MAC Pro Longwear Lipstick

I was on the hunt for a long lasting lipstick for my vacation in a fun, summery colour. I didn't want a full blown stain or anything too drying and I read online a lot of people like MAC's pro longwear lipsticks so I thought I would try it out. I bought the colour "Love Forever!". It's a very pigmented hot pink/fuchsia, but not too bright (such as "Candy Yum Yum"). It has just the right amount of purple undertones that it is a bit darker and more flattering.

I realize now this picture isn't very good...almost looks red. See swatch below

The formula is very nice. It has a creamy finish with no shine. It is not drying at all. It leaves a bit of a tackiness to it, similar to what a stain might feel like. That doesn't bother me but it is a bit distracting. As far as the overall wear, I didn't find it much different that a regular lipstick. The colour remained bright on my lips for a few hours but came right off after eating and needed to be reapplied. I find a lot of how well a lipstick wears is the application and if done well, any lipstick can last a long time. I didn't use a lip pencil with it and did not notice any bleeding.

The sad thing is that I lost it the second time I wore it on the very first day of my vacation! And not just this lipstick, but my whole bag of lip products I had brought on my trip! It wasn't my entire lip collection (thank goodness) but still a good $100 worth of product, including this very nice, brand new lipstick. Sigh.

Overall, it's a good lipstick and I love the colour. I'm not a very big fan of the regular MAC lipsticks (I know, I know) but the pro longwear is better. That being said, I'm going to go on a hunt for a drug store dupe. If I can't find one, I'll fork out the $21 and buy it again because I do love the colour.