I was in my local MAC last Thurs for Marilyn - only wanted one thing, and got it, their last one. They had some Holiday Fabulousness but no Glamour Daze. I did NOT want to pre-order without seeing things myself in person - i know i'm lucky that i can do that. So i went back today.
Well, i nearly started hyperventilating because it was pretty much all there.
HOLIDAY FABULOUSNESS
My local MAC shop had already sold out of one thing from the Holiday Fabulousness collection - the hanging travel bag!
Next, I can verify that the red leopard bag i saw was the Viva Glam Nicki bag.
I am not buying anything from Holiday Fabulousness for a few reasons. They are so lovely. If i had an old-fashioned makeup table, these would be fantastic sitting on it, but, well, i don't. And there are so many other wonderful collections coming up soon and, well, i bought too much from Glamour Daze.
GLAMOUR DAZE
I am no longer on Team Purple for this collection, alas
Read on to see why...
Lipglasses
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Talk Softly To Me (
light creamy coral pink)
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Pink Fade (
light creamy pink) were creamy, opaque, and a little "milky" - and just not my colors.
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Impossibly Sweet (
sheer soft pink with multi-dimensional pearl) was tempting. I wore it for a while. It's very glittery in a beautiful way and i am not too old for glitter, but it reminded me of a number of other lipglasses, dazzleglasses, and lip gelees i have, so i passed
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Deliciously Demure (
soft cool brown with pearl) was quite nice, i like cool browns. But it reminded me of
Soft Sable lipstick from Glitter and Ice last year, which i got, so another skip.
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Flight of Fancy (
rich purple) was on my Team Purple list. I tried it on and wore it and liked it. It's a warm purple, moderately opaque, and while it looks only a little glittery in the tube, it is nicely shimmery on the lips. If it had been cooler / bluer, i would not have hesitated to add it to my pile. However, i have a fair number of MAC purple / plum glosses, so, sadly, i passed.
Lipstick
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Beauty (
pale cool pink) is what the model is wearing in the promo photo. It's pretty, but i have gotten too many nude pinks this year, so it was a skip for me
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Innocence (
soft coral) was just not my kind of color
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Outrageously Fun (
midtone magenta violet) did not look very violet to me. It reminded me of
Violetta, which i have, and other fuchsia-magenta-pink-lavender lipsticks, so i passed.
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Glamourdaze (
midtone creamy plum) was a little sheer and a little brownish. I liked the color, but just didn't HAVE to have it.
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Dramatic Encounter (
deep purple) was very close to
Yung Rapunxel, with a slightly different finish. Since i have YR -- and Revlon
Va Va Violet and Rimmel Kate Moss
04 and MAC
Cyber and Kate von D
Homegirl -- i passed on it. I don't wear red or bright pink - i do wear dark dark purple / violet.
Kohl Power eye pencils
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Feline (
intense black with black pearl) too black for me
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Mystery (
intense black with green pearl) it looks very green in the pencil - i swiped it on my hand and it looked mostly black - but when i got under some bright light, it gleamed very cool green - it was beautiful... but i skipped it - i may regret this later...
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Orpheus (
intense black with gold pearl) this looked very gold and not very black - i got it.
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Raven (
intense black with red pearl) this looked a very dark warm red and not very black - i got it.
These do not have chunky obvious glitter. The pearl is very fine. I would say finer than in the Pearlglide liners, which i love. The Pearlglides are creamy and tend to smear and wear a little - i don't mind that - i have 4 of them and am considering a 5th - but the pearl is more noticeable. In these Kohl Power liners, the base is firmer than Pearlglide and look is soft metallic, although looking closely i could see there was a little very fine glitter. I would not wear them on my waterline. Those who are sensitive to glitter in Pearlglide may be able to wear these because they are less creamy and slippery.
Fluidlines
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Feminine Edge (
pink mauve with dazzle pearl) was really amazing. Somehow it was both cool pink and warm pink at the same time, with iridescence and silver glitter. It went on a bit unevenly, but i could not resist its color-changing nature, so i got one.
