MAC So Supreme: Sheen Supreme Lipglass Tint

Last week, MAC released a new and limited edition collection in-stores called So Supreme, which features a total of 14 products —13 of which are new and limited edition, and one of which is permanent. So Supreme sees the release of eight shades of a new lip product called Sheen Supreme Lipglass Tint, which is a "high shine, creamy, lightweight formula [that] tints lips with long-wearing colour. PH pigments work with the body's natural temperature for fresh, custom colour." Like all MAC lip products, they are vanilla-scented but taste-free. They are packaged in black shiny tubes with clickable, pen-style brush applicators. Each Sheen Supreme Lipglass Tint contains 2.5 grams of product, and retails for $23. Due to the higher price point and different formulation, these are not applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program.
Glorious Intent, Simply Wow, K-Wow, and Bubble Gum

Glorious Intent is a medium-dark cool berry-red with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is much less pink than Rebel Lipglass, brighter and more red than Desire Lipglass, and lighter and more red than Lasting Achievement Pro Longwear Lipglass.

Simply Wow is a medium cool-toned pink-plum with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more pink than Rebel Lipglass, more muted and warmer than Girl About Town Lipglass, and darker and more purple than Pink Poodle Lipglass.

K-Wow is a light-medium cool-toned milky cotton candy pink with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is much more sheer than Pink Nouveau Lipglass, darker and more sheer than Snob Lipglass, and darker and more opaque than Pagoda Cremesheen Glass.

Bubble Gum is a light warm milky pink with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is lighter and more sheer than Angel Lipglass, warmer and more sheer than Snob Lipglass, and warmer than Fashion Scoop Cremesheen Glass.

Heart & Seoul, Kiss, Kiss, Gwi-Yo-Mi, and Blushing Berry

Heart & Seoul is a medium brightened peach-coral with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is less pink and less sparkly than Lychee Luxe Lipglass, and brighter and more coral than Richer, Lusher Cremesheen Glass.

Kiss, Kiss is a medium brightened reddened coral-pink with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is more coral than Double Dare Cremesheen Glass, much warmer and more coral than Venetian Lustreglass.

Gwi-Yo-Mi is a medium-dark brightened fuchsia-raspberry pink with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is darker and less cool-toned than Loud & Lovely Cremesheen Glass, and more reddened than Pink Poodle Lipglass.

Blushing Berry is a medium-dark cool-toned cherry red with a high shine finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is fluid and slick, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is darker and cooler than Venetian Lustreglass, and much pinker than Russian Red Lipglass.

In terms of the applicator and texture, these are very similar to the Sheen Supreme Lipglasses that came out last year. I'm actually not a huge fan of these click-pen brush applicators, as I feel like it's messier than a regular lip gloss in which the applicator is inside the tube. You get less control with the amount of product, and the product can congeal around the brush. I also don't like that you can't see how much product you have left in these applicators. In terms of texture, these are non-sticky when initially applied, but they do get slightly tackier over time — stickier than Cremesheen Glass, but less sticky than the original Lipglass formula. However, the formula itself does differ from the original Sheen Supreme Lipglass, because these are actually stains.

I'm not sure if these actually contain "PH pigments," but I do find that the shades of these glosses actually change from person to person; for example, Kiss, Kiss could look more coral on one person and a lot more pink on someone else. I do also find that these stain well, so it appears that the wear-time of these glosses is longer (they stay glossy for about three hours, but the stain will wear about six). The downfall here is that they do feather a bit outside the lip line (which is much more obvious with the brighter and darker shades), and as a result, leave a ring of stained colour around the lip line over time (which makes it appear like you're wearing lip liner but forgot to fill in the lips). That having been said, I do find the effect of these glosses to be really quite gorgeous — they make lips appear full and plump like the Plushglass formula, but have that shiny, juicy look of Cremesheen Glasses.