MAC Glitter & Ice: Dazzleglasses

MAC released the first part of their holiday launch yesterday, called Glitter & Ice. The collection promotional display features Olympic figure skater, Johnny Weir. Glitter & Ice will see the release of 34 products. There are six shades of Dazzleglass being released, of which I will be featuring five. Dazzleglasses are sheer lip glosses with lots of pearlized pigments; it is MAC's most shimmery lip gloss formula. They are slightly stickier than Cremesheen Glasses, though much less sticky than Lipglass. They come with brush applicators (rather than doe-foot), and are vanilla-scented but taste-free. Each Dazzleglass contains 1.92 grams of product, comes in limited edition glossy white packaging, and retails for $23.

She-Zam, Glitter & Ice, Dressed To Dazzle, Love Alert, and Spanking Rich

She-Zam is a clear base with tons of silver and fuchsia glitter. It is limited edition and is a re-promote from 2009's Magic, Mirth, and Mischief collection. This shade will add tons of sparkle, but in terms of colour, it will just give lips a slightly cooler look. It is much less pink than Sugarrimmed, and more silver and way more shimmery than Lustrewhite Lustreglass.

Glitter & Ice is a pale nude beige with white and gold glitter. It is new and limited edition. This shade will add lots of sparkle, but no colour. It is similar to Moth To Flame.

Dressed To Dazzle is a pale cool-toned pink with white, gold, and pink glitter. It is new and limited edition. This shade will add lots of sparkle, and will impart a milky pink tinge of colour. It is similar to Sugarrimmed.

Love Alert is a bright cherry red with red and fuchsia glitter. It is a permanent product being re-promoted for this collection. This shade will add lots of sparkle, and has semi-opaque colour pay-off. This imparts more colour than all of the other Dazzleglasses in this collection.

Spanking Rich is a darkened raspberry pink with fuchsia and silver glitter. It is limited edition and is a re-promote from MAC's original Dazzleglass launch in 2008 (it was also re-promoted with 2009's Hello Kitty Kouture collection). This shade will add lots of sparkle, and has semi-sheer colour pay-off. It is lighter and less purple than Date Night, and darker and more purple than Money, Honey.

Dazzleglasses are very fitting in a collection called "Glitter & Ice." They're especially fun to wear around the holidays, when you want more sparkle and shine. The lighter shades are ideal for layering, with She-Zam giving the most amount of sparkle. The two darker and more opaque shades are great on their own for a more sheer bright lip, or to amp up a red or dark lipstick. Glitter & Ice actually adds the least colour, and just ends up like like a sparkly clear gloss, so I feel this is shade is entirely skippable. Otherwise, they're great for anyone who wants lots of shimmer and shine.