MAC Caitlyn Jenner: Lipstick in Rockit! and Authentic Red

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Last Thursday, MAC launched their collaboration with Caitlyn Jenner, a collection that is meant to "continue her mission of sharing her transition with the world, championing All Ages, All Races and All Sexes." It includes a total of 15 products, of which 11 are new and limited edition and four are permanent and in special edition packaging. The Caitlyn Jenner collection sees the launch of three new and limited edition shades of lipstick (the online exclusive shade, Understanding, will not be reviewed here). They are housed in a black soft-touch tubes with metallic gold trim. Each lipstick contains 3 grams of product, and retails for $21. Due to the special edition nature of these lipsticks, they are not redeemable as a free product in the Back to MAC recycling program.

Rockit! and Authentic Red

Rockit! and Authentic Red

Rockit! is a light-medium warm rosy beige in a Cremesheen finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more brown than Modesty, darker and more brown than Hug Me, and more pink than Jubilee.
Authentic Red is a medium-dark neutral-cool red in a Cremesheen finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker than Brave Red, cooler than Dare You, and lighter and warmer than Hang-Up.

The Caitlyn Jenner collection as a whole has gotten a lot of backlash since it was launched, but I am not here to judge her nor to write my personal opinion about her as a person, so I want to make it clear that I am reviewing this as a makeup artist, enthusiast, and collector. That aside, I am actually kind of disappointed at the lipstick shades in this collection. Don't get me wrong, they are both lovely and widely flattering (both shades will actually suit all skintones from fair to dark and warm to cool), but we've just seen so many similar colours from MAC, both in their permanent range and in limited edition launches. The differences between these shades and the dupes listed are actually so subtle that most people probably wouldn't be able to differentiate them. That having been said, these are the same price as MAC's permanent lipsticks (e.g. there's no mark-up in price for the special edition packaging), so if you don't have any of the dupes and have been thinking about getting one of the shades listed, these might be worth looking at. Both Rockit! and Authentic Red both have a Cremesheen finish, so they are creamy, semi-opaque, shiny, and comfortable to wear. If you were looking for something more matte or more pigmented, however, I would skip these.
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