MAC Baby Be Cool Look in a Box Lip Kit

Baby Be Cool

MAC Baby Be Cool Look in a Box Lip Kit ($26.50 for 0.28 oz.) includes travel-sized lipsticks and lipglosses (two of each) in shades of pink. In the past, MAC has released lip kits that featured full-sized products at a higher price tag, and I’m digging the travel-sized shades with the more palatable $26.50 price tag. Each Lipstick is 0.06 oz. (full-sized is 0.10 oz.) and each Lipglass is 0.08 fl. oz. (full-sized is 0.10 fl. oz.), which puts the value of the set at $47.60: $20.40 worth of lipstick and $27.20 worth of lipgloss.

MAC Look in a Box Lip Kit (2017) Baby Be Cool

Baby Be Cool

Temptalia

Limited Edition

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

84%

Total

Not Too Sweet

Not Too Sweet is a soft, medium-dark lavender pink with warm undertones and a natural sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied evenly and did not show visible streaks, but there was slight color that had gathered in my lip lines, though the shine in the finish camouflaged that from a normal viewing distance. The consistency was lightweight, a touch tacky but not thick, and comfortable to wear over the four hours it lasted for. The formula was non-drying.

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Clinique Grape Pop (P, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Christian Louboutin Beaute Ronron (P, $90.00) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Goddess of the Sea (LE, $17.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Too Faced Melted Fig (P, $21.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Colour Pop Fern (DC, $5.00) is less glossy (85% similar).
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MAC Lipstick Not Too Sweet

Not Too Sweet

Temptalia

B+

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

Smoked Rose

Smoked Rose is a rich, fuchsia pink with cool, blue undertones and a semi-matte finish. The lipstick had a smooth, velvety feel, so it did not tug, but it did not feel slippery or emollient either. It yielded nearly opaque color coverage that covered the lips even color. There was a very slight amount of color that seemed to sit in my deeper lip lines. This shade was still going strong after six hours of wear, though it was lightly drying after four hours of wear.

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MAC Breathing Fire (LE, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
Make Up For Ever C207 (P, $22.00) is darker (95% similar).
MAC Flamboyish (LE, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
NYX Sweet Pink (P, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
Kat Von D Crush (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Flat Out Fabulous (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Nearly Neon Fuchsia (LE, $26.00) is darker (90% similar).
Le Metier de Beaute Paris (P, $32.00) is darker (90% similar).
NYX Shocking Pink (P, $6.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Colour Pop Date Mate (LE, $5.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (85% similar).
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MAC Lipstick Smoked Rose

Smoked Rose

Temptalia

A-

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Baby Be Cool

Baby Be Cool is a soft, very light pink with warm undertones and fine golden pearl. It lightened my natural lip color, added milkiness and fine pearl, as well as a glossy shine. The texture was light-medium in weight with moderate tackiness, which helped the gloss last longer (three hours). It had semi-sheer coverage that applied more evenly than anticipated, though the milky quality of the color made it more prone to visibly sitting in my lip lines.

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MAC Dress the Part (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Look Who's Here (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Embraceable Me (LE, $20.00) (95% similar).
NARS Turkish Delight (P, $26.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Revlon Bejeweled (P, $7.49) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Laura Mercier Bare Baby (P, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Chanel Allegorie (LE, $30.00) is cooler (90% similar).
MAC Bait (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Maybelline Blushing Petal (505) (P, $8.99) is warmer (90% similar).
MAC Demure (LE, $20.00) is cooler (90% similar).
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MAC Lipglass Baby Be Cool

Baby Be Cool

Temptalia

Limited Edition

7.5

Product

6.5

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

76%

Total

Berry Behaviour

Berry Behaviour is a brighter, medium bubblegum pink with cool, blue undertones and a cream finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage that went on somewhat evenly, though there was a bit of streaking along the edges of my lips as well as color that settled into my lip lines. The texture was thicker and moderately tacky. It wore well for four hours and was lightly hydrating.