Ok, I got over the "too excited, might puke" feeling and I'm finally able to talk about this collection!
I LOVE this collection!!!! LOVE. By far the best collection of 2009 for me!
The MES: These are really different...and much better. In my eyes, these are what I've been wanting from MES forever! I did experience minimal fallout, but it's hardly worth mentioning and really isn't a problem. Color wise, Cinderfella is the stand out for me! I'm a huge fan of dark grey/black with silver and this one puts others to shame, it's really fabulous. I also really like Young Punk and GBA. I ended up getting 2 of each of these, and passed on Blue Flame. I'm not a huge blue fan and this one didn't wow me like the others, easy pass.
Greasepaint Stick: Whoah!!! It's love. It's creamy and smudgy and it DOES NOT MOVE. I grabbed 2 of these and I'm considering getting another! I'll post a little story about this later.
Lip Stuff: Love the mattenes! Night Violet is a perfect shade for fall/winter. I love dark lips, but they don't always love me back...not the case here. I can already tell I'll be wearing this quite a bit. Midnight Media is exactly what I was hoping for with a black lip! It's full of drama and blows Black Knight out of the water in both texture and color payoff. Bling Black was a little too sheer and lacking oomph for me, but I loved Blackfire and Blackware! Both of these will be so pretty over numerous lippies, and I actually really like Blackfire on bare lips.
Nails: Baby Goth Girl is really special. I passed on the other 2, but had to have this one! If you're a nail ho like I am, this color is not to be missed.
Skincare: I think I mentioned forever ago in this thread that I would bathe in VAE if I could...still true. I've used so many scrubs/exfoliators in the past and nothing compares to this. I ended up with 6 total from different trips, nuff said. I also picked up 1 VATM to try and I'm not crazy about it. I have other masks that I like much more and I'll stick with them.
I'm so excited, sorry for such a long post!!