Pigment: Pink Opal

Showgirl · 06-28-2007, 07:56 AM #1 (**permalink**)

Overall Rating: 5
Price [Value]: 5
Packaging Quality: 5
Would you buy this product again? Yes, and do you know, I might even run out of it in a year or so, I'm so hooked on the stuff....

I'm frankly astonished that no-one's written a review of this before me, because at the moment it's my no. 1 favourite MAC product, and definitely my favourite pigment. I would strongly recommend this pigment to anyone with colouring NW20 or paler, it's very versatile, and I think it does absolutely delightful things for anyone with pale skin.

So, what makes Pink Opal pigment - so boring looking in the jar, white with pale pink sheen, nothing too exciting - so special, you say? Well - in a word - Pink Opal's all about the *shimmer*. That's what this pigment does : provides sheer, delicate, face-warming shimmer in abundance, however you use it - and the bright pinky sheen is indeed very reminiscent of the shimmer of an opal.... worn as an eyeshadow this pigment's pretty enough (like a paler, slightly pinker, more shimmery version of Seedy Pearl, which it works well alongside) but is possibly too pale to be used as anything but a highlight colour for most skintones and eye makeup style.

Worn on lips, Pink Opal's also a surprisingly cute little number. I wasn't initially too convinced about the idea of pigments on lips, thinking they would be weird and chalky, but actually they work fine (at least this and Violet do, I suppose they are two of the finer milled pigs so it may not be the case for pigments "across the board"....). I have fairly highly pigmented, rosy lips, and Pink Opal pig with just a hint of gloss over is what I sometimes use with a smoky eye if I want to dull them down and do a "mod" lip thing, it works well but is also nice 'n soft and shimmery..... the other way I've used pink Opal is on top of bright red lipstick, it creates a cheerful bright rose duochrome as the pink pigment mutes and pearlises the red underneath - very pretty indeed....

But where Pink Opal really, absolutely comes into its own is worn as a face product: here it's simply divine - dusted on cheeks as a highlighter it imparts a beautiful ethereal peachy-pearl sheen which is reminiscent of Lightscapade MSF (and if you didn't manage to get your hands on Lightscapade and are NW20 or below, I sincerely suggest you give Pink Opal a try, it's a helluva lot cheaper than buying one of these MSFs on eBay these days) - I take a little pot of this into work every day as my magic "complexion perker-up-er" when I'm feeling tired and use it as required - and I've also tried it mixed into foundation on SERIOUSLY "in need of perk-me-up" days (hangovers etc) - it seems to work really well in giving a dewy glow without being really obvious.

Pink Opal is love and it's one of those makeup items, now I've got it, I find it hard to imagine however I managed without its pretty, subtle, almost fairy-princess like irridescence.

panda0410 · 07-05-2007, 07:35 AM #2 (**permalink**)

Overall Rating: 5
Price [Value]: 5
Packaging Quality: 5
Would you buy this product again? Yes

Gorgeous colour, a nice duochrome type pigment without the chunky texture that many of them have!! Looks white in jar ir has a beautiful pearly pinky colour applied. The pigment is smooth, easy to blend can can be worn as a shadow, cheekbone highlighter or all over highlighter. This is a top pigment and I am gald its perm.

1165Cheryl · 09-01-2007, 07:42 PM #3 (**permalink**)

Overall Rating: 5
Price [Value]: 5
Packaging Quality:5
Would you buy this product again? Yes

I LOVE THIS COLOR!! When it comes to the highlight pigments colors I have a hard time finding the texture thats more like vanilla. When I tried pink opal I instantly feel in love with it. The duochrome is perfect, not to much nor too little. Now I have 3 I really like and mainly use (quick frost is my 3rd)

abbyquack · 10-14-2008, 07:21 PM #4 (**permalink**)

Overall Rating: 5
Price [Value]: 5
Packaging Quality:5
Would you buy this product again? Yes!

Pink Opal is like Vanilla pigment, but instead of the gold duochrome, it is pink, and absolutely gorgeous! It's very fine, just like Vanilla, so you don't get a chunky texture! I love it!!