Hi Guys
So as some of you might now, I’m obsessed with lipsticks. The same, however, cannot be said about lip liners. I always found them too cumbersome and too dry for my lips. But ever since I got MAC’s Lip Pencil in Soar, it has completely changed my lip routine. Well, this and another lip pencil from Lakme that I talked about in my January favourites, which you can read about here. Anyways, coming to today’s post, I’ll be reviewing this much hyped lip pencil from MAC and telling you if this is worth the splurge or not.
Price: Rs 1400/-
REVIEW
The lip pencil comes in a matte black packaging. The pencil itself is wooden and has a black plastic cap. It is not a retractable pencil so it needs to be sharpened. I personally have no issue with that because it means that you can get a sharp tip everytime. But that also means that some of the product is wasted each time which might be a problem for some. The thickness of the pencil is pretty average and you can use any good eye/lip pencil sharpener available in the market for this purpose. I use a Colorbar one. The length, however, is on the longer side of an average lip pencil.
Coming onto the texture, it is quite soft in the sense that it goes pretty smoothly on your lips and does not tug on them at all. However it isn’t crumbly soft either. When worn by itself, it feels quite comfortable on the lips and does not dry the lips any further. Because of this, it can be layered underneath a lipstick or worn alone by itself too. As a lip pencil, you can pair it with your nude and light pink lipsticks to create a gradient effect. I get an average wear time of about 4-5 hours with mild drinks in between. If you have a full meal with this on, it is going to wear off.
The shade is a deep rose color. On my lips, it shows up a bit darker than it looks on a swatch. Although it is absolutely gorgeous, I feel that it isn’t a very unique shade and is dupable. However, that being said, it can be quite flattering across a wide range of skintones. Most of the dark lip pencils/ lipsticks tend to be on the brown or plum side. This can be nice variation from them.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
MAC Lip Pencil in Soar is a deep rose-colored lip pencil. The shade is one of the most beautiful shades I own! The texture of the pencil is soft enough to go smoothly on the lips and not tug on them. The wear-time could have been a little better with it lasting only for about 4-5 hours (without meals) on me. Still, considering the texture and the shade of the pencil I’d say to grab it the next time you’re at the store. That is if you can find it at the mac store 😉 Highly recommended!
Rating: 4.9/5
29 Comments on MAC Lip Pencil- Soar: Review, Price In India, Swatches
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Great review Komal as always, the shade is pretty 🙂
Thank you Sonali 🙂
Lovely shade,.. I’m not a lip liner person either, but read awesome reviews on Mac lip pencils, so may be I will splurge next time on my visit to mac,.. Thank you for the review,…
Do check out this shade girl 🙂
you look flawless babes! the shade suits you so well …:-*
Thank you Monica! It is a universally flattering shade 😀
I love this shade!! and you are looking absolutely pretty dear..:-)
You look very pretty! I like this shade 🙂
Great review! The color looks lovely on you!
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I absolutely love this shade on you. You are right, it’s dupable I have this type of shade around. Still Mac is Mac 😛 Lovely review.
I have been planning to buy soar for sometime but now after the post running to get it …
You look so beautiful Komal.. I am loving the shade on you..
U r luking amazing!! I just adore how beautifully u do ur winged eye. Plz do a tutorial of this look ?
Thank you Akanksha! Sure I’ll do it soon 🙂
Nice review. The shades suits you very well.
I am a huge fan of rose colors as I feel it suit Indian skin tones very well, this is a very pretty color too, will check it out next time when visiting Mac
I am so into n*dy rose lip shades these days. Will se if I am able to get a dupe of it in Colourpop 🙂 you look lovely in FOTD 🙂
lovely shade. i think its a must have..
one of my favourite lip liners from mac.looks gorgeous on you 🙂
Oh my Good Lord! How pretty are you.
Awesome stuff and it looks so so good on you.
Lovely shade, love your FOTD too !! This shade is always OOS at MAC
Looks so pretty on you. Great for everyday at work 🙂
you look so photogenic……love your fotd also you have amazing skin xoxo 🙂
Komal You look GORGEOUS in this pic <3 Your have envious skin :-*
OMG!!
GIves a little bit of kylie jenner lips. awesome color!!
Love Soar. You should try Whirl as well, it’s a lovely shade!
Your pic is very beautiful, something so clean and peaceful about it.. and the shade is also very nice..
Thank you deepti <3
Hi, I love your blog and your reviews are so helpful. Can you tell a dupe for this lip liner in any drugstore brand?