MAC Love That Look Collection for Fall 2009
You saw it here first — a preview of Love That Look! 
Lots of photos await you!
Here is a breakdown by color, unofficial descriptions, for your reference:
- Grand Entrance Cool apricot beige
- Dreammaker Frosty golden yellow
- Smoke & Diamonds Dirty dark grey
- Glamour Check! Reddish brown
- Strike A Pose Dirty deep sea blue
- Ego Light yellow pink
- Fashion Groupie Light, blue violet
- Unbasic White Snow white
- One-Off Medium green with silver pearl
- Rated R Light, yellow green
- Style Snob Dirty pink brown with gold pearl
- Fashion Light gray-green with gold pearl
Grand Entrance
Strike a Pose
One-Off
Fashion
Rated R
Smoke & Diamonds
Unbasic White
Glamour Check
Fashion Groupie
Dreammaker
Style Snob
Ego
Pearlglide Liners: Fly by Blu, Black Russian, Molasses, Rave
I’m dead!
I second that emotion, lol.
Green Bronze sounds interesting.
That one has my name on it for sure!
Uh oh, Neeshie!
lol!
You can put me in the grave right next to you, this is going to hurt! My wallet that is…..
MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY!!!!!
Those eyeshadows are gorgeous! Glamour check is my favorite
Aren’t they? Looks like a nice roundup of colors!
These are so pretty
Agreed!
I am loving all of those especially rated r green.
It’ll be interesting to see if Rated R = Rated R duo by NARS.
I was JUST about to comment with that. I have the Rated R duo already but I definitely want to swatch these two by each other. Hmmm, looking a little sketchy there, MAC!
I totally agree – that’s what I was thinking, too. That green-yellow from NARS’ Rated R is an awesome color and I can understand MAC wanting to dupe it… but to name it the same thing? I second your boo!
I literally want everything! And the pearlglides too definitely.
Pearlglide fan?
Are the pearlglide eyeliners good? I’ve never tried them.
Everyone raves about them, ha! A lot of people do seem to be fans, though
i need to stop coming on this website, your making poor Christine!
lol jk
wow they are coming out with really great colors!
LOL! Sorry, Jackie
But at least you can join the club with the rest of us!
I’m so happy Smoke & Diamonds is coming back!
Yayyy! Gonna get a backup, Mara?
Oh gosh. Definitely want some of these. And omg, Smoke & Diamonds???? *crossing fingers* I want another.
Yep, looks like it’s definitely gonna be a repromote for Smoke & Diamonds this fall!
Ditto Neeshie! I’m dead . . . I love ALL of those colors, and since I’ve just gotten into colorful makeup, they’re not like anything I already have. Good thing I’ve got time to save!
I hope you’re able to save up for what you want!
Great shades !! I really like Green Bronze and Grand Entrance.
I can’t wait for the green colors!
Not my kinda thing.. And doesn’t NARS have a rated r palette with the same green?
The mac ones more yellow undertoned
It almost looks like a combo of the two.
Yeah I thought the exact same thing when I saw that name with that color. I already have the NARS one.
They have a Rated R duo, I believe!
a lot of must haves! =D
Which are yours?
umm if they use “Rated R Green” as the final name, I would sue them if I were Nars! they took the name AND made it almost the same color?!
No clue, but it’s curious indeed.
I’m sure they’ll change the name- but the working name may just tell us where the inspiration came from for the color. The Nars green is really hard to wear though- I don’t know that I agree that the MAC shade is more yellow toned; Nars’ is almost a yellow-green gold. We’ll see though!
As far as I know, Rated R is the official name now!
That just shocks me- I guess color names must not be copyrighted, but I’m still surprised that MAC would choose that name for a color so similar. Big FAIL for someone in the R&D department maybe…
No idea, but they might not take the time to copyright, though in the U.S. copyright is still very much by default so long as it’s yours, unique, etc.
OMG- need so many of these!!
Which do you just gotta have, Lynn?
I don’t usually get excited for e/s releases but this one has me in anticipation!!!
Wow!
Must be a good one, then!
I love five of them!
Which five, Susanne?
