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4.1/5
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5.0
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6 years ago

I just love this color, on me, it's kind of a taupy color with a purple shimmer..very flattering. I wore this color years ago, and just repurchased because I forgot how nice it looked on me.

About reviewer (86 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone

HairBlond

EyesBrown



5.0
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10 years ago

I just got this with the Artificially wild collection for MAC. This is a nude tone sheer gloss but on me the color changing neutral/cool skin girl this actually turns out just a touch Grey/ashy on...

About reviewer (268 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


5.0
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13 years ago

Mamma mia, this is sexy!!! This is what I wanted Ooh Baby to be, but that one was too gold. This one is neutral, I don't get the brown references. MAC's website describes this shade as "Golden...

About reviewer (145 reviews)

Age

SkinOily, Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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13 years ago

I really like this gloss on my NW30 skin. I do agree with other girls, that this color can be hard to pull off on its own. I usually do a nude lip and layer this on top to prevent "concealer lips"...

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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13 years ago

My mom gave me Explicit around 2000 and I still use it over lipsticks that look "off" on me. I have one in particular that is kind of orange on me (it is a plum in the tube) (Revlon ColorStay in...

About reviewer (235 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesHazel


1.0
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14 years ago

WHY. WHY WHY WHY. I bought this thinking it would look mauvier, but it just looked gray brown on me. I bought it after being super-hounded by the MAC store person, so that probably should have been...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOily, Olive, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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14 years ago

I bought this a year ago and never used it cuz for some reason I could not pull it off...I actually forgot that I had it. I finally found a look it goes great with....The smokey eye. It just goes...

About reviewer (69 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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14 years ago

Oooh I love Explicit. The perfect neutral gloss to wear with any look. I had this shade back in the early 2000's & recently repurchased. I've been obsessed with taupe & gold lately & this really...

About reviewer (259 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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15 years ago

OMG! This was the first MAC lipgloss I ever bought! Mind you this was back in 2001. Its a sexy shimmery taupe that looks great with baby pink cheeks and a brown/neutral smokey eye.

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Tan

HairBrown

EyesBrown


3.0
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15 years ago

I love the smell, but the color makes me look like a corpse and my lips look gray. I have to be very careful w/ my eyes and cheeks to pull the color.

About reviewer (30 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBlack


3.0
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15 years ago

The only decent color out of the six lipglasses from mac. But wearing alone doesn't look good. Wearing over a lipstick makes explicit look better. I got this as a gift from my aunt. The gift had 6...

About reviewer (249 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I love this shade... it's gorgeous! It's like a silvery brown colour in the bottle, but when I put it on, you can see the pink come through from my natural lip colour. I love using this gloss with...

About reviewer (87 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesHazel


3.0
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17 years ago

This color looks good on top of dark lipsticks or mixed with warm tomed lip colors to make them look cooler, but it looks very boring on it's own. Most drugstore brands have a color similiar to...

About reviewer (175 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesHazel


1.0
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17 years ago

RIS and I am so glad! I would have never bought this! The brown looked terrible on me and the smell was horrendous! I couldn't wait to take that stuff off!

About reviewer (149 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

explicit is a frosted milk chocolate with a hint of silver shimmer. this is the first mac lipglass/product that i have ever owned and i love it. i am african american so my lips are fairly...

About reviewer (153 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


5.0
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18 years ago

This is my favorite color Lipglass! It is shimmery beige, brownish and lasts a long time! It looks really shimmery in the package but goes on really subtle. I used to buy the Lipglass in Oh Baby...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

This is the lipglass that I feel I wear the most. I would describe it as a silvery mauve type color and it calls for a strong eye. It does have a grayish cast to it, most likely due to the silver...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesGreen


4.0
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18 years ago

I got this as a present, thought it would be a horrible shade on my lips. I was, however, quite pleasantly surprised! This is a truly gorgeous color, that flatters my nc20 complexion. Oddly enough,...

About reviewer (80 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


4.0
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18 years ago

I can't really tell what colour explicit turns on my lips but my BF said it made my lips look a shade darker. To me, explicit's a colourless shimmery silver gloss that adds depth and shine to ur...

About reviewer (37 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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19 years ago

I have only just discovered these glosses, and I am in love! This is the 1st one I bought and has been my ev ery day gloss since! Iam very fair and this one suits me really well, I also bought...

About reviewer (250 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrown

EyesGreen