MAC Throw Me a Line Pro Longwear Lip Pencil: Review, Swatch

Lip pencils are something I’ve started using in recent days. I have a red from Avon, a berry one from Inglot and the third and most recent addition is the MAC Throw Me a Line from the Hey, Sailor! collection! I was keen on getting a good red orange lip pencil(which is soooo difficult to find here!!) so when this collection was launched I didn’t hesitate to get this one although the price burnt a huge hole in my pocket 😛

Throw Me a Line?? Like seriously! I would probably throw this one a line, catch it by the hook and never let it go! I love this color so much! :X It is a reddish orange lip pencil and is totally matte. Now I’ve always stayed away from anything matte (lip products) since I feel that it shows the fine lines on my lips prominently and dries my lips further. But I had to get this one thanks to the shade. 😀
Price: 1300 INR
Qty: 1.2 gms
Finish: Matte
Packaging: A pencil which has a blue cap and blue white nautical stripes on the pencil. Tres chic!

I love the color but let me get to some points beyond that. 😀 This pencil is so matte that it makes my lips looks like a shrunken tomato (I have thick lips so you can imagine! 😛 ). It isn’t difficult to use it on the lips, it doesn’t tug or pull but once applied my lips look shrunk.(This was the same problem I had with the Kryolan lip pencil as well but I had other issues with that as well!).

Throw Me a Line is a Pro longwear lip pencil. The staying power is very good. It lasted on me for an entire outing with friends (from morning 10 to about 7 in the evening) which I thought was good except that it faded and I did not like the fact that my lips looked shrunk.

The major factor which might really not favour the product is its price! 1300 bucks for a lip pencil! Are you kidding me! (I bought it anyway :P) If it wasn’t for the color, there is no way I would spend so much on a lip liner! And this isn’t a soft orange either. It is a full on bright red orange so it isn’t a color one might wear regularly. So spending so much on something which might not be used regularly is definitely a point to think about.

Swatch:

swiped once

Final word: If it wasn’t for the color this wouldn’t have been on my list. Way too expensive for a lip pencil although the quality and staying power is really good!!

P.S: I’ve also reviewed the MAC Fleet Fast blush from the Hey, Sailor! collection. Click here to read the review.

Which is your favourite lip pencil? Do leave your suggestions below!