Re: MAC - Venomous Villains discussion
Hey guys. I got back some time ago but I was busy swatching, taking pics and thinking about what I got (and also thinking about how the hell I dropped $160 when my estimate was $90!). I'm ecstatic about everything I got. No returns on this collection!
Thanks to everyone who tried to comfort me about my broken camera! I'm getting a new one tomorrow. I was second in line and the woman in front of me was super nice and talkative. She is new to Mac so she asked me about stuff and that kept me from crying. I was literally about to cry.
I got: Resort Life lipgelee, Cajun cooling powder, Vile Violet shadow, Strange Potion lipglass, Dark Deed, Heartless, Violetta and Toxic Tale lipstick and Formidable nail polish. It's all love.
Resort Life: How did I miss this? I bought another of these sparkly lipgelee's from lillyland and hated it. I guess that's why I didn't bother checking out any others. I thought this was going to be some sorta clear sparkly mess that maybe I can control and put over a nude lipstick. WRONG! This thing is gorgeous on it's own. Tons of shimmer, but guess what? There was no mess when I removed it. Gorgeous and there's a subtle pinky champagne touch added to the lips.
Cajun Cooling Powder: So effin' cool. Can't believe I considered passing this up. I think I coulda rocked T&L but this one is prettier to me and it doesn't seem bronzy. I was afraid of that b/c I hate bronzer. It adds a sheen. I wouldn't use this to set my make up, but to highlight. And the cooling sensation is orgasmic
. Seriously. Just dipping your finger in it is an experience!
Vile Violet: Very, very nice and exactly as it is shown in other online swatches. It's a blue leaning purple. A nice and unique addition to my collection. Not much else to say.
Dark Deed: So glad I got this. It swatched nicely. I had to go in my memory bank to see that I don't have a color this deep. It's a stunning, sophisticated fall shade. Better than any lippie in Fab Felines
Hearltess: My least fave of what I got. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty, but red isn't exciting me like it once did. Swatched on the hand it looks exactly like Brave Red, but surprisingly, BR is brighter on my lips. Hearltess is like a muted cherry. Still pretty and I'm glad I have it, though.
Violetta: We all know about this!
Toxic Tale: My baby! The shade that had me foaming at the mouth did not disappoint! This is wearable! It is not as bright in person as you may think, although it can be built up that way! It's just gorgeous and sets off the face. At the preview I saw the palest of the pale and the darkest of the dark wearing this and it was gorgeous on all; big and thin lips. I will try to resist a backup. No promises.
Strange Potion: This will get backed up! Holy cow! I actually considered passing b/c the way it swatched. It got all in the lines of my hand and I got nervous. No worries, though b/c it is gorgeous on the lips. A peachy, pinky face brightening coral. Total love.
Formidable: Stunning. It crept up on me at the last minute. Last night, perhaps. You all know the shade with teal and different colored shimmer. I think it's almost a polish version of Dark Deed. If you wear these two at the same time it'll be kick ass.
Other impressions:
Briar Rose tempted me. The mua dusted this on my cheek lightly. It was pretty, but nothing that I can't do with On a Mission (lightly) or Azalea Blossom. On fair skin it's a go, but on me it could get ashy very quickly! In the pics I post soon, I am wearing it in all of them.
Wicked Ways I skipped due to red burnout and the fact that I have one full tube of Cult of Cherry and one with just a little bit left. This is the best red lipglass since CoC in my opinion so if you are out of CoC then be sure to get this!
Sinister is gross. I love lustre's but this is the worst kind. Swatched like dirty water and took forever to get a decent color.
Nail Laquers the green one just wasn't my thing. The red one was pretty, but it seemed really sheer. They just paled in comparison to Formidable, IMO.
Darkly My Dear and other Beauty Powders I just was not interested. Not for my skin. Darkly My Dear wouldn't even excite me if I was still in my dark blush phase. Pass.
Innocence, Beware is interesting. It didn't swatch all nasty and pasty like I expected. Still not for me and would require to much work to get it right, but it's a good lipstick for skintones that can pull it off.
French Quarter was disappointing. It was nice, but didn't set my heart on fire. It was just like dirty silver shimmer instead of some kind of green I was expecting. Smokey eye girls, get it. The rest of us may not find much use for it.
The MES is of course something I cannot wear, but both are gorgeous. My personal fave is the green one.
That cruella gloss, the goldish one was ok. Nothing remarkable.
The rest of the shadows were blah. I have coppering so no need for vainglorious.
The event: I was upset Maleficent was not there! Ugh! I didn't even bother taking a pic. It was cute, though but I was bitter. They had some little drink going around. It looked pretty, but didn't taste pretty. The tasty bits of food satisfied. It was a madhouse. I had my paper filled out for all my items and the lady only came back with 3! She wasn't even bombarded by people. Go figure.
Edit to say Bite of an Apple underwhelmed me, thankfully. All the coral blushes I have are more than enough for me to skip this!