Dreammaker!! I missed out on that one last year as it was sold out and got Grand Entrance instead. I wantttttttt
I’m glad you’ll get a second chance at it, Rhian!
Wow, wow, wow! Rated R Green looks similar to Bitter in the pic. I’m not familiar with it so does anyone know what the difference is? This is incredibly exciting news & the pics just get me more pumped about it. S&D and Glamour Check = LOVE!
It does look a bit similar to it, but I don’t know. I haven’t seen it in person, and pictures are still kind of misleading when they’re released by MAC. Hard to say this early on!
That Glaring Blue shade looks amazing! I bet it would be pretty with Smoke and Diamonds . . .
Oh yeah, good combo idea!
OH THANK YOU GOD!! The return of Smoke & Diamonds!! At first, I thought it was a boring color, but then I saw it in person, and omg. By then it was WAAAAAAY sold out. So sad. But now I can has!!! YAY!
Also, how do they get away with calling it “Rated R Green” when it looks JUST like Nars’ green in the Rated R duo? It doesn’t really matter, because Mac is cheaper than Nars, and now I can finally buy it! LOL!
I’m so glad you’ll get your chance to nab it this August, Mariah!
hmmm belle ma and circus look similar. Only circus is a tad darker…
I would choose belle ma e/s.
Looks like they are similar, but I’d say one is more brown the other lighter.
Oh, wow! Smoke and Diamonds is coming back out!! Yesss! I wanna get it, but I have Stila’s Lil Diamond…I wonder which is better.
But anyways, I like Eggplant, Rated R Green and Green Bronze. Glaring Blue looks interesting as well.
I haven’t seen Stila’s Lil’ Diamond, but now I am curious…!
Oh Christine, you MUST. Lil’ Diamond is gorgeous and the texture is….gorgeous, LOL. Very smooth and pigmented. But seriously, check it out, so that you can compare that to MAC’s Smoke and Diamonds.
LOL! I will certainly try to
green bronze looks grey on my monitor…
these look interesting though! is her lipstick going to be released as well as part of this collection?
It’s a gray green, I believe!
No lipsticks with this launch!
Yay! I’m so excited for this collection. These look awesome. I love the green and yellow.
I’m excited to see the greens!
oh wow, i cant wait, i think i’m going to end up getting them all! i missed all these when they were 1st released..
At least you have a second shot, Evelyn!
thanks xtine!! <33
No prob, Lala!
Ooh, I’ll definitely get some of the eyeshadows, that teal one looks pretty!
Agreed! I hope it is lovely!
WOW!!! Those images are amazing!!! All of the eyeshadows including an extra Smoke and Diamonds are going to be mine as well as Black Russian and Rave pearlglides!
Sounds like you have a huge haul coming up!
I sure do Christine! I’m actually going to purchase the entire collection!! This is the first time that I’m going to get everything! I almost got everything from the Hello Kitty collection.
Wowww!!
Fashion Groupie, One-Off, Strike a Pose, and Rated R look awesome.
Agreed, Mama Laura!
rated r looks similar to the green in the nars rated r eye shadow duo. i hope it’s more pigmented!! I WANT EVERY COLOR IN THIS COLLECTION FYI <3
We’ll just have to wait and see how similar they are!
The colourful eyeshadows are what attracted me to MAC in the first place hehe.
I think I will be buying a few of these
Same here, Faheema
Any ideas when this will be coming out cuz i’m in loveeeeee
August – probably late July or early August!
Pssst…you have Fly By Blu and Black Russian switched in the Pearlglide pic descrip
I’m so happy they’re bringing RAVE back for a little bit — I LOVE THAT LINER.
Thanks, Dana!
YAY! they are brining pearlglide eyeliner!!! i am getting backups!
Which are your faves, Bona?
Wow, I want all of them… this is bad.
I know how you feel!
Uh oh, Misakoi ;P
I love pearlglide eyeliner♡ It’s so gorgeous ; – ;
I have ply-by-blu and rave, but I can’t wait!!!!!!!
I love pearlglide eyeliner♡ It’s so gorgeous ; – ;
I already have ply-by-blu and rave, but I can’t wait!!!!!!!
