte lipstick formulas these days.
Product Description
What it is: The iconic ultra-creamy lipstick formula that made MAC famous.
What it does: This ultra-creamy formula features a smooth glide, bold colour payoff, full coverage and a semi-lustrous finish.
Official Retail Price in Singapore: SGD 33 (Amazon)
Ingredient List
For the shade Brick-O-La:
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Lanolin Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax\Candelilla Cera\Cire De Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Ozokerite, Silica, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline Wax\Cera Microcristallina\Cire Microcristalline, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract\Extrait D’Orge, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalane, Cholesterol, Ceramide 3, Alumina, Tin Oxide, Linoleic Acid, Vanillin, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 (Ci 73360), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985)]
Swatches
Review
Packaging
It comes in the famous black and silver packaging. It’s nothing fancy as it’s made of plastic, but looks elegant enough to justify its price point.
Colour
I got the shade Brick-O-La, which is described as a mid-tone berry:
I don’t know why they would call this a berry shade, because it looks more nude / red bean paste to me.
Strangely enough, I also found that the swatch on my hand and the actual colour on my lips also tend to differ. It looks a little like brick red when I swatch it on my hand, but applies as a burnt pink on my lips – possibly due to the fact that my lips come in a naturally dark shade.
Nonetheless, this is definitely a lovely MLBB shade that looks great on all skin tones and colours. When I can’t decide on a lipstick colour that would go well with my eyeshadow and blush, I usually just grab this and it works beautifully.
Needless to say, the colour payoff is as outstanding as promised. The creamy colour glides easily so you really don’t have to keep swiping on multiple layers, but if you’re going for that full-lip look, feel free to glide on two to three layers.
Staying power
If there’s one thing that disappointed me quite a fair bit, it’s probably the Amplified Lipstick’s staying power.
Granted, creamy lipsticks are not known nor expected to last for hours on end, but I’m that lazy person who hates having to touch up every time she eats or drinks something.
This lipstick definitely doesn’t last through a meal, and it doesn’t fare exceptionally well either when it comes to sipping bubble tea through a straw.
The saving grace is that your lips don’t look like a mess even though the colour has run. Some lipsticks tend to leave ugly, uneven patches of colour on the lips, but M.A.C’s Amplified Creme Lipstick is more fading than cracking/smudging. So you do have the liberty of not touching up without worrying about how your lips look.
Final Verdict
Having finally tried this lipstick, I can understand why it is a signature lipstick that propelled the brand to fame.
While it’s not bad, I don’t find much about it that really blows me away. I could possibly get the same quality and colours for less with, say Cezanne’s Lasting Lip Colour N (SGD12.90) or Memebox I’m Meme Tic Toc Lipstick Satin. I haven’t even included the lip tints, which are even more affordable and last way longer.
That being said, I might have (overly) high expectations because I’ve tried and tested my fair share of lip products. This lipstick is still good to have and worth trying, just that it’s not so much the holy grail that you may think it to be.
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