Mac Soar Lip Liner and Mehr Lipstick : Swatch and Review

These two items seem to be forever out of stock, I knew they were so hard to come by that to be honest...I wasn't that bothered by them.

I have my Charlotte Tilbury lip liner in 'Pillow Talk' so I wasn't super bothered about tracking Soar down, but something just happened to me in the shop the other day....

I was mooching round Mac in London St Pancras, I saw it on the shelf and literally grabbed it before anyone else had the chance.

I felt like I had achieved something by grabbing one of the few remaining that I thought it was fair to treat myself to Mehr. I saw Lily Pebbles wear it in this video and it looks gorgeous on her- and Soar and Mehr are meant to be friends, and to be honest that is enough justification for me to buy both.

All the hype aside- I am really enjoying these two products! Both are very natural and both are matte- I don't think I really own any colour like this in a matte formulation, so they are both getting a lot of wear. 

Lets start with Soar.

On the Mac website this colour is described as a 'mid tone pinkish brown' so it does fit into that 'your lips but better' thing and yes, if you do want to slightly over line your lips- you really can do that with this.

The colour is lovely and I think it looks great all over the lips.

Due to it being matte- it is long lasting and obviously creates a more realistic overdraw as glossy products highlight where your lips end.

This reminds me a lot of Bobbi Browns Art stick in Rose Brown - I feel if you have one you don't necessarily need the other- which is useful as Rose Brown is generally easier to find than Soar.

I do have both. but I also have hoarder problems, so we will move on. 

Here is Soar all over the lips:

I really like this. Do I like it more than my CT Pillow Talk? No, I don't think so...but my love affair with PT has been going on for nearly a year so it's tough competition!

But yes, a lovely lip liner, and I will get a lot of use out of this. 

Onto Mehr.

Look how pretty!
In this picture I am only wearing Mehr, a 'dirty blue pink' a matte lipstick that looks lovely with or without Soar. It is lighter without the lip liner and would make a brilliant everyday lipstick.

Even though it's matte, its not particularly drying and it has great wear time. 

I am happy I have this. 

Here are the swatches side by side to give you some idea of difference:

L- R: Mehr and Soar

You can see that Soar is browner.
I think if you can get your hands on these-check them out!
I reckon most people will get a lot of use out of them.
If you can't, I wouldn't worry too much, I can see some similiarities in my stash- the ones that come to mind are CT Pillow Talk, Rimmel East End Snob, Bobbi Brow Rose Brown.
When in Mac I thought the lipstick in 'Brave' was quite similar too.

Here is Soar all over the lips with Mehr on top:

Bottom Line : These two products are long lasting and very day time appropriate.

I love that I can apply them and not be super paranoid that it's wearing off or is all over my teeth. 

Have you tried either one of these products?

Soar has really added to my (almost getting out of hand) lip liner addiction....would anyone like to see a post on my favorite liners?