Hi y'all!
So this morning MAC came out with new lipsticks! They're called "Liptensity" and they were (in part) created by a person who is a Tetrachromat. What does this mean you ask?! Essentially, this is every makeup artists' dream. A Tetrachromat is someone who can see up to 100 million colors. Concetta Antico describes her color vision as,
"I see colors in other colors. For example, I’m looking at some light right now that’s peeking through the door in my house. Other people might just see white light, but I see orange and yellow and pink and green and some magenta and a little bit of blue. So white is not white; white is all varieties of white."(Tsoulis-Reay, 2015).
An average human is generally a trichromat, someone who is born with the tetrachromat gene has an extra fourth receptor in their retina which allows them to see colors not only more vibrantly; but see colors we may not even know exist.
MAC teamed up with someone who is a Tetrachromat, to create these stunning vibrant new hues. These beauties run $21 a tube and are available in 24 radiating shades!
I had minimal time to swatch these for you guys so please forgive the lack of cleanliness!
The finish of these is described as a satin, but I notices while swatching, that some are more velvety, while others are more creamy. For example, you can see in the picture that Dionysus is definitely creamier than say Lobster or Life's Blood. Nonetheless, these feel absolutely INCREDIBLE on the lips. I have tried nearly 15 colors and they're all gorgeously smooth and the pigment is out of this world. Just to give you guys a reference on how long these bad boys last, this is my arm after TWO, count em, TWO makeup wipes, cleanse off oil, and a good old soap and water job. There is actually still some residual pigment left on my forearm. Here's a pic after all of my cleansing methods (this is on my opposite forearm because my first attempt at swatching 24 colors was completely unsuccessful so I needed my friend @Brooklyn.Ford to help me out on the other side) haha!
Let me know on instagram (@seanmarie_) if you guys have tried any of these Liptensity shades and how you like them!!!
xoxo,
S
Referenced Works
*http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/02/what-like-see-a-hundred-million-colors.html
