Smooth Harmony is a medium-dark orange-tan with a golden sheen. It is a re-promoted shade from 2008's Heatherette collection, and is limited edition. It is very slightly on the drier side, but goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and warmer than Golden Bronzing Powder, lighter and more orange than Refined Golden Bronzing Powder, and more bronze than Gingerly Powder Blush.
Star! is a light peachy beige with gold shimmer-sheen. It is a re-promoted shade from 2003, and is limited edition. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is warmer and less metallic than Soft and Gentle Mineralize Skinfinish.
Passion for Colour is a medium pinked coral with a subtle sheen. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is less pink than Fleur Power, and darker and more coral than Peachykeen.
For fans of face kits, this is a really nice warm-toned option. Smooth Harmony is technically a Beauty Powder, so it is meant to be used anywhere on the face, whether it's as a bronzer or a blush or to contour (though beware when contouring as this shade is quite orange-toned). Star! is a great shade for a highlighter for medium to dark skintones as it's not too light and is warm-toned so it won't look ashy, and because it's an Iridescent Powder, it isn't too metallic or pigmented so it keeps it softer and more subtle. And Passion for Colour is lovely coral shade for cheeks; nothing that new or unique especially after the summer season, but it's a beautiful colour, nonetheless. Aside from portability, the best thing about this kit is that it should work for all skintones from light to dark. Fans of limited edition products and '80s fashion will likely buy this for the novelty of the collaboration and packaging, but in general, this particular face palette is perfect for prolonging that summer look into fall/winter.
Love the look of Star! and the blush, but the orangeness of the bronzer is a bit much. This reminds me that I've been neglecting coral blush all summer. :x
ReplyDeleteLOL, well, to be fair, coral is quite overdone during the summer, so it's okay to neglect it for one year... :P
DeleteI don't like to think of Smooth Harmony as a bronzer, but more like a orangey blush like Coppertone or Gingerly, you know? I mean, MAC did list it as a Beauty Powder rather than a Bronzing Powder so it's meant to be used however you see fit, lol.
Since you put it that way, suddenly this palette is amazing! LOL
DeleteLOL, oh, the power of words! ;)
DeleteHonestly, I'm never big on these face kits etc MAC does, but this one is nice. I think it would be pretty wearable for me, and I like that it has complimentary but not really similar shades - you could create a ton of looks from this, I think!
ReplyDeleteTotally! I'm usually not a huge fan of the face kits, either, not gonna lie, but these are all really wearable and that coral blush actually shows up really quite vivid, so it looks really good on a lot of skintones. :) And the highlighter is gorgeous -- subtly sparkly and not metallic at all!
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