MAC Me Over: Fluidlines

MAC released a new collection last Thursday called MAC Me Over. MAC held an online competition in which thousands of people submitted videos and photos of themselves to be the models for this collection. This is the first collection from MAC in which all the promotional displays feature "real people" rather than hired models, ranging in age, gender, and race. MAC Me Over is a huge collection, comprising of a total of 52 products, and is one of MAC's collections for fall. There are a total of four shades of Fluidline featured in this collection: three new and limited edition, and one re-promoted and limited edition. In this post, I will be reviewing two of the four shades. Each Fluidline comes in regular black packaging, contains a total of 3 grams, and retails for $18.

Dark Diversion and Dark Envy

Dark Diversion is a darkened burgundy brown with berry undertones. It is re-promote from last year's Stylishly Yours collection, and is limited edition. It goes on semi-opaque, but is easily buildable.

Dark Envy is a darkened teal-green with teal and emerald green shimmer. It is a new and limited edition shade. It is technically semi-opaque, but it goes on a little more sheer than Dark Diversion. It is, however, easily buildable. When applied, the shimmer is not very noticeable, but there is still a metallic finish.

Fluidline is always a nice option for an eyeliner, and is especially great for those who like the precision of a liquid liner, but find it too harsh-looking. The gel formula is also softer and a little more forgivable in terms of both texture and look. Once they set, they're long-wearing, budge-proof, and smudge-proof. Fluidline is also great for those who find liquid eyeliner too difficult to put on with precision, but want something more solid and defined than a pencil liner. The only thing about using a gel liner is that you have to buy the brush separately, but it's cheaper in the long run assuming you purchase a good quality brush (which should last at least a decade). I like to use MAC's 208 brush with Fluidline, because I find it stiffer and firmer than the 266, and therefore more easy to control and build colour. Since there are only a few shades of Fluidline in the permanent line, these shades are great for those who are seeking for new liner colours, as well as Fluidline fans in general.