EmpressofStyle
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That Narcissus cremesheen is everything omg I def need that also.im not excited for the blushes or shadows but all of the lip products look fab
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Foxychocolate
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I'm definitely getting narcissus and midnight mambo, I also missed the fashion set collection so I'm getting heroine and ablaze l/l. Oh God I'm praying for heroine l/s to come back
josephine90
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Me too! They need to restock the l/s!!!I'm definitely getting narcissus and midnight mambo, I also missed the fashion set collection so I'm getting heroine and ablaze l/l. Oh God I'm praying for heroine l/s to come back
eepeepburrah
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I haven't been a Mac fanatic for very long, so this is the first summer mineralize collection that I will actually buy from and I am STOKED!!! MSFs, blushes, and brushes, oh my!
cr8zy4MAC
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Matchachoco,prices too!
Would is your skin tone? I am curious about that brush, but the only thing with that brush is that the head still looks pretty large. It reminds of a Sephora brush I have. It's an airbrush precision foundation brush. This one is more densely packed. I wonder if this would work with just a hint of product.
Plus I already have the 188, which I find to be a little too wide. Maybe just using 286 would work. I LOVE that brush! That might work great to add a little sheen here and there. I do have quite a few MSF's already, like Perfect Topping, Northern Light, Lightscapade, Stereo Rose, Shimpagne, Gold Deposit, Refined, Light Flush, Light Year and a few more.
I already have Heroine and Ablaze lip liners as well as the lipsticks, so I'm good there. I also have Up The Amp, RiRi Woo, and Violetta. I probably don't need (although it does look pretty) to buy Midnight Mambo.
I have some of the lipsticks from the AAO Collection too. I have Sushi Kiss (needs to be mixed with other colors to look decent), Razzledazzler, Sushi Kiss and Sweet and Sour.
Naughtyp,
I'm curious. What are the W products?
Erine,
What do you plan to get, if anything, from this collection?
matchachoco
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I'm about NW15, maybe a little lighter.Matchachoco,
Would is your skin tone? I am curious about that brush, but the only thing with that brush is that the head still looks pretty large. It reminds of a Sephora brush I have. It's an airbrush precision foundation brush. This one is more densely packed. I wonder if this would work with just a hint of product.
Plus I already have the 188, which I find to be a little too wide. Maybe just using 286 would work. I LOVE that brush! That might work great to add a little sheen here and there. I do have quite a few MSF's already, like Perfect Topping, Northern Light, Lightscapade, Stereo Rose, Shimpagne, Gold Deposit, Refined, Light Flush, Light Year and a few more.
I already have Heroine and Ablaze lip liners as well as the lipsticks, so I'm good there. I also have Up The Amp, RiRi Woo, and Violetta. I probably don't need (although it does look pretty) to buy Midnight Mambo.
I have some of the lipsticks from the AAO Collection too. I have Sushi Kiss (needs to be mixed with other colors to look decent), Razzledazzler, Sushi Kiss and Sweet and Sour.
Naughtyp,
I'm curious. What are the W products?
Erine,
What do you plan to get, if anything, from this collection?
If you can get just a little on the brush, I bet that one would work! It looks like you could blend it out quite a lot with that.
For MSFs, I have the 187 for all-over coverage (but I have to build and build because it never shows up) and the 109 for smaller areas (I use it for blush). Not thrilled with either, though, so the search continues!
cr8zy4MAC
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I have one of its siblings, the 188. I used it a whole lot to apply my foundation, but now I use the beauty blender sponge for that. I also have another brush from Sephora which might work out well. It is the Sephora Airbrush concealer brush #57. Here is a look at that (plus one of my hairless cats). Someone was wanting a little attention.
Here is one of her brother, Levi.
They're usually right next to me when I'm applying my makeup!
erine1881
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I'm getting lust, adored and the 159 x2 Matchachoco, Would is your skin tone? I am curious about that brush, but the only thing with that brush is that the head still looks pretty large. It reminds of a Sephora brush I have. It's an airbrush precision foundation brush. This one is more densely packed. I wonder if this would work with just a hint of product.
LiliV
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Aww! My kitty loves make up too I always pretend to give her some w my brushes and go "so pretty!" Lol she also LOVES nail polish she always sits by them if I have some out and always runs her paws on nail files lol she's a girly girlI have one of its siblings, the 188. I used it a whole lot to apply my foundation, but now I use the beauty blender sponge for that. I also have another brush from Sephora which might work out well. It is the Sephora Airbrush concealer brush #57. Here is a look at that (plus one of my hairless cats). Someone was wanting a little attention.
cyclops68
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I wasn't feeling the MES until I saw this video and it made me sit up because Cha Cha Cha looks so vibrant on the model! I wonder if it is because they used a black base under that made the colour pop? I love my MES for their glitter but some times I just wish the colors would stay as vibrant throughout the day (I use Soft Ochre paint pot as a base).
