MAC Lip Pencil 1.45g in Half-Red is a permanent lip liner from MAC's long-running lip pencil collection — a medium-dark, plummy rose with a matte finish, designed to define, fill in and prolong the wear of lipsticks across the plum-and-burgundy spectrum. The creamy-yet-firm pencil glides on cleanly with enough precision to outline a sharp lip and enough pigment to fill in as a base on its own.
About MAC Cosmetics
MAC Cosmetics is the Canadian-born professional makeup brand founded in Toronto in 1984 by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo, originally as a backstage brand for makeup artists. Now part of The Estée Lauder Companies, MAC's Lip Pencil collection has long been one of the most respected ranges in the industry — an exhaustive shade selection, a reliable matte finish and decades of professional use behind every shade.
Key benefits
- Matte, pigment-rich finish — sharp definition with strong colour pay-off in one or two passes
- Long-wearing — extends the wear of lipstick when used as a full-lip base
- Sharpenable barrel — for precise lines or a softer fill-in look
- Helps prevent lipstick bleed — sets the edge of the lip to keep colour from feathering
- Wearable as a stand-alone lip colour — full lip plus a touch of balm gives an effortless matte finish
- Pro-grade formula — a backstage and counter staple
Shade
Half-Red is a warm-toned, medium-dark plummy rose with a matte finish — a sophisticated "soft burgundy" that pairs especially well with plum, berry and warm-red lipsticks. The shade adapts subtly to natural lip pigmentation, reading as a cross between berry, brown and rose depending on skin and lip tone. Flatters fair, medium and deeper skin tones particularly well with warm or neutral undertones.
Who it's for
This pencil suits anyone who wants the polish of a defined, precise plum or burgundy lip without smudging or feathering — particularly fans of warm-toned berry shades. It works hard as a partner to MAC's classic plum and berry lipsticks (Diva, Plumful and similar shades), or as a stand-alone matte-lip base for an effortless wash of warm plum.
How to apply
- Sharpen the pencil for a clean, fine tip
- Outline the lips starting from the cupid's bow, working outwards in short strokes
- Define the lower lip from the centre out, mirroring the upper-lip shape
- Fill in the entire lip with the pencil to create a long-wearing matte base
- Apply lipstick on top for a longer-lasting, more saturated finish — or wear alone for a soft matte look
Specifications
- Size: 1.45g
- Shade: Half-Red — warm-toned medium-dark plummy rose
- Finish: Matte
- Format: Sharpenable lip pencil
- Coverage: Full, pigment-rich
- Brand: MAC Cosmetics
- Range: Lip Pencil
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