Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy

02-05-2021
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  1. Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy Stick
  2. Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy Perfume
  3. Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy Oil

Nov 16, 2018 - MAC Nice 'n' Spicy Pro Longwear Lip PencilMAC Nice 'n' Spicy Pro Longwear Lip Pencil ($19.50) is a soft, rosy-brown with a warm, spicy terracotta undertone. It's a great shade for warm skin tones, and it's light and neutral enough to wear with most lipstick colors. It's long-wearing and transfer-proof.MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencils are. This item MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice 'N' Spicy Very Valuable Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Kit 1: Nice N' Spicy + Staunchly Stylish + Bittersweet MAC Lip Pencil. May 19, 2018 - Shop Women's MAC Cosmetics Size OS Lip Liner at a discounted price at Poshmark. Description: MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Nice 'n' Spicy, matte finish warm brown. Glides on fluidly and adheres instantly. Defines the lips with an instant release of rich, saturated color. Brand new in box.


A while ago I bought 2 MAC lip pencils. The one from their regular one disappointed me a bit, but I fell totally head over heels in love with their Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Nice'n'spicy.


It looks like an average lip pencil. It's way shorter than the regular MAC pencil, which means that not only is it more expensive, but also you get less product.
But I'm prepared to overlook that cause, boy, this one delivers. I've been a fan of Make Up For Ever lip liners for years, Gosh liners came really close to this ideal, but I just didn't know what I was missing all these years cause now I pronounce my MAC Pro Longwear liner the king of all liners.
It goes on incredibly creamy, doesn't skip or drag my lips at all, but within seconds it dries to a budgeproof finish. It is lightweight and I hardly feel it on my lips, but it stays put like no other.
The shade is so in these days it's a nude, caramel brown shade with slight rosewood twist to it. Looks great paired with an infinite number of nude lipsticks and glosses, feels and looks a bit dry when worn on its own.
I'm not providing a swatch here cause I'd like to compare Nice 'n'spicy to other nudeish liners in my collection.


MAC Nice'n'spicy
Gosh Nougat Crisp is a very close dupe, the only difference is that one stroke is a bit sheerer than MAC
Revlon Nude is a twist-up pencil and is darker and patchy
MUFE Aqua Lip 2C is rosier and there's some slight shimmer to it
Rimmel 1000 Kisses in Tiramisu is a bit warmer and sheerer
Catrice Precision Lip Liner in Wood You? is a twist-up pencil and it's a tad rosier
All these, in spite of the differences mentioned are almost identical dupes. Now on to mauvier, more distant dupes, but still within the nude scope:
Gosh Antique Rose is on a much mauvier side of the nude spectrum
Essence Lipliner Satin Mauve is much sheerer and rosewood shade.


And now the smudge test. I rubbed all the swatches with my fingers a couple of minutes after I applied them.
Rimmel, Catrice and Essence were almost completely gone and the patchiness of Revlon became even more pronounced after smudging.
Gosh Nougat crisp is almost a perfect dupe as far as colour, performance, size, design, packaging are concerned. MAC is a bit creamier and glides on better, but Gosh makes an excellent budget-friendly option.

Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy Stick

Longwear Lip Liners

Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy

Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy Perfume

I love longwear lip liners because they make lip product stay on longer but most of all, with all the lip enhancement (read: overdrawing of my upper lip and evening out of my lip line), I love that it does not wear down leaving a tell tale sign of my lip “cheating”. Nothing is more low classy than a liner outline (as in the inner colour on your lips has worn off and left a ring around the mouth) blech!!

So once again I bring you two equally performing products that are interchangeable in my kit.

Can you see the difference?

So the two products I am comparing are:

Revlon
ColorStay Lipliner
in Nude

Longwear Lip Liners
Left: Revlon ColorStay Lipliner (roll up lead)
Right: MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil (sharpening lead)

Here’s the breakdown:

MACRevlon
quantity1.2g0.28g
price$23 cdn ($19 per gram)$11.99 cdn ($43 per gram)
colour range10 shades7 shades
longevityequalequal
consistencysmooth and creamysmooth and creamy
packagingSharpening PencilRoll up Liner
Lead: thicker but you can sharpen to a pointLead: slimmer creating thin lines
ease of useProduct Application: applies easily because the formula is creamy but dries down relatively quickly; thicker lead allows for easy full lip fill inProduct Application: easily applied, with quick dry down; although slim line is more time consuming when filling in the entire lip (which is my preference)
learning curve: typical to this type of formula: once dry, reapplying product overtop of existing liner tends to look dry, cakey and uneven in colour depth same as MAC sample

These are great liners that I use frequently in my work. I believe they give a comparable result – creamy, smooth application that gives a full coverage with a decent range of colour options and, of course, incredible wear. There are very minor differences but I feel these differences do not affect the performance of these products. For instance, the roll up lead of the Revlon ColorStay Lipliner is really convenient especially for on the go types who do not want to fumble around with sharpeners. This style of packaging is also really great to create a super precise lip line because of the really sharp edge of a thinner lead. On the other hand, using a traditional sharpening liner with a thicker lead allows me to fill in lips completely with ease. There is also the question about price: yes the MAC is more expensive and one can say that some of the product gets wasted through sharpening but enough waste to account for a $24/g price difference – I think not. People – you are paying for the convenience of this packaging. TIP: When you find similar performing products, its important to look beyond the price for the item and look at the price per quantity of useable product. Marketers often skew the consumers perception of value by using larger packaging, weighting a package (this means adding weight so that it feels heavy and therefore the illusion of more – I know those tricky devils), etc., etc.

Good news is, like most mass brands, the Revlon ColorStay Lipliners can often be found on sale.

So which is which:

Mac Pro Longwear Lip Pencil Nice N Spicy Oil

The nude line on the top is MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Nice N’ Spicy and the nude line on the bottom is Revlon ColorStay Lipliner in Nude.