MAC Euristocrats II Collection – Review & Thoughts
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Cockney, Costa Chic, London Life, Milan Mode, Naked Paris, Patisserie, Saint Germain
MAC Euristocrats II Collection – Review
OVERALL, MAC’s Euristocrats II Collection offers a good combination of lipsticks and dazzleglasses. Some of the dazzleglasses have better pigmentation than previous dazzleglasses, and when pigmentation is still low, I noticed the sheerer ones had a pseudo duochrome to them. I was actually a bit surprised that some of the lipsticks ended up being so sheer, but for the color shy, you’ll definitely want to check out these new lipsticks! Particularly Cockney, which is likely to be a wearable red for those a bit wary of red lipsticks like Russian Red.
Temptalia Recommendations
Must-Haves: Cockney, Costa Chic, Milan Mode lipsticks; Euro Beat, Rue d’Rouge, Via Veneto dazzleglasses
Nice-to-Haves: London Life, Saint Germain lipsticks; Internationalist dazzleglass
Skip: Patisserie lipsticks; Roman Holiday dazzleglass
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Lipsticks
- Cockney is a semi-sheer red lipstick with a bit of a yellow undertone. It has a soft sheen as expected from a lustre lipstick.
- Costa Chic is an opaque, frosty coral-pink. It’s not too orangey, but it isn’t so pink that it loses its coral-ness.
- London Life is a semi-sheer, reddish raspberry shade. It gives a good amount of color, and it is definitely different from the other lipsticks. It was surprisingly pigmented for a lustre finish lipstick!
- Milan Mode is a pinky-berry shade with a semi-sheer finish. It has a nice sheen without much shimmer.
- Naked Paris is a sheer, brownish-plum shade with some shimmer. This is one of the lesser pigmented lipsticks from the launch.
- Patisserie is a sheer, pinky cool-toned nude lustre finish lipstick. It has a nice sheen, but it had the least amount of pigmentation out of the seven from this launch.
- Saint Germain is a creamy, opaque cool-toned pastel pink. It has a little bit of a sheen to it, but it’s extremely creamy and pigmented.
Dazzleglasses
- Date Night is a dirty plummy shade with soft bronzy-plum shimmer. It is semi-sheer, but it does provide color to lips.
- Euro Beat is a soft pink with just a touch of coral to it. It has soft gold shimmer laced throughout the shade. It also provided my lips with some color, but very subtly.
- Internationalist is sheer pinky shade that looked mostly like shimmer on my lips. The shimmer, though, is pretty, as it is a blue-violet-purple kind of duochrome shimmer.
- Local Colour is a milky pink gloss with just a bit of gold shimmer. It is oddly creamy relative to the others.
- Roman Holiday is kind of like a dirty brownish shade. It didn’t rock my world, because it looked a bit blah on me. It seems like it has multicolored glitter in it, which might have contributed to why I wasn’t so hot on it.
- Rue d’Rouge is a semi-sheer reddish shade with gold shimmer. It’s pretty, but it isn’t a bright pop of red–so again, for thosse looking for a softer red, this might be it.
- Via Veneto is a sheer, violet-blue shimmery gloss. It doesn’t have much of a base color, though it definitely adds a lot of coolness to my natural lip color. I did like the shimmer and the way it glinted in the light.
I'm a bit annoyed coz I got Cockney and Milan Mode without swatching them and apparently they're very similar to Lady Bug and Sweet Thing respectively! I might go swap them for something else :(
they are?! grr. christine, if you have those color can you do comparison swatches?
I don't have either, sorry!
:( Both of the lipsticks look different on me compared to Lady Bug and Sweet Thing. Lady Bug is really glossy and sheer!
Mmmm im considering getting Saint Germain and Milan Mode, really into pinks atm!
I think you'd like 'em!
hey christine :)i really appreciate the review but,are there any swatches of the lipsticks?
i thought this collection was out in mac counters and stores now? i went to two mac counters and they didn't even have these there. does anyone know the actual release date of these? i'd love to see them in person before i buy them. thx!
It is... that's weird, I don't know why it isn't out yet.
I just bought Internationalist and Costa Chic earlier this week(@ MAC in Georgetown, DC). The MUA said it had just come in last week, so maybe your MAC was super delayed?
Are you going to do the lip swatches as well or did I miss them?
They're up!
glad the lippies are permanant in uk so will wait until i b2m for them and just get the dazzelglasses :) x
Lucky you guys :P
I'm loving Patisserie l/s! I must get a backup of that lipstick and I also am in love with Via Veneto d/g!
Nice! Which are you getting?
wanting costa chic, and saint germain real bad!
Aw!
What gloss would you pair with Costa Chic? Internationalist and/or Euro Beat?
Euro Beat would be my first choice!
Saint Germain looks gorgeous!
Thanks, Emily!
i really like the look of Milan Mode.. but would it suit warm toned tan skin?
I'm not very sure, but if it influences your decision, it ran a very purple-pink on my lightly tanned, usually pale skin (a pit more purple than it looked on Christine but still definitely pink).
I definitely think so!
personally i have to agree - costa chick, cockney, and the lipglosses - that goes with them are fabulous!!! the colors are very summery, red color is not too too crazy - really worm and sexy, peach gloss is really cute!!! definetley must haves!!!
Sounds like you might be getting a lot, Katya!
What's the best gloss to pair with Milan mode and with London life? Thanks!
Date Night and Via Veneto!
I wanna get Costa Chic, Milan Mode and Patisserie! can't wait!!
Yayyy! Are you gonna get all three?
I picked up Costa Chic at IMATS and I love it. It is a perfect pink and coral.
what is IMATS?
IMATS: International Makeup Artist Trade Show:) that most awesome thing in the world!
International Makeup Artist Trade Show!
Awesome :D
I really like the look of this collection! The funny thing is I have little $$ to spend on makeup because I'm going to Europe for a month! But hopefully, I'll be able to buy a couple things--I really like the looks of Costa Chic, London Life, Patisserie and Euro Life. MAC is so hard on my wallet!
Just remember MAC is more expensive in Europe!
Wow!! I adore Lustres!! I hope that I don't end up overspending on this collection since I'm trying to save up for the other collections.
I also adore Lustre! My favorite lipstick texture. :)
I like the texture, just not the color pay off!
Aww! You're in luck - five of them are lustres!
I rock london life!
That's awesome, Samuji!
Well...i know you say "skip" Patisserie...BUTTTT is it ANYTHING like "Expensivo" from "Belle Azure"...cuz...it's my absolute FAVORITE lippy and it's ALMOST GONE!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I don't think so :(
So are they all lustres? I was hoping for amplifieds!
I think they are all lustres except for Costa Chic & Saint Germain. Costa Chis is a frost & I think Saint Germain is a creme.
This!
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