MAC Tour de Fabulous: Lip Pencils

MAC released a new collection called Tour de Fabulous on December 26. It features 19 new lip products, 17 of which are limited edition, and two of which will be added to the permanent line-up. There are a total of eight new shades of Lip Pencil released with this collection — six shades are limited edition (two of which will not be reviewed here), and two of them will be added to the permanent line-up. MAC's Lip Pencil formula is on the drier side, but they don't feel drying on the lip over time. They also last longer on the lip as well as extend the wear-time of lipsticks and glosses worn on top, while being fairly transfer-resistant on their own. Each lip pencil comes in regular black packaging, contains a total of 1.45 grams of product, and retails for $16.50.

Entertain Me, Lasting Sensation, Embrace Me, Just Wonderful, Hip 'n' Happy, and Have To Have It

Entertain Me is a medium bright orange. This is a new and limited edition shade. It is similar to What A Blast! Pro Longwear Lip Pencil. The shade itself is similar to Neon Orange and Morange lipsticks.

Lasting Sensation is a medium bright coral-orange. This is a new shade, but will be added to the permanent line-up. While it does initially look similar to Entertain Me, it ends up looking softer and less neon on the lip. There is nothing similar to this in the current permanent line-up, though the shade looks similar to Vegas Volt lipstick.

Embrace Me is a medium cool-toned bright fuchsia pink. This is a new and limited edition shade. It is cooler and less red than More To Love Pro Longwear Lip Pencil, and less purple than Magenta Lip Pencil. The shade itself is similar to Show Orchid lipstick.

Just Wonderful is a medium-dark pink-berry. This is a new and limited edition shade. It is lighter than Absolutely It Pro Longwear Lip Pencil, and brighter and more pink than Half-Red Lip Pencil. The shade itself is similar to Positively Dashing Pro Longwear Lipcreme.

Hip 'n' Happy is a light-medium cool-toned pink. This is a new shade, but will be added to the permanent line-up. It is much, much cooler than both In Anticipation Pro Longwear Lip Pencil and In Synch Lip Pencil. The shade itself is similar to Dress It Up Pro Longwear Lipcreme, as well as Viva Glam Gaga, Creme Cup, and Angel lipsticks.

Have To Have It is a light-medium peachy-pink beige. This is a new and limited edition shade. It is darker than Subculture Lip Pencil, lighter than Boldly Bare Lip Pencil, and more pink than Etcetera Pro Longwear Lip Pencil. The shade itself is similar to Brave and Kinda Sexy lipsticks.

A few of these shades fill the gaps that were missing in MAC's lip pencil line-up (though there was a significant difference after the release of Pro Longwear Lip Pencils in September's Styledriven collection), but I didn't think they needed to release two bright orange lip pencils — while there is a difference between the two, it's a very slight one. A few of them are similar to already existing shades in MAC's line-up, but I'm glad that Lasting Sensation and Hip 'n' Happy are being made permanent, as MAC desperately needed a good coral and a light cool-toned pink added to their lip pencil shades. I felt like they could've released a good purple lip liner in place of one of the orange ones, though (the only remotely brighter purple liner they have is Magenta, which isn't really purple at all!).