Nice! Glad you can get some more, Sana!
OMG….i can see “sold out” in front of all new shades…:)
So can I, haha!
im getting at least one of everything and backups for the awseom colors(green fashion groupie,ego dreammaker!!)
Wow!
Oh noes. I want everything!!!
Oh no!
Oh no, those liners are so disappointing! I guess I’ll be skipping this whole collection.
How come, Alannah?
I’m not much of an eyeshadow girl, so the liners were all I was interested in… since they’re repeats (and not repeats of the ones I love), I won’t have to buy anything!
Which were your fave pearlglide liners?
I want them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which are your must-haves, Kathylulu?
YAY!!! Rave repromote!!!
Yayyy!
do these have fancy packages? i hope nott. cause i’m planning to get them in a pan form
. haha
but i’m a sucker for packagingg
i hate wht the style warrior collection did to me
No, it doesn’t, since these photos show them in typical MAC packaging and these are the official images. They don’t come in pan form as far as I know, though, unless they’re making these shades permanent (which I don’t know either way). The promo photo may just be for visuals.
Not to excited but will swatch at the store and maybe ill buy!
Aw, hopefully you’ll find one or two things you like!
I have a feeling I’m going to end up buying everything when this comes out…
Better start saving, Niknik!
Um… OMG!!! i want everything!!! lol
You’re in trouble, Summer!
Yea i know i am christine! But the colors r amazing!
I hope they’re superrrr pigmented when we get to swatch!
Oh geez some amazing new colors…I will find money for this stuff somewhere!! I want that one-of green color..mmmm
Good luck, Bettina
I really hate to say it, but most of these new eyeshadows look like some older eyeshadows… Except with really tiny modifications. For example::
Strike A Pose strongly reminds me of Tilt; or a lighter version of Deep Truth. Grand Entrance is looking like a pinker version of Shroom; maybe even Jest? Rated R reminds me so much of Bitter it’s not even funny; or maybe even a yellow-er version of Sharp. Unbasic White is reminding me of Gesso except with what appears to be glitter? Glamour Check looks like a darker version of Cranberry to me. Finally, Ego reminds me of a slightly pinker version of Paradisco.
It’s kind of making me go all *sad face,* because I love when M.A.C. comes out with new eyeshadows, and I certainly understand that M.A.C. needs to alter some older colours in order to put out new-ish colours… But these just look so similar to the colours I mentioned earlier [Bitter, Cranberry, etc.], it really makes me question if I should go buy them if I already have something extremely similar bordering on almost exactly the same as the “new” eyeshadows.
I hate to be a Debbie Downer, especially when it comes to a new makeup collection. I’ll try to reserve as much judgment as possible until I/your readers [hopefully!] see your colour swatches, how well the pay-off is, etc. Keep up the wonderful work!
I never judge based off of MAC promo photos, because they’re never 100% accurate, and even if it looks good (or bad), it can be so very different in person, because it may swatch terribly (or beautifully), it could have subtle reflects/shimmer that’s not captured in the image, etc. I can definitely see similarities, and no doubt last year’s Starflash held some extremely similar shades, too, so I’m expecting a few close ones this year, too!
I have Shroom and Grand Entrance. They are NOTHING alike. The Starflash formula is completely different– its like butter and the color payoff if insane. GE has a peachier/frostier finish than shroom. I often use shroom as an all over base color (I’m a NC15) and I don’t think I could ever do that with GE. I’d look like a shimmer ball. I use it to highlight the inner corners of my eyes and my brow bone.
I agree, they are different. Of course, I didn’t have any pay off like you’re talking about with the Starflash shadows I got
Before I bought Glamour Check last year I thought it reminded me of Cranberry, Sketch, Hepcat, and Twinks. After I swatched it, it only looked like Twinks. I think they could be interchangeable (although they are different finishes) but they both have a place in my e/s collection.
Oh yeah, Glamour Check and Twinks are definitely siblings. I agree that the textures make them a bit different, though!
I definitely want all of the eyeshadows.
Awesome!
I’m doomed!
