Review: MAC Chatterbox

Originally posted on January 12, 2011

Here's me wearing MAC Chatterbox l/s. I have strong yellow undertone (NC40) with very pigmented lips (dark mauve to blackish) and i was never confident in wearing bright pinks. They never seem to look good on me. Some turn into mauvey-purple (yuck!), some don't even show up on my lips (especially the sheer formulas) and make me look washed out.

Lately, I've been on a hunt for pink l/s. It has become an obsession for me. From MAC, MUFE, Revlon, Maybelline, Bobbi Brown... etc, I tried them all. And bought most of them, of course. :p

Chatterbox is among the very few that looks quite decent. I love the Amplified formula because it is very opaque, therefore covering my real lip color, non-drying, and still have the sheen that makes my lips look healthy. Too bad the color selection is quite poor. I heard MAC was planning to replace this formula with Cremesheen, but haven't heard more news on it and fortunately Amplified is still available all around the world. I didn't add a gloss in the pic here but sometimes I add a gloss on top to give an extra shine to it.

One other pink that looks super cute on is YSL Rouge Volupte #9, but I am not too fond of the super creamy formula. It just feels too thick and heavy for daily basis. So for the time being, Chatterbox it is. :)