MAC Daphne Guinness for MAC: Cremesheen Glasses

MAC released a new collection in collaboration with Daphne Guinness in stores today. It features 21 products, 17 of which are limited edition. There are four limited edition shades of Cremesheen Glass released with this collection — three of which are new, and one of which is a re-promote (from July's Semi-Precious collection and will not be reviewed here). Cremesheen Glasses are creamy, shiny, completely non-sticky, and are vanilla-scented and taste-free. They're generally a more sheer formula of lip gloss, making them ideal for layering. As a result of a less tacky formula, they don't last very long on the lip, perhaps two hours, but they are incredibly comfortable to wear. Each Cremesheen Glass comes in regular clear/black packaging with a doe-foot applicator, contains a total of 2.7 grams of product, and retails for $22.

Borealis, Japanese Spring, and Narcissus

Borealis is a pale milky blue-white with subtle iridescent pink micro-shimmer. It is semi-sheer, so while it doesn't add a lot of colour, the milkiness will lighten your natural lip colour. There is nothing similar in MAC's permanent line-up, but it is similar to Chillin' from 2010's In The Groove collection.

Japanese Spring is a pale pale milky cool-toned pink. It is semi-sheer, so while it doesn't add a lot of colour, the milkiness will lighten your natural lip colour. It is slightly cooler than Fashion Scoop.

Narcissus is a mid-tone magenta purple. It is nearly opaque, so it does apply more evenly than the sheerer colours, which can settle into lip lines. There is nothing similar in MAC's permanent line-up; Loud & Lovely would be closest, but it is significantly less purple and more pink.

Of the three shades here, I feel like Narcissus is the only absolute must-have. Not that the other two shades aren't nice, but Borealis only adds a cool-toned milkiness and not much colour, and Japanese Spring looks very similar to Fashion Scoop (which is permanent). Richly Revered (which I do not have) is also very nice and more unique in the Cremesheen Glass formula, but is easily dupable (Pro Longwear Lipglass in Lasting Achievement and Lipglass in Desire are two examples). Narcissus is like nothing I've seen recently from MAC, especially in the Cremesheen Glass formula; it's so nice to have a such a bright, opaque colour in a non-sticky formula!