MAC Lip Pencil • Lip Liner Review & Swatches (2024)

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MAC Lip Pencil • Lip Liner Review & Swatches (1)

MAC Lip Pencil is a lip liner that retails for $17.50 and contains 0.05 oz. ($350.00 per ounce). There are 72 shades in our database.

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The average rating based on all reviewed shade(s) in this formula is shown below.

D+

Selenaville Limited Edition

A-

Entre a Mi Mundo Limited Edition

A

Spice Permanent in Palette

A

Edge to Edge Permanent in Palette

A-

Follow Your Heart Limited Edition

C+

Nevermore Limited Edition

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Looking for something similar or to see what you have in your stash? Here are some of the top dupes for this product!

Endless Cacao (506)

PPermanent. $18.00/0.04 oz.
95% Similar

Bad Blood

PPermanent. $20.00/0.04 oz.
95% Similar

High Energy

PPermanent. $19.50/0.04 oz.
95% Similar

#048

PPermanent. $18.00/0.05 oz.
95% Similar

69

PPermanent. $20.00/0.04 oz.
95% Similar

Lolita II

PPermanent. $19.00/0.12 oz.
95% Similar

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Best Performers

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Here are the highest rated MAC Lip Pencil shades:

A

Cranberry Discontinued

A

Spice Permanent in Palette

A

Edge to Edge Permanent in Palette

A

Boldly Bare Permanent

A-

Nightmoth Permanent

A-

Follow Your Heart Limited Edition

A-

Entre a Mi Mundo Limited Edition

B+

Half-Red Permanent

B

Embrace Me Permanent

B

Heroine Permanent

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Claims / Ingredients

  • Brand Description

A pencil in a wide range of colours designed for shaping, lining or filling in lips.

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MAC Lip Pencil • Lip Liner Review & Swatches (46)

Currant

By Ana Maria 8 years ago.

When I bought this lines, it was recommended by the make-up artist for Diva lipstick. I love Diva on it's own, this is more on the dark purple side and changed the shade a lot. So I kept it for my purple lipstick, mostly using to darken shades like Plumful. It's a great liner, but it's the drier kind. Lasts all day, prevents lipstick from feathering and bleeding. It sharpens beautifully. It's very difficult to apply all over lips.Also, it's great value. Even considering the shelf life of 3 years... I can't see someone easily using up a MAC standard lip liner.

Tags: highly-pigmented, dry, easy-to-apply, long-wearing, easy-to-sharpen, great-value

Skin Type: Combination - Skin Tone: Light Medium - Undertone: Yellow

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Subculture

By Marietta 8 years ago.

Love, love, love this! It's the perfect nude liner for my natural lip colour. I have no idea why it took me so long to buy this one

Tags: creamy, smooth, easy-to-apply, smudgeable, great-for-beginners

Skin Type: Combination - Skin Tone: Light Medium - Undertone: Neutral

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Soar

By Frida 8 years ago.

The formula of MAC's lip liners is amazing, but this color is absolutely amazing. So wearable, it combines with every other color and it;s so pretty. Everybody needs it in their life.

1 out of 1 user found this review helpful.

Tags: buildable, highly-pigmented, easy-to-apply, long-wearing, easy-to-sharpen, great-for-beginners

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Dervish

By Tracy 8 years ago.

I really like the colour of the lip pencil, and really wanted to purchase it. But it goes on very sheer, with very little colour pay off. I tried and tried. I even tried it on my arm; you have to press very hard, and still get very little colour pay off. Disappointing.

1 out of 1 user found this review helpful.

Tags: sheer, dry, hard-to-apply, tugs-pulls, too-little-product

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Whirl

By EmilyTheEngineer 9 years ago.

This is my go-to liner. I don't know what I'd do without it!!! The shade is perfect, it matches with my natural lip color very well and every nude lipstick I wear, it is absolutely essential!

Tags: highly-pigmented, creamy, smooth, easy-to-apply, smudgeable, long-wearing, easy-to-sharpen, great-for-beginners

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Nightmoth

By Roslyn 10 years ago.

I love this. I was torn between this and currant and I'm so glad I chose Nightmoth, i think its much more versatile. I love wearing this by itself but I also pair with with MAC Sin, Wet n' Wild Cherry Bomb, MAC Dark Deed and MAC Instigator.

Skin Type: Combination - Skin Tone: Lightest - Undertone: Pink

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Boldly Bare

By nolan 10 years ago.

this is literally the best lip liner ever. i love over lining my lips and filling them in with this pencil for a gorgeous nude. its a must have and is such a hot color right now!!

Skin Type: Combination - Skin Tone: Light Plus - Undertone: Neutral

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Heroine

By Rad 11 years ago.

Just like the lipstick, the purple colour is very flattering and pretty. My experience with MAC lipliners is varied, I mostly find them to be quite drying. This lipliner was no exception but overall I'm quite happy with it.

1 out of 1 user found this review helpful.

Skin Type: Normal-to-Dry - Skin Tone: Light Tan - Undertone: Olive

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Magenta

By Erin 11 years ago.

Love this lip liner! It goes on easily and the color is very vibrant. I feel that as a dark skinned woman it helps with those brighter pinks I had no real business buying (Candy Yum Yum for example) and bringing them down to a level that works for my skin and makes the colors more wearable opposed to 'Barbie'. And while there's nothing wrong with Barbie, it's just not appropriate for all occasions.

1 out of 1 user found this review helpful.

Skin Type: Normal-to-Dry - Skin Tone: Deep Tan - Undertone: Neutral

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Subculture

By Sarah 11 years ago.

Just bought this today because I was looking for a good nude lip liner to go under the lipstick I bought (I bought three different shades and didn't want to shell out money for three different liners). It works just great and is pigmented enough that you could wear it alone. However, it is somewhat drying so if you did want to do that, I'd recommend using a good lip balm or gloss to help hydrate your lips.

Skin Type: Normal-to-Oily - Skin Tone: Very Light - Undertone: Neutral

MAC Lip Pencil • Lip Liner Review & Swatches (2024)
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