Okay, sure, it might look a little South Beach swingin’ seniors in its tube, but please, PLEASE, if you have any coral lipstick love in your heart, promise me you’ll try MAC Costa Chic ($14.50) at least once.
This frosty light coral unsung heroine has a distinctly old school flava I like. It reminds me of a hipper, updated version of the Revlon Orange Flip lipstick my granny wore back in the ’80s (and still wears to this day).
Since it is quite bright, I usually pair it with neutral eyes, and I think it looks particularly fetching with black winged eyeliner. When I’m in the mood to wear a retro cat eye but don’t feel like wearing it with a strong red or pink lip, I’ll often reach for Costa Chic.
And sometimes I like to layer it beneath coral lipglosses (like MAC Evolution Revolution) to visibly upgrade the fun. 🙂
Being frosty, it has its moods, and it can get a little fussy and tough to work with from time to time. With it I have to be careful not to over-apply, which takes it straight into frosty Barbie lips territory. What I’ll often do is apply a single layer straight from the tube, and then pat it around my lips with a finger. I think it sort of soothes the color and mellows out the frost. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
The MAC Unsung Heroes series features some of my favorite products from MAC’s permanent collection
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Soft Ochre Paint Pot
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Ricepaper Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Heroes: This Cremesheen Glass Is a Veritable Deelight
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Lipglass in Spite
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Impassioned Lipstick (and Watermelon)
- MAC Unsung Heroes: This Lip Pencil Is In Synch
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Soba Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Bombshell Lipstick
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Sunbasque Sheertone Shimmer Blush
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Clear Lipglass
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Humid Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Naked Lunch Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Russian Red Lipglass
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Syrup Lipstick
- MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Blushbaby Blush
- MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Vex Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Fast Response Eye Cream
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Strobe Cream
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Blot Powder/Pressed
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Subculture Lip Pencil
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Soft Brown Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Hero: Woodwinked Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Hero: Powersurge Eye Kohl
- MAC Unsung Heroes: All That Glitters Eyeshadow Is Not Just Another Gold
- MAC Unsung Heroes: The Technakohl Liners
- MAC Unsung Hero: Groundwork Paint Pot
- MAC Unsung Hero: Nymphette Lipglass
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam V
- MAC Unsung Hero: Blacktrack Fluidline
- MAC Unsung Heroes: Lychee Luxe Lipglass
- MAC Unsung Hero: Gorgeous Gold Eyeshadow
- MAC Unsung Hero: Patina Eyeshadow
P.S. I just got back from the salon, and I swear my roots are sighing with relief. I was going to chop it all off, but my stylist saved me from myself. Instead, I just went a couple of inches shorter, and also got some bangs, whee! 🙂
Love the new hair, it’s very cute!
Thanks, Larie!
Hope you’re having a great Friday. 🙂
Super cute hair! The bangs have such a youthful vibe to them.
And I really need to pick this lipstick up at some point.
Thank, Heidi. I’m loving the bangs mostly because they hide the bald spot in my eyebrow. 🙂
Costa Chic is fun, fun, FUN! It’s super pretty layered beneath coral, peach or pink glosses.
How was your day? I’m so glad the weekend’s here, yay!
I was really tired today (long week), but I managed to get some errands done: bank, mail box, Rite Aid. Tomorrow I have to go to Trader Joe’s and that’s the last of the practical things I have to do this weekend.
I used to rock bangs just so I could skip tweezing !
Love this shade!! I will fear no frost before *my* time 😉 xoLiz
Do, it girl! Costa Chic is just plain chic! 🙂
I love the new hair! It makes your eyes look so intense! (in a good way) 🙂
Frankly I’m a bit scared of frosts but I’ll happily try out anything that can be described as ‘coral’. 😉
Loving the new haircut, those bangs look so flattering! 🙂
LOVE the new cut! you look stunning =).
i tried costa chic once and while it was gorgeous, i didn’t feel like it did anything for my skin tone. so i got vegas volt instead and i find it suis me better. which reminds me, i should bring it with me on my weekend trip to seattle!
I think I finally figured out why I can’t get the brighter lip colors to work for me the way they work for you, despite us both being NC42: you have thinner lips than I do, so you can pull off brighter or frostier colors better. My pouty mouth looks too Ronald McDonald with coral or watermelon pink lipsticks.
