If you know me, then you know when it comes to lipsticks, my favourite formula are a tie between matte and cream finishes. You won't find any lustre of frosty lipsticks in my collection! It shouldn't come as a surprise then, that I picked up a matte finish lipstick as my 🙌🏽 first ever 🙌🏽 lipstick from MAC.
MAC Velvet Teddy is a moderately warm-toned, light brown with a matte finish. It is a permanent lipstick that retails for $20.00 and contains 0.1 oz. Free shipping and returns on MAC Matte Lipstick at Nordstrom.com. What it is: A rich lipstick featuring high color payoff and a creamy matte finish. What it does: This full-coverage lipstick features the same formula that made the brand famous. How to use: Prep your lips with a primer before applying color.
Yes, you read that right. I have never tried any of MAC's lipstick prior to this. I have been admiring them from afar, but never really could justify dropping a large amount of money on a lipstick. Yes, I know MAC isn't the most high-end brand out there, but I'm a somewhat frugal chick; and spending RM78 for one lipstick is quite extravagant. Then again, this very same girl would also like to maaaaaybe treat herself to one of those Louboutin lipsticks 😅
Anyway, all those time I spent lusting after the lipsticks led me to finally caving in and getting a tube of Velvet Teddy lipstick. This shade is described as a deep-tone beige. However, this colour will vary quite a bit depending on your complexion and how pigmented your lips are. I've seen other bloggers donning this lip colour and it varies from warm peachy-nude to a rosy-nude, and even a deep orange/brown-nude. On my pink lips and tan skin, it comes off as a rose-nude for sure.
Being a matte finish, I was expecting it to be more on the dry side; but surprisingly, it felt very smooth and creamy on my lips. The lipstick goes on with a slight creamy sheen, but it eventually dries down to a matte finish. As for the colour pay-off, I have no complaints. Just a couple of swipes, and I have got a smooth and even lip colour. The lasting power is amazing, too. I wore it for 4 hours with eating and drinking, and it showed no sign of smudging. My lips were still smooth, without any dryness or chapping.
Velvet Teddy has taken centre stage, and is now my go-to everyday colour. There's a spark ignited for my love towards MAC lipsticks, and I foresee plenty more shades making its way into my collection.
Unsolicited life tip: Do not keep your lipsticks in your pocket unless you want to sentence them to certain death.
I'm wondering if there's such a thing as 'makeup Mercury in retrograde?' Or am I just cursed to never have another tube of Velvet Teddy again? Because this is the second tube of MAC Velvet Teddy I've mangled in less than a week!
First there was the tube — which by the way, I'M NOT GOING TO USE — that fell in my toilet. I tossed it out and reordered a tube with the LE packaging from the MAC site. Side note: Breathing an internal sigh of relief *HERE*.
Anyway, yeah, that tube in the top pic was the backup I kept on hand for unforeseen Velvet Teddy emergencies (a legit fear), but it's not in working order anymore because I put it in the pocket of my high-rise mom jeans last week and forgot about it, only to remember when I found it in the washer, completely soaked, after I'd just finished a load. Run windows steam on mac.
Mac Lipstick Velvet Teddy
On the bright site, thank goodness it didn't open while it was tumbling amidst the suds, or even worse, make its way into the dryer. And extra special thanks to the laundry goddesses for allowing me to find it, because I was washing, like, 100 pounds of laundry (seriously, #momlife), and I could have just as easily missed it.
Being a matte finish, I was expecting it to be more on the dry side; but surprisingly, it felt very smooth and creamy on my lips. The lipstick goes on with a slight creamy sheen, but it eventually dries down to a matte finish. As for the colour pay-off, I have no complaints. Just a couple of swipes, and I have got a smooth and even lip colour. The lasting power is amazing, too. I wore it for 4 hours with eating and drinking, and it showed no sign of smudging. My lips were still smooth, without any dryness or chapping.
Velvet Teddy has taken centre stage, and is now my go-to everyday colour. There's a spark ignited for my love towards MAC lipsticks, and I foresee plenty more shades making its way into my collection.
Unsolicited life tip: Do not keep your lipsticks in your pocket unless you want to sentence them to certain death.
I'm wondering if there's such a thing as 'makeup Mercury in retrograde?' Or am I just cursed to never have another tube of Velvet Teddy again? Because this is the second tube of MAC Velvet Teddy I've mangled in less than a week!
First there was the tube — which by the way, I'M NOT GOING TO USE — that fell in my toilet. I tossed it out and reordered a tube with the LE packaging from the MAC site. Side note: Breathing an internal sigh of relief *HERE*.
Anyway, yeah, that tube in the top pic was the backup I kept on hand for unforeseen Velvet Teddy emergencies (a legit fear), but it's not in working order anymore because I put it in the pocket of my high-rise mom jeans last week and forgot about it, only to remember when I found it in the washer, completely soaked, after I'd just finished a load. Run windows steam on mac.
Mac Lipstick Velvet Teddy
On the bright site, thank goodness it didn't open while it was tumbling amidst the suds, or even worse, make its way into the dryer. And extra special thanks to the laundry goddesses for allowing me to find it, because I was washing, like, 100 pounds of laundry (seriously, #momlife), and I could have just as easily missed it.
Still, though, who destroys two tubes of the same exact lipstick shade in one week? This girl.
I've come to realize that the common denominator in both of these situations is that I've been putting lipstick in my pants pockets lately, which is something I almost never do.
I usually put lipstick tubes in my purse or my Kate Spade wristlet, but I guess I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off lately, so my pockets have been the (sadly unfortunate) receptacle of choice. Apparently, this has not been one of my greatest of ideas, because I CANNOT KEEP LIPSTICKS ALIVE WHEN I PUT THEM IN THERE.
So, that's it… I'm no longer allowed to carry lipstick in my pocket. Windows on mac computer. Not now, not ever.
I mean, you could stick them in your pocket if 1) you have a better memory than I do, and 2) have lightning reflexes that would allow you to catch a tube before it falls into the toilet, but I am no longer officially allowed to do that. No more!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Velvet Teddy Mac Lipstick Review
Karen