Oh no ;P
smoke & diamonds….. drool…
I’ve been waiting for it to be re-promoted. I missed it last time around. *cries*
I seriously needs molasses liner as well! Thanks cristine
Yay! I’m glad you can get it this time, JackieJaci!
are they all starflash finishes?
Im a goner. Love this
As far as I know!
I WANT THEM ALL!!!
Think you’ll get ‘em all?
How is the Starflash finish? I’ve always wonder. The time they got released (last year?) I wasn’t into Mac yet. They’re all still available on the French Mac website (with the exception of smoke and diamonds) and I have never felt like rushing in case I’d be disappointed. Does it feel creamy or something?
It’s hit or miss. A lot of people LOVED the Starflash finish, but I was just so-so on it. I wasn’t sold. I found some were nice, some weren’t. I find them kind like a frost and a veluxe pearl when they’re good
Omg some of these colours look amazing….There r so many collections i want think i am going 2 list everything i want from all the up and coming collections. Then see how much there is if possible narrow it down to the minimum lol. May have 2 never buy makeup from other brands again lol….Mac all the way from now on i think lol
Oh, wow!! I hope you can get what you want, Jo!
I have an entire train case packed to the brim with only MAC cosmetics. I use nothing else, and I love it that way.
WOW! Very nice
Hmm, i’m less enthusiast for this collection than i thought i’d be. All the colors look a little boring to me. However, that liner in ‘Rave’ certainly caught my eye!
Aww, that is too bad, Chiara! Maybe in person they will do more for ya!
OMG Love them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which are your faves, Darkwicca?
I’m not interested in this at all (don’t normally buy single eyeshadows).
Wow, how come?
Can’t wait to swatch these! Rate R looks like a gorgeous mustardy yellow to me.
Here’s hoping it is more yellow than green — maybe Bitter but better pigmentation?
I MUST have Rated R…can’t wait to see how it looks with Hot + Sour paint as a base!!!!
Ohhh, I bet it would be divine!
I’m really surprised that they’re not bringing back Wolf! It’s such a great, versatile shade of the pearlglide liners!
Maybe later in the fall?
I can’t wait for those. I haven’t updated my MAC stash in a long time. It’s been too long, but those colors would be a nice additon!
Nice! I hope you enjoy ‘em!
I want
Dreammaker
Smoke & Diamonds
Glamour Check (maybe)
Ego
Fashion Groupie
Unbasic White
One-Off
Rated R
Style Snob (maybe)
Whew, nice list ;D
I can’t believe we have to wait until Aug!
Aww!
Starflash here I come! Finally I will get my S&D´s.
YAY! Sounds like S&D is gonna sell out quick this August!
S & D looks like Arctic Grey…any one out there know the difference in the two? Arctic Grey is from the Chill Collection from this year.
Oh, they’re quite different. Smoke & Diamonds is darker, has way more shimmer, and it has gold flecks almost.
Hi Christine!
The first four eye shadows really “familiar” : Grand Entrance, Dreammaker, Smoke & Diamonds, and Glamour Check!
Do you know if these are the same exact colors from previous launches?
Holla at yo girl
Thanks!
Yes, these are repromotes
Super Excited for this!!!!
Any faves?
HELLO one off and rated r! you all will be in my pallette! I pray they don’t change th packaging because i need some more to depot! I’m gonna try to not purchase anything else MAC until August!
Haha!
Well, if they’re made perm, then they’ll be available in pots and pans. If not, just regular black pots!
I want everything.
Must-haves?
Is this dreamaker the same from the starflash collection?
Yes!
hmmm,,seems like some of the liners are re-promotion…
They are!
yayyy!! I want everything, especially smoke and diamond!
Isn’t it gorgeous?
Yep, buying a backup of Smoke & Diamonds! Also loving Fashion & strike a Pose.
Nice! I didn’t even realize Smoke & Diamonds had reached such popularity!
Christine, do you know if these will be LE again?
I don’t know if they are or not.
Sooo no pan form? Just for promo imaging or…? I think I am only buying pan-form MAC until I use up more colours (as they are cheaper) waah!
I have no idea, to be honest!
