12 Gorgeous MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupes from NYX to Colourpop

Finding dupes for the must have MAC lip liners is one of my favorite activities, and since I love drugstore makeup, it’s all the more enjoyable – and easy for me to do.

If you’re looking for a gorgeous new MAC Cork lip liner dupe, I’ve got a good handful for you today, from NYX to Colourpop and of course, Juvia’s Place and Barry M.

We currently have quite a few drugstore lip liners similar to MAC Cork on the market, with that dark golden brown undertone which happens to look stunning on medium to dark skin.

And while they’re not all exact dupes, they’re still really close to that Holy Grail birthed by MAC Cosmetics!

12 Gorgeous MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupes from NYX to Colourpop

If you’re interested in finding all kinds of dupes for MAC, I’ve already written full posts about dupes for MAC Chestnut, and lip liners similar to MAC Oak for lighter skin tones.

I was a makeup artist for years before I turned to full-time blogging, and since I mainly write about makeup, you can be sure I’m always in some new beauty store swatching my hands’ skin away.

Now, a little disclaimer:

Many of the drugstore lip liners mentioned today are really similar to MAC Cork, but some have a slightly different tone or undertone.

This will come in handy if you want the perfect brown lip liner but would rather have something with a slightly darker color, or with a redder undertone (especially for cool and olive skin).

And by the way, if you’re looking to create lip combos with MAC Cork, I’ve already written a complete guide for you guys so check it out for really cute ombre lip looks!

Drugstore MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupe: Barry M Chocolate Lip Liner

Many Barry M dupes for MAC are currently available in drugstores, namely at Boots and Superdrug in London, but you can also shop for the British makeup brand online.

The Barry M lip liners retail for only £3.49 in the UK, making them some of the cheapest drugstore lip liners, and the texture is very similar to the ones from MAC Cosmetics.

If you’re looking for an almost perfect dupe for MAC Cork, check out the Barry M Chocolate lip liner.

It’s actually not too different from the MAC Chestnut lip liner either, especially if you’re planning to wear a nude lipstick blended into the lip liner.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop Barry M Chocolate

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Best Lip Liners Similar to MAC Cork: Colourpop BFF3 Lippie Pencil

Another really similar lip liner to MAC Cork comes from Colourpop, this beloved online brand that sells anything from gorgeous green eyeshadow palettes to striking highlighters.

The Lippie Pencil in BFF3 is a really close shade to the Cork lip liner, and at only $7, it’s also about one third of the price of MAC lip pencils.

The main difference between the Colourpop BFF3 lip liner and MAC Cork is the texture; the Colourpop Lippie Pencil is much creamier and requires less work to get an impactful line on the lips.

If you’re looking for a lighter version of the Cork lip liner, BFF3 has that same golden undertone with a slightly lighter color overall, making it possible for tan and medium skin to wear it more easily on the daily.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop Colourpop BFF3

Read: The Best Colourpop Lippie Stix Shades

Drugstore MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupe: Rimmel Lasting Finish Cappuccino

Rimmel is one of my favorite British drugstore makeup brands, with their waterproof eyeliners and Kate Moss lipsticks being two products I know are always trustworthy.

The Lasting Finish lip liners are another product you might want to check out next time you’re at a drugstore, especially because you have a few really good Rimmel dupes for MAC lip liners…

And that includes the Lasting Finish lip liner in Cappuccino, slightly lighter than Cork, and still with the same golden undertone.

With up to 8 hours wear time for a price of £3.99 in the UK, that’s one of the cheapest dupes for MAC Cork you’ll find, and great with light brown lipsticks like MAC Mocha or Spirit.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop Rimmel Cappuccino

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Drugstore MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupe: NYX Downtown Beauty Suede Matte Lip Liner

Compared to the Slim Lip pencils, the NYX Suede Matte lip liners are dryer, and similar in texture to the MAC lip liners – which is why I love them.

The price is also a deciding factor when I buy new NYX Suede Matte lip liners, since they retail for about $5 and deliver a perfectly matte finish.

Now, while there are many different NYX lip liner dupes for MAC, you’ll want to check out the shade Downtown Beauty for something similar to Cork.

We’ve got the same type of brown lip liner shade, with the same type of golden undertone, perfect to wear with a simple line or blue eyeliner, or something more striking like burnt orange eyeshadow.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop NYX Downtown Beauty

Read: The Best MAC Lipstick Dupes from NYX Suede Matte

Best Lip Liners Similar to MAC Cork: Morphe Bite Me Color Pencil

The Morphe Color Pencil range is amazing if you’re looking for something really cheap; in the USA, they only retail for $6, and are clearly some of the most pigmented lip liners out there.

The Morphe Bite Me Color Pencil is another perfect pick if you’re looking for a lip liner similar to MAC Cork, and the fact that the Morphe lip liners are so creamy adds an extra point to the overall mark.

You’ll find other amazing Morphe dupes for MAC lip liners in the Color Pencil range, which range from shades like Stripdown to the wonderful Soar lip liner – but for something yellowish brown, check out Bite Me.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop Morphe Bite Me

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Drugstore MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupe: LA Girl Toast Lip Liner

LA Girl is probably one of the most famous American drugstore makeup brands, and their classic lip liners, which only retail for $3, are best selling products you should grab a couple of shades from as soon as you get the chance.

What you see is what you get, and more, actually – the LA Girl lip liners are creamy and offer many different shades, lots of which are similar to MAC lip liners.

