Last Thursday, MAC released a new collection re-introducing their Patentpolish Lip Pencil: "The highly popular MAC Patentpolish Lip Pencil returns as your go-to magic wand for high-impact lips, with a single swipe imbuing the ultimate high-gloss shine." The Patentpolish Lip Pencil is described as a "sleek, all-in-one tool [that] offers the comfort of a balm, the colour and sheen of a gloss, and the precision of a lip pencil. Achieving patently luscious shine is still as seamless as ever — with a twist-up applicator, you'll never have to sharpen. Provides perfectly bright and clean colour upon application." This collection features 18 products, of which 16 are re-promotes and will become permanent, one is new and will become permanent, and one is already permanent. It sees the launch of 14 shades of Patentpolish Lip Pencil (two of which will not be reviewed here). Each Patentpolish Lip Pencil comes in a mechanical crayon barrel, contains 2.3 grams of product, and retails for $24.
Ruby is a medium-dark muted rose-berry in a glossy finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Sharon & Kelly Osbourne collection, and is now permanent. The texture is creamy and balm-like, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more pink than Party Line, darker and brighter than Capricious, and darker and redder than Plumful.
Pleasant is a medium-dark vibrant cool-toned reddened pink with a glossy sheen. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Patentpolish Lip Pencil collection, and is now permanent. The texture is creamy and balm-like, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is brighter and cooler than Speak Louder, similar though slightly brighter than Lustering, and warmer than Lickable.
Go For Girlie is a light-medium brightened yellow-toned pink with a glossy sheen. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Patentpolish Lip Pencil collection, and is now permanent. The texture is creamy and balm-like, and it goes on smoothly and evenly but has a tendency to emphasize lip texture. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter than Chatterbox, brighter than Speed Dial, and brighter and warmer than Pink Pearl Pop.
Teen Dream is a medium vibrant coral-orange with a glossy sheen. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Patentpolish Lip Pencil collection, and is now permanent. The texture is creamy and balm-like, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is darker and brighter than Ravishing, more orange than Crosswires, and more orange than Style Surge Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Revved Up is a light-medium muted pink-peach with a glossy sheen. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Patentpolish Lip Pencil collection, and is now permanent. The texture is creamy and balm-like, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. It is more peach than Peach Blossom, lighter and less brown than Shanghai Spice, and sheerer than Coral Bliss.
Clever is a medium muted warm pinked brown with a glossy sheen. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is creamy and balm-like, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is darker than Patisserie, lighter than Viva Glam VI, and slightly darker and more brown than Modesty.
Like Huggable Lipcolour, the Patentpolish Lip Pencils were a total sleeper hit... which means, of course, that MAC has decided to re-release them. And add them to the permanent range. In a nutshell, these are MAC's version of Clinique's Chubby Stick (not really a surprise given that MAC and Clinique have the same mother company). There are some differences, however; in terms of pigmentation, the Patentpolish Lip Pencils lie somewhere between the regular Chubby Stick and Chubby Stick Intense. In general, these have medium pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. These also have a rounder, flatter tip so it applies more like a lipstick than a true pencil. In terms of texture, however, these feel and look a whole lot like the Huggable Lipcolours — they have a lightweight, almost gel-like texture that feels like they cling on to the lip and have less slip, which helps the colour from bleeding. I also found that these have an almost "blurring" effect, smoothing out the texture of my lips completely so they look almost like glass. I find them to be quite hydrating, and provide immediate and long-term moisture, but because they're non-sticky, the wear-time is shortened to maybe three hours at most. If you missed out on the Huggable Lipcolours, or if you like a jelly finish to your lipsticks, or you're sick of the matte lip trend, or you're a fan of crayon barrel-style lip products... these are worth checking out.
Yay, I'm so glad these are permanent! I like these better than the Clinique Chubby sticks, actually. I want Teen Dream and maybe Revved Up.
ReplyDeleteI also like these more than the Chubby Sticks. Don't know if it's in the colours or pigmentation or even the flatter, more rounded head, but these just apply nicer. :)
DeleteRevved Up and Clever have been my go-tos recently for a more natural lip look, but I love Teen Dream for this time of year!