Naughtyp
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I got Oh so Fair beauty powder, Her Own Devices BP, Her alter image eyeshadow and devilishly stylish lg.before I only had hot house lg lol . I want sweet joy eye shadow and I will be happy!Matchachoco, Would is your skin tone? I am curious about that brush, but the only thing with that brush is that the head still looks pretty large. It reminds of a Sephora brush I have. It's an airbrush precision foundation brush. This one is more densely packed. I wonder if this would work with just a hint of product.
liba
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Cha Cha Cha is very pigmented right out of the pan - if 100% is the densest Veluxe Pearl powder shadow, I'd call it a 75% or 80%, which is about as good as it gets for a non-frosty MES dry out of the pan.
All of you gals who are on the fence about this collection - go and see it in person. It's a very different collection that takes some wrapping your head around and even then, it won't be for everyone's taste. The most surefire product out of the whole collection that everyone will for sure like is either the brush or Simmer MB.
The most surefire MSF is absolutely Rio but all these MSFs are a little challenging and more for evening wear, unless you're adventurous. The most surefire MES is Bossa Blue, because it's easy to get 2 distinct colors from the pan and they're both pigmented, plus the blue is the best kind of MES sheen and the brown is matte and very flattering. Although, Tropica is very special if you're OK with pastel shadows and/or frosty shadows (I love Time to Tango too, but it has glitter). Out of all the lip products, you can't go wrong with Narcissus, but if you have it already, the next best is Calypso Beat, which edges Midnight Mambo out by a hair, just because MM is a color we've seen before so many time, but CB, which is also a color we've seen, is the best version of that type that's come along - it's an excellent peachy nude gloss for the whole year.
cr8zy4MAC
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Yep, I have Oh So Fair BP (x2), Devilishly Stylish l/g, Innocence, Beware! l/s, Sinister l/s, My Dark Magic and She Who Dares. Love them! Hot House sounds like a beautiful color! Every time I watch the "Once Upon A Time" series, I think of this collection.
liba
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I'd say skip Lust if you already have Crystal Pink (Lust is very close, but a little bit darker and pinker) then get both Simmer and Tropica!
Tropica is duo-chrome with lots of pinky-purple compared to Blue Orbit, but Blue Orbit, being an EDES, is a little smoother texture. Tropica is very much a sheen MES, not a glitter one.
lilinah
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Finally got to test TT. But they didn't have Lust in or the lip pencils or the new 159 brush. And i couldn't find my camera, so no photos. Sorry. It's Saturday and so my local MAC was jumpin'. Someone was getting their makeup done in "the back room", so they kindly put all the TT products they had in a basket and let me test them by some showcase shelves on the main floor. It was a little awkward so i didn't get to do the kind of test i would have liked, but at least i got to see them.
First, let me say:
--- Blushes and MSFs are not glittery - shiney, a little sparkly even, but NO glitter, so if you do not like glitter, these are well worth testing.
--- Eyeshadows, on the other hand arm, are varied, some quite glittery, although fall-out levels vary, and some are only minimally glittery.
BLUSHES
You can definitely get the colors out individually or blend; while they are not exactly halfsies, the colors are pretty well separated with a few curls of each extending into the other.
Exotic Ember is at its essence orange and brown. The orange looks pretty matte to me, while the brown has a lovely bronze-y sheen. On my pale skin it does look a bit muddy, but i suspect on olive or darker skin it won't look so muddy. You may be able to wear one half as an orange-y blush or the other as a bronze-y blush.
Simmer is rosey-peachy, probably wearable on many skin tones, depending on how much you put on. At one angle both colors look matte and at another angle they have a lovely sheen. On my arm, at least, the sheen is close to the color of the blush, with a hint of gold. I might get this... haven't decided.
Sweet Samba is a rich pink and a shimmery tan that is somehow both warm and cool. It does not at all look muddy or dirty on me. The pink looks matte at one angle and has a lovely sheen at another. The tan seems to have a sheen at every angle. Blended together, the tan mutes the pink a bit. And the tan may work alone as a highlighter. This is the one i'm definitely getting.
MSFs
First, as i said, they didn't have Lust. Second, I cannot do them justice since i could only swipe them on my arm, not my face. Third, i was using my 128 Split Fibre Brush which worked ok, but probably not optimally. So either by design or because of my brush, the MSFs did not go on as intensely as i thought they should, i just don't want anyone to be disappointed. They may be wearable as blush for the very pale, but if you're medium or darker they are not likely to work as blush, but rather as color enhancer.
Rio is muted pink with bronzey and pearl shimmer. Adored came out a brighter, but still muted, coral. Both have color and sheen that changes at different angles and in different lights. On my skin they are clearly different. I haven't made up my mind which i want - i still need to test Lust.
