
A La Plage
MAC A La Plage Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a soft, peachy-pink with moderate, warm undertones and fine, gold and pink pearl throughout. It had a Lustre finish, which is designed to have sheerer coverage; I found it had semi-sheer coverage that built up to medium or slightly higher.
The consistency was lightweight, thin without feeling clingy, and there was a bit of product that sank into my deeper lip lines, which has been an issue I’ve experienced with past shades in this finish as well. The color applied evenly and read a little warmer applied than I expected. It lasted well for three hours and felt lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Estee Lauder Naked Truth (DC, $32.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Clinique Subtle (04) (P, $19.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Gerard (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Supermoon (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Anastasia Pink Champagne (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Angel Lips (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- NARS Orgasm (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Gucci Beauty The Painted Veil (201) (P, $42.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- MAC Ramblin' Rose (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Burberry Clementine (261) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$20.00/0.1 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying.
Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying.
The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Silica, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Ozokerite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Vanillin, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]
A La Plage
LELimited Edition. $20.00.

Cannes Do
MAC Cannes Do Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark coral-red with moderate, warm undertones and a natural sheen that had a very small amount of pearl. The consistency felt lightweight with light slip that applied as an even, thin layer that didn’t emphasize my lip texture and didn’t seem to settle into my lip lines either.
It had medium coverage in a single layer, which built up to semi-opaque coverage with two to three passes; it had a Lustre finish, which is intentionally a sheerer formula. The color stayed on nicely for four hours and felt lightly moisturizing while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- YSL Orange Crepe (82) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty True Coral (P, $55.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Beeokay (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Corail Incandescent (12) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Guerlain #50 (P, $33.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild What's Up, Doc? (P, $0.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Watermelon (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Federico (P, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay 100 Degrees (LE, $18.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora CEO (13) (P, $13.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$20.00/0.1 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying.
Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying.
The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.
Browse all of our MAC Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Silica, Tricaprylyl Citrate, Ozokerite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Paraffin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystalline Wax Cera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Vanillin, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 21 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)]
Cannes Do
LELimited Edition. $20.00.

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