MAC Tropical Taboo Collection (2013)

[Colorqueen]

WOW! Just got the three MSF and Midnight Mambo and am thrilled beyond words.

Adored when used heavily is color shifting from creamy yellow to bright apricot to warm pink- I plan to use these for eyeshadow too.

Rio is amazingly complex- it goes from orange to hot pink to golden when used heavily- will make an interesting accent in shadow or lip color too

Lust is the least complex - tiny bits of glitter, slightly more metallic than the other two , but color shifts from hot pink to bright peach color. Still not as metallic as
Star Wonder, however, nor as much glitter.

Mightnight Mambo is a perfect brilliant fuchsia purple color. Not sure how the formula will react to my lips, but the color is definitely purple in nature
with fuchsia twist. It is way more purple than I expected from all of the comments about it everywhere.

All in all, I am very happy with this stuff and although I don't buy MAC nearly as much as I used to, this was well worth investing in. Thanks to all of you,
I didn't miss out!

BTW, the duochrome only shows up in indirect light and not in artificial light or in bright light- the colors are still gorgeous and worth having, but the multi-chrome shifts
are well worth having. I just love them.

EDIT- I am NW25 (can get to NC37 in summer but am not now)

 

[brittbby]

Here's Sweet Samba on me, more pics and review are on my blog! (link is in my signature) I know I used too much blush lolll, that thing is pigmented like crazzzyyyy!! I look so tired on these pics, probably because I am? look at that lazy eye. loll

You don't look tired at all, more like amazing! I wish I would ever look that good! And I don't think you used too much blush, it looks perfect to me. In other words, I kinda sorta want SS again, lol.

Yep might need sweet samba. These blushes are ridiculously pigmented. I barely let my brush touch them then I tap it on the back of my hand, yet still spend forever trying to blend it so I don't look like a clown.

 

[elegant-one]

Holy Pigmented Pink Power! The blushes are BEAUTIFUL!!!! Sweet Samba is awesome - I LOVE it. If you can get only 1 blush, get this one. Rio softly high up the cheekbones over SS is

The glorious golden shade on the other half of Simmer - gorgeous, gorgeous as an eyeshadow! Love the blush side. Its fresh cheeks in a pan. Just use it like it has A LOT of calories in it - sparingly!

The 159 brush is a must have also. It works so much better with the MSF. It also makes using one color without the other in the pan so much easier. The 131 has much longer bristles, whereas the 159 has this wonderful little soft curved duo fiber top. I want like 100 of them...ok, maybe a few more.

 

[lilinah]

Quote: Originally Posted by birgit84
Omg I Want all the blushes and MSFs. They all look so pretty. What would you guys recommend for me (NW 25-30). Do I really need them all?


Well, no one needs them all, but i think you could wear them all but one.

BLUSH:
Definitely skip Exotic Ember. I think its basic orange and brown would not look right on your cool toned skin.
Sweet Samba and Simmer would be wearable; Simmer is warm rose, so warmer than Sweet Samba, and has a gold sheen. So Sweet Samba is probably better for your skintone, since it has a cool pink as its base; but it needs a light hand in application, in my opinion, since the pink is pretty strong. I got one with more beige to tone it down, but i'm lighter than you are.

MSF:
Adored is a pale, slightly cool peach, so it might be wearable, although it could be a little obviously pearly on you.
Lust and Rio are definitely possibilities, although based on how they looked on me (Neutral, bet 15-20), Rio seemed cooler toned. Both have a peachy glint that warms up a cool skin tone, but is not dominant. So i'd vote for Lust for you. Testing would really be the best way, if that's possible for you.

 

[butterflyeyes]

Received my goodies today. Can't quite get the beauty of these in photos on my phone

Love Adored. Mine baked a little funny in the pan so it looks smaller than it should be. Nothing serious and I know it's solely just the way it baked.

Lust is sparkly but pretty. Couldn't get a good pic of this at all. It looks better in the pan than this pic makes it look.

