MAC • Subculture • Lip Liners

rated 4.2(197 reviews)

Average Rating.4.2
Would buy this product again.78%
Package Quality4.3
Price3.2
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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* lareinaxx on 6/15/2009 4:42:00 AM more reviews by lareinaxx

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Kinky, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

subculture is the best pink l/l for latina's with pigmented lips, I love this liner, and its the only pink to ever work for me :(


color-rosey nude


texture-regular l/l a bit dry, a bit creamy, all the right amount to stay on ur lips a long time, and still apply with ease.


having red/pink full lips, I have to be careful what liners I wear, to redish pink and my lips will be to red, to pinky orange, my lips will look unatural, and same with a baby pink..

that's why subculture is absolutely perfect..its brown/nude based, and has a mix of rose/pink, when I put it on my natural lip, it almost perfectly matches exept its a little more nude.

wearing nudes everyday, its important that my l/l's match well. I love using subculture with creme d' nude l/s because its a pink/nude l/s and the liner helps bring the pink out. also myth, angel, out to shock and gel look sweet with subculture.


with all liners including subculture, I apply over my lipstick so its more natural, I think if you apply ur lipstick over ur liner, your lipstick will change colors completely. so if u have subculture and it didn't work for you..try it over your lipstick, it might just save u some liners :)


if your looking for a nude liner without the pink, go with oak. that's my number one fave l/l. but again, I apply it over my l/s, it has peach undertones.

I also own stripdown as well, it has no peach or pink, just brown tones. another good nude.

but if your looking for a pink nude, subculture is the one. its natural, and would match most lips..try it at your mac, and remember, swatching it on ur hand isn't the same as your lips, so get it sanitised and sharpened, and try it on with your fave lipstick, that's the test.

mac makes other pink liners, but to me, subculture has the most pretty affect :) try it ladies, lip liners are very important xox

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rated 4 of 5 chasingfiction on 6/5/2009 6:27:00 PM more reviews by chasingfiction

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

This color is very close to my natural lip color, a little more brown and less pink though. Dervish is too pink, I really would need the combination of this and Dervish to get the exact color of my lips. This would be a good lip pencil for me to wear with some darker lipsticks but it's too dark for a nude lip for me (I have very fair skin with warm undertones and pigmented warm pink lips). I returned it and got Summerfruit which is the perfect nude lip liner for me, it is the only lip liner I've found that actually tones down my lips w/out looking too ashy. I would buy it again though for a darker lip but I've been on the pinky peachy nude lip look kick lately.

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* kewlhat on 5/20/2009 1:24:00 PM more reviews by kewlhat

Age: 19-24   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

I LOVE this. I had never tried or worn lipliners before... I didn't understand it or know how to use it, therefore I never even considered using it. This is actually a really close match to the color of my lips. My lips are really pigmented and it's really hard for me to wear sheer lipsticks and glosses because you can see the color of my lips through the lipcolor. It's very frustrating. Subculture is the perfect color base. I will probably purchase several backups. :)

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* tristitia on 5/11/2009 1:23:00 PM more reviews by tristitia

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I bought this liner because I have very reddish pigmented lips, and needed something natural-looking to tone them down a bit and make it possible for me to wear something other than dark lippies. It works like a dream. The color is a neutral, pink-nude, with no cool tones (I can't wear any pinks with even the slightest hint of coolness). The pencil is a little hard, which makes it uncomfortable to apply to chapped lips, which mine often are - but there's a good side to this consistency: It stays on your lips without blending with whatever lipstick or gloss you top it with, and therefore doesn't change the shade of your ls/gloss - and this is the complaint I have with most other liners I've tried (and there's been a million of them!)
I will buy again and again.

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* lauralikes on 4/26/2009 1:38:00 PM more reviews by lauralikes

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Other, Warm   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

fave everyday lip liner. it's a nude brown pink lipliner that is best worn under a light lipglass just for a casual, not-trying-for-a-certain-look feel. love it!!!!

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rated 4 of 5 olliesbear on 4/24/2009 9:34:00 PM more reviews by olliesbear

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Blond, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Green    

Ideal for a nude lip and natural look. Slightly lighter than my own lip color though but still works...defines and does it's job and makes it look natural. A+

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rated 5 of 5 kaaatie on 4/19/2009 8:30:00 AM more reviews by kaaatie

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Blond, Curly   Eyes: Grey    

This product is for me what I expected Spice to be - the perfect nude pencil that pulls together any look and perfects lips while looking natural. Where Spice was too much of a cinnamon-brown to work in this way with my fair colouring, Subculture's pinky-nude colour works perfectly. The consistency is creamy but not too soft, and I use the pencil to subtly outline my lips for a fuller look. It is such a natural match for my lip colour that this doesn't look trashy or over-the-top as outlining tends to. Subculture is perfect for a groomed, matt look, or for adding definition to a soft glossy lip.

