Gorgeous swatches @MontREALady!!!!
And Painted Canyon blush is the first thing to sell out in the US. I would have thought HC!
I went by my local MAC today just to see whether there is anything I missed. My general impressions is that I feel a slight tug to pick up Yellow Topaz, because I like the CCB formula but given my highlighter situation that is probably overkill. I need to give those a rest!!!
The brushes are nice for a MAC SE brush. The bristles feel good. If I were getting Golden Rinse or Delphic, the stiffness of the 125 seems perfect for that formula. I didn't pick those up, but if you are thinking about it the 125 SE is a nice friend to those.
The e/s quads are nicely formulated--I like the unusual neutrals-with-a-twist of Call of the Canyon. And that blue in Wild Horses is so nice and pigmented!! Again, I don't need any new neutral palettes. But they both pretty pretty pretty. I keep thinking about the technakohl liners, which I liked more than I thought I would. I agree with @MontREALady, Take the Plunge is really really lovely.
I wasn't as drawn to the Gleamtones (Gleamstones?) as much as I thought I would. I'm glad I ordered one from MAC but I didn't fall head over heels like some of the lovely Youtube videos made me think I would. They must have been swatching heavily to get those shimmery colors. I used the 127 SE in the display to try it on my upper cheekbones and wasn't super in love. Maybe when mine arrives I'll try it with a denser, smaller headed brush.
The two blushes are great. Yes, I'll use use Adobe Brick with a duo-fibre fan but that's what it's made for.
I regret getting Desert Evening. In person, it looks pretty much like a clear balm. Maybe it's the store lighting.
Overall, I didn't pick up anything new today. My haul for this one is Gleamtones, Adobe Brick, Painted Canyon, and HC. I'm thinking of switching Desert Evening for Yellow Topaz.