 

[elegant-one]

Yep might need sweet samba. These blushes are ridiculously pigmented. I barely let my brush touch them then I tap it on the back of my hand, yet still spend forever trying to blend it so I don't look like a clown.

You would be THE prettiest Clown I've ever seen!

 

[KrystalAnne]

Here's Sweet Samba on me, more pics and review are on my blog! (link is in my signature)

I know I used too much blush lolll, that thing is pigmented like crazzzyyyy!! I look so tired on these pics, probably because I am? look at that lazy eye. loll

Wow! You wear SS so well! Gorgeous, PrettyKitty!

 

[elegant-one]

Lust is sparkly but pretty. Couldn't get a good pic of this at all. It looks better in the pan than this pic makes it look.

Like them both on you - but I LOVE Lust on you. Beautiful

 

[Serenityy]

Had my brows waxed today, and i wore narcissus! The brows might be too thin? I just got back, so im in a mess!

Mess? You look pretty!

 

[butterflyeyes]

Like them both on you - but I LOVE Lust on you. Beautiful

Lust is a bit of a surprise for me. I got it on a whim but it is prettier than I anticipated!

 

[Pretty Honeybee]

Rio, Lust and EE(swatched single orange, brown and combined)

 

[2browneyes]

Rio, Lust and EE(swatched single orange, brown and combined)

Your swatches are making me want EE....I must not go to the counter!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pretty Honeybee]

Simmer, EE and SS swatched single and combined.

 

[Pretty Honeybee]

Bosa Blue, Cha Cha Cha, Caribbean, Tropica, TTT and DTB. Bosa Blue and Cha Cha Cha I tried swatching the blue and the green separate and combined together.

 

[Pretty Honeybee]

Rio, Lust, Gold Deposit, Adored and Soft&Gentle swatched inside.

 

[josephine90]

Mess? You look pretty!

Thanks!

 

[Pretty Honeybee]

Your swatches are making me want EE....I must not go to the counter!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love them! Take a trip browneyes and see... This one was shown outside too.

 

[highheels]

Gorgeous pic, Pretty Kitty, as always - that blush looks amazing on you... and now I "need" that lippie too!

Well I don't post often, but I feel as though I need to "confess" to my haulage on this collection because I am feeling kinda guilty... I went from not wanting much to buying almost everything (justifying it all as 'early birthday' presents to myself). Ugh (but yay!). Here goes:

159 Brush
Rio x2 (I'm NW20 and looove this - I'm sorry to hear that some people are having trouble with it; it's got such a gorgeous pinky sheen on me)
Adored x2
Lust
Simmer
Tropica
Time to Tango
Bossa Blue/Brown
Dare to Bare
Devine Choice
Lady at Play
Ablaze liner

And I LOVE it all.

Keep the all the amazing pics coming - enjoy your day, gals and guys!

 

[Pretty Honeybee]

Here's Sweet Samba on me, more pics and review are on my blog! (link is in my signature) I know I used too much blush lolll, that thing is pigmented like crazzzyyyy!! I look so tired on these pics, probably because I am? look at that lazy eye. loll

Very beautiful on you

 

[lilinah]

When i tested Lust and Rio MSFs, i found both work as blushes on me. I'm not as pale as some of you, but i'm between 15 & 20, with a neutral skin tone.

I haven't tried them on at home yet - i've got a stupid summer cold and not feeling like dolling myself up. Fortunately, it seems to be going away pretty quickly

That means i should be fine for my camping trip next week. I'm leaving on the afternoon of 3rd, arriving on site on the morning of the 4th, and home on Monday the 8th. We'll spend most of the time cooking from medieval recipes over a real wood charcoal fire (none of those silly pressed charcoal powder briquets) in reproduction medieval cookware with at least a dozen other medieval cooks. I'll be test cooking some recipes from a mid-15th c. Ottoman cookbook that i recently translated. We eat using reproduction medieval dishes and sleep in reproduction medieval tents. Very comfortable. The event as a whole has between 1,000 and 1,500 attendees, and has been held for around 30 years.