EYE SHADOWS
They had all the shadows. I tested them from lightest to darkest. All have fine glitter, some had more annoying glitter, as i will note. All seem to be somewhat striated, so it's likely you can get each color out separately if you want to.
Dare to Bare - It may be "just another cream" as another reviewer said, but, well, i love it. In the pan it is creamy ivory and pale cool lavender. It goes on smoothly, the lavender gives a hint of color in some lights, and the sheen is ever so slightly pinkish. This is a very basic color for me, the kind i wear daily. I'm definitely getting this one.
Caribbean - i love pink eye shadows, but not this one. It was dry and the color went on patchy. At first, all i could see was the coppery glitter. I don't hate it, but it is definitely not at the top of my list.
Tropica - first you broke my heart by not being a lip liner. But you made up of it by being beautiful. It's a light-medium cool lavender with a lovely blue duochrome sheen. It went on smoothly with good coverage. Glitter is minimal. To me, this is the very best of the e/s in this collection. You are forgiven, come to Mama!
Time to Tango - Blended this is a warm mauve-y/taupe-y lavender. It is almost neutral, so i think it will be very versatile. It has glitter, but it seems to enhance rather than detract from the shadow.
Cha-cha-cha - The chartreuse-yellow part was not as pigmented as i hoped, and the dark part was, well, dark, and not very distinct. Blended it made a dark khaki green. It was minimally glittery. I did not find it exciting.
Bossa Blue - I wasn't really sold on the colors to begin with, but i like to give everything a try. You never know when something will be a pleasant surprise. Sadly, this was not one of those. Both colors went on dry and patchy individually, and they were quite difficult to blend. It has minimal glitter, although the dark cerulean blue has some sheen. On me it just looked kinda dirty. Down to the bottom of the list you go.
LIP PRODUCTS
I did not test all the Cremesheen Glasses. In the tube Fever Isle looks bright reddish coral and Calypso Beat looks light peach. Japanese Spring is a cool pale milky pink.
I did test Narcissus. It is similar to other magenta-pink purple lip glosses that have come out recently. It is a creme with no shimmer or glitter. I hope it stays on my arm long enough for me to compare it with some others. Because i have a few of them (Heroine, Mirrored Plum), and it is pinker than i like, i'm skipping it.
And i did test Midnight Mambo. I am a fan of the Mineralize Lipstick formula. MM is definitely NOT "Intense violet", as MAC describes it. In the tube it looks like a dark purple-plum. But on the lips it is so much lighter. It is yet another of those blue-y pink-y magentas that MAC has made so many of lately. If you love this color - and can't get enough - or want to give the Mineralize formula a try - you may want to add this to your lipstick library.
First, let me say:
--- Blushes and MSFs are not glittery - shiney, a little sparkly even, but NO glitter, so if you do not like glitter, these are well worth testing.
--- Eyeshadows, on the other hand arm, are varied, some quite glittery, although fall-out levels vary, and some are only minimally glittery.
BLUSHES
You can definitely get the colors out individually or blend; while they are not exactly halfsies, the colors are pretty well separated with a few curls of each extending into the other.
Exotic Ember is at its essence orange and brown. The orange looks pretty matte to me, while the brown has a lovely bronze-y sheen. On my pale skin it does look a bit muddy, but i suspect on olive or darker skin it won't look so muddy. You may be able to wear one half as an orange-y blush or the other as a bronze-y blush.
Simmer is rosey-peachy, probably wearable on many skin tones, depending on how much you put on. At one angle both colors look matte and at another angle they have a lovely sheen. On my arm, at least, the sheen is close to the color of the blush, with a hint of gold. I might get this... haven't decided.
Sweet Samba is a rich pink and a shimmery tan that is somehow both warm and cool. It does not at all look muddy or dirty on me. The pink looks matte at one angle and has a lovely sheen at another. The tan seems to have a sheen at every angle. Blended together, the tan mutes the pink a bit. And the tan may work alone as a highlighter. This is the one i'm definitely getting.
MSFs
First, as i said, they didn't have Lust. Second, I cannot do them justice since i could only swipe them on my arm, not my face. Third, i was using my 128 Split Fibre Brush which worked ok, but probably not optimally. So either by design or because of my brush, the MSFs did not go on as intensely as i thought they should, i just don't want anyone to be disappointed. They may be wearable as blush for the very pale, but if you're medium or darker they are not likely to work as blush, but rather as color enhancer.
Rio is muted pink with bronzey and pearl shimmer. Adored came out a brighter, but still muted, coral. Both have color and sheen that changes at different angles and in different lights. On my skin they are clearly different. I haven't made up my mind which i want - i still need to test Lust.
