

I think the Retro Mattes also feels drier and thinner than the regular Mattes do, which feel a little “wet” and dense/thick to me. The Retro Mattes are more intensely matte than their regular Matte counterparts - extremely flat - and they’re almost like wearing a matte lip pencil. the Retro Mattesīoth of the matte finishes represented in the collection are flat, meaning that they shine very little, or not at all, on the lips, but the finishes aren’t the same.

Both are currently in MAC’s Lip Pencil line, so if you’re a fan of either one, voila! Now there are matching matte lipstick shades. You may still see some familiar names among the batch of new colors as well, though, like Whirl and Stone.
