A couple of weeks ago, I won Little Bit Soph‘s 500 follower giveaway, and am now the proud owner of MAC Rebel lipstick! I’ve never owned anything from MAC before, so I was really excited to choose one of their lipsticks. As a die-hard bold pink lip lover, it had to be Rebel, which looks terrifyingly purple in the bullet, but is actually a really pretty raspberry pink. Read on for many, many attempts at taking pictures of my own face…
Rebel is a gorgeous, sumptuous dark pink – it reminds me of the very rich pink of peonies! You can vary the depth of the colour by layering it, or by wearing it over lip balm to sheer it out. It’s very blue-based, so it’s fantastic for making teeth look whiter (I’m very paranoid about my teeth being naturally yellow, and this seriously makes them look pearly white), but I do find that it makes my gums look weirdly pale if I grin… So only dignified faces for this lipstick!
It’s a Satin finish, which is apparently ‘quite matte but with a bit of sheen’. I did find that due to the very dark colour, this lipstick does not look good on dry lips, so lip scrub and lip balm is definitely a must! It applies nicely from the bullet, but does have a slight tendency to feather at the edges, probably due to how dark it is. I don’t currently wear lip liner, but I expect it would be easily fixed if I did.
Wear time is okay on me, but not brilliant – around four hours, without eating or drinking. This will stain anything you touch to your lips, even hours after applying it. Unfortunately, that does seem to include my actual lips. When it fades, it leaves the dreaded ring – you can see in the photos above that it never really takes in the middle of my lips, where the texture is smoother. Even when I take it off at night with make up remover, the stain is still quite obvious. I was expecting amazing things due to the cult status of MAC lipstick, and while this is great, it’s not a Holy Grail lipstick formula for me, I don’t think…
I deem Rebel ‘high maintenance’ – but really, that’s what I was expecting with a colour this rich and bold! And it’s worth the maintenance for a colour this amazing. I am so grateful to Soph for her giveaway, so you should definitely go and show her some love, and let me know what you think of this colour!
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it looks really nice on you ^^
Thank you 🙂
I may have just dribbled… This looks DELICIOUS. Such a good in between shade for dark lip lovers who want something a little lighter for spring (me) yess!! Xx
Yes, that’s exactly it – the perfect dark lip for spring! 🙂
Yeah, I need this now. I’m swooning. Seriously. What a perfect colour!
Isn’t it beautiful? I just wanna wear it all the time! 🙂
I can believe that. I’m such a fan of purples. I got the viva Glam nicki 2 and it’s a pretty lilac but it looks sickly on me. I feel like Rebel and Nicki2 would make an awesome ombré look. Will definitely try a look and write a blog about it. Yay. Now I know what to get for my back to Mac!
Ooh, I just googled Nicki 2, and they would look great together! 😀
It such a beautiful colour! “So only dignified faces for this lipstick” made me chuckle!
Thanks! Haha, I’m not sure my face is ever dignified, but I’m gonna try! 🙂
Rebel looks really good on you! It feathers on me a lot so I don’t wear it often.
Thanks! It is pretty feathery, you can see it in some of these photos around the sides of my bottom lip… Do you wear it with lip liner?
Yes I do but it still feathers hehe
Hmm, I was hoping that would fix it! 😛
This is a gorgeous colour 🙂
Thanks! I love it 🙂
What an exciting color! It looks so natural on you that it doesn’t even look like lipstick. Surreal and yet authentic.
Haha, thanks! 🙂 It is a very striking colour 🙂
Very pretty. It is much more intimidating in the tube than it is on you
I was so scared when I opened it, but it’s so wearable! 🙂
thank you for this detailed review! I love the color and really suits you!
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Thank you! 🙂 That’s very sweet 🙂
I love that color on you! 🙂
-Alex of http://snippetswithalex.com
Thanks! 🙂
I love this shade! x
Me too 🙂
this colour suits you so well! You look gorgeous x
Thank you 🙂 My first time taking relatively successful pictures of my own face 😛
Love this lipstick! Suits you really well x
Thank you! 🙂
Wow – it looks gorgeous on you! So striking paired with fair skin 🙂 I have this on my wish list and I may have to bump it up the list a bit now 😉
Thanks! I was worried it would be too dark, but it’s really wearable 🙂
This is one of my favourite MAC lipsticks 🙂
Mia
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It seems to be a bit of a cult classic 🙂
A classic shade! Suits you well 🙂
Thanks! I love it! 🙂
This is a beautiful shade. It really suits you!
Naomi x
Thank you 🙂
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