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rated 5 of 5 akhan21 on 4/17/2009 5:05:00 PM more reviews by akhan21

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

perfect nude liner :) i love it

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rated 5 of 5 Princesslisax3 on 3/7/2009 2:04:00 AM more reviews by Princesslisax3

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I heard about this from Kim Kardashian's blog....I use it with the Angel lipstick...it blends in with my natural lip color. the lipliner didn't really show up much...but the MAC Ma told me it's a good thing that you don't notice the different...you want it to look natural...and it did. This is my favorite besides the Stripdown. I would use this daily. I'm not big on lip make-up.

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rated 4 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* charms09 on 3/5/2009 7:59:00 AM more reviews by charms09

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

HG! I am not a lip liner kind of girl but this one has made me change my ways. Beautiful with nude lips or soft pinks, great with lip gloss. The PERFECT nude liner.

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rated 4 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* pootiebear1031 on 3/4/2009 6:44:00 PM more reviews by pootiebear1031

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I wanted to try this lipliner when I saw a fellow MUAer had used this with one of the Hello kitty lipglosses. This lip pencil is a nice matte pink color. I can use this liner along with all of my pink lipsticks and lipglosses. Today I lined my lips and filled them in with this lip pencil. Subculture made my lips look so nice. It is not a neutral pink more of a soft pink. I wore Stila silver lip glaze over Subculture and wow what a combination. My lips look more like a pearlized pink. I RIS and I am sooo happy I decided to try this lip liner.

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rated 4 of 5 Ana_3 on 3/1/2009 12:05:00 AM more reviews by Ana_3

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

I bought this product a while ago at the CCO and have used it religiously ever since. I would describe the color as slightly darker than nude with a hint of pink or plum undertones. I usually use it just by itself for a natural look but I do wear it under viva glam 5 or hug me lipstick. The nice thing about this liner is that it goes on smoothly without tugging on my lips or drying out throughout the day. It also makes my teeth look like they were just cleaned :) what more could you ask for.

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rated 4 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* bellefranjic on 2/28/2009 11:52:00 PM more reviews by bellefranjic

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

IMO this is the perfect nude lipliner. It matches my lip color perfectly and can be worn on its own without looking incomplete. I'm taking off a lippie for the lasting power, which isn't great. Looks fabulous when applied though.

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rated 5 of 5 kaitlynnm on 1/17/2009 10:00:00 AM more reviews by kaitlynnm

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm   Hair: Blond, Fine   Eyes: Green    

I prefer a natural lip so I love Subculture by MAC. It's very nude but it still gives you that pouty look. In my opinion, this color would look great on anyone. Most of the time I line and fill my lips and then go over it with L'oreal Bare Naturale Lip Conditioner in Soft Shell or Soft Peach, or even just a plain clear gloss. MAC Subculture is a must-have for me.

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* abfabjeanius on 1/16/2009 7:08:00 PM more reviews by abfabjeanius

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I love this liner. It's a light nude with some pink to it, so it doesn't go on as brown as Stripdown can. I love using it to fill in my lips and then adding clear/sheer gloss on top, or even if I just use it to line, it's very long-lasting and natural looking and doesn't give me the dreaded liner lool. This is probably one of my fave liners ever. For reference, I am NC20-25 with pinkish lips.

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* Milena on 1/3/2009 6:48:00 PM more reviews by Milena

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Tan   Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Green    

HG nude lipliner. Subculture is a pale peachy nude with the tiniest bit of pink to it. This looks fantastic paired with nude lipsticks and glosses and it lasts a long time.

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rated 5 of 5 murderess on 1/1/2009 4:01:00 PM more reviews by murderess

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

Perfect for defining my lips, I have no problems with application. I color my lips with this and layer on Cushy White plushglass and it gives me such pouty nude lips.

I love how it has a bit of pink in it as well, unlike the other nude lip liners the amazing MAC consultant showed me.

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* iLoveYoutwo on 12/15/2008 1:33:00 AM more reviews by iLoveYoutwo

Age: 19-24   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Sexy<3 i love this with Hug me lipstick <3

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rated 5 of 5 *TOP REVIEWER* igrayne01 on 10/15/2008 12:09:00 PM more reviews by igrayne01

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

Nice light-colored liner that goes on smooth. Perfect for a natural daytime look.

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rated 4 of 5 twizzyrain on 10/9/2008 12:47:00 AM more reviews by twizzyrain

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Cool   Hair: Brown, Curly   Eyes: Blue    

If this isn't exactly the same color as my lips it's only the tiny tiniest smidge darker, and I don't think I have very pigmented lips. So this is not a good product for someone looking for possibly even MLBB, because it is so nude. On top of that, it's sheer. It's peachy-pink, but slightly shimmery, a nice texture when you first apply it, but it becomes dry after a while unless you put balm on top and then it comes off very fast. About an hour I think. The shimmer looks slightly bronze to me, which adds a little dimension to the shade, and without it it could look much like silly-putty drab. The thing that bothers me about it most is the way it wears, because it does tend to sink down below my lips, so that I can only see it there, not on my lips, by a few hours, and even topped by a (deeper, but) matching lipstick I look like I was eating pork chops or something and just put lipstick on after lunch without checking the mirror. Not my kind of look.

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