How do you like the MES's? How about the palettes? I have all the MES's right now, but the palettes I'm still iffy on. I can only swatch and look at pictures, but so far I haven't heard anything really good about them.

Are the palettes heavy and real metal? Also, how is the consistency of the shadows and lip colors? I'm so un-decided right now D:

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I really like the palettes and they are real metal and heavy. I bought all but the cool eyes. I can't pull off pinks very well. I love my face brushes. I think the brushes are better quality than previous sets and they spent less on the bags, cause they are FUGLY. But that's better than nice bags and crappy brushes. I bought the duo shadows because like my name here I love e/s. I think they are good but maybe not great. My daughter loves the Silversmith I got for her. She also loved the metallics palettes so I bought one for each of us. We used to share but she went away to college this year so I'm buying two of a lot of things. Right now I can't remember what else I bought other than some basic stuff I wanted.

I love love love Mi' Lady MES! I may get a backup because the RED is just too awesome and unlike anything that I've seen released. The colors apply pretty sheer but are very buildable and when applied wet looks even more intense. Mi' Lady is great as a blush too. As for the other ones, I passed because I didn't think they were that unique.

I also picked up the Metallic Eyes palette but I think it's going back because after looking at swatches and looking through my collection, I have colors very similar to the ones included. The palette is GORGEOUS though but I don't think it's enough to make me wanna keep it. Also, I don't think the case is real metal. If it is metal, then it's not very hardy. It looks like well painted plastic. The weight is mostly because of the mirror.

The lip palettes are really pretty but I personally don't like them because lip palettes get messy.

As for the brush sets, I initially wanted to get all of them but I figured I might as well invest in the full-size hand made ones instead. More $$ but better quality.

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I think the palettes are plastic. I have the cool Viva Glam one, and when I tap the top with my nail it sounds like hard plastic to me. I also just tapped the bottom of it (which looks more like metal than the top) and that's plastic also. Thinner plastic than the top. I was hoping for metal because I love the feel of the packaging of my Patternmaker lip palette a lot.

I really dislike the look of the silver palettes especially. Which is too bad because I could really only wear the cool colors. This whole collection looks cheap to me, save for some of the gold brushes and the VG palettes. The rest looks like poorly painted plastic (not even as cute as a shabby-on-purpose kind of paint job).

The VG palettes are actually cute. A dark vampy maroon red. And I like the size... I think I'll be bringing this with me more often because I won't feel like I'm pulling out a whole makeup arsenal in public.

But packaging aside... the pink lip palette is nothing special at all. Run of the mill pinks you can find anywhere. Red lips has two reds and one gold... the middle red shade looked like a gorgeous pop of bright red in the pan, but it went on very very blue toned. I'm cool so this would normally be a good thing, but it was just too blue here. To the point that it went on pink/fuschia despite looking nicely red in the pan. Coral lips is nice. I didn't try this on because it's not the kinds of shades that are flattering on my complexion, but it seems like the nicest of the lip palettes so that's a good one for you warm toned ladies.

Several of the shades in the cool eye palette are too basic. Matte flat black? Thanks, I've always had one or two in my case since I started wearing makeup at 15... Almost primary purple? Yeah, same. Light pink... *yawn* The light silvery gray is very nice. The navy with a pink cast is the most original shade. Looks great in the pan. I can't wear blues, but great for those who can. And finally, I'd only wear the bright pink as a blush.

The basic brush set in the canister looks and feels great. The eye brush set felt like poor quality to me.

The mineralize eyeshadow duos are near useless to me as a cool toned person. There's one that'd suit me well, Family Silver... but what do I find in this cool silvery gray when I apply it? Yup, chunky super warm bronze glitter. Well thought out, MAC.

The Uppity fluidline is a gorgeous yellow gold. I'd definitely get that if I could wear it, so that one's a keeper for warm people.

Family Silver sucks imho. It's just doesnt show up on me...with or without a base...hmm any suggestions?

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I am pretty fair and had luck with using mixing medium with it. I blended Black Tied on the outer V and crease to make it pop a little more. If you don't have MM, maybe you could try spritzing your brush with Fix+? I definitely had to use UDPP with it. HTH!

I think Family Silver looks gorgeous over Blackground paint pot. Many colors do actually, I am still surprised how much I love this paint pot!

I like the MES. The thing is that you have to use them wet. They are very blah when you apply them dry but they look like completely different shadows when used wet. Mi' Lady looks incredible wet, especially the red shade. I use Fix+ with them.

I wish MAC would make MES like the Amuse MES. They were so pigmented and smooth. They were perfect.

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I only use the mineralize e/s wet. Even the duo I have from the previous release was better wet.

I saw all the products online and more photos here on Spektra - but in person they were mostly "blah". I purchsed the cool eyes 'cause I need more variation in dark shades (like the blue and brown). The pink and purple don't apply as smoothly as I would like or have experienced in the past. The lighter highlighter shades are really nice. But I will say that "Mi Lady" rocks the house!

And I agree with the lip palettes - bo-ring!

EDIT: Okay so I know you guys don't want intense, in-depth reviews like this but... I got in the ZONE!! xD Sooo I'm real sorry if I'm cluttering up your thread, but I got so excited writing about all the products. This is just how I am everyday at MAC working... xD A kid in a candy store.

