Saturday, 27 July 2013

REVIEW // Mac Asian Flower Sheen Supreme Lipstick

Mac Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Asian Flower - £15.50

My dad took a trip to New York the other week and was so kind as to bring me back a little treat!  I did originally ask for the Violetta lipstick but it wasn't in stock in any of the 3 Mac stores in NY - instead the shop assistant recommended a lighter lipstick with a lavender tint in the form of this Sheen Supreme lipstick in the shade Asian Flower.  It is very different to Violetta but in a good way, I have the Lime Crime lipstick in D'Lilac which I wear sometimes for outfit posts but feel it's a little too 'out there' to wear out, and new additions to my lipstick collection are always welcome because I don't really own very many!

The Mac website describes the Sheen Supreme lipsticks as 'The colour impact of a lipstick with the shine sheen of a lipglass' and I'm inclined to agree.  As much as I love a matt lipstick, glossy lips also look great and I found this to be non-sticky and easy to apply with a smooth consistency.  A few reviews said that they found the formula to be drying but I haven't experienced this, and I wore it to work today and would say it lasts around 4 hours until another application is needed.  I don't know if it's a bit of an odd thing to say, but it fades away nicely, in that a lot of lipsticks I own tend to disappear from the inside out, leaving me looking like I'm just wearing lipliner (which is not a good look!).  Because of the sheer yet pigmented nature of the product I feel the lipstick would be very buildable depending on how much colour you'd like on your lips - one quick sweep and you can have a coloured gloss but add a couple more layers and you get an opaque finish.  In the photo above I have two coats on and did not prime my lips beforehand and the colour is strong, but if you look at other reviews the colour can get even stronger!  As I mentioned before, the colour is a light pink meets lavender and a couple of bloggers say that it is very similar to Lime Crime's Airbourne Unicorn with a little less purple and I can definitely see it.

Anyway it seems I've run out of lipstick qualities to babble about - I can't believe I just wrote a fat paragraph about a makeup product, I guess I'm not as bad a beauty blogger as I thought..either that or I am and I've just talked a load of rubbish!  I hope you guys enjoyed reading this and congrats on making it this far - I'd definitely purchase another Sheen Supreme lipstick and this has made me want to expand my lipstick collection, if you have any 'holy grail' lipsticks I'd love some suggestions!
love amy x
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25 comments:

laura said...

That colour looks amazing! I wish I could pull it off.

I have a MAC giveaway on my blog if you are interested :) Any lipstick of choice!

llh x

www.lauralouisehaynes.com

Anonymous said...

Suits you a lot x

BethanyxAlice said...

This looks gorgeous! I've wanted a good lavender/lilac for a long time, so I might check this out :)

Bethanyxalice

Sade | IN MY SUNDAY BEST said...

As much as i'm a matte lover, i've got to say, the sheen looks great!

IN MY SUNDAY BEST

XOXO Sade

Unknown said...

I absolutely love this lipstick!

I also tried getting Violetta but was told it was sold out too! The lady suggested Midnight Mambo instead which I reviewed here if you'd like to see! She said it was pretty much the same color and I do really like it [:

I really like this colour though, Looks great on you! x

Ellen Atlanta said...

Oh wow, I need this in my life! I've never bought a mac lipstick before but this has definitely tempted me! It looks so pretty - I love the lilac tones with the pink.

Ellen xx

Carla Cee said...

suits you well Amy <3

Carla Cee

Unknown said...

The lipstick looks gorgeous on you! I think lilac colours really suit you :)

xx
Lillian from The Rustyhead

Bas said...

Love all the colours together in the photos, very Asian Flower ;)

Laura Rogan said...

I was sent the Calvin Klein version of the glossy lipstick and hated it, this looks a lot less lipglossy than that one did which is a good thing, I love the colour! Curious to try it for myself! The holy grail is of course the normal Mac lipsticks and Nars are amazing too :)

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Jayne Emma said...

The colour of this lipstick is amazing, so pretty!x

- Jayne
Electra Violet

Becky said...

Wow, it's gorgeous! I know exactly what you mean about fading nicely!

Becky
xx

Celyx Lim said...

The color suits you a lot! I shall take a look at MAC's lipstick one day :D

Celyx Lim
www.celyx.blogspot.com

Jessica-Chelsey said...

I am obsessed with anything lilac so thank you for bringing this gorgeous lipstick to my attention :) haha xx

http://jessica-chelsey.blogspot.co.uk/

Sandra Herrero said...

Fantastics photos and outfits, the colour of this lipstick is fantastic!!! :)
Sandra
xx

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Amber said...

I never thought of trying those lipsticks from MAC! But that looks amazing! Not sure I could pull off that colour/be brave enough to wear it but Imm check out their other colours now! x

Vintage Apparel. said...

such a pretty colour wow!id love if we both followed eachother ?let me know if you would like too:)



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Cátia Vilas Boas said...

love the lipstick :)

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Laura. said...

Love the colour on you - really suits you with your hair colour.


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LauraJHyatt said...

Hi. I found your post as I tried my friends sheen supreme the other day and I was looking for reviews. I tried Candy Apple and loved it! The colour was gorgeous. Great review, definitely going to have to get it now :) x
Heroine In Heels

Anonymous said...

Mac lipsticks are such a must-have...I own way too many!

Emily | Lynde Avenue

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