This past Thursday, MAC released their major annual Spring colour collection called MAC Is Beauty, inspired by spas, salons, and "a world of pure, delicious vanity, where you can preen supreme to get that wow factor, emerging perfectly coiffed, polished, and all glammed up. What's wrong with being a little high-maintenance?" The entire collection features a total of 49 products, of which 18 are new and limited edition, 13 are re-promotes, 10 are permanent, five are re-promotes and will become permanent, and three are new and will become permanent. MAC Is Beauty will see the launch of 12 shades of lipstick (one of which will not be reviewed here). Each lipstick comes in regular black packaging, contains 3 grams of product, and retails for $19. These are applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program at all MAC locations.
Notice Me is a light cool-toned pink-lavender in a Lustre finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, but it does seem to apply unevenly and emphasize lip texture. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is more lavender and less pearlized than Pervette, lighter and more lavender than Creme de la Femme, and lighter and less pigmented than Asian Flower Sheen Supreme.
Real Doll is a light-medium cool-toned lilac-pink in a Lustre finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2007's Barbie Loves MAC collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is cooler and more purple than Lovelorn, lighter and more purple than Syrup, and lighter and less frosted than Creme de la Femme.
Catty is a light warm muted baby pink in a Lustre finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is sheerer than Angel, warmer than Creme Cup, and darker and more pigmented than Plink!.
Pure Vanity is a light warm peach nude in a Lustre finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more peach than Shy Girl, brighter and more peach than Creme d'Nude, and lighter than Razzledazzler.
French Twist is a light-medium peachy beige in a Lustre finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly, but does seem to emphasize lip texture. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter than Shy Girl, darker than than Creme d'Nude, and more peach than Pure Zen.
Real Redhead is a medium pinked peachy brown in a Lustre finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is more peach than Modesty, slightly darker and more peach than Jubilee, and more brown than Shy Shine.
Call the Hairdresser! is a medium warm muted pink-coral in a Lustre finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque colour pay-off. It is more pink than See Sheer, more muted than Crosswires, and darker and more coral than Fanfare.
Diva-ish is a medium-dark brightened warm-toned fuchsia pink in an Amplified finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is darker than Speak Louder, lighter and more muted than Full Fuchsia, and more muted and more pink than Impassioned.
Silly is a medium vibrant cool-toned bubblegum pink in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2013's Fashion Sets collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more muted than Candy Yum-Yum, brighter and less blue-toned than Pink Nouveau, and darker and brighter than Divine Choice Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Make Me Gorgeous is a medium-dark vibrant warm pinked coral in an Amplified finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is more pink than Vegas Volt, brighter than Crosswires, and more orange than Lady at Play Mineralize Rich Lipstick.
Reel Sexy is a light-medium brightened warm peach-coral in an Amplified finish. This is re-promoted shade from 2012's Reel Sexy collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft and creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more coral than Sushi Kiss, brighter than Razzledazzler, and brighter and more orange than Coral Bliss.
With a whopping 12 limited edition shades, I think this is MAC's biggest lipstick launch within a single seasonal collection. The shades range from pastel to bright and sheer to opaque, and are all Springtime-appropriate, so there is something for everyone. That having been said, the majority of these have a Lustre finish, which I have found people either love or hate. They are generally sheer and buildable to semi-opaque colour coverage, and have a shiny, jelly-like finish. Though some people find them drying over time, a lot of people find them comfortable to wear and the shades to be more widely flattering because they start off sheer (I have to note that the lighter or milkier shades tend to emphasize lip texture, so prep lips accordingly). If you like your lipsticks to have more pigmentation, or a creamier consistency, or a less shiny finish, you might want to look at the non-Lustre finishes. A lot of the shades here are quite dupeable within MAC's permanent range, though, so definitely look at your stash to see if you have something similar already.
All those tubes lined up together so neatly... beauty porn at its finest! Make Me Gorgeous is super pretty but I'm so overwhelmed by lipsticks right now, lol.
ReplyDeleteLol, there's just something about a line-up of brand-new, pristine lipsticks, ya know?
DeleteAnd yeah, I totally agree... I think releasing 12 shades all at once is really overwhelming for people... and none of these are unique enough to be must-haves, IMO. That, and the majority of these are sheer and shiny. Had these been Amplified or Satin, I think people would've gone nuts for them.