Lipstick enthusiasts can rejoice now that the MAC Cosmetics Nude collection has dropped. As a 90s baby, I grew up seeing icons like actress Angelina Jolie and supermodel Cindy Crawford on magazine covers and in films. During that decade, both of these women wore sultry nude lips that many of us try to recreate to this day through social media trends like Latte makeup.
The Nudes We’ve Been Waiting For
MAC is giving us all the nudes we need with 3 lip liners, 19 silky matte, sleek satin, and sheer-shine lipsticks, along with 6 powder kiss liquid shades. When it comes to the lip liners MAC Cosmetics went back into the vault and brought back shade Cool Spice, which was beloved by Cindy Crawford. In an interview with podcaster Lauryn Bosstick, Cindy dishes on her key beauty secret for her modeling career, and that was using the MAC Spice pencil to overline her lips.
“It was so 90s,” says Cindy. She used Spice to get that nude pouty lip that was so trendy during that time. MUA Erin Parsons even does a comparison between the two versions. Erin notes how the 90s Spice was more cool-toned while the Spice of today had more warm undertones. After testing the two Erin yearns for the 90s liner saying “It’s the perfect shade, the perfect texture”.
MAC heard the feedback from lipstick lovers through the grapevine and brought us shade Cool Spice in the new nude collection. MUA Erin Parsons excited about the launch did a quick review on the MAC pencil saying “25 years I have dreamt of this color”. Currently, the Cool Spice liner is sold out online but the MAC Cosmetics team was kind enough to send over the shade for me to try. First impressions, the Cool Spice pencil is a creamy formula that’s easy to apply and won’t budge. It has a beautiful deep brown color to it with a cool undertone. This would be ideal to pair with other shades like Folio.
Hodgepodge The “Mocha Mousse” Color Of The Year
Mocha Mousse is deemed the color of the year for 2025 by color and trend firm Pantone. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute said “Pantone 17-1230 Mocha Mousse is sophisticated and lush”. MAC leaned heavily into this news and developed my favorite shade Hodgepodge, which embodies Mocha Mousse. Hodgepodge is a mocha mid-town brown that’s a part of the sleek satin line. This lipstick color works so well on light and deep complexions. Plus it pairs well with the iconic lipliner shade Chestnut.
Angelina Jolie and Shade Folio
The MAC Cosmetic Nudes collection also brought back shade Folio, a muted taupe brown with grey undertones. According to Beauty TikTok Creator and MUA Erin Parsons, Angelina Jolie wore this shade in the 90s. To achieve her sultry looks, she wanted a grey nude that felt different from the warmer tones and went well with her complexion.
Since then, many other makeup artists and fashion publications have gone on to recreate Angelina Jolie-inspired makeup. Shade Folio is a part of the sleek satin line which is more of a hydrating formula. This glides on the lips like butter and for ultra high-shine pair it with the MAC lip glass.
#MACNudes has been trending all over social media with Creators showing the versatility of the collection with the warm and cool tones. Plus the packaging for the lipsticks is super sleek, and many of the bullets come in a weighty matte case. You also have a retractable base with the MAC name etched all along the opening and on the bullet. Overall, you get a wide variety of shades with a top-notch formula that has long staying power. The MAC Cosmetics Nude collection is available to shop at Ulta and MAC.com.
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