Antiquitease Colour

Every day I come into work feeling more and more excited over this collection. The lipsticks are pretty nice. Gilty Kiss is a beigey gold. A very nice color. Since it is a lustre, it has a golden pearl to it, but it is very sheer so it allows the pink/red/brown of someone's lips influence the color, making it much more wearable than a gold that was either a matte or satin formula. Her Fancy is a very pretty pink in the tube, but it is a glaze so it goes on super super super sheer. Not a big fan of this lipstick, reminds me intensely of Hue glaze lipstick. Antiquitease is a very unique shade, a gorgeous frosted copper with a bit of coppery red pearl in it. Totally gorgeous. Queen's Sin is my favorite of the bunch, an amazing red with frosty red pearl. Basically Rocking Chick (from Barbie Loves MAC)'s classy sister. Very sophisticated but modern because of the frost. Budding Lust is a very sheer plum. In my opinion Budding Lust is the most wearable lipstick in this collection, since it seems like it can suit almost anyone, since it's not too dark or too light and not too pigmented, so it lets anyone's natural color shine through but tint it a beautiful plum.

The Lipglasses are equally as pretty. Majestic is the perfect compliment to Gilty Kiss, a warm golden with subtle golden shimmer. Also great for warming up cool lipsticks. Trifle is the Lipglass version of Tongue-In-Chic, super pale pink with a pinky-blue opalescence, and with a slightly lower coverage. Gorgeous paired with pale or nude lips. It was included in the collection to go along with most likely Her Fancy, though in my opinion it's prettier without it. Red Romp is definitely my FAVORITE Lipglass in this collection. The perfect glass to go over Queen's Sin, Red Romp is an intense high coverage red with red shimmer. Definitely my favorite Red Lipglass in a long time. Corsette is, I believe, a repromote from Lingerie. A pretty greyish-brown with a bit of golden shimmer. Almost a Lipglass form of Satin Taupe. A very pretty Lipglass, and especially pretty on Budding Lust. I wish included in this collection was a nice intense copper Lipglass to go along with Antiquitease, but Corsette proves to be very nice over it anyway.

Mineralize Eyeshadow duos make an appearance in this collection as well, now with veining like the shadows from Flashtronic. Each is very very sparkley and shimmery metallic powder and give a sheer or medium but buildable color payoff. Silversmith is a pretty light blue and dark blue, veined with silver. At first I wasn't a fan because Silver-Blue is so generic, but it's really grown on me. The two are very very pretty, but they seem pretty unnattractive when you're looking at the visual I must admit. I especially love it with the light blue on the inner lid, then blended into the darker on the outer lid, along with some Contrast and/or Carbon in the crease. Earthly Riches is a dark grey and deep plum duo with a Cranberry-like veining. It's pretty in the pot, but I find it hard to work with. It's hard to make it work, because I feel like it goes on sort of muddy on some skins. I really like it for an intense smokey eye though. This is one that I do not own, but I'm finding that I want it: Engaging. Engaging is a light beigey pink and very yellowy gold with pink veining. The gold is very very vibrant and the pink is a great highlight color. Perfect for a fan of gold, and for proms/formals. Family Silver is FANTASTIC. I love this one. It's a bright white-silver, and a darker grey-silver, and gold veining. The gold veining makes the colors look much warmer and the color payoff is very bright and noticable. I especially like the colors with Rondelle (from Danse, Smoke Signals, and the Metallic Palette 07) and Carbon. A great silvery smokey look. Mi'Lady, many people's favorite including me, is a vibrant purple and bright red duo with silver veining. The colors are sheer enough to be wearable on many people, but they are also very buildable for the intensity that the shadows are in the pot. Mixed together they make this gorgeous red-magenta that is AMAZING. With Cranberry and (of course) carbon, it is beautiful. These Mineralize Eyeshadows are so versatile and large that anyone can enjoy them for a long time and get great use out of them. I would not suggest these shadows for extremely textured lids or some older skins because all the shimmer and metallic sparkles may emphasize the texture. They are sheer enough to add oomph to matte and satin shadows though, which is what I would use on older women.

Pigments are also in this collection. Gold Stroke is a chocolate brown with gold and red pearl. It is very similar to Twinks in my opinion. I have not swatched them next to each other, but seeing one reminds me of the other. I do love Twinks though, so Gold Stroke definitely catches my eye, but at the same time it doesn't feel like something new if you know what I mean. Your Ladyship is a fabulous pigment, a smooth creamy shade with alot of golden microglitter. Beautiful on the eyes, and it would make a gorgeous sheer Lipglass or nail polish. Sweet Sienna is my FAVORITE pigment though, from this collection, and possibly out of all the pigments that have come out this year. It is a dirty grey-brown taupe with grey microglitter. It's like a pigment form of Satin Taupe, but instead of being a frosty metallic, it's a subtle metallic with intense glitter. I LOVE IT. Great for the lid for a smokey eye.

We have a new Fluidline called Uppity, a bright yellow-gold. I would NEVER use this as a top liner like on the visual on myself, and only on a customer if they insisted, but the other day my friend was golding me up for our Gold/Silver Antiquitease Event, and she added a little on the inner corner as liner on the bottom, and it is a fabulous gold. It is so smooth and pigmented. I really need to get it. I'm sure it'd be a perfect base for an intensely gold eye makeup.

I'm not really feeling either of the Nail Lacquers. Vestral White is an opaque, full coverage white which is almost blinding when on. Trashy in my opinion, though I'm sure if worn right it could look beautiful. Gold Veneer is a green-gold that is very metallic. Again, it is just a strange nail color. It would be beautiful as an eyeshadow color, but on the nails I'm just not a fan. The visual girl's nails look really cool, but really gross at the same time.

So basically, I really really like this entire collection, with the exceptions of a few things. Hope you guys found my loooong review thing helpful!! I do own all of the eye palettes from Antiquitease: Royal Assets, so I suppose I'll go over my opinions of them in the near future!

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