Re: MAC Cosmetics Sonic Chic Discussion
Just got back from the mall, and I got to play with every single one of these amazing blushes (along with Electroflash - already posted in that thread). I wasn't too impressed with the swatches I saw, and didn't see anything that I had to have. When I saw them in person, boy was I wrong! They are AMAZING. Seriously. I did confirm with the MA that these are indeed $21 and the 181se is $30. I don't know if I can remember all of them, but I will try. Ok, first, they remind me alot of the beauty powder blushes. They are smooth and VERY pigmented. There is subtle sparkle in them, but nothing OTT. They are NOT glittery or gritty. They are similar in texture to Porcelain Pink and Lightscapade MSF. The color spectrum reminded me alot of the BPBs too. There is something for every skintone, and several that will flatter both fair ladies and WOC depending on what brush you use. I put Gentle, Pleasantry and Dainty on hold and am pondering at least 3 more. A little goes a LONG way with these babies.
Gentle is indeed a raspberry pink, though not a bright raspberry like say, Bobbi Brown Pink Raspberry blush. It is a dirty raspberry, and it appears slightly purple in the pot, but does not apply that way at all.
Pleasantry is the typical blue pink. Similar to Barbie's Don't by Shy and Pink Swoon, which are 2 of my favorites, so this was an automatic want for me.
Dainty is the lightest of all of the colors, and is a peachy pink, similar to Shy Beauty BPB.
Nuance was very pretty, but I am afraid this one might have the same tendency to turn orange on some skintones like Spaced Out from NSF.
Love Thing REALLY surprised me. I can't stop thinking about this one, but I am a bit scared of how it will turn out on me. It is a beautiful dark raspberry shade, that I think might work on us fair girls with a 187, and will be PERFECT on WOC. I am going barefaced on launch day to try this one out. I really love the color.
Love Joy and
Warm Soul were brown on me. Love Joy is darker, and will be another great one for WOC. I think these are definately more flattering for warmer skintones. I have too much pink in my skin for these to work on me.
Merrily surprised me too. This one is described as a burned red, but it looks more coral on me. There was a lot of orange tones in this one, but not in a bad way. I don't think this is any kind of dupe for Stereo Rose (I know alot of people were hoping for that) This is the other one that I am pondering. It is different from everything I have, but this one has ALOT of color payoff, so for fair girls, a skunk brush would be absoluately necessary. Last but not least, there is
Gleeful. I couldn't compare them directly, but this one reminded me a bit of Afterdusk blush from Moonbathe. I wasn't wowed by this one. Pretty, but not a stand out for me.
I ended up wanting more from this collection, and less from Electroflash than I thought I would. I am very impressed and pleased with Sonic Chic, though I wish the 181se was a little more affordable. I am going to have to pass on that for now, since I want more blushes than I planned. I only wanted 2 originally, and after seeing them in person, I want 5. So, as I said, I have Pleasantry, Gentle and Dainty on hold and am considering Merrily and Love Joy. It's going to be an expensive month for MAC! Hope that helps ladies!
