I remember I went with my sister to Bloomingdale's in SoHo and I really wanted to buy a MAC lipstick because they have a wide range of colors and they're all unique in their own little way. Ruby Woo blew me away with a wolf whistle. She was hot! Bright red in your face RED! She reminded me of swing dancing at a club in 1947. The MAC sales associate was very helpful and applied some on my lips along with the lip pencil in Cherry. I just wanted the lipstick. When I went to purchase, someone complemented on how the lipstick brightened my face! I didn't even start paying for it and I get complements. This lipstick is very matte, meaning absolutely NO shine, just tons of pigment, and it's dry. I wouldn't recommend lip balm underneath because it will break the matte and ruin the 40's look. Though I hear a lot of women saying it's incredibly dry, I don't think it's SO dry. You need well exfoliated lips with absolutely no flakes in order to wear this. What I do to help with the moisturization is after having my lips exfoliated (you can use an old toothbrush and use round circles) and before applying the lipstick, I lick my lips with a little saliva. Not slobbering my lips, just a few strokes, enough to keep it moist, and I apply the lipstick and it doesn't break the matte factor. It's a blue based red, great for cool tones; warm tones, I don't know, you won't get arrested if you wear this! It's a bright intense red that screams LIPS! Very popular color during the 40's and thank goodness MAC's bring back old fashioned glamour. A lipstick like this will never go out of style.
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