The Beginning of What may be a New Obsession: My first MAC lipstick!

The title says it all I must say.. There's been countless times I've gone to the MAC counter to just look at the products and new collections. I stand and stare in awe, slightly dazed not knowing what to get. I take everything in, admire some of the products and then leave. I've always wanted to try a MAC lipstick, but again I wasn't sure what to get as there are so many beautiful alternatives. After work yesterday I went by the counter for the heck of it, and I ended up leaving with this lipstick. I was looking at two lipstick both, Japenese Maple and Pure Zen, I finally decided on this one, Japanese maple . When I swatched both lip colors side by side, I noticed that Pure Zen was more of a mauve nude with pink undertones to it, although I did like the color I wanted a color less pink and more of a true nude. I was and still am absolutely ecstatic over my purchase!

Japanese maple is a warm nude shade, perfect for day to day wear; it gives you the perfect amount of color, and hydration. I was actually really surprised in terms of the formula; having never tried the lipsticks before I thought it would somehow end up making my lips feel tight and plastered, I couldn't be more wrong!  When I use Japanese maple I feel as though the only product I am wearing is a lip treatment which is amazing. I love how this product falls in the middle of being matte/ really shiney and glossy. I get the moisture I want, the color I desire and the shine that I want, nothing to fancy. The longevity also seeks to amaze me, it definitely does not stay on for the whole day by any means but it lasts a fair bit of time before I re-apply. The product glides on easily without any effort, and the texture is nice and creamy. Overall I am really happy with this purchase, everything from the packaging, to the formula/ color is amazing. 

Have you tried this shade out? What's your go-to MAC lip color?