Monday, December 17, 2012

MAC Impassioned Dupe (Possible)


You know how Marshall and Lily decide not to have a baby till they find Barney's doppelganger? Because they've already spotted the rest of them- Lesbian Robin, Moustache Marshall, Stripper Lily, Mexican Wrestler Ted. 
And one day, they find the Fertility Doctor Barney!! But in the meanwhile-

Quoting the HIMYM Wiki- "One day, they finally spot Barney's doppelgänger, who appears in the form of a brunette cab driver. When talking about how Barney looks better as a blonde (in the absence of Barney), the gang convinces Ted to dye his hair blonde. Marshall later spots Barney's doppelgänger again, and is about to thank him, but finds out it is only Barney's tactic to pick up women from the UN headquarters and sleep with them, to complete his list of sleeping with at least one woman from every country on the planet. However, Marshall doesn't tell Lily this as she is finally ready, but she finds out from Barney when she and Marshall are about to conceive a baby."
Cut to reality. A friend of mine said she loved MAC Impassioned and would love it even more if she could wear it sheer, with the same moisturization of the lipstick. So I decided that I wont bake till I found a dupe! Ok, it was me 2 years ago! I said that to me thought that (and I din't bake for 2 years, though I'd totally forgotten about the pact I made with myself! So it was basically out of laziness!). But I decided I'd love it even more if it were cheaper! Now, don't get me wrong! I love Impassioned to bits! And to be honest, I'd forgotten about finding the dupe till I found a brand new tub of my Biotique Bioberry Lip balm. Now, if you read on, and I'm guessing you will, you'll know that it's more like the cab driver Barney than the Fertility Doctor Barney that I found for my original Barney. Or something equally twisted! Err. Capiche?


In the tub it looks quite similar to the lipstick bullet, But when swatched, one can tell the difference. The Lipbalm is redder (This is what I'd call watermelon pink). Also the lipbalm is not neon like the Lipstick. So if you want to try out a colour from the family, and would like to start "sheer", why not start with the Biotique Bioberry lipbalm! It retails for something around Rs 100.
*Please note that I'm talking only about the colour here. For texture, longevity etc, please read the individual reviews  here and here.
BTW, the lovely Neha has shared another dupe for MAC Impassioned- Sleek true colour lipstick in candy cane! 
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10 comments

  1. You tempted me so much with Impassioned and I tried it... Gosh I looked like a clown.. It is 100% made for fair skinned girls !!

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    1. areeyy no!! I am medium skinned, it looks little neon on me, but I've seen darker girls wear it nicely too! Did you try Speak Louder?

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  2. Oops! Sorry, dint realise the picture with swatches got deleted by mistake!

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  3. Hi Ikya! I bought impassioned last week finally! I had been lusting after it for AGES.. and impassioned looks nice on every skin tone I think.. I have seen a gazillion swatches online and some African American women who carry it off fabulously! Anyhoo, since we are talking about possible dupes.. I know one very very CLOSE dupe - Sleek true colour lipstick in candy cane.. its lovely and goes sheer too. You can google it.. it's way cheaper than MAC :D

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    1. Woohoo that's great! I love my impassioned to bits, and shall keep buying it forever! True that, I think so too! Oh yeah I'd once seen it listed as a dupe for impassioned. I'll add a note here! Thanks Neha!! :)

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  4. I loved that episode :P Lily's doppelganger was so much fun!!!
    Should hunt this lipbalm down...though I'd really like to be bold-er and wear them bright lippies like you do!

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    1. Haha stripper lilyyy! It's very easily available, which is why I've done this post! Awww thankk youuu!! You're too sweet! I'm only still starting to wear bright lipsticks outside! So I know what you're talking about!

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