BEAUTY // MAC Dubonnet

Saturday 3 January 2015

Hello!
Recently my self restraint when it comes to shopping has been appalling. I spent a ridiculous amount of money Downtown before I flew home and even ended up buying a new lipstick in Duty Free before my flight home and I never do that! However at $19 total, equalling to approximately £10.50, I couldn't help myself picking up a new MAC lipstick. The sales assistant complimented my nails and asked if I had gotten them done professionally. Man, sales assistants know how to get me to get my card out! I need to work on that.



Dubonnet is a gorgeous dark red. I have been looking for a dark red, rather than a purple/wine shade, for quite a while and I kept going back to Dubonnet. It is part of the Amplified range so whilst it doesn't have the staying power of a matte lipstick it is much creamier and I don't worry about it drying out my lips at all. 

It applies so easily without need of a lip liner or lip brush with minimal bleeding and does last a good 3-4 hours without eating. I'm currently wearing it as a day lip, with minimal eye, but I can't wait to pair it with a feline flick or shimmery, neutral smokey eye this year!

Have you tried Dubonnet before? What are your favourite ways to wear it? Let me know!

32 comments :

  1. Loved this post!
    I'd never heard of this shade before, it looks super pretty!

    Georgia x

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    1. Thank you so much lovely! It was a bit of an impulse but I am so glad I picked it up!

      :)

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    1. It's surprisingly wearable too! I've had it for about three weeks tops and I've already used it so much!

      :)

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  3. This is such a nice colour, I haven't really branched out into the darker shades yet but I want to, this is such a good price as well! You HAD to get it at that price ;)
    Emma x
    Writing Essays With Wine

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    1. That's exactly the reason I bought it ;)
      There are so many gorgeous darker shades right now - jump on the bandwagon asap!

      :)

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  4. I LOVE lipsticks from MAC. I've never tried this one before, but I love the color! <3

    - MeYouandHayleyLarue.com

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    1. It's definitely worth having a look for! I saw it floating about on a few blogs and I'm now so glad I picked it up!

      :)

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  5. I've got such an irrational fear of dark lipsticks! I only own one and don't get nearly as much wear out of it as I should. I might have to have a little look around the MAC counter on my next trip out though - justified by the fact that I recently lost my only lipstick from there. Sad times! Also - how cheap is £10.50 for a MAC lipstick? That must be one of the perks of studying in Canada.
    Rebecca | <a href="http://www.thetwotwentysomethings.blogspot.co.uk>The Two Twenty Somethings</a>

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    1. You didn't lose one?! That would be my worst nightmare! It took me forever to get into lipsticks but about two years ago I started going nuts!

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  6. Love this lipstick colour it's gorgeous! And I know what you mean about sales assistants! They complimented me on my lipstick before and started showing me lipsticks that would suit me! They can be so sneakily persuasive at times but I'm not complaining, I love MAC!! Xx

    Beauty Girl

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    1. Oh yeah, it's awful! I had the girls in Sephora ask me if I'd had a make over in store because my make up looked lovely. It was so awkward to go 'oh, it's just a £3 Rimmel lipstick' when their average lipstick price is about $30!

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  7. I love dark shades of lipstick and Mac always has good ones, like this one.

    http://notesofglam95.blogspot.it/

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    1. There are so many gorgeous dark colours - the pigments are amazing!

      :)

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  8. It looks so beautiful! <3 xx

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  9. This shade is stunning, you got a great deal for a tenner too, I couldn't have turned it down!

    Alice x
    Sheer Beautiful l Bloglovin'

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    1. It was the only way I could justify buying it! I'm so glad I picked it up now though.

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  10. Such a gorgeous colour! I can't wait to try this out x

    www.sheintheknow.co.uk

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    1. Definitely have a look for it in store - it's a dream to wear!

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  11. This is such a lovely colour, will have to look out for it next time i'm in a MAC store. Great blog by the way xx

    OhjustAlice.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Definitely have a look - it's so much more wearable than its matte alternatives! And thank you lovely!

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  12. Great colour. MAC have very great products :)

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  13. loving dark lips too this time of the year! :D awesome shade!

    Animated Confessions

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    1. I'm wearing dark lips so much at the moment - who knows when Spring will pop along and pinks will be back?

      :)

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  14. I've never heard of this MAC shade before but it looks seriously stunning! :)

    Style Sunrise ☀

    :)
    x

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    1. I had seen it mentioned in a few different places but it's definitely worth looking out for!

      :)

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  15. Such a gorgeous colour! My self restraint has been terrible too recently and I bought a MAC lipstick for £15 so you got a good deal at least

    Katie xo
    http://ktmyblog.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. It's so hard to have any self restraint at this time of the year though. You've been so generous with gifts for other people, why can't you treat yourself haha?

      :)

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  16. This sounds gorgeous, I'd love a proper dark red lipstick so maybe this will be it! x
    ELEANORMAES

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    1. It's definitely a dark red! I absolutely love it - I'd keep an eye out if I were you ;)

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  17. I love this colour! Don't you love how much cheaper MAC products are in Canada too? I've splurged so much whilst I've been here and I only arrived last month! I bought Dark Side and that's a really nice dark red but I've found it doesn't stay on as long as the matte ones, but it is a creme one so I wasn't surprised too much!

    seeyouinseven.blogspot.com

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Thank you so much for commenting! I appreciate every single one of them and will get back to them as soon as I can :)