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Dupe guide

MAC Ruby Woo Dupes (UK)

Ruby Woo is the cool blue-red people buy when they want impact and whiter-looking teeth. A true dupe has to stay in that blue-red family — not Chili, not a warm brick.

Start with Russian Red if you want MAC comfort, Red Carpet Red if you want luxury, and Maybelline Pioneer if you want the look under £10.

Original shade

MAC Ruby Woo

Cool blue-red Retro Matte · #C70143

Ruby Woo Dupes Ranked

UK

MAC

Russian Red

MAC's creamier blue-red sibling — deeper and more comfortable than Retro Matte Ruby Woo. The closest colour peer if dryness is the problem.

Charlotte Tilbury

Red Carpet Red

Luxury alternative with a slightly more neutral-red cast. Less blue than Ruby Woo; easier wear, similar impact.

MAC

Chili

Not a colour dupe — the warm orange-red opposite. Included so shoppers searching 'red lipstick' do not confuse blue-red with brick-red.

Maybelline

Pioneer

Best budget blue-red liquid. Cool undertone, high impact, UK drugstore price. Formula is drier than CT but closer in colour family than warm reds.

NYX Professional Makeup

Monte Carlo

Warm-leaning NYX cream often compared in forums; deeper and browner than Ruby Woo. Use if Ruby Woo feels too bright/blue on you.

Ruby Woo vs Russian Red

Dry icon vs creamy crimson

Ruby Woo vs Chili

Cool blue-red vs warm brick

Ruby Woo vs Red Carpet

MAC vs Charlotte Tilbury

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