MAC Antonio Lopez: 3 Lips Palette in Red

Last Thursday, MAC released a new collection featuring the works of Antonio Lopez. It is inspired by "this legendary fashion illustrator's vibrant energy, brazen attitude, and love of life." Antonio Lopez is comprised of 12 new and limited edition products —10 of which will be available at all locations, one of which is available at MAC Stores only, and one of which is online exclusive. Antonio Lopez will see the release of three lip palettes, each of which include three shades of lipstick and a mini 316SE brush. "Each palette displays the fiercely individual face of one of his muses, 'Antonio's girls,' while each product's packaging features an exclusive drawing by the artist." Each lip palette contains 3.75 grams of product, and retails for $33.
Scarlet Ibis, MAC Red, and Deeply Adored
Scarlet Ibis, MAC Red, and Deeply Adored

Scarlet Ibis is a medium-dark bright orange-red in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2012's Iris Apfel collection, and is limited edition. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation with opaque colour pay-off. It is more orange than Lady Danger, and more red than So Chaud. 

MAC Red is a medium-dark vibrant blue-toned red in a Satin finish. This is a permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is cooler and less matte than Ruby Woo, and lighter and cooler than Russian Red.

Deeply Adored is a medium-dark crimson red in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted shade from last year's Marilyn Monroe collection, and is limited edition. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation with opaque colour pay-off. It is brighter and less brown than Dubonnet, and lighter and cooler than Viva Glam I.

If you love your red lipsticks, then this might be a palette for you to consider. I think the three red shades included are different enough to be worth getting this palette — assuming you don't already own them. If you missed out on Scarlet Ibis (highly coveted from 2012's Iris Apfel and last year's Marilyn Monroe collections) and Deeply Adored (also highly coveted from last year's Marilyn Monroe collection), both of which sold out insanely fast upon release, here's your chance to get both shades now, all in one handy palette. Like the nude lip palette, I like that this encompasses different types of red shades — an orange red, a cool-toned red, and a deeper crimson — so you can wear them on their own or mix them to create custom red shades to suit your preferences. I also like that they decided to pick MAC Red as the cool-toned red instead of Ruby Woo or Russian Red, because it's an often over-looked red shade from MAC, and it deserves some love, too.