Ruby Woo Vs Russian Red

Swatches my experience comparison with mac ruby woo lipstick i have seen many people comparing ruby woo with this.

Ruby woo vs russian red.

There is saying among women that if a man understands the shades of lipsticks and can differentiate between ruby woo and russian red then he is suitable to spend the life with. Ruby woo vs russian red right so i m aware that this post won t appeal to a lot of you but this is for those mac lipstick and red lipstick lovers out there. Russian red is a little bit darker and more neutral. When applied on lips ruby woo looks brighter than the russian red as the later has more intense bluish undertone to it.

I actually came across this predicament myself when deciding on a red mac lipstick so i m going to do an in depth review of both and weigh up the pro s and con s of each. Both the shades have a blue undertone to it. At first glance there is not much difference between the two shades. In terms of texture the main difference between ruby woo and russian red is that ruby woo is a retro matte finish while russian red is a normal matte finish.

This has a matte finish but it does not feel uncomfortable on the lips. I went to the mac store and tried both ruby woo and russian red on me i m nc15 20 if it helps they are very close in actual color but the biggest difference to me was the formulas and intensities ruby woo was a much drier formula and because of that the color was weaker and more muted whereas russian red applied much creamier on and so it was much brighter and more intense and bold. Russian red is a lot creamier in formulation but it definitely isn t as vibrant a shade as ruby woo. In short russian red is deeper than ruby woo.