MAC Antonio Lopez: Face Palette in Pink

On Thursday, MAC released a new collection featuring the works of Antonio Lopez. It is inspired by "this legendary fashion illustrator's vibrant energy, brazen attitude, and love of life." Antonio Lopez is comprised of 12 new and limited edition products —10 of which will be available at all locations, one of which is available at MAC Stores only, and one of which is online exclusive. Antonio Lopez will see the release of two Face palettes, each of which include one shade of Iridescent Powder, one shade of Powder Blush, and one shade of Beauty Powder. "Each palette displays the fiercely individual face of one of his muses, 'Antonio's girls,' while each product's packaging features an exclusive drawing by the artist." Each Face palette contains 3.5 grams of Iridescent Powder, 3.8 grams of Powder Blush, and 6.1 grams of Beauty Powder in two compartments, and retails for $55.
Peaceful, Belightful, and Pure Femininity
Peaceful, Belightful, and Pure Femininity

Peaceful is a medium peachy tan with a subtle sheen. It is a re-promoted shade from 2007's Raquel Welch Icon collection, and is limited edition. It is on the powdery 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 more brown than Peaches Powder Blush, and much more peach than Golden Bronzing Powder.

Belightful is a light golden champagne beige with gold sparkle. It is a re-promoted shade from 2008's Fafi for MAC collection, 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 less pinked than Soft and Gentle Mineralize Skinfinish.

Pure Femininity is a medium cool-toned cotton candy pink with a mostly matte finish. 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 more blue-toned than Pink Swoon Powder Blush, and much darker and brighter than Well Dressed Powder Blush.

For fans of face kits, this is a really nice cooler-toned option (it's not strictly cool-toned, but cooler than the Coral palette). Peaceful is technically a Beauty Powder, so it is meant to be used anywhere on the face, but I prefer this option as a nice warm blush as it's quite peachy to be a bronzer or contour powder for most skintones. Belightful has been released many times (I actually have one from the Fafi for MAC collection from five years ago!) and is a great highlighting shade for most skintones. It's quite sparkly in the pan, but it isn't too metallic or pigmented in execution. Pure Femininity is a great pop of colour and despite its cool undertones, it does warm up nicely if you have a naturally warm undertone, so don't be scared of it looking too bright. Pure Femininity also blends really well with Peaceful if you wanted to create a more neutral pinky peach shade. While I don't think this palette works quite as well across all skintones as the Coral palette, it's a nice option to brighten and warm up fair to medium-dark complexions.