MAC released a new collection in collaboration with Iris Apfel yesterday (you can read more about her here). This collection will be available online and at freestanding MAC Stores only. It features 20 products in total, 15 of which are limited edition. There are five limited edition shades of eyeshadow featured in this collection, three of which are new, and two of which are re-promotes (one of which, Howzat, will not be reviewed here). Each eyeshadow comes in regular black packaging, contains 1.5 grams of product, and retails for $17.50. These shades are applicable for the Back To MAC recycling program at MAC Stores.
Diamond Dove is a dark cool-toned brown in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. This is a drier matte, but it goes on smooth and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is more grey than Handwritten, and lighter and more brown than Mystery. Early Bird is a medium bright coral pink in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and smooth. It has intense pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is similar, though a bit more vibrant, than Free To Be. Robin's Egg is a medium bright teal-blue in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted and limited edition shade. The texture is soft and smooth. It has intense pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. There is nothing similar to this in MAC's permanent range, though it is darker and more teal than Surf USA (from last summer's Surf, Baby! collection). Silver Gull is a light-medium cool-toned grey with sparkle in a Velvet finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is dry and stiff. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. Though it applies more smoothly on the eye than in a swatch, I was disappointed with the texture and colour pay-off on this. It is lighter than Scene.
Robin's Egg is SUPER pretty! Diamond Dove is the shade I'd actually wear, though.
ReplyDeleteI would agree, Diamond Dove is obviously much more wearable... But Robin's Egg is just so gorgeous. Not the most practical, but man, I get giddy just looking at it, lol. Let me know if you want anything -- my colleague is going to the MAC Store on Sunday, and she gets 60% off. :)
ReplyDeleteStrange, I thought there was a colour known as Howzat. That's what I picked up in the US from the Iris Apfel collection.
ReplyDeleteWhoops, jumped the gun there :) I didn't realize Howzat was a repromote.
ReplyDeleteEEEPP! I just sent you a text ;-)
ReplyDeleteFieran -- Haha, yeah, I didn't bother getting Howzat, 'cause I just reviewed it from the holiday collections (it was in one of the snowglobe eyeshadow palettes!). DId you pick up anything else???
ReplyDeleteNo..wanted to get stuff I'd use instead. I've become a bit picky as I have so much makeup lately. Only picking stuff that's a bit more wearable/my style. I used to buy a lot if ransoms before .. And end up not using them enough.
ReplyDeleteErrr randoms I mean :)
ReplyDeleteFieran -- Yeah, that's definitely the way to go, especially with so many new collections coming out all the time! I get too tempted, which is definitely my downfall. :P
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