Calm Heat is a light warm-neutral pinked beige in a Matte finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is slightly darker and more pink than Myth, slightly darker than Fleshpot, and lighter and more pink than Honeylove.
Shy Girl is a light-medium warm peach with gold-pink pearl in a Cremesheen finish. It is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more peach than Shanghai Spice, lighter and more muted than Ravishing, and darker and more peach than Pure Zen.
Love at First Bite is a medium warm watermelon pink with a soft sheen in an Amplified finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is brighter and more pigmented than Lustering, cooler and more pink than Impassioned, and darker and brighter than Chatterbox.
Sí, Sí, Me! is a medium-dark cool magenta-berry in a Satin finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter than Rebel, darker and less matte than Flat Out Fabulous, and darker and more purple than Girl About Town.
This is actually a nice shade selection for a summer collection, though I do wish that there was a nice papaya coral or a guava pink — it would be so appropriate for this collection, no? While I've always liked Shy Girl, I do wish that they had come out with a new shade in the peach family instead of re-promoting a permanent shade. I also wish the nude shade were more widely flattering. As it is, Calm Heat is so pale that it'll only really be flattering on those with fair skin tones — fans of Myth, Fleshpot, Japanese Maple, Honeylove, and Yash will like it — so it'll need to be mixed with a lip pencil or a darker lipstick/gloss to make it more wearable. To that end, though, if you're into mixing lipstick shades, Calm Heat is great for lightening shades: mixing it with Shy Girl creates a lovely peachy nude, mixing it with Love at First Bite creates a cotton candy pink, and mixing it with Sí, Sí, Me! creates a soft rosy plum. As much as I love my nude shades, I actually think the must-haves here are Love at First Bite and Sí, Sí, Me!, which are more unique in their respective finishes and will suit all skin tones from fair to deep-dark and cool to warm. All four shades here have dupes within MAC's permanent range, though, so I would check your stash to see if you have anything similar first.
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