The LA Girl Toast lip liner, in particular, is a great dupe for MAC Cork: dark brown, with a yellow undertone, it’s easy to apply and keeps in place beautifully throughout the day.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop LA Girl Toast

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Best Lip Liners Similar to MAC Cork: SheGlam Warm Nutmeg Lip Liner & Lipstick Duo

SheGlam is a Shein brand that offers all kinds of products from matte lipsticks to plumping lip gloss and neutral eyeshadow palettes, and has been taking the social media world by storm for a while now.

Their lipstick and lip liner duos are a great pick if you don’t want to splurge on a separate lipstick, and the shade Warm Nutmeg happens to house a lip liner very similar to MAC Cork.

At $3.49 for the smart double-sided product, the SheGlam Warm Nutmeg duo is a great pick if you’d like to just try how a shade like Cork would look on you.

The lipstick, by the way, roughly looks like MAC Spirit, not an exact dupe but close, and makes for a pretty nude lip combo for daily wear.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop SheGlam Warm Nutmeg

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Drugstore MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupe: ELF Dark Cocoa Cream Glide Lip Liner

ELF’s Cream Glide lip liners are your classic lip pencils, thought to give us a perfectly smooth line without dragging, and at $2, they’re great to experiment with new shades.

The Cream Glide lip liner in Dark Cocoa is a good dark brown lip liner, darker than MAC Cork, and with more of a red undertone, making it more suited to really dark skin looking for a natural shade.

I still thought to include this ELF lip liner because of how precise and smooth it feels on the lips, and, well, because of how cheap it is, since it retails for 1/10th of the MAC Cork lip liner.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop ELF Dark Cocoa

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Best Lip Liners Similar to MAC Cork: Juvia’s Place So Rare Luxe Lip Liner

A while back, I reviewed for you all the Juvia’s Place Luxe Lip liner shades, and they’re currently some of my favorites to wear because of how precise and long lasting they are.

I was never really attracted to retractable lip liners, and while I love all of the Juvia’s Place eyeshadow palettes without exception, it took me a while to get to the Luxe Lip liners.

However, one of the closest dupes for MAC Cork I’ve found is the Luxe Lip liner in So Rare, with the same kind of golden undertone, and dark enough that really dark skin can wear it easily.

With the Juvia’s Place It’s Glass lipgloss on top, this lip liner range is, ahem, perfection.

Shop MAC Cork • Shop Juvia’s Place So Rare

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Drugstore MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupe: MUA Intense Lip Colour Obsession

There are many MUA Makeup Academy products I’ve loved for years now, from their eyeshadow palettes to their eyebrow products and, of course, their matte and satin lipsticks.

MUA is one of the cheapest makeup brands at Superdrug, and their Intense Colour lip liner in Obsession is another good pick if you’re looking for a lip liner similar to MAC Cork.

Obsession is not an exact dupe for MAC Cork, though, and I’ve always felt that we were oscillating between Chestnut, Cork and Mahogany with this shade – but at £2.25, we’ve got a really cheap alternative.

Plus, the MUA lip liners are so creamy and so big that you’d do well to check out their full range – they match the lipsticks with the same names, ensuring you’ve got a pretty lip combo for just about £5!

Shop MAC Cork • Shop MUA Obsession

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Best Lip Liners Similar to MAC Cork: Golden Rose Dream Lips Lip Liner 518

The Golden Rose Dream Lips lip liners offer many different dupes for MAC, including dupes for Whirl and Soar, but if you’re looking for a similar shade to MAC Cork, you’ll want to check out the Dream Lips lip liner in 518.

Since Golden Rose is a Turkish makeup brand, chances are the only way you’ll get the Dream Lips lip liners is online, or maybe if you visit Turkey.

It retails for about 2 to 3 euros on European makeup websites, so that’s one of our cheapest options today.

I found many different makeup stores in Istanbul when I lived there, and Golden Rose had stores pretty much everywhere, with their super cheap lip liners and liquid matte lipsticks.

I can’t rave enough about the Golden Rose products, that’s one thing I can tell you.

I first discovered them in a makeup shop in Paris, which then shut down (but you can still get Golden Rose at Saga Cosmetics), and from the Longstay Liquid Matte lipsticks to the Dream Lips lip liners, I collected almost all their products.

The Dream Lips lip liner in 518 offers a slightly redder shade than MAC Cork, which means that if you have skin with cool undertones or olive skin, it will be easier to wear than Cork.

Shop MAC Cork

Read: 5 Drugstore Dupes for MAC Soar Lip Liner

Best Lip Liners Similar to MAC Cork: NYX Toast Lip Liner

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The NYX Slim lip liners were some of the first lip liners to ever get granted entry in my makeup artist stash, and I’ve always loved how creamy and easy to work they are.

The NYX Toast lip liner is another great – and cheap – alternative to MAC Cork if you’re on a budget and looking for a similarly dark brown lip liner, although it’s a bit lighter.

The fact that it is indeed lighter makes this beautiful NYX lip liner perfect for people with tan skin and medium skin – you don’t have to have really dark skin to be able to wear it.

Shop MAC Cork

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12 Gorgeous MAC Cork Lip Liner Dupes from NYX to Colourpop

There you have them, all my best picks if you’re looking for good MAC Cork lip liner dupes from the drugstore!

Some brands are easier to find than others in the USA, while others, like Barry M and MUA Makeup Academy, are easier to purchase from the UK – in any case, the world wide web is allowing us to get pretty much all of these without too much hassle.

If I had to choose my favorites in terms of drugstore lip liners, I would always go for the NYX Suede Matte lip liners and the Barry M lip liners, especially since they also offer dupes for MAC Spice, Whirl and Soar, other must have MAC lip liner shades.

However, I’d recommend trying a couple of shades from each brand when you’ve got the chance, simply because you never know when you’ll come across your new favorite makeup brand!

Until next time!

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