Maple Candy

Oop, it happened again. I don't even know what blog I was looking at, but hey, I was feeling down, this one looked really pretty and so popped into the cart. Hold up here, I specifically have portions of my pay budgeted for this kind of treat, and MAC is pretty much always the one I turn to. A lipstick by MAC has never let me down, so go with what you know, right? But I went a tad different, and got Japanese Maple, which is not only a cremesheen finish (which I have never owned), but this cremesheen is also frosted, which makes it special. 

I've never owned a cremesheen before, but from what I've heard, it's the finish that is favoured by most MAC lipstick lovers. It applies creamy, with a bit of gloss and pretty decent pigmentation: more than that of a lustre, but not quite as much as a satin or a matte finish. When I first applied this lipstick, it pulled a slight bit on my lips, but I actually quite enjoyed how it spread. Just enough grip? And pretty comfortable to wear too, with a tad bit of moisture. 

left to right, without flash: heavy swatch, light swatch

With Flash

Natural Sunlight

Give a little cream a little love. It honestly looks like cream on my lips, so I guess that's where "cremesheen" came from. But it's the colour as well, I actually really love it. It's probably the lightest coloured lipstick that I have, and it doesn't look too weird or ghastly on my NC25-30 skintone. It's the tiniest bit pink, and, as you can see in the swatches, the frost part of it is not too noticeable, but maybe you can see it in certain lights and when it wears off a bit. And pretty much reminds of some delicious candy on my lips. 

I'll probably be wearing this baby quite often. It is just a nice neutral colour, but because it is quite a light shade, it just complements pretty much all of my make up so nicely.