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MAC Semi-Precious Sneak Peek Swatches

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011


Geo Pink, Looks Like Sin, Natural Flare

MAC Semi-Precious Sneak Peek Swatches

It will be quite awhile before I can get through all of the photos and write-up reviews, so in the meanwhile, here are some group photos and swatches. The majority of reviews will not be posted until tomorrow, sorry!  If it’s not pictured/swatched here, I do NOT have it at this time.  Anything that is missing I will certainly buy as soon as I’m able to, but I cannot swatch what I don’t have, so my apologies in advance!!

I think all the swatches have been corrected – I always swatch in alphabetical order but something happened and they were all OUT of order!

See more photos & swatches!


Geo Pink, Looks Like Sin, Natural Flare


Geo Pink


Looks Like Sin


Natural Flare


Gem of Roses


Gem of Roses


Musky Amethyst


Musky Amethyst


One of a Kind


One of a Kind


Semi-Precious Goldstone (left), Semi-Precious Rose Quartz (right), Semi-Precious Pearl (top)


Semi-Precious Goldstone


Semi-Precious Pearl


Semi-Precious Rose Quartz


Pressed Amber, Feeling Flush


Feeling Flush (Heavy/Blended)


Pressed Amber (Heavy/Blended)



Blue Sheen (Dry/Wet)


Golden Gaze (Dry/Wet)


Hint of Sapphire (Dry/Wet)


Rare Find (Dry/Wet)


Smoked Ruby (Dry/Wet)


Unsurpassable (Dry/Wet)


Jade’s Fortune (Dry/Wet)

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Jade's Fortune looks interesting. Like that brown dry, almost black wet look. "One of a Kind" lipstick--looks like Sci-Fidelity or "Most Wanted" slimshine, in other words, hardly "one of a kind"

Jades Fortune and Unsurpassable are both interesting looking.

These are so gorgeous! :)

I am lovin the glasses and lipsticks. I will be 44 next week and wonder if the frost shadows "age" me? I really stick to the matte and non-frost MAC shadows for the daytime. I also have held on to my IMAN shadows.

by any chance is