For those of you who read my blog, it’ll come as no huge shock to you that
I’m partial to a new MAC lipstick every now and again. My collection is slowly
but surely growing, and MAC just keep on slinging new shades out that I don’t
seem to be able to resist. Stone was one of MAC’s matte lipstick releases, and
it had most of the internet screaming hysterically. It’s a beautiful shade of
greige; the lovechild of beige and grey, but it is anything but neutral. I had
a bit of a meltdown when I first saw the shade, but I must admit, I wasn’t sure
if it’d be an easy one to pull off, so I held fire for a couple of months
before deciding to splash the cash.
Handing over £15.50 to an impeccably made-up MAC employee is always going
to be wince-inducing, but beauty is pain. I didn’t actually try this on in
store before parting with my money. It was a bit of a Velvet Teddy situation
where I KNEW it would be very close to being sold out when I actually found one
in stock somewhere, so it’s more of a quick mission to get it out of the shop
as quickly as possible – abandoning logic and rationalism at the same time.
MAC Stone disappointed me when I first got it home. I tried it on with the
makeup I’d had on that day anyway and it just did NOT suit me, so I flung it in
my makeup drawer and sort of forgot about it for a while. Then I saw some
stunning makeup on a beauty blogger that I follow’s Instagram, and I realised
she was wearing Stone. I went rummaging for it and, after completely
plagiarising this girl’s face, was actually really impressed with the shade.
As always with MAC’s lipsticks, the finish is beautiful and the longevity
is fab. MAC’s mattes are second to none with their velvety suede-feel and they
don’t even suck the moisture out of your lips like so many other matte lipsticks
do. I have found that a toned down eye in neutral smoky shades compliment this
lipstick best, and it is so so SO easy to get this lip shade wrong, so I’m
always a bit wary about which clothes I’m wearing and even what particular
shade of silver my hair is on any given day. As usual, though, I rarely have
anything negative to say about MAC products, except, of course, that they
continue to test on animals and that really annoys me. I do adore their
products, but for such an established brand that is bound to rake in millions
of dollars a day, I don’t understand why they can’t pull their heads out from
between their butt cheeks and figure this one out for themselves.
Lots of love,
Jasmine x
I love the story-telling vibe of this post, it was so lovely to read! I'm obsessed with colours like this too I just need to have the confidence to wear them more! x
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I have yet MAC Stone lip liner but I use it with MACs Deep Rooted lippie. It's so nice, more of a cool undertone and I love it! Danielle || missdanielle.com
ReplyDeleteI have Stone but in lip liner version I was a bit disappointed at first because I thought it was gonna be more grey.. i really wanna get it in lipstick form i think it might come up more grey.. Stone totally suits you!
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