Today’s post is a quick comparison between two of MAC’s most popular lipsticks — as I’m sure you could tell by the title! Crème Cup vs Angel!
COLOR: They are both light neutral pinks, but Crème Cup is slightly lighter and a smidgen more blue toned.
FINISH: Angel is a frost, although many bloggers dispute this fact. The more I wear Angel the more the frost becomes apparent. If you take a look in the swatch below you can see that it has a frosty sheen. Crème Cup is a Cremesheen and applies like butter. It is very smooth and creamy — for lack of a better word!
WEAR: Cremesheens tend to have pretty short wear times. Crème Cup typically lasts 2 hours while Angel can wear up to 4.
Unfortunately they both cling to any dryness that you may have on your lips, so proper exfoliation is key!
(l-r) MAC Crème Cup, MAC Angel |
Overall I would have to say that I prefer Crème Cup, mainly because I enjoy the Cremesheen finish much more than Frosts!
Do you own Angel or Crème Cup? Which is your favorite?
Fantastic post! I didn't realise these were so similar 😮
I have Creme Cup and wear it regularly – I love the finish too!
Sarah
morethanadored.blogspot.com
I didn't realise the two were so similar. My fave has to be Angel though. But after seeing this am tempted to try creme cup.
Maybe Its Megan Leigh xox
I love the cremesheen finish, and have repurchased shygirl 5 times now! Although I do find they are so drying, so am constantly having to apply lipbalm and exfoliate my lips! Lovely blog, now following!xx
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Oh my gosh! I have both of these lipsticks, and I had NO idea they were this similar?! They look identical in your swatches xxx
Gemma | ♥ Miss Makeup Magpie ♥
I never realized that these were similar! I don't own either of these, but whenever I get the chance I will definitely pick up Creme Cup first before Angel, due to your recommendation ^_^
<3 Pauline, Addicted to Makeup
I have creme cup and I don't rate it! Is there a lustre lipstick that is similar? I'm obsessed with nudes by mac! I have peach nudes, pink nudes and brown nudes hah!
I have Angel, Sarah. May be a smidgen light for my skin (NC30) but it's better than Creme Cup on my lips. Yes, I do notice the frosty sheen but not as noticeable as other frost finished lipstick from MAC. With Angel, I use Buerre lipliner to make it a bit 'warmer' though. Love it! 🙂
Funnily enough I purchased Creme Cup last weekend, and wore it for the first time yesterday, and I certainly agree that you need to exfoliate prior to wearing it! was not a pretty site after wearing it for a couple of hours 🙂
I've used creme cup for a while and love the colour, I bought angel the other day and when I got home I realised how similar they were! I think I were creme cup more often though!
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PS: love your blog
I love Angel!! It is a favorite! Everytime I go to my MAC counter to grab Creme Cup they are sold out!! Thanks for the review!
Kendra
http://www.beautybykendrac.com
I purchased Angel a year ago after reading the positive reviews about it! To be honest, I was disappointed with it! Creme Cup is next on my list to purchase, so this review was super helpful! 🙂
– Amy
http://www.wantsneedsloves.blogspot.ca
I have both, for a while I liked Creme cup better, now it's angel again, both shades are lovable.
I got Creme cup think it looks better on fair skin and blond hair. I absolutely adore it, I wear it with a Clarins lipgloss and it is perfect! 🙂
I have both Cream Cup and Angel, and it's hard to decide which I like more, but thank you for the review/comparison :)Guess I'll keep both!And I also love Shy Girl too, as one person commented above. But I always apply the prep and prime for the lips beforehand, to help the Creamsheens last a little longer, and help not dry my lips out so much ;->Peggy
I only own mac's Vegas Volt so still deciding which mac nude to get first as im loving the look of so many! i never realised how similar these two were until now (which seems to be the case for a lot of people) so i'm definitely going to make sure i get only one for the time being. which one do you think would compliment a fair skinned redhead better? im going to go into the mac store and ask but i would appreciate your opinion! thanks for the review 🙂