Almost literally having a meltdown over MAC's latest collection.
Just released their Heavenly Creature collection.
And at this point, you may be thinking, 'boy, she must really hate this collection.'
I say lust because to be in love with a product, i must have already used it.. these.. i can only lust over because i can't get to a MAC store at 12:32 in the morning.
This is MAC's big mineralized collection of the summer, since they usually do one of those. And the past few mineralized products they've released have been mediocre at best. but THIS... jeeze!!
It's like Stereo Rose all over again! And it SUCKS.
You want to know?.. i bet you want to know why. Okay, I shall enlighten thee.
It's because it's so talked-about that it's so bad! It's going to sell out like.. tomorrow probably. i hear Super Nova is already sold out, at least on the US site. And that's just putting TONS of pressure on me to buy ALL THE THINGS! MAC, Whyyy do you do this to us! Why can't you just make enough products for them NOT to sell out in ONE DAY!?
This also sucks because i'm currently not living close enough to the border to go to the states to buy it! D: And here in Canada all mac products are at LEASE 4$ more than in the states. and i bet these are like 5-6$ more. The Mineralize Blushes are $28 and the Mineralize Skinfinishes are $34!! i mean, i know you get lots of product, but seriously, why the huge jump in price for canadians?!
So..i'm just going to post pictures of these bad boys, and tell you a bit about then i suppose...or maybe rant is a more apropos term.
10g/0.35oz for $34 CAD, that's $3.4/gram or $97.14/oz.
MAC Says: Peachy pink with gold shimmer.
I Say: As soon as i saw this one, i knew it was a must have! I don't currently own ANY powder highlighters. And since i highlight a LOT on clients (and on myself) this one just screamed at me to get it before it was too late! So i did. This is the only thing i've ordered from this entire collection, and this was before i saw Temptalia's swatches! This would work best on medium to light warm skintones because of the peachiness, but could also work on darker skintones because of the gold. Don't quote me on that though seeing as i haven't actually seen it in person yet!
MAC says: Plumy pink with multi-dimensional pearl.
I say: OMG *DROOL* I originally didn't even consider getting this one becasue of how cool that darker pink bit looks in the pan.. but then Temptalia's swatches happened.. and Ermhagerd! It's so LOVELY! The pink is a teeennnsy bit cool, but it's warmed up by the gold, and would work on both skintones! UGH. i need this in my life. There's this one, and one of the Mineralize Blushes that i just.. i just want because of reasons really really badly. i'll get to that MB in a bit.
MAC Says: Coral with Gold Shimmer
I say: I wasn't too excited about this one in the pan, but i just saw Temptalia's swatches And this one looks gorgeous! right on trend with the whole 'tangerine' theme this year. It's more of a burnt orange rather than coral i think. But pretty nonetheless. Still not as much as a 'must have' as Star Wonder, but if Lightyear is a 10 and star wonder a 9..then this is a 7.5 on the must-have scale. :)
MAC says: Tarnished bronze with gold pearl and pink reflects
I Say: Though this one would look absolutely Stunning on a darker skintone, i don't work on enough dark skin tones for this to warrant a buy for me.
Now, on to Mineralze Blushes!
MAC say: Terracotta and gold melange.
I say: THIS. I WANT THIS. because allll the reasons! Ugh, this is another one that i didn't even want until the swatches happened. MAC, why couldn't you just have given Temptalia these to swatch before releasing the collection!?! It looks like a cool berry pink in the press photo.. but not in the swatch at all! the gold mixes with it and it becomes a nice midtoned/darkish peachy coral. i think all these pinkish colours are looking rather cool in the pan because next to the gold hues, anything even slightly less warm is going to look extra cool toned.
MAC say: Magenta and burnished gold melange.
I say: This is the most talked about and most wanted one i think. It's not sld out on Canada's site, so anyone who wants me to order one for you, i'll gladly do it if you pay for the shipping it costs to get it to you! (that goes for any that are sold out in the states!) It's super bright pink, so use it lightly! It's a bit cooler toned thatn most of the rest, and the gold shimmer is less apparent (in temptalia's swatch) I kinda wanted this one, before i saw the swatch. I'm not a fan of overly bright blushes that are easy to go overboard with. I'd rather have a subtle one that i can build up than one that's easy to take too far!
MAC says: Amethyst and gold brown melange.
I say: Again, since i don't work with many dark skintones, this one isn't a buy for me. this one appears very brown in the swatch, but definitely not an overly warm/orange brown. And the 'amethyst' in it doesn't show up too much, so it doesn't make it overly cool toned either! this is actually a great asset to have in a blush, seeing as anyone can use it! this would look gorgeous on any darker skintone, but UGH imagine this on an Indian skintone? *dead* That would be beyond lovely.
MAC say: Peach and gold melange.
I say: I was actually originally going to purchase this in the same order as Light Year, but i'm kind of glad i didn't.I mean, this would look stunning as a highlight on pretty much anyone. but so would Light Year. It's like a more orangey/coraley version of Light Year. So yeah, it would work better on dark skin than LY most likely. But they're quite similar. Solar Ray also has more gold and is warmer overall... maaaannn now i'm thinking of all the ways they differ, and am wanting both again.. but i think this one would still fall under the 7.5 on the must-have scale along with Centre of the Universe.
So.... that's it for this section of the collection (apart from lips, which i'll probs do in another post if i feel like it.) It was released in the sections, by the way. This one is called Heavenly Creature Colour. Then there's Eyes and Skin.
But JEEZE MAC! You've been releasing kinda meh collections alll year and then BAM outta no where, i wasn't even expecting it! it took a comment on 87daysbefore's tumblr to get me to even look it up!
ooo if someone sponsor's my giveaway.. I'll gladly buy something from this collection for my upcoming giveawayy!! :D
But alas, tis attempting to sleep time for me!
Goodnight fellow makeup-lovers that cannot afford this entire collection and are therefore in complete agony.