Today, MAC will be launching their first official Spring colour collection called A Fantasy of Flowers (it has been available online since last week). It is inspired by "a drifting dreamworld, bursting with brilliant blooms of colour... as a magical fantasy emerges glowing with a floral essence." This collection will see the launch of 35 products, 20 of which are new and limited edition, five of which are re-promotes, and ten of which are permanent. A Fantasy of Flowers will see the release of six shades of lipstick, all of which are new and limited edition. They are vanilla-scented but taste-free. Each lipstick comes in regular black packaging, comes with 3 grams of product, and retails for $19. These are applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program at all locations.
Heavenly Hybrid is a medium-dark brightened cool-toned berry pink in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is lightweight and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is darker and brighter than Plumful, more muted and more plum than Lickable, and lighter and cooler than Craving.
Snapdragon is a light-medium cool-toned pink with iridescent micro-shimmer in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is lightweight and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. It is slightly lighter and less purple-toned than Syrup, brighter and more cool-toned than Sweetie, and darker and brighter than Dreaminess Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Rose Lily is a light milky cool-toned pink in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is lightweight and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. It is lighter and more muted than Saint Germain, lighter and sheerer than Snob, and cooler than Dreaminess Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Fleur d'Coral is a light warm peach in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is lightweight and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. It is lighter and more peach than Shy Girl, more peach than Japanese Maple, and less pink than Pure Zen.
Naked Bud is a light-medium peachy beige with gold micro-shimmer in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is lightweight and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. It is lighter and less brown than Jubilee, similar though slightly less yellow-toned than Freckletone, and more peach than High Tea.
Dreaming Dahlia is a medium brightened coral-orange in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is lightweight and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is brighter and more orange than See Sheer, more muted and less red than Korean Candy Sheen Supreme Lipstick, more muted and less pink than Lady at Play Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
I was a bit disappointed that all the lipsticks from this collection have a Lustre finish because I like a bit of variety, but that having been said, I think it fits the overall theme of luminous, dewy floral blooms really well. All of these shades being Lustres also means that they are all really wearable. Shades like Rose Lily and Fleur d'Coral would be very pale and milky in a more pigmented or matte finish and would be much too light for most people (e.g. corpse lips), but because they're sheerer washes of colour, they look much softer and more delicate. It also means that shades like Heavenly Hybrid and Dreaming Dahlia become easy gateway shades into bright lipsticks because they go on more muted than they look in the tube. These shades give lips a natural luminous look which is a refreshing change from all the dark, matte shades of fall and winter. However, due to the finish, these have a shorter wear time than many other lipsticks; about two to three hours at most. I don't have issues with dryness with Lustres in general and actually find them quite creamy and comfortable to wear, though there are some people that have experienced dryness with them. if you prefer your lipsticks to be more saturated in colour or more matte or have a longer wear-time, these will be entirely skippable. If you like Lustres, these will be some lovely additions to your lipstick stash for Spring — such happy, cheerful colours!
Gah, beautiful collection! Heavenly Hybrid and Dreaming Dahlia are stunners and everything just flows together really nicely. Nothing really appears to be a must-have but this is just one of the nicest collections overall that I've seen in a while.
ReplyDeleteI think so, too. I usually really love MAC's first Spring collection every year (last year's was Archie's Girls, and the year before that was Shop MAC, Cook MAC, and the year before that was Wonderwoman, all of which were AMAZING). I think Heavenly Hybrid and Dreaming Dahlia are the two must-have lipsticks from this collection, if only because they're more unique than the other four, which are extremely dupeable within MAC's permanent range. My must-have overall is definitely Petal Power Mineralize Blush. :D
DeleteOk, Dreaming Dahlia is HAWT. Still. Lustres. *makes face*
ReplyDeleteLOL, the colour is WORTH THE FINISH. :P
DeleteOn that note, what don't you like about Lustres?
I find them really drying! If I'm going to wear something that drying, it better be a sexy matte.
DeleteLol, fair enough! I don't have that problem with Lustres, but I've definitely heard people that do. Lustres aren't my favourite finish, but if I like the shade, I'll still rock it. :P
DeleteI have my eye on Heavenly Hybrid and Dreaming Dahlia, but I've also been telling myself I don't need to buy any more lipsticks for a while, so we'll see what happens. I have a ton of empties but I don't know if they are still accepting empties for LE collections because I hear mixed things. I hope to make it to MAC to check out the collection this weekend. Great swatches!
ReplyDeleteYes, you can recycle for these lipsticks! The only LE collections you can't recycle for are those with special edition packaging. :) Definitely do it -- Heavenly Hybrid and Dreaming Dahlia are both stunners!
DeleteI don't love the Lustre formula, but I picked up Heavenly Hybrid free with a handful of Back-to-MAC empties, and I really like it! And I don't find it too drying like some Lustres can be. I sort of wish I grabbed Dreaming Dahlia too, it's a stunner!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's weird, some people find Lustres to be really drying and others don't. Maybe it's specific shades? At least you got to B2M for Heavenly Hybrid! And good choice, too -- it's the most popular shade from the collection along with Dreaming Dahlia. :) I'm sure there are plenty of dupes for DD, though. I reckon Revlon's Candy Apple Lip Butter is similar!
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