Side by side (daylight):
Swatched (same lighting as above):
On my lips! (Same lighting):
Do you like to match your lip and nail colours or do you like a good colour clash?
That's all for now.
Vita :)
12 January, 2012
Perfect partners? MAC Impassioned + Revlon Coral Me Wild
When I ran last week's Revlon Coral Me Wild post (here) I received some comments from lovely fellow Australian bloggers Jerry (Silhouette Screams) and Lilit (Makeup and Macaroons) both suggesting CMW could be the nail polish dupe for MAC's superbly hot watermelon pink lipstick Impassioned. Off the top of my head I thought so too, so I decided to do a quick comparison post to see.
Not much to say here - when these guys are sidled up next to each other in the bullet and bottle they do look identical. This looks promising, however we all know how things can translate quite differently when we actually wear them. How many times have I been disappointed by colours that have suddenly watered down on my skin? I digress...
Now when I swatch them on the back of my hand suddenly there's a difference and Coral Me Wild looks significantly more red than Impassioned. Impassioned almost looks a little washed out in comparison! Still, the skin on the back of my hand isn't the same as the skin my lips and I wasn't entirely convinced these too could be quite that different so...
This is only the second time I've posted my lips and it makes me self-conscious (cos they're not as plump as a 20 year-old's any more) but I did it for the sake of colour accuracy. Impassioned appears more deeply pigmented on my lips and now the lip and nail shades are again looking very close. I think this wear test shows these two are perfect partners and are pretty respectable dupes.
That's all for now.
Vita :)
That's all for now.
Vita :)
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I love that colour! So gorgeous, and your lips look great, don't be self conscious :) That colour really looks lovely on you! I love both matching and clashing colours hehe :) xx
ReplyDeleteI love matching and clashing too. Clashing is so much fun!
DeleteNonsense, your lips look great! I love Impassioned but am so scared to wear colours like that on my lips!
ReplyDeleteI like a little matchy match once in a while. :)
Aww thanks Liz, nothing like a little boost to the confidence. :) I don't wear Impassioned very often because it's such a 'look at me' shade. My hubby jokes that my lips enter the room before I do when I wear it! Haha :D
Deletei need that lipstick now! your lips look fantastic, what are you on about:)and paired with this lipstick, it looks awesome:)
ReplyDeleteImpassioned is a fabulous lipstick shade and thanks for the compliment. xoxo
DeleteOooh thanks for the comparison! And what are you on about your lips? They look great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lilit, I had a bit of fun putting this post together xoxo
DeleteWhat are you talking about, you silly rabbit? Your lips and lip swatch look lovely! Thank you for doing this post :D
ReplyDeleteNo problem! Thank you xoxo
DeleteThanks for all the lovely comments ladies! Point taken - I'm my own worst critic and I shouldn't feel embarrassed about doing lip swatches. xoxoxo...
ReplyDeleteYour lips are beautiful! And both of these look great together, I am craving Impassioned even though I have a drawer full of bright lipsticks. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma xoxo. Impassioned is a great summer bright and pretty addictive to wear.
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