Mac cosmetics lip glass (MAC Lipglass)

Member Name: rachieb123

Product:	MAC Lipglass
Date:	20/07/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great pigmentation, long lasting

Disadvantages: Can dry lips out.

I have one lipglass from mac in the shade 'plus luxe', which is a bright red. Unfortunately this does not appear to be listed on the mac website anymore, leading me to believe it may have been limited edition. I will therefore attempt to make this a generic review of lipglass in general and hope that it holds true for the rest of the collection.

For starters, the lipglass retails currently at £11.50 on maccosmetics.co.uk. Each tube contains 4.2ml of product. The gloss has a black top with a wand attached, this screws into the tube of lipglass. The wand picks up a very ample amount of product, the top of the tube is wide enough to let it pass through without scraping all the product off which is a bonus.

The lipglasses contain what looks like very fine glitter dust in them, giving the lipglass an irridescent light reflecting quality. When applied the lipglass gives amazing definition to the lips, for example I often apply the red one I own over the top of Benetint lipstain from Benefit, the two compliment each other perfectly, with the lipglass giving the strong definition which the Benetint does not. The lipglass I have is very well pigmented whilst still remining sheer.

One downside to the product in my opinion is that it appears to be one of those lip products which seem to almost burn a little when applied. This isn't a massive issue, it doesn't cause me pain it's just a bit uncomfortable. It does go away and I hear that products which give very defined and long lasting colour can do this. As a result of this however I do find that it sometimes dries my lips out a bit. On the upside the staying power of this product is one of the best I have experienced, it lasts a long time, although it can need touching up if you are drinking/eating, but the tube is small anyway this could be carried around with you.

Overall I would give the product 4/5 because it does perform it's job well, it's just a shame that it can dry my lips sometimes, also I feel that it is a tad overpriced for the amount of product that you get in the tube. If you used this everyday I think it would run out quickly and therefore I use it as an occasional look rather then a daily one.

Summary: A good product which performs as it claims, yet is slightly expensive for the amount you receive.