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Studded Kiss is a dark oxblood red with a matte finish. It's highly pigmented, opaque, and this one looked smooth and even on my lips, unlike Instigator (another lipstick from the same collection) which was more tricky and required a good exfoliation and a primer. I found Studded Kiss to be less drying than Instigator too, but I still prefer to wear it over my MAC Prep + Prime Lip.
The staying power is great : I wore it 5 hours and it faded a little bit but otherwise it still looked great and no bleeding around the lips at all! And that is without any primer or lip pencil.
Rimmel #107 is lighter, MAC Deeply Adored is more red and lighter. Buxom Menace is more cool toned and the finish is completely different (super glossy).
If you can't find it, I heard MAC Diva is a good dupe. I can't confirm that since I don't own it though.
The MAC Studded Kiss Matte Lipstick retail for $18 CDN and it's a limited edition.
I love your comparison pictures! They really help when an item is sold out, and when trying to decide if you might already own something very similar. ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm glad they are helpful! :)
DeletePerfect shade, but I think I like Deeply Adored more :) I´ll have to check MAC stores here.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure Deeply Adored is sold out everywhere though!
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