MAC Colour Craft Collection – Swatches

Date: July 9, 2009 - Posted in: MAC Cosmetics, Product Photos/Swatches


Assemblage Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Cosmetics: Colour Craft Collection Swatches

Back from my excursion at Nordstrom! First, swatches for you to devour. Next up will be product photos, and then to follow will be my full review. I will post swatches of both the lipsticks and lipglasses on my lips tomorrow. I appreciate your patience!

Here are swatches for Colour Craft! :)

Eyeshadows


Eccentricity Mineralize Eyeshadow


Fashion Patch Mineralize Eyeshadow


Girlish Romp Mineralize Eyeshadow


Natural Flare Mineralize Eyeshadow


Odd Bits Mineralize Eyeshadow

Lip Products


Crazy Haute, Electic Edge, Funky Fusion, Miss Marble Lipglasses


Nice Mix Up, Pretty Pattern Lipglasses; Colour Crafted, Ever Embellish, Made With Love Lipsticks


Madly Creative, Most Popular, Trimming Talk


Full hand shot!

Blushes


Cheek & Cheerful, Daft Pink, Fad-dabulous, Hand-finish Mineralize Blushes


Improvise, Style Demon Mineralize Blushes; Porcelain Pink, Cheeky Bronze Mineralize Skinfinishes

Mineralize Skinfinishes


Cheeky Bronze, Porcelain Pink, Sunny By Nature Mineralize Skinfinishes


Smooth Merge Mineralize Skinfinish


Triple Fusion Mineralize Skinfinish


Warm Blend Mineralize Skinfinish

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82 Responses to “MAC Colour Craft Collection – Swatches”

  1. Kajal Couture

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    I love how you can achieve full looks from just 1 eyeshadow pot, but unfortunately I dont like the texture of mineralize shadows. I will have to check them out in person!

    • Sanderlees

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      i’m not a fan of mineralized eyeshadows at all — but omg these are soooooooo smooth and buttery.. still a tad messy.. but such an improvement from the past MES! I got natural flare and eccentricity!

      • Christine

        Thursday, July 9, 2009

        I’m glad you like ‘em better this time around! I am hoping it is the same for me!

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      They’re so tiny, though. I mean, more than I’d use up I’m sure, but such a small area to use each color from.

  2. Debbie

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    wow! speechless!!!

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Like ‘em? :D

  3. lesleykat

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    i was going to just pretend this collection didn’t exist, but i want all those blushes!

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      LOL! Nice try :P

  4. Katey

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Okay now I want the entire collection!!!!

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      LOL! You can resist, I know it, Katey ;) Just a few things, right? *wink*

  5. Vampy Varnish

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Great, I am going to want like 75% of this collection!

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      LOL! Aw, Kelly!

  6. Elizabeth

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    I thought I was going to be able to skip this collection, but Fashion Patch and Girlish Romp call to me…

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Uh oh, Elizabeth ;) You can resist…!

  7. Luda

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Just got a whole bunch of stuff. It’s gorgeous

  8. Louise Hollow

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    oh very excited now I ordered the 226 , odd bits, porcelain pink and triple fusion -hurray up and ship it MAC UK

  9. amy

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    I thought I would love this & totally don’t. All the MS F/E/B are glitter bombs, especially the MSFs. Hardly any payoff on anything. I only ended up getting the 131 brush.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Really? They seemed so much less glittery than ones in the past to me – more sheen-y than glitter-y.

  10. Aramis

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    THANKS CHRISTINE I KNOW SWATCHES CAN BE TIME CONSUMING AND YOU ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST ON DA REVIEWS =) ON ANOTHER NOTE IMMA HAVE TO GO CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTS TODAY TO SEE WHAT I LIKE INSTEAD OF PAYDAY WHICH IS NEXT WEEK. HOPEFULLY IM NOT DISSAPOINTED.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      I’m happy to help, Aramis :) Let us know what you think!

  11. Laura

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Thank you very much for the swatches Christine. You are awesome as always.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      My pleasure, Laura! :)

  12. Silvia

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    I was so disappointed with the Porcelain Pink! Almost no colour, just some glitters :S

    And the blushes are very similar with previous collections…

    But I love what I got: Hand Finish and some lipsticks and lipglosses :)

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      It is a paler pink – probably one of the lighter shades released this time around!

