MAC Dare To Wear Lipglass Lip Swatches and Review

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Here are some of the Dare To Wear lipglasses from the Dare To Wear collection launched a few weeks ago. As I have mentioned in my previous review, they are like dazzling liquid lipsticks. They are new from MAC and they are a marriage of pigment and sparkle.



Here is my description of this lipglass collection and my thoughts about them that I had discussed in the earlier review:

These are newly formulated, special edition lipglasses in special packaging. They are technically, for me, dazzling liquid lipsticks. They are housed in these really slim tubes with sponge-tip applicators. These are unbelievably pigmented lipglasses with micro-glitter (MAC calls it holographic pearl), not the chunky ones you saw in the Superglass, but really very miniscule particles that won't make your lips feel gritty.

I call them liquid lipsticks because the pigmentation is that of a lipstick: they apply very opaque and the staying power is that of a lipstick as well. I ate while wearing Ban This!, a deep purple with multi-pearl, and the color survived, but of course in the end you have to reapply if you want the true color to stand out. Once the color partially fades, however, you get a just-bitten lip look that is quite engaging.

Dare to Dare is a light blue pink with multi-pearl that is the most subdued from this collection. Bold & Brash is the boldest and brightest of the bunch, and I really want to get this to create the pin-up girl look: neutral eyes and red, bold lips. It is a bright red with multi-pearl that will take guts for me to wear on a daily basis, but would be absolutely breathtaking for a special event.

So Bad is a mid-tone coral orange with pink and gold pearl. Gimme That is a bright fuchsia pink with pink pearl, and if you like hot electric pinks, this one's for you. Wind Me Up is a dirty bronze with pink and gold pearl which I think would look great on deeper skintones.

All in all, the new Dare To Wear lipglasses are innovative and are saturated with color and shine, so if you want your lips to be unobtrusive, stay away from these lipglasses. If you want the puckers to be the central focus, however, you know what to try. I am still getting used to my blingy purple lips when I wear Ban This!, but I honestly like it. The only downer for me is the price; it retails for $18 for a 5 gm/0.12 oz of product.  The glorious "look at me" lips can be worth it, though, especially if you don't use these pretty often and reserve the Dare To Wear lipglasses for those special occasions.

Here are some lip swatches of the lipglasses for reference:


Bold & Brash


Bold & Brash


Wind Me Up


So Bad


Ban This!


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Note: Media samples were provided by a representative of the company for consideration and evaluation.  For more of my Disclosure policy, please check out the Disclosure tab under the blog header.