A Duo Made in Heaven | MAC's Spice It Up! and Red Enriched

I've been reaching for Mac's 'Spice It Up!' lipstick a huge amount recently, so i thought it would be a good idea to match a lipliner to it and put the duo to proper use! My lips are tough to work with, their constantly chapped unless i slather them in some sort of balm, and the outline of my lips isn't massively defined so a lip-liner makes a huge difference!

'Spice It Up!' is a mulled brown berry lipstick by MAC, it has a lustre finish so is part-glossy and moisturising, it can be worn lightly or heavily depending on how applied. It's by far one of my favourite lipsticks! I wear it sheer and pat it into my lips for a suttle punch of colour - against my olive toned skin it looks really pretty (especially when i'm tanned), it can be built up for a vampy look too by packing on layers.

I wanted a lip-liner that was a close match to the lipstick, so took my lipstick down to the MAC concession in the Selfridges Beauty Hall, and had it matched to a cremestick liner, 'Red Enriched'.

I trusted the MAC associates opinion and have heard nothing bad about MAC lip-liners before so wasn't at all hesitant to buy whatever was recommended. 'Red Enriched' is described by MAC as a 'rich auburn', the formulas really soft and creamy which is just what my lips need, anything sharp and harsh would probably stain my lip-line leaving an 80's esc disaster! and wouldn't feel as moisturising as a cremestick liner. 

Right - Spice It Up! Lipstick             Left - Red Engraved Lip-Liner

The colour match is near-enough perfect and when blended in with a lip-brush looks flawless.

1. Next time anyone is hesitant on matching a lip-liner to a lipstick don't be hesitant to ask a makeup associate! It's they're job to help and they know whats best. Everything has it's dupe so if your on a budget always check out drugstore lip-liners and let me know what works for you!

Buy Spice It Up! HERE

Buy Red Enriched HERE

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