MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection (May 22, 2014)

Dominique33

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I'm still crying over that stupid quad. I missed it last year and I've been looking for it for ages but people still want crazy prices and there's no way in hell I'm gonna pay 50-60€ for it. Maybe someday I can find it for a reasonable price.
I hope you'll find it :) I never order from EBay but maybe you could try and find Bare my Soul there ? I have very few MAC quads in fact, but my fav are BMS and Lady Grey. I am crying over Hey Sailor and Semi-Precious, MAC launches too many collections, it's becoming crazy even for the MAC store here !
 

liba

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The packaging is awesome but compared to Temperature Rising, the collection is really softer ( too soft and nude I think ). The lipsticks are good though I mean the formula and the shades are "ready-to-wear", but I agree no must-have in this collection, to me the TR lipsticks were must-haves and the quad Bare my Soul too !
Temperature Rising is probably my favorite summer collection too, overall. I did buy quite a bit from Surf Baby, but I use my Temperature Rising items the most. That TR quad is in constant use for me, plus the lipsticks, glosses and blushes get so much use in the summer.

Semi-Precious was another huge summer favorite for me - but that'd be late summer! One more month or so and it'll be time for me to start pulling some of those out again!
 

SleepingBeauty

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I hope you'll find it :) I never order from EBay but maybe you could try and find Bare my Soul there ? I have very few MAC quads in fact, but my fav are BMS and Lady Grey. I am crying over Hey Sailor and Semi-Precious, MAC launches too many collections, it's becoming crazy even for the MAC store here !
Thank you! I haven't looked at ebay yet because I'm pretty sure the prices there are even higher but it won't do any harm to check it out, I guess. I know, right? It's really difficult to keep track with all these collections.
 

AdelieDragon

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If you're now saying you just want it for the packaging, wait until you see the products in real! Both lipsticks are gorgeous, but I think it totally depends on your personal taste. I'm going crazy about Enchanted One every time I'm wearing it - the formular is absolutley perfect for a matte and the colors matches 100% with both blushs. So I took two snapshots for you to decide (I promise you, live you won't choose, you'll just buy
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). On my cheeks Sea me, Hear me and a hint of Aphrodite's Shell:

Enchanted One:





Mystical:



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When I was taking the pics, I also took comparison swatches from Morning Rose and Mystical. I don't think that they're very similar, but it may depend on your skin- and liptone. On my lips Morning Rose is lighter and has a stronger metallic sheen. Mystical looks more "wet" and darker with a kind of reddish undertone, so I think it's no problem to own both of them:


Mystical, Morning Rose


Morning Rose, Mystical


Morning Rose


Mystical


I'm excited to see both on you, @sarabeautime - maybe they are more similar on you?
Thank you for this comparison! :) I own and adore "Morning Rose," and was considering getting "Mystical" but one of the reasons I love "Morning Rose" so much is because of the metallic-y shimmer, so I'm going to get "Goddess of the Sea" over "Mystical" for sure now.

I ADORE "Silver Sun" EDES but I can't bring myself to spend $19 on a MINIATURE eye shadow...ugh. I was totally prepared to drop $19 on that color too, until I found out they were minis. I can't justify spending that much on a smaller than normal product, unfortunately. :(

So my final list:
"Pet me Please" lipstick
"Goddess of the Sea" lipstick
 

Mac-Guy

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Another vote for bringing LLB back. I have an irrational fear that Careblend in general is so neglected, it'll just get canned before it ever really catches on. Maybe after this Mineralize repackaging, MAC will do a re-introduction of Careblend too, with the bronzers added in as perm. One can dream!

Temperature Rising is probably my favorite summer collection too, overall. I did buy quite a bit from Surf Baby, but I use my Temperature Rising items the most. That TR quad is in constant use for me, plus the lipsticks, glosses and blushes get so much use in the summer.

Semi-Precious was another huge summer favorite for me - but that'd be late summer! One more month or so and it'll be time for me to start pulling some of those out again!
This would be amazing!
 

