Possible MAC Costa Chic Dupe!

Didnt get a chance to pick up MAC's Costa Chic lippie? Great news! I found a possible dupe...I say "possible b/c its not right on like the Girl About Town dupe but its rather close...and it only costs $4.50!


I was swatching some NYX lippies I had the other day and realized NYX's Indian Pink and Margarita look a lot like costa chic except Indian Pink is a little too orange and Margarita is a little too pink...so I mixed them and got a pretty impressive dupe. Both lipstick are about $2.25 or so at cherryculture while Costa Chic is discontinued and sells on ebay for $20+.


Here are the swatches

Left to Right: NYX Indian Pink, MAC Costa Chic, NYX Margarita

Left to Right (as labeled): MAC Costa Chic, NYX Indian Pink, NYX Margarita, NYX Indian Pink & Margarita mixed, MAC Costa Chic

in bathroom lighting

normal daylight

comparison in bathroom lighting

comparison w/ flash

you can see that it isn't an exact dupe, but I think you can achieve the exact color by mixing the NYX lipsticks a little better

In my opinion, Costa Chic isn't really a lippie that I would run around the town looking for. I fell in love with the color when it first came out but don't see myself wearing it everyday. I really dont fancy frost lipsticks on me. I only wore Costa Chic twice since I got it and as for the NYX lipstick, I haven't even worn them yet, only swatched. If I ever have a blog sale these will definitely be up for that