EYE SHADOWS
They had all the shadows. I tested them from lightest to darkest. All have fine glitter, some had more annoying glitter, as i will note. All seem to be somewhat striated, so it's likely you can get each color out separately if you want to.
Dare to Bare - It may be "just another cream" as another reviewer said, but, well, i love it. In the pan it is creamy ivory and pale cool lavender. It goes on smoothly, the lavender gives a hint of color in some lights, and the sheen is ever so slightly pinkish. This is a very basic color for me, the kind i wear daily. I'm definitely getting this one.
Caribbean - i love pink eye shadows, but not this one. It was dry and the color went on patchy. At first, all i could see was the coppery glitter. I don't hate it, but it is definitely not at the top of my list.
Tropica - first you broke my heart by not being a lip liner. But you made up of it by being beautiful. It's a light-medium cool lavender with a lovely blue duochrome sheen. It went on smoothly with good coverage. Glitter is minimal. To me, this is the very best of the e/s in this collection. You are forgiven, come to Mama!
Time to Tango - Blended this is a warm mauve-y/taupe-y lavender. It is almost neutral, so i think it will be very versatile. It has glitter, but it seems to enhance rather than detract from the shadow.
Cha-cha-cha - The chartreuse-yellow part was not as pigmented as i hoped, and the dark part was, well, dark, and not very distinct. Blended it made a dark khaki green. It was minimally glittery. I did not find it exciting.
Bossa Blue - I wasn't really sold on the colors to begin with, but i like to give everything a try. You never know when something will be a pleasant surprise. Sadly, this was not one of those. Both colors went on dry and patchy individually, and they were quite difficult to blend. It has minimal glitter, although the dark cerulean blue has some sheen. On me it just looked kinda dirty. Down to the bottom of the list you go.
LIP PRODUCTS
I did not test all the Cremesheen Glasses. In the tube Fever Isle looks bright reddish coral and Calypso Beat looks light peach. Japanese Spring is a cool pale milky pink.
I did test Narcissus. It is similar to other magenta-pink purple lip glosses that have come out recently. It is a creme with no shimmer or glitter. I hope it stays on my arm long enough for me to compare it with some others. Because i have a few of them (Heroine, Mirrored Plum), and it is pinker than i like, i'm skipping it.
And i did test Midnight Mambo. I am a fan of the Mineralize Lipstick formula. MM is definitely NOT "Intense violet", as MAC describes it. In the tube it looks like a dark purple-plum. But on the lips it is so much lighter. It is yet another of those blue-y pink-y magentas that MAC has made so many of lately. If you love this color - and can't get enough - or want to give the Mineralize formula a try - you may want to add this to your lipstick library.
Richelle83
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Thanks Liba! I too was wondering how they compared!
miss0annette
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Thank you for your thoughts on everything!
I noticed you're in LA. What MAC do you normally shop at?
lilinah
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Quote: Originally Posted by JenniBee73
When I called CS yesterday about my RiRi order, I asked about this collection and the lady said that while they don't have a whole lot of info about it, what she does have says it will be out on the 4th. Since both of my stores said around that day as well, I'm going to stick with that. Ill probably call them again this week to make sure.
Enh, what does MAC CS know! My local stand-alone MAC said they're releasing it on Thursday the 27th of June. I'll be waiting outside the door!
When I called CS yesterday about my RiRi order, I asked about this collection and the lady said that while they don't have a whole lot of info about it, what she does have says it will be out on the 4th. Since both of my stores said around that day as well, I'm going to stick with that. Ill probably call them again this week to make sure.
Enh, what does MAC CS know! My local stand-alone MAC said they're releasing it on Thursday the 27th of June. I'll be waiting outside the door!
lilinah
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Quote: Originally Posted by cr8zy4MAC
I really want to be excited for this collection, but I don't know. Right now I am just not feeling it. Are you guys feeling slightly disappointed so far? I have a gut feeling that this collection isn't going to measure up to a lot of their other collections. I watched the video twice, once late last night and then this afternoon. The first time I saw it last night, I was not impressed at all. I figured I was too tired to appreciate it. Well, after viewing it again today, I am still feeling the same way. Is anyone else feeling the same way? [SNIP]
Originally I wasn't very excited, i was feeling very "enh" about it. But now that i've tested the collection, i am liking some of the products VERY much.
I really want to be excited for this collection, but I don't know. Right now I am just not feeling it. Are you guys feeling slightly disappointed so far? I have a gut feeling that this collection isn't going to measure up to a lot of their other collections. I watched the video twice, once late last night and then this afternoon. The first time I saw it last night, I was not impressed at all. I figured I was too tired to appreciate it. Well, after viewing it again today, I am still feeling the same way. Is anyone else feeling the same way? [SNIP]
Originally I wasn't very excited, i was feeling very "enh" about it. But now that i've tested the collection, i am liking some of the products VERY much.