Calina

Member
I'm still crying over that stupid quad. I missed it last year and I've been looking for it for ages but people still want crazy prices and there's no way in hell I'm gonna pay 50-60€ for it. Maybe someday I can find it for a reasonable price.
I also regret not getting the Bare My Soul quad...
 

Dominique33

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Thank you for this comparison! :) I own and adore "Morning Rose," and was considering getting "Mystical" but one of the reasons I love "Morning Rose" so much is because of the metallic-y shimmer, so I'm going to get "Goddess of the Sea" over "Mystical" for sure now.

I ADORE "Silver Sun" EDES but I can't bring myself to spend $19 on a MINIATURE eye shadow...ugh. I was totally prepared to drop $19 on that color too, until I found out they were minis. I can't justify spending that much on a smaller than normal product, unfortunately. :(

So my final list:
"Pet me Please" lipstick
"Goddess of the Sea" lipstick
Great swatches but on me, Morning Rose and Mystical are really different.



Morning Rose
Mystical ( deeper, no shimmer at all )
 

Dominique33

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Morning Rose is a soft pink with shimmer in it, I purchased it because I am a huge fan of delicate pink shades ( and pink ! ), whereas Mystical is more like Glamour Daze ( but clearly Glamour Daze is prettier ), Mystical is a go-to lipstick though and it is quite nude too in fact. Very wearable I would say, come rain or come shine.
 

Jadebluete

Member
Thank you for this comparison! :) I own and adore "Morning Rose," and was considering getting "Mystical" but one of the reasons I love "Morning Rose" so much is because of the metallic-y shimmer, so I'm going to get "Goddess of the Sea" over "Mystical" for sure now.

I ADORE "Silver Sun" EDES but I can't bring myself to spend $19 on a MINIATURE eye shadow...ugh. I was totally prepared to drop $19 on that color too, until I found out they were minis. I can't justify spending that much on a smaller than normal product, unfortunately. :(

So my final list:
"Pet me Please" lipstick
"Goddess of the Sea" lipstick
I know what you mean... Here in Germany one "mini" eyeshadow cost 23,50€ (~$32) - the old, big IED e/s were about 19€ (~$26) I think. So: Much more expensive and less content. If I wasn't in love with the colour I wouldn't have buy any e/s as well. But I couldn't resist
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Erinaceina

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Hey, guys. Sorry I haven't posted my pics yet. It was a very busy weekend, and now I'm trying to get back into the swing of work. If people are interested in more swatches on NW13 skin, I can get them up tomorrow.
 

AdelieDragon

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Morning Rose is a soft pink with shimmer in it, I purchased it because I am a huge fan of delicate pink shades ( and pink ! ), whereas Mystical is more like Glamour Daze ( but clearly Glamour Daze is prettier ), Mystical is a go-to lipstick though and it is quite nude too in fact. Very wearable I would say, come rain or come shine.
"Morning Rose" has been a go-to for me when I'm at work. The shimmer is simply beautiful and really brings the color - which is a lovely, deep rose on me - to life. That being said, I think if it didn't have said shimmer, it would be a fairly average color to me that I wouldn't gravitate to as much. Which is where I'm concerned regarding "Mystical," especially since it seems to have hints of brown/red depending on one's coloring. Now that I think about it...

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I own two neautral lipsticks from Milani - "Pretty Natural" and "Naturally Chic" - and swatched on my hand, "Pretty Natural" looks similar to many of the swatches of "Mystical" on here. Of course I can't be sure because I don't have both to compare, but they seem to be in the same color family at least. I do love MAC's formulas over my drugstore lipsticks but if they're super similar it seems pointless to spend three times the price.

If I sway in my decisions by the release date, I will likely swap "Mystical" for "Pet Me, Please." I know the obvious thing to do here is see everything in person, but as per usual, waiting to get to a counter is far from promising with regards to my commuting/working situation.

Thank you for initiating this thought process.
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Seven Of Nine

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Goddess of the Sea on the lips.
Cheeks Aphrodite's Shell and Hear Me, Sea Me.
Sorry for the poor quality pics but it's only smartphone ;)

 
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