MAC Mineralize: Mineralize Rich Lipsticks

Last Thursday, MAC launched nine new and limited edition shades of Mineralize Rich Lipstick. Every year, MAC updates their Mineralize colour products to replace older shades or to add shade extensions. These nine shades are listed as limited edition, but I don't know if this means they are limited edition for a year (like previous Mineralize updates) or if they're only available until they're sold out (like their normal limited edition collections). Mineralize Rich Lipstick is described as having "a luxurious formula and gorgeous colour, enhanced with a 77-Mineral Moist Complex that provides lips with nourishment and lasting hydration. The impact is instant — softer, smoother, more supple lips that are luminous and shiny." Each bullet is made larger at the base and is cut at a steeper angle to give the product more surface area which enables it to lay down more product in one swipe. Like all MAC lipsticks, they are vanilla-scented but taste-free. They are packaged in a black hourglass-shaped case with a magnetic closure. Each Mineralize Rich Lipstick comes with 3.6 grams of product, and retails for $26. These are not applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program.
Ladies Who Lunch, Boutique Pink, and Splurge
Ladies Who Lunch, Boutique Pink, and Splurge

Ladies Who Lunch is a light-medium blue-toned cotton candy pink with a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition 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 lighter than Divine Choice, darker and more blue-toned than Dreaminess, and darker and shinier than Snob.

Boutique Pink is a medium vibrant blue-toned fuchsia pink with subtle micro-shimmer and a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is darker and brighter than Divine Choice and Pink Nouveau, and lighter and more blue-toned than Good Taste.

Splurge is a medium-dark vibrant cool-toned berry-plum with a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition 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 lighter than All Out Gorgeous, lighter and warmer than Lush Life, and cooler than Craving.

Wear With Flare, Dreamdaze, and Love Temple
Wear With Flare, Dreamdaze, and Love Temple

Wear With Flare is a light-medium pinked peach-beige with subtle micro-shimmer a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is darker and more peach than Pure Pout, lighter and more pink than Posh Tone, and similar to Shanghai Spice.

Dreamdaze is a medium warm peachy pink with subtle micro-shimmer and a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is lighter and less orange than Style Surge, similar to Giddy, and lighter and more peach than Fanfare.

Love Temple is a medium vibrant warm-toned pink-coral with micro-shimmer and a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition 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 more orange than Be a Lady, more pink than Lady at Play, and lighter than Impassioned.

Tropical Buzz, Style Approved, and Fashion Trip
Tropical Buzz, Style Approved, and Fashion Trip

Tropical Buzz is a light-medium vibrant yellow-toned pumpkin orange with subtle micro-shimmer a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is similar though more pigmented than Tangerine Dream.

Style Approved is a medium muted coral-orange with subtle micro-shimmer and a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is more orange than Style Surge, lighter and more orange than Vegas Volt, and similar to Saigon Summer.

Fashion Trip is a medium-dark vibrant warm orange-red with subtle micro-shimmer and a soft sheen in a creamy finish. This is a new and limited edition 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 warmer and more orange than Everyday Diva, darker and more red than Korean Candy, and more muted and much shinier than Lady Danger.

Those who love the Mineralize Rich Lipstick formula but wanted trendier, more modern shades, here are nine new offerings for you to drool over. It's like MAC took some of their most popular shades in their permanent lipstick range (like Lady Danger, Pink Nouveau, Vegas Volt, Impassioned, Fanfare, and Snob) and created a variation of them in this formula. The Mineralize Rich Lipstick is meant to be MAC's "luxury lipstick" with its soft, lightweight gel-based formula, sleek magnetized tube, and higher price point. The moment you swipe this lipstick on, you immediately notice that it's whisper light, soft and creamy, and pigmented to boot. And for the duration of wear, lips actually feel soft and hydrated. Moreover, this formula has a very impressive wear time considering how light and creamy it is; I get an average of four to five hours of wear before needing to re-apply, with darker and brighter shades leaving a slight stain. These actually remind me quite a lot of YSL's Rouge Volupté Shine lipsticks (which are $13 more expensive), but more pigmented with a softer sheen. Those looking for a lightweight, more hydrating lipstick from MAC should look into the Mineralize Rich formula. And those who are already fans of the Mineralize Rich Lipstick have some lovely new shades to look forward to. But as I stated, I don't know how long these are limited edition for (whether it's a one-time offering, or available for a year like previous Mineralize update shades), so if there's a shade here that you really like, I would grab it now.