I missed the phone call from my local MAC mua enabler yesterday, that the Beth Ditto collection was in the back room for pre-sale - somehow my phone had stayed in my bed, where i found it last night and heard her message. Rushed down today to check it out as soon as the shop opened. The collection was a disappointment for me.
Powder To The People was too matte for me and when i swirled the pink base with the orange and yellow it was just too orange. Given all that, i didn't even try to swirl 'em all together. Sorry :-(
The Shade & Smoke Shadow/Liners were not very creamy and were difficult for me to put on my somewhat sensitive eyes, dragging and pulling. The finish was almost matte and they were highly pigmented, but i prefer at least a hint of shimmer (i reserve matte for my crease). "Beth Mask", the bronze and peach one i was excited about, just made me look bruised, so then i tried "Drag, Strip", the navy and pale blue - not my thing, really, but it looked much better and opened up my eyes. "Beth or Glory" was dark matte brown and deep rich royal blue, not really for me. I didn't bother with the black and white one. And there was no grey & pink one - just a fifth empty spot.
Of the Pro Longwear Lip Cremes i only tested two. I don't do bright orange or bright fuchsia/neon pink, so i skipped "Booyah!" and "Dear Diary". I have a LOT of plum lip products and "Heart Hangover" didn't look all that different, so i didn't bother. I did test "You're Perfect Already", the neutral pale pink, and "Love Long Distance", the light mauve. YPA was too orange on me and too pale, so i passed. LLD, however, was almost like a nude lip, just a bit bluer than my own, so i pre-saled it.
I know Zoom Fast Lash is not some people's favorite mascara, but i've really been dying for a purple, so i tested - with discardable spoolies, of course - both "Plum Reserve", a nice dark violet-purple, and "New Hue", a dark burgundy. Didn't try the navy 'cuz i don't wear navy anything. The mascara lengthened my lashes, didn't clump, and thickened them a little - not major drama, but nice enough. So i pre-saled them both.
I had already purchased "Nightmoth" Lip Pencil last month. I looked at "In Synch" which turned out to be too light. So that was that - only 2 mascaras and one lip creme for me.
However, the Casual Colour Lip and Cheek Cremes were also in... oh, yeah!