MAC Wonder Woman, Part III

There are four lipstick shades launched with the MAC Wonder Woman collection. Two are new and limited edition, one is a re-promote, and one is permanent. They are the same size as MAC's regular lipsticks. They are $18.50 each, which is a dollar more than MAC's regular lipsticks, presumably for the special packaging.

I picked up three of the four shades. Russian Red is an opaque, rich, slightly blue-based red in a Matte finish. This is a permanent shade. Even though it has a matte finish, it's very rich and creamy, not drying (like Ruby Woo). It's long-lasting and does leave a stain after a few hours of wear. And while it is blue-based in the tube and in swatches, I find this actually ends up looking very neutral on my lips (neither too cool or too warm). Marquise D' is a semi-sheer, pink-based nude with a subtle champagne sheen in a Lustre finish, and is a re-promoted shade. It's not a very unique or exciting shade, but it's nice to pair with a more dramatic eye or to lighten up naturally dark lips. This is good for those who don't usually like to wear lipstick. It reminds me of a sheer version of MAC Cherish lipstick. Spitfire is an opaque, muted magenta pink in a Satin finish. It goes on smoothly and isn't drying at all. It will leave a stain after a few hours of wear. When worn, it reminds me of a deeper and more pink version of MAC's Up The Amp. It's a super-fun colour without being overly bright, and is a lovely shade for Spring.

There are also four new and limited edition shades of Lipglass released with MAC Wonder Woman. Like the Mineralize Skinfinishes and the Blush Duos, the Lipglasses are super-sized and are $24 each (compared to the regular-priced $17.50). Each tube comes with 10.5 grams of product, versus the 4.8 grams in a regular-sized Lipglass. Because of the larger tubes, they also comes with larger applicators which can be cumbersome to apply, especially to those with smaller lips. A little annoying thing about these glosses is that the applicators are almost too big for the tubes, so that there is always a little glob of gloss that flies out of the tube as you're pulling the applicator out.

Of the four shades, I picked up two. Athena's Kiss is a semi-opaque, cool-toned fuchsia pink with white and fuchsia shimmer. I find that this shade can be easily worn on its own, as it is rather pigmented for a gloss. Wonder Woman is a semi-opaque, bright true red with gold shimmer. It reminds me of a slightly less opaque and shimmerless version of MAC's Russian Red Lipglass, or a warmer version of MAC's Wicked Ways Lipglass, which was released with the Venemous Villains collection last fall. This is a great to wear on top of a red lipstick to really get a juicy, luscious red lip look.