  13. danielle

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Luckily for me I’m only really interested in Cheeky Bronze msf and Madly Creative lipstick.
    But I do want to see colour crafted and made with love lipsticks in person.

  14. Anitacska

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Omg! There are some fabulous colours here! I adore Eccentricity, Girlish Romp and Smooth Merge! I have ordered all the eyeshadows and MSFs, but didn’t order Style Demon as I thought it might be too dark, but it’s so pretty, and I also didn’t order Nice mix up and Pretty pattern, but I’ll definitely be going back for Nice mix up! Warm Bland MSF seems very dark, but I just couldn’t not get it, it’s so pretty (not like Brunette was, I didn’t get that, it was too dark and bleugh). Thank you so much, now I’m even more excited about my delivery tomorrow! :)

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Yayy! Let us know what you think once you’ve gotten a chance to play with your haul!

  15. Noel

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    you’re the best Christine!!! thanks for these swatches! *HUGS* :)

  16. SarahT

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Thank you so much for all your hard work Christine! The swatches are so helpful :)

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      No prob, SarahT!

  17. claudia

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Thanks Christine ! Pretty !! Can’t wait for the lip swatches.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      No prob, Claudia :)

  18. cloudburst

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    YES you made my afternoon!

  19. Angie

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Electric Edge looks like what Fast Friends WANTED to be from the Hello Kitty launch
    Thanks SO much for these swatches. You never take a break :DDD

  20. niknik

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    I want the blushes so bad! They’re all so beautiful

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Which ones do you think you’ll buy, NikNik?

  21. hi

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    It’s all so gorgeous! I’m sketchy about Assemblage MES. Is the grey shade a gunmetal silver color or a taupe? In swatches from other sites it was taupe. Also, is the gold a pure gold shimmer or a yellow shade? Ugh! Can’t wait for your review Christine – I’m on the fence about what I want to get. I’ll probably buy dupes when I have money and gift cards in December.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Hm, for me, it was pretty silver. I wouldn’t call it gunmetal though. More like Fineshine eyeshadow, I guess. The gold is slightly yellowed, though not superrr yellow on me.

      • Kharina

        Thursday, July 9, 2009

        I think “Hi” meant…gray shade from the assemblage shadows…as in the brown-gray one…not the silvery white one…because the brown grayish shade I was also wondering if it was a taupe or not. o_O

        • Christine

          Friday, July 10, 2009

          IMO, it’s kind of a pewter-bronze shade to me. I wouldn’t call it just gray!

          I wasn’t sure which she meant initially, but it just seemed so brownish to me that I didn’t think it could be that one!

  22. alyssamae.

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    blushes, skinfinishes and lippies for me- i’m kind of disappointed with the e/s :(

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      The eyeshadows are so-so — I am hoping they will at least work better than previous ones!

  23. daphne

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Not a big mineralize person and will probably get next to nothing from this collection, but I am VERY impressed with the pigmentation of the glosses. They look so cool! Ummm, Eclectic Edge? It looks like Stars N Rockets in lipgloss form! How COOL! Man, I have to admit I love all the glosses. I may have to get one or two.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      I’m not really a mineralize person either! But every year… they sucker me in. I keep hoping I will fall in love, though.

  24. beautifolly

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Christine, I am so glad I stopped by my MAC counter BEFORE you posted these! I probably would have broken the bank!

    But I’m pleased with my Triple Fusion SF and the 187 brush I have been lusting after, time to save up for fall’s fabulous collections!

  25. binnie

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    gr8t swatches xx

  26. Macaddict

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Like the pigmentation of Assemblage. Not a MSF person: I have 20 and never use them! I find most too shimmery. Also sketchy on triple l/g! Bought 2 from Sugarsweet collection and they are the most disappointing products I have EVER bought from MAC. No color payoff at all! So, will skip these newer ones.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      LOL! Wow, 20!! Sounds like :P Lots of them and never use ‘em.

  27. Evelyn

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    i want like……
    everything.

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Uh oh, Evelyn! You’re in trouble now!

  28. kp

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    The triple lipglass is more pigmented this time around (thank God), and the MES’s are smoother with a better payoff than in the past…and the Warm Blend! Awesome for darker skins w/o looking too ashy! Finally!

