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REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT
Hello Beauties Red
lipsticks have always held a special place in the beauty world. There are many
famous quotes on red lipsticks and they say truly that there is a red lipstick
for every skin tone. Among the zillion red lipsticks from various brands, some
of them have clearly made their mark and ‘earned’ the top positions. And maybe
MAC’s Ruby Woo is truly the QUEEN of them all ;) But I have found a red
lipstick in my vanity from our very own Lakme which resembled the former so
much that I just had to do a comparison post! Ta-Daa! ;)
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
Ruby Woo:
MAC describes Ruby Woo as a “very matte vivid blue red“. It falls
under the Retro Matte range and true to its name it is a completely matte and intense
true red lipstick.
Lakme 9 to 5 lipstick in Red Coat:
Lakme does not describe individual shades like MAC does but the
entire range is described as follows: Lakme Nine to Five brings you a range of
shades that sit on your lips all day long. Enriched with Vitamin E; it
conditions your lips & softens them with wheat germ oil. So, perk those
soft, smooth lips with a touch of matte. The shade Red Coat is an intense warm red.
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
To make the comparison a whole lot easier to view, here is a
chart for you J Hopefully every point is
covered here:
Features
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MAC Ruby Woo
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Lakme Red Coat
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Price
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Rs. 1450
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Rs. 425
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Quantity
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3 gms
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3.6 gms
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Shade
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Intense true red. Described as “Blue Red” on MAC website but
comes out warm tomato red on most Indian skin-tones
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A true red with warm tones. Also comes out bright tomato red
on Indian skin tones
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Texture
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Complete matte and can be unflattering on dry lips.
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Feels creamy on application and settles to a matte finish
after some time
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Pigmentation
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Full-blown opaque color! Single swipe gives complete color
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Rich and opaque too. But due to the initial creamy finish,
the intensity might look a tad lesser than Ruby Woo. Double swipes make it
perfect
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Staying power
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7-8 hours without fading. Longer when applied over a red lip
liner.
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4-5 hours with slight fading. Can survive meals with little
bit fading.
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Effect after few hours of wear
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Lips may feel a tad drier in colder climates or winter
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No change in the “moist-matte” initial feel
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Settling in lines
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Does not settle in lines
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Does not settle in lines
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After removal tint
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Two swipes of makeup remover required to remove the pink
tint completely
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No after-removal tint
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Availability in India
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Available only in MAC stores. MAC stores are there only in
selected cities of India
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Available practically everywhere. Can be easily bought
online too
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Application
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Can be crayon-like on dry lips. There can be a bit of
tugging which can be dealt with a pre-moisturized lip
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Glides on smoothly. Feels creamy on application and there is
no tugging. Equally comfortable both with lip brush and directly with the
lipstick bullet
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Good for:
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Red lipstick lovers who can carry bold red lips as easily as
breathing ;) This one is definitely worth a re-purchase
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Red lipstick first-timers who would like to get habituated
to the shade before spending too much on one lipstick. This is also good for
touch-ups because it applies with ease.
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Oops, I guess I missed one point here! MAC lipsticks comes in
classic black lipstick body with tiny silver shimmers which screams “CLASS” and
Lakme Red Coat comes in uber luxuriant rose-gold metallic lipstick body (Sigh!)
Love both packaging equally!
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
Now it’s time for swatches: The first is side by side swatch
of both these lipsticks and the second and third are of the same lipsticks
along with ANOTHER lip product which matches Ruby Woo completely! It’s Lakme 9 to 5 lipliner
in Red Alert. Read the full review here J
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
Here are the Lip Swatches: Can you see any difference except the finish? :)
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
Finally here is yours truly wearing Ruby Woo for the first
time J I could have shared a
recent picture, but chose to share this one because this was the first time I
wore a MAC lipstick, or a red one too for that matter! The pic is a year older
:P
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
I do hope I have covered all points in this post and you can
now decide which RED will ultimately enter your vanity J
Thanks for reading!
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| REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF MAC RUBY WOO AND LAKME 9 TO 5 LIPSTICK RED COAT |
With Lots of Love,
Aparajita
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