I got all my shadows today, yay! It wasn't easy though! I feel your pain clwkerric - UPS jerked me around today. The tracking said I didn't give the correct address, so I called CS and it WAS the right address. I've had UPS deliver to my apartment before so I didn't know why all of a sudden there was trouble finding it. I told them to just leave it here if I wasn't at home because as much as I wanted to wait for it all day I didn't have the time. So after I get back from errands the delivery guy finally gets here, smoking a cigarette and ashing in front of my door and says "Sorry for the trouble, the regular guy is on vacation". On top of that my box was totally beat up and barely closed in the middle. I was so scared the shadows would be shattered but they were OK.
So, that was the most trouble I've ever gone through for MAC, but it was worth it! These shadows are a buttery dream! This is my first "review" on specktra so please be kind! Some of it might not be a exact but it's just my opinion.
top hat - A dark purple with blue tones and a great texture - gorgeous!
lotusland - I swatched this on my arm next to mancatcher and colorwise they looked pretty similar, except lotusland was a little more shimmery. But I think mancatcher may have actually been a little more pigmented. If you liked mancatcher and have ran out, you might want to try this at the MAC counter.
sunset b. - I remember somewhere, it might have been here or on youtube, someone said a dupe for this was swish. They are both medium pink colors but I don't think they're dupes for each other. Swish is very icy/cool with hints of lavender tones, whereas sunset b. is very warm. There is definitely is enough of a difference between them to justify owning both. I didn't even notice the lavender in swish until I swatched it next to sunet b. haha.
grand entrance - Colorwise this looked identical to naked lunch on my nw15 complection. I know some people will disagree, but I swatched them next to each other and on me I swear they looked identical. There was a huge difference in the texture though - grand entrance is a lot smoother and more pigmented than naked lunch.
smoke & diamonds - Love this color! It was pretty much just a straight grey on my skin. Similar to clue but more shimmery and better texture. And it's very versatile!
I didn't think sunset b. or lotusland were chalky, but I did notice difference in textures among the shadows, with grand entrance being the best. But they were all smooth and pigmented.
After hearing what people have said about go! and mink & sable I may have to pick those up as well! I don't own tempting but have been wanting it, so why not get go! instead? And I wasn't going to get mink & sable since I own sumptuous olive, but the thing that bugs me about SO is that it's not a "true" olive on me (bronze tones) but if mink & sable really is a "true" olive I must have it!