Hi Karen your new hair looks fab! I love bangs but for me it’s always side bangs.
Do you have a recommendation for a good cream coral lipstick from MAC? I’m looking for one to layer under EvRev but I’m a shade or two lighter than you (nc30).
Well hello awesome hair!
Lol. I just got out of a review session on my campus and wanted to do a quick check of the websites I frequent 😛
Karen, you’ve totally shown me the way with coral lipsticks! I LOVE them! I’m definitely going to check out Costa Chic the next time I hit up MAC 🙂
And your new haircut and style is great! 😀 I got a haircut a few weeks ago and I’m still trying to decide whether I like it or not (I’m never sure how my thick, wavy hair will translate the type of haircuts I’d like). Next time, I’m thinking of getting a shorter cut. Kind of like how Emma Watson’s hair is like on Seventeen’s cover right now!
Cute haircut – especially the bangs! It’s fun to go for a totally new look now and then. Hope you had a great Friday. 🙂
Your new hair looks so good! I want your hairdresser!
You have a habit of posting MAC products I haven’t seen, much less considered! Again, this is a lovely shade!
PS – Great haircut! I’m always jealous of your thick, shiny hair!
Cute haircut, Karen! You can definitely rock the blunt cut bangs, which is impressive; a lot of people can’t, including yours truly. Unfortunately, I had them for quite some time as a small child, as I was reminded a few weeks ago while going through some old photo albums, LOL. I should’ve remained a side swept girl!
I love your new haircut!
you look so great! 🙂
And MAC costa-chic lipstick is so wonderful,I´ll buy them 😉
Have a nice day!
xoxo
Costa Chic looks so amazing on you. Not sure if I can pull it off, tho. Love your new haircut!! What lipstick are you wearing in that pic?
I LOVE your new hair! Makes me miss my “china” bangs, hahaha. Costa Chic looks so beautiful on you but I’m not sure I can do frosty. I still have waaay too many pictures from the 80’s with scary frosty lips *shudders*
May I ask what you’re wearing on your eyes in the “old hair” pics? Lovely!
How do all lipsticks look great on you?You always find a way to make em work !!
Love yr new hair..super cute
Love your hair, Karen! The bangs are super cute, 🙂
Super cute haircut! Love the new bangs. Of course you always look adorable. I have had my eye on Costa Chic ever since you showed it with EvRev a month ago! Have a great weekend. 🙂
gorgeous haircut! love it!
Love your bangs! it suits you a lot!!! 🙂
Such a pretty shade of lipstick! but besides that your hair looks fab, the streaks/highlights look great!
It’s funny that lipsticks like CC are considered granny lipsticks. My grandmother used to wear a bright red lipstick. When she got older she denied ever wearing any lipstick at all!
Nice hair!
This lipstick looks lovely on you, its so flattering! Since I have a similar skintone as you,i’ll check it out next time im at mac.
wow…..love the new hair! I’ve always had a hard time getting this lipstick to work well for me when I try it in the store, so I haven’t given in yet. I might try your finger patting technique next time.
Cute haircut, love the bangs ! And that shade looks so flattering on you 🙂
cute new hairstyle… I will get my bangs back soon too!
aside from this… I totally LOVE Costa Chic. It was my first MAC lipstick… and I’m wearing it right now so I was gigglying when I read its name for the unsung heroes. XDDD
You look so pretty! What products did you use for your eyes?
ummm okay, I am only 23 but I know that lipstick does NOT say “old lady” at all! It is warm and flatters your skin! You aren’t OLD Karen! Rock what works for ya, sheesh! 🙂 😀
I have this and agree that applying with a strong hand will give you a neon, barbie, almost alien lip….the trick is to dab as a base and put a nice peach pink gloss on top. You definitely pull it of!!
i am dying to buy a new coral and new pink … this is looking absolutely wonderful on you 😀 i am NC 40 will it look nice ??
do share your thoughts .. although am convinced with your Unsung Hero Post 😀
Hi karen, at first i dislike costa chic cause mac lippies tends to seep into my lines and unflattering. But i wore costa chic over revlon matte mauve it over and it shows a very gorgeous costa chic true color minus all the tackiness! Swipe it over revlon matte pink pout and you’ll have a slightly pinker version of costa chic which i adore so much.