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MAC Stone Lip Liner.

About this product

A classic lip liner from MAC in the shade Stone, designed to define and outline the lips.

Full ingredients

C10-18 Triglycerides, Talc, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Synthetic Japan Wax, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Red 30 (Ci 73360), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Zinc Oxide (Ci 77947)

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Guru Score

82%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

Stone carves out lip edges with precision and works brilliantly as an anchor for plumping glosses, making lips appear noticeably fuller. The trade-off is a tingling sensation that gurus find noticeable but bearable, and worth it if you're after that major plumping effect. Best suited for anyone who loves a bold lip outline and doesn't mind a little heat to get the volume.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take October 2026

What they liked

  • Defines and sharpens lip edges
  • Creates a plumping effect when layered with gloss
  • Cool-toned shade works across skin tones

What they flagged

  • Causes noticeable burning and tingling

Type

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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"This one's Stone from Mac, and if you put that on the edges of the lips after you kind of dab off the gloss, your lips look humongous. If you're not into plumping lip glosses you will not like this, but if you are experienced and you want a major plumping effect, this is probably the most plumping gloss I've ever experienced. It works because it works so well."
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"I'm using a much more cool tone liner, this is MAC Stone just to really carve out the edges of the lips. Then I'm going to [...] add a little bit of MAC Stone to that just so my lips don't look like they're floating."
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"This one's Stone from Mac, and if you put that on the edges of the lips after you kind of dab off the gloss, your lips look humongous. If you're not into plumping lip glosses you will not like this, but if you are experienced and you want a major plumping effect, this is probably the most plumping gloss I've ever experienced. It works because it works so well."
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"I used MAC Stone to do a little bit of contouring. I'd lost it for about six months because I put it away with my eyebrow pencils."
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"I'm going to start off with MAC Stone Classic lip liner. I'm just trying to decide if I want to overline my lips at all. I think I'm going to do the corners, darken up the corners."
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"I used MAC Stone to do a little bit of contouring. I'd lost it for about six months because I put it away with my eyebrow pencils."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is MAC Stone Lip Liner?

A classic lip liner from MAC in the shade Stone, designed to define and outline the lips.

Is MAC Stone Lip Liner worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is MAC Stone Lip Liner's Guru Score?

MAC Stone Lip Liner holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

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