    • Christine

      Thursday, July 9, 2009

      Yayyy :D Sounds like you found some things to like, KP!

  29. Elle

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Though I did spend a pretty penny ($40 for a brush – MAC, you hurt my heart… and wallet), I actually ended up getting less than I initially thought I would. I was SURE I was going to pick up Porcelain Pink (my skin color is porcelain and I love pink!), it barely registered when I swatched it. It was like a less pigmented (and, ok, less shimmery) version of the NARS Hungry Heart duo. So… skip. I also only picked up 2 of the blushes (Daft Pink & Hand Finish)… I thought I would like Fad-dabulous but it looked too brown and muddy on my skin, and Style Demon did end up being too dark. But… along with those, I did pick up Smooth Merge, Triple Fusion, Cheeky Bronze… and I managed to snatch up a perm (Warm Soul).
    Luckily, none of the eyeshadows or lip colors called to me. Phew!

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      Porcelain Pink is pretty light – they definitely could have repromoted another older, previously released mineralize skinfinish and gotten much more fanfare over it!

      I’m with you on Fad-dabulous and Style Demon! I definitely feel like Fad-dabulous might end up muddying my skin tone :(

  30. Zebo

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    omg…my delivery got delayed til monday! :( these swatches make it that much harder to wait!!!

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      OH NO! That sucks SO much, Zebo! There’s nothing worse than having to wait over the weekend :( I wish you patience!

  31. dadadaaa

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    YOUR PHOTOS ARE GREAT!!!

  32. Lana

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Thank you for the swatches Christine – you have confirmed that I need to order more from this collection!

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      Happy to provide ‘em for you, Laura!

  33. adriana

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Deffinetely getting Warm Blend MSF! and the 226 of course! I have to wait for my paycheck tmrrw!!! I’ll be at MAC by 3 picking these up! yay!

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      I’m so glad you are getting the 226 :D

  34. adelinky

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Christine, I wish you would rub the colors on your hand, to see the color better!

    natural flare min e/s has truly the best gold colors ever!

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      What do you mean rub the colors? If you could tell me a bit more about what you mean, it would be a great help! :)

      My swatching procedure is usually one or two finger-swatches of color — I’ve found anything more to be more misleading. I know I don’t want to see this great, intense shade… that took ten layers to get there! I wouldn’t want to purchase something that required that much work :P

  35. Jody Brown

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    I bought 4 of the blushes and 2 of the skinfinishes. What brushs do you use to apply these? I have tried a kabuki, a 188, a fluffy brush. I must be doing something wrong. These are the first ones that I have ever bought. All I seem to get is a lot of shimmer/glitter. Is there a trick to applying so that you don’t look like tinker bell threw pixie dust in your face. I also tried applying them with my finger but once I try to blend them the color goes away and I am left with just shimmer.

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      I use the 188 or 187 typically, or else the 116 blush brush!

      You can also use them wet if you’re finding you’re not getting enough color when you use it dry!

  36. AlyxVeee

    Friday, July 10, 2009

    Everything is so beautiful!! Smooth Merge is for sure going home with me and Porcelain Pink is a maybe. Checking account is not going to like me very much

    • Christine

      Friday, July 10, 2009

      LOL! My checking account never likes me either :P

  37. Suzanne

    Friday, July 10, 2009

    Nooooo you make me want the whole collection Christine!

  38. Sophiiieeee

    Saturday, July 11, 2009

    i got ALL the eyeshadows n absolutely LOVE THEM. also Warm Blend MSF looks amazing as an all over glow. loovveee <33

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      So great! I am glad Warm Blend works for you, Sophie!

  39. BINNIE

    Sunday, July 12, 2009

    I got eclectic edge lipglass,faddabulousblush which I thought would be a dupe4hot planet but its not :-( just dirty plumbrown with so much shimmer on my nc40 skin n from the store along with 2of the naked honey perfume(1 for my mummy) which smells of moringa flower reminds me of the body shops moringa range thinking of gettin some backup. my online order got delayed should get it in the morning I ordered the 226brush also may get 1 more,honey salve x

  40. Karolina

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    what do you think are the must haves?