This collection killed me! I love anything msf so I was not surprised.
I was at the MAC pro store in NY and they had everything out. I even met one of our lovely specktrettes while I was browsing.
So happy with the return of the 226, picked up a few of these. The manager said it would sell out again, people are buying a few at a time and many people calling to order them. She also said it might be made permanent next year. I also got the 131, I think I'll really like it to use with the msf's.
From the lipsticks I really liked Madly Creative, if you like frosts and colors like Eden Rocks and Strange Hybrid, you'll like this. Made With Love is almost a sheerer version of costa chic l/s. Trimming Talk stained my hand for hours, even after washing several times. Finally, Ever Embellish has very tiny sparkles which makes it sparkle.
I was also pleasantly surprised by the lipglasses, a good amount of color and shine, but I hate the tube, it's just too big, I prefer the normal lipglass.
I really loved Eclectic Edge, a mid toned shimmery violet and Nice Mix Up, a pretty summer peachy/gold color. Pretty Pattern is very brown.
All you blush freaks are going to love the msf blushes, I'm sure there's a color for everyone with 6 shades to consider. Of course they are shimmery, so if you don't like that, you'll be safe. My favorite (remember I'm a nc15) is Hand Finish(no, not because of the name), it's a peachy/pink color, and I will say that out of all of these it's the biggest glitterbomb. For fairer skintones I would say that Hand Finish, Improvise and Daft Pink would work well. For darker skintones, Cheek and Cheerful, Fad Dabulous and Style Demon would be nice. Daft Pink is very blue/pink. Improvise is a true coral. Style Demon is gorgeous, it's a plummy/red color.
Ahh, now for the MSF's, my personal favorites. I love the original Porcelain Pink, I went through 4 of them. This one looks a bit different(maybe less pink) but still gorgeous. I wear it as blush, but it's also nice as a highlighter.
Warm Blend is very dark, I imagine it would be nice on darker skin tones, I could use it as 3 eyeshadows, that's how pigmented it is.Triple Fusion and Smooth Merge were my favorites, I could wear these everyday. TF for the peach days and SM for the plummy days! Cheeky Bronze is a nice neutral, a soft peachy/bronze, I imagine it would be nice for many people. The only one I really disliked was Sunny By Nature, it was very yellow/orange bronze.
I was also surprised by the shadow quads, mostly nice textures. My 2 favorites are Natural Flare, glittery gold/bronze/rusty orange/chocolate, just beautiful for the fall and Odd Bits, Grey/Pink(has a gold duochrome)/Burgundy/Bronze a very wearable combination. Eccentricity has a light violet/deeper purple/bronze/ glittery gold. Girlish Romp is a good name for this one, white with gold/pink duochrome(similar to solar white)/lavender with a bit of blue/peach/bright pink. I wasn't crazy about Fashion Patch, lt.blue/white/pink/glittery black. Assemblage has a silvery white/glittery gold/charcoal/glittery black. The worst texture was the glittery black color.
That's it!
