Few brands are as esteemed for their lipstick formulas as MAC, but with a price tag of £25 for one of their iconic lipsticks, they’re not exactly a bargain. However, Boots is offering beauty aficionados an early Black Friday deal that allows them to purchase the highly sought-after Velvet Teddy lipstick for less than £10.
This comes as the health and beauty favourite has unveiled several brand new Star Gift offers, including the MAC Go For Gold Golden Heroes set, which cuts £55 off a selection of the brand’s most popular products. Priced at £39, it includes four full-sized favourites worth £94 – but as part of the offer, they come down to £9.75 each.
Packaged in a charming lip-shaped tin, it covers everything you need for eyes, lips, and face just in time for the Christmas party season. There’s a lip pencil for lining and defining your lips, along with an Extended Play Gigablack Mascara for fluttery lashes, and the Fix+ Original Setting Spray, which is ideal for keeping your makeup intact. But our top pick has to be the MACXimal Silky Matte Lipstick in Velvet Teddy.
MAC describes Velvet Teddy as a deep-tone beige, labelling it the perfect all-day nude that suits a range of skin tones. The MACXimal Silky Matte formula guarantees a comfortably wearable, smooth texture said to last up to 12 hours on your lips, reports the Mirror.
Shoppers are lavishing praise on a lipstick shade named ‘Velvet Teddy’ by MAC, as observed from the glowing five-star reviews it’s received on the brand’s website. One thrilled customer remarked: “I love this lipstick shade! Including the texture first a matte lipstick as it goes on smoothly without any weird texture to my lips!”.
Another chimed in with their view, noting: “Velvet Teddy is the best nude I have used by MAC to date! It blends with my Chestnut Lipliner perfectly and I am very happy with it! ” Compliments continued to roll in as another penned: “This lipstick is absolutely amazing,” and detailed that “Velvet teddy is a great shade that works for a neutral, everyday look for work.”
It’s important to note that lipstick may vary in appearance depending on individual skin tones, leading to different user experiences. A shopper shared their experience: “I bought Velvet Teddy after admiring the lipstick on a friend. I have wanted a Mulberry shade lipstick for a while, and the colour looked perfect on my friend.
“I bought it online but when it arrived the colour wasn’t as expected. The shade is very similar to my natural lip colour and appears nude rather than the stronger colour expected. That said the lipstick feels silky and light on my skin and has lasted quite well so far and smells delicious. My search continues!”
Interested buyers should note the contents of the MAC Go For Gold Golden Heroes set, which retails for £39:
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Fix+ Original Setting Spray
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MACXimal Silky Matte Lipstick
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Lip Pencil
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Extended Play Gigablack Mascara
For those pursuing more limited-edition sets, MACs Best of MAC Black Friday kit deserves attention. Available from the MAC website, it boasts products valued at £120 but is currently available for a special price of £60 for a brief period.
The kit includes five top-selling items for your eyes, lips and skin, featuring a MACximal Silky Matte in Taupe shade, an eyeshadow in Texture shade, MACstack Mascara in classic black, a mini Fix+ Setting Spray, and a mini Hyper Real Serumizer Skin Balancing Hydration Serum.
In other news, Debenhams has unveiled its Christmas Beauty Selection Box Edit 2024. Packed with 19 products, it boasts a value of £251 but is available for just £50. The box contains products from some truly remarkable brands. We’re talking about high-end, superior names like Lancome, Kiehl’s and Murad, as well as Benefit, Urban Decay, Clarins and more. Alternatively, the MAC Go For Gold Golden Heroes set can be purchased here for £39.