I was really looking forward to Kelly’s lipsticks from the the MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne collection, because from the product pics, they looked like the cats meow/whole enchilada (what’s the British equivalent of an enchilada? A pasty?) — like, take off your stretchy pants, and put on some real pants so you can head to the counter right now.
But then I tried them on…and I realized that you may have to be 16 years old with lips smoother than a baby’s butt to pull them off.
With the exception of Kelly Yum-Yum, the only satin lipstick in the bunch, the others are hard to wear, at least for me, and I really, REALLY tried to make them work.
Dude. I almost didn’t want to post these lip swatches because I’m not exactly thrilled with how they turned out. My lips look dry and heavily lined. I mean, I know I’m not a spring chicken, and I may be a little dehydrated today, but come on! I feel like Miss Havisham up in this b*tch.
So, first, the good. Kelly Yum-Yum. 🙂 If you only get one lip product from the Kelly squad, let it be this. It’s a satin finish version of the spectacular matte Candy Yum-Yum Lipstick. I just wore Candy Yum-Yum last week in the Jem lips post.
Other than the finishes being different, the colors aren’t identical. Kelly Yum-Yum has a little more pink, and not quite as much blue. But I think both are straight-up showstoppers.
Then there’s In Synch, the re-promoted Lip Pencil. It’s a solid oldie but a goodie.
I found the others here — the three matte lipsticks — difficult to wear, at least without serious lip prepping.
Like, if I smothered my lips first with lip balm the night before, and then on the morning of, and then drank five gallons of water, and then turned back time 10 years (ok, 20), then, yeah, we could make ’em work.
The MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne Kelly sub-collection includes…
- Matte Lipstick in Strip Poker, a light nude, $17.50
- Matte Lipstick in Riot House, a light vivid orange, $17.50
- Satin Lipstick in Kelly Yum Yum, a bright blue pink, $17.50
- Matte Lipstick in Dodgy Girl, a light lavender, $17.50
- Lip Pencil in In Synch, a bright yellow pink, $16.50
- Jumbo Penultimate liner in Rapidblack, a true black, $22
- Eye Kohl in Smolder, an intense black, $17.50
- Bloody Brilliant Quad with Tickety Boo (a soft muted plummy brown with a Satin finish), Fizzy Rose (a aple lilac with a Satin finish), Spoonful of Sugar (a sparkling platinum with a Veluxe Pearl finish) and Shadowy Lady (a blackened plum with a matte finish), $44
- Morning Mister Magpie, with Soba (a soft taupe with a Satin finish) and Brun (a dark brown with a Satin finish), $22
- Powder Blush in Cheeky Bugger, a peach brown with a Satin finish, $22
- Mineralize Skinfinish Duo in Jolly Good, a light cool beige and a soft pale pink, $33
- Brush in 219SE, a pencil brush, $27.50
- Brush in 167SE, a flat buffer brush, $58
Available online June 2 at maccosmetics.com, at all North American MAC locations June 12, 2014 through July 10, 2014, and internationally (except China) at select MAC locations August 2014.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Look, Mom! More MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne collection coverage…
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- The MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne Collection for Summer 2014: Kelly’s Lips
- The MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne Collection for Summer 2014: Kelly’s Eyes and Cheeks
- The MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne Collection for Summer 2014: Sharon’s Lips
- The MAC Sharon & Kelly Osbourne Collection for Summer 2014: Sharon’s Eyes & Cheeks
Wow, these look nothing like the other swatches I’ve seen….I was really looking forward to these but now I’m not so sure.
I’m still kind of excited for these. I’ve skipped so many collections lately, I feel I deserve the cutest one lol. It seems like the colors I think may not work on me end up looking the best. So weird 😛 🙂
What’s on your list, Amby?
I’ve been hunting down and snagging up all the “nude-neon orangey” lip colors… and so far all three I’ve found have been matte formulas. I so want to try Riot House so bad to see if it will behave well on my lips! 🙂
I also want to see Kelly Yum Yum and Candy Yum Yum side by side now. They’re both pretty fab.
