MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil – Whirl dupe

NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee

−65%per oz

MAC Cosmetics · $25NYX Professional Makeup · $6

MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil – Whirl against NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee
Fact	MAC Cosmetics	NYX Professional Makeup
Type	✓ Lip liner, both
Size	1.45 g	1 g
Per ounce	$488.78 / oz	$170.10 / oz
Amazon rank	Not ranked	#6 in Lip Liners
Sold by	4 Leaf Cloverz	Amazon.com

The trade-off

com or NYX.

Lip Pencil – Whirl costs about $25 for 1.45 g ($488.78 / oz). The dupe below is NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee at $6, about 65% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.

MAC calls it dirty rose: a muted rosy brown in the same creamy, matte-finish wooden pencil as Stone, worn as a liner or all over under gloss.

Amazon price as of Oct 1, 2026, 12:33 PM ET, subject to change: the price on Amazon at checkout is the one that applies. Retail price checked 25 September 2026.

#6 in Lip Liners on Amazon

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The dupe, side by side

The original

MAC Cosmetics

Lip Pencil – Whirl

$25

$488.78 / oz

The dupe

NYX Professional Makeup

Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee

$170.10 / oz

Cost per oz

Original$488.78 / oz

Dupe$170.10 / oz

$19 less at checkout than the original.

What matches

The same pencil inside: C10-18 triglycerides, hydrogenated vegetable oil, talc and caprylic/capric triglyceride carry the color in both, with vitamin E and ascorbyl palmitate, and MAC adds only a synthetic Japan wax.

About the original Buy the dupe

Also called a Whirl Lip Liner dupe, and left out

NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Mauve. Temptalia rates it 90% the same color as Whirl, a shade darker, but no Amazon listing of it is sold by Amazon.com or NYX.Not sold by Amazon.com or its brand · checked 1 October 2026

What a dupe has to clear, and everything we turned down

Questions

What is the best dupe for MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil – Whirl?

NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee at about $6. The same pencil inside: C10-18 triglycerides, hydrogenated vegetable oil, talc and caprylic/capric triglyceride carry the color in both, with vitamin E and ascorbyl palmitate, and MAC adds only a synthetic Japan wax.

How much cheaper is NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee than Lip Pencil – Whirl?

Lip Pencil – Whirl costs about $25 for 1.45 g, or $488.78 / oz. NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee works out at $170.10 / oz, roughly 65% less per ounce.

What does NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee do worse than Lip Pencil – Whirl?

com or NYX.

Is NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Mauve a dupe for MAC Whirl Lip Liner?

Not by our rules. Temptalia rates it 90% the same color as Whirl, a shade darker, but no Amazon listing of it is sold by Amazon.com or NYX. Checked 1 October 2026.