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Catch My Eye (
cool taupe grey with dazzle pearl) interesting chameleon - both cool grey and warm taupe at the same time, with silver glitter. I loved it but decided to pass.
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Little Black Bow (
charcoal with dazzle pearl) reminded me of some UD eyeshadows - shimmery charcoal with silver glitter. Not for me.
Powder Blushes
They are nice, but just not for me. Some of you will no doubt love them. Me, i've gotten way too many blushes in the past 2 years - although i'm planning to get the lavender blush in an up-coming collection. So these were a total skip for me.
Nail Lacquers
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Endless Night (
pale beige with iridescent pink shimmer) was in a recent collection this year. I liked it, but i didn't need it.
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In the Limelight (
light green) looked A LOT like
Mischievous Mint from Quite Cute, which was sold out when i went in to pre-order from
that beloved collection. I got a few MM dupes afterwards, so i passed this time around.
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Girl Trouble (
silvered, pale purple with a pearl finish) is permanent, so...
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Everything That Glitters - From the photos i thought this was plum with glitter - looked interesting, on my wishlist. Well, i was WRONG. It is black with multi-glitter. OMG! As with so many MAC nail polishes, the black is a little sheer, but that works really well this time, because it shows off the shimmer beautifully. The micro-glitter is silver, turquoise, and fuchsia. I HAD TO HAVE IT!
I'm sure you noticed that i haven't mentioned the Extra Dimensional products. Saving the best for last
Extra Dimension Skinfinish
These are both re-promotes - but if you missed them the first time, you probably need one this time.
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Superb (
soft peachy nude) is a lovely pinky golden silvery color, less peachy looking than in many photos, which i got the first time around.
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Whisper Of Gilt (
light soft white gold with shimmery sheen) i passed on it the first time, so i HAD TO HAVE IT.
Extra Dimension Eyeshadows
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Divine Blue (
midtone aqua) leans a little green, but definitely straddles the line between blue and green. I don't wear true blues or true greens, but i love these in-between colors - i got one
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Evening Grey (
steel silver) pass for me
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Round Midnight (
dark burgundy) was on my Team Purple wishlist, but it was too dark for me, so i passed
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Stylish Merry (
midtone dusty violet) This description is SO NOT what it really is. This is a muted yet still bright fuchsia with a blue duotone - just GORGEOUS! I don't wear this color on my lips or cheeks, but my eyes can. I got one
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Ready to Party (
pale lilac) my shop didn't get any(!!!), so i don't really know what it looks like - i ordered one, anyway.
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A Natural Flirt (
soft peachy nude) somehow warm and cool, although leans warm - with AMAZING iridescence - i got one
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Stolen Moment (
dark taupe) For you taupe-ophiles, this is a keeper. It is both cool and warm, with a beautiful shimmer - i passed because i got the slightly greener-golder
Modern Pewter the first time EDs came out, but i'll probably regret it.
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Tall Dark and Handsome (
black with pearl) is so much nicer than it sounds, because the shimmer has some dimensional color to it, it isn't just silver. If it was just silver, i would have passed, but the hint of multi-color shimmer got me, so i got one.
I'm friendly with nearly all the MUAs at my local MAC, and the one who usually phones me when collections come in said, "We don't get commission, so i'm not trying to sell you. But, seriously, if you think you might want one of the eye shadows, get it, because these are going to sell out fast."
The EDs tend to go on very sheer but THEY GLOW SO BEAUTIFULLY! This is true of the Skinfinishes and the Eye Shadows. If you like powerful intense color, i guess these can be built up a bit. But it seems to me they are much more about the GLOW. They don't have to be very obvious to light up your eyes and face.
The first time around i got
Superb SF and only 2 e/s,
Blue Orbit and
Modern Pewter (one reason i skipped
Stolen Moment). I liked them back then, but wasn't totally sold on the EDs. This time i appreciate how they are sheer but really interact with the light.
When you do get to test these, get them into some light. I tested several on my arm in the back room and could barely see them, but when i got my arm into the light, OMG!
