MAC Playland: Lipsticks

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Tomorrow, MAC will be launching their second Spring colour collection called Playland, inspired by "a funtastical wonderland of enchantment and delight, where spring becomes a fabulous whirlwind of creativity and amusement. Fantasize... Your funhouse of purest colour awaits." The entire collection features a total of 22 products, of which 15 are new and limited edition, five are permanent at MAC PRO, and two are permanent at all locations. Playland will see the launch of six new and limited edition lipsticks (one of which will not be reviewed here). Each lipstick comes in regular black packaging, contains 3 grams of product, and retails for $19. These are applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program at all locations.

Toying Around, Head in the Clouds, Red Balloon, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Sweet Experience

Toying Around, Head in the Clouds, Red Balloon, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Sweet Experience

Toying Around is a medium vibrant coral-orange in a Amplified finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is similar though slightly less reddened than Lady at Play Mineralize Rich Lipstick, darker and more orange than Be A Lady Mineralize Rich Lipstick, and much more pinked than Vegas Volt.
Head in the Clouds is a medium vibrant cherry red with gold shimmer-sheen in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and warmer than Viva Glam Rihanna, slightly warmer and more frosted than Cockney, and darker and brighter than Lady Bug.
Red Balloon is a medium-dark vibrant cool-toned reddened pink in a Amplified finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is more muted than All Fired Up, lighter and more pink than Perpetual Flame Pro Longwear Lipcreme, and slightly darker and warmer than Good Taste Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Happy-Go-Lucky is a medium vibrant blue-toned magenta pink in a Amplified finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is warmer and more muted than Candy Yum-Yum, slightly lighter than Pink Pigeon, and slightly less purple-toned than Bold Spring Mineralize Rich Lipstick. 
Sweet Experience is a light warm-toned milky pink in a Amplified finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is slightly darker than Be Fabulous Mineralize Rich Lipstick, brighter and more pink than Creme Cup, and much lighter than Please Me.

Yes to more Amplified finish lipsticks! These are great for those who love rich, saturated colour with a creamier consistency and a light sheen. Mattes made a huge comeback last year, and I love them for their incredible pigmentation and wear-time, but they can be very drying and look flat on the lips. The Amplified shades in this launch are great for those who like that opaque colour pay-off but want something a little more dimensional (and more comfortable to wear!). There are also two Frost finish lipsticks that launched with Playland (one of which I didn't pick up), which surprised me because I still don't think frosted lipsticks are on trend right now. On that note, Head in the Clouds looks creamier rather than metallic on the lips, and the pearlized pigments in it make lips look more dimensional than truly frosty. For those who like the look of Viva Glam Rihanna but think is too cool-toned for them, this is a warmer, slightly more muted option to look at. In any case, these shades are fun, bright, perfect for Spring and Summer, and surprisingly different enough from shades in MAC's permanent range (whether by colour or finish or texture) to be worth looking into.
8 comments on "MAC Playland: Lipsticks"
  1. These are all completely dreamy, except for the pale blahness of Sweet Experience. LOL I would not have thought that red was a Frost finish - it's so subtle and pretty! Gah, I want these to be permanent. PERMANENT, MAC.

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    1. Haha, I don't love those super-pale shades, either, but ya know, there's gotta be something for everyone, right? :P I actually all the bright shades as well -- makes me SO HAPPY! :D

      Speaking of permanent... MAC just added 12 shades to their permanent lipstick range (which will be available at ALL locations)! I will do a post on them soon. ;)

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  2. These LE collections sell out so fast, by the time I'm aware of what's going on they're all sold out already, lol. I still have to pick up Lady Danger. Last time I was at a counter and ready to purchase, they were out.

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    1. Don't worry, there are lots of dupes of these shades, lol. I do feel like you'll still be able to get your hands on some of these, though. Even if they're sold out online, there's usually still some left at counters.

      At least Lady Danger is permanent... ;)

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  3. Head in the Clouds and Red Balloon, YES! WANT!

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    1. Red Balloon is my favourite out of all these -- and the most flattering across all skintones, too! :) Check out your local counter and see if they have any left! And if you have containers, B2M them!

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  4. These are gorgeous!! I love the look of the Amplified finish. Red Balloon is stunning. It's crazy, I own a gazillion MAC lip products but tend to wear just lip balm except for nights out. I usually spend all my time (and colour) on my eyes. Now I've been shopping my own collection and today I rediscovered Sheen Supreme in Bare Again. Love!

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    1. Red Balloon is my favourite. :) If you have enough containers, you should recycle them for it! I think it's still available at some counters/stores!

      I don't think I'd be prone to getting so many different types of shades of any type of make-up if I wasn't in the industry. I own hundreds of lipsticks, but if I'm not going after a specific look, I tend to stick to just two or three shades, lol. I'm the same with eyeshadows. But I try lip and eye looks pretty equally, because I tend to focus on one or the other.

      Love Bare Again! That was my GO-TO everyday shade. And so comfortable to wear, too! :)

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