‘MLBB’: The term that was eluding me for quite some time now. “My
Lips But Better? Never “, that was my reaction. Being an NC42-43.5 dusky girl,
finding a nude that wouldn’t wash me out was by itself a task and on top of
that finding a natural shade for my pigmented lips?. It believed it was a
herculean task, up until I visited MAC. I was on my way to the MAC store in
Shopper’s Stop Koramangala (Bangalore), walking through the crowded Forum mall
and I was surprised to see a new MAC store inside the mall. The store was
crowded as usual, but a sweet MUA Nilopher, I suppose is her name helped me out
to pick up this amazing shade. I had made a note of all the shades I wanted to
try out and this shade was not one among them. Presenting MLBB shade, tada!!!
“Creme In Your Coffee”.
What MAC Says: Colour plus texture for the lips. Stands out
on the runway. Simmers on the street! What made M·A·C famous.
Packaging: Standard black MAC bullet. The packaging is sturdy and
travel-friendly.
Smell: Non-overpowering vanilla smell.
Texture: Creme in your coffee is a Cremesheen finish, my favourite
after Lustures. They spread opaque in 2-3 swipes, doesn’t overtly dry your
lips, feels light on the lips and provide a subtle sheen, providing an illusion
of plump lips. The staying power is 4-5 hours on me with occasional sipping and
munching. The lipstick clumps after 4-5 hours forming white lines on the center
rim of the lips (I guess it has lot to do with my lips than the lipstick).
My take on the color: The shade looks like light brown in the
tube, but when swiped gives a pinky-brown shade that again varies based on your
lip color. The hint of pink prevents this shade from washing out duskier girls
like me. My lip color can be deemed confusing!!!. Cause the lower lid is
semi-pigmented ie, the upper half is slightly pink and the lower half is
brownish. The upper lip is completely brown. The lipstick, when applied on the
lower part of the lower lips takes shade that matches perfectly with the
unpigmented upper portion. It’s like they are meant to be together. Two swipes
and the lips look uniform and natural. For lighter skinned girls, this lipstick
may appear more pink than brown. A fairly pale skinned friend of mine tried out
this shade, but the color made her naturally pink lips look atleast 4 shades
darker. Fairer skinned girls do try out the lipstick in the store before
investing.
Rounding up:
If you have mildly pigmented lips and you fall into NC40-43
category, give this amazing shade a try. They can be your best friend, daily
companion, office-mate and even a permanent fixture in your vanity bag on oh so
natural days.