I hope you can make it work, Ashleigh! It’s one of those shades that I really wanted to wear, le sigh.
Kelly Yum Yum was already a must have for me! I’m quite the pink lip freak lol. I can never have enough! I really like Dodgy Girl too. I initially wanted 2 but the texture is making me want to stick with just one. It’s a beautiful color but I have a ton of fine lines and I’m sure it’ll be settle city. Bleh
Do you have Impassioned, Fancie? If you’re a MAC pink lipstick fan, it’s a must!
Oh Kelly Yum Yum is so fab!!!
Love it! 🙂
Kelly Yum Yum is pretty! I like the colour *idea* of Dodgy Girl, but it’s a shame it’s a settle-fest. I mean, It would look nightmarish on this vampire 😉 but I do love purple as a colour!
LOL, gotta love the creatures of the night. Yay, vampires!
Too bad they look so dry on your lips, I do like Kelly Yum Yum though!
That one’s my fave out of the bunch. 🙂
Ouch! If you’re having problems with these lippies, this NC50 girl will certainly have problems. I’ll have to turn back time 20 years too (lol)! I was hoping to get Dodgy Girl and Riot House and use both sparingly with great lip gloss and lip liners. This is definitely a collection to swatch in person.
Hope you can get these to work for ya, Erica! What else is on your wish list?
karen I want all the lipsticks! great color that I wanted to be rich to buy everything!
Oh yes, you’re a fan of the Osbournes, right? This collection is for you!
Kelly Yum Yum is my favorite here! But I also really like Riot House.
LOVE Kelly Yum Yum!
Loving all of the lip colors, but it’s a shame about the matte formulas.
I know, right? I would’ve loved an Amplified version.
Kelly Yum Yum looks delicious (ha ha)! I wish the pastel matte shades were easier to work with because they look so promising in the bullet
Me too. It’ll be easier for gals/guys with smoother lips. Mine have lines though, so no go for me.
You look phenomenal in that black outfit with Kelly Yum Yum! I’ll be swatching it for sure when it’s released. 🙂
The Dior counter manager I used to work with is going to be all over Kelly Yum Yum. She wore bright pink like that every day.
Kelly Yum yum i shand down the best shade in this collection.. <3 <#
I’m glad you posted all those lip color photos, now I can remove all of them from my shopping list.
Those colors are definitely not for you so I am sure they will not be good for me either.
by the way Karen, that photo of you is fab-u-lous! your hair and makeup look beautifully & sexy.
Oh. Wow. These swatches are making me think twice about getting these. Too bad, because the colors are amazing too.
Is it worth it to get Kelly Yum Yum if I already have Candy Yum Yum? Or should I skip?
Despite the texture, I’m really looking forward to giving Dodgy Girl a try! One of my all time favourite lipsticks is Lavender Whip (both the 2008 and 2013!), but I always wished they were more opaque, seeing as they’re cremesheens. Dodgy Girl looks like a cooler, more opaque Lavender Whip so I can’t wait to try and make it work. I am a fiend for lavender lips, especially for my NC15 skin, and I’m still looking for the perfect lavender!
I love all of Kelly’s lipsticks. Dodgy girl looks very compatible to lavender whip. Lavender whip is one of my favorite lipsticks! Except I am allergic to gluten, gluten is in Mac’s creamsheen finish lipsticks. I didn’t realize why I had was having breathing and other problems when I wore it! I have been searching for years for something compatible. I am hoping dodgy girl is it. Am I crazy to buy 2! Help I am addicted to Mac. Lol 🙂
Karen!
I’m looking for a nude lipstick. I’m stuck between strip poker & riot house in the Kelly collection and peach beige in the Pedro collection. So what do you think?
OMG Karen, I tried Riot House! What a disaster for me! I put up another comment here last week about ordering it and I don’t see it, did it not make your cut? 😉
I HATE my dry lips. Nothing helps. Bup Im going for dodgy even though I know it will flake….. I have an utopia 😀 IT just screams LIME CRIME to me… the rest of them