Oh-oh…
I can hear my wallet crying now! xD
Mine is crying, too!
are these going to be perm??? ahh, I got Smoke & Diamonds…that’s LOVE lol…snatched up a feew others at a CCO (ahh another love lol). and PEARLGLIDES…..just want molasses lol…i’ll be so broke from, buying the msf’s in july <3 teehee…can’t wait to see swatches
I don’t know. My information doesn’t say if it will or won’t be!
oooo
These look great! cAn’t wait for them to hit stores!
I’m right there with ya!
I know! I hope they are pretty in person.
Wow, these eyeshadows look so cool!! I really like the look of Strike a Pose and Fashion Groupie. Fashion looks quite unusual too. Looking forward to seeing them when they come out!
Me too! I hope they are smooth and pigmented!
like this collection of all summer collections so far
I hope the lipstick that the model is wearing will be in the collection….I love that color.
I think it’s probably Cockney!
Oh my gosh! I’m so looking forward to this! My b-day is in October, so maybe I’ll get some cash to go spend
I kind of wat everything =I LOOL
Oohh! I hope you find yourself with some bday cash!
thanks for the pics! great chance to pick up smoke and diamonds again!
i think though, judging from the pictures that the 2nd pearlglide is wolf and not black russian.
No problem! It’s Black Russian from the info I received…
Sooo gorgeous!
I want at least a half of the collection
Just wondering, will they be avaliable as refills as well? As shown at the secont picture?
I really don’t know if there will be pro pans with this launch or not, I haven’t heard anything to say yay or nay on that!
Stop it MAC you know I’m a sucker for green & blue eyeshadows!!!
LOL! Aww
Fashion looks like a nice color!
love!
Rated-R eyeshadow looks like something that Nars already has, i think
Might be similar, we’ll have to see when it comes out, but the name is sure similar!
I’m gonna be soooo broke. I’m just now building back up my makeup fund from Hello Kitty!! But e/s is my favorite.
I bet HK did a number to your makeup fund!
I bought all the accessories and most of the make-up excluding mystery powder, dazzleglass, and lipstick. I think I bought 4 of each lip conditioner though. I have been collecting Hello Kitty since I was maybe 8?
Oh, wow!!
Fly by Blu pearlglide, where have you been all my life?
Do you have it already or hoping to pick it up from this launch?
except the repromotes – I want them all -unless the texture is not what I like….
It should be like Starflash, so if you liked that, you should like these!
ummm so why can’t my money STAY in my bank account? oh yeah, because of MAC!!! everytime I think I’m done done done with makeup they come out with a new stinkin’ awesome collection! blast you mac!!!!!
LOL!! I know the feeling, Reana!
is strike a pose like the deep blue green pigment?
I’m not sure, I haven’t seen it in person yet.
I want strike a pose (: that is one kind of blue i will wear!
Hope you can get it when it comes out, Nicole!
I LOVE eyeshadows so muchhhhhhhhhhhhh
Oh and pearlglide liners are awesome !
I have never tried the pearlglide liners. I love eyeshadow though so this collection is perfect for me. I think I am gonna try the liners this time around. I love the purple one!!
I hope you enjoy the liners when you get a chance to check ‘em out!
Definitely!
Uh oh!
Does this come out after the naked honey promo??
Yep!
gotta wonder if these will be available in the palette refills or pots only based on the promo photos… hmm i prefer the pans and they are a cheaper and greener alternative with less packaging (despite back2mac).
That’s what I was wondering, too!
i deff want Rated R eyeshadow its screaming my name
Awesome pick, Amani!
Strike a Pose and Rated-R are STUNNING!! Strike a Pose looks similar to my eye color. Maybe I’ll purchase it to give my eyes a little *POP*. Rated-R only caught my eye because it’s bright and, typically, I could never pull it off!!
Oh, I’m sure you could totally pull off Rated R, Amber!
i want them ALL!!!!
omgosh finally new eyeshadows!
Yayyyy!
i feel like Rated R might be MAC’s apology for Bitter
LOL!
they will be mine..oh yes they will be mine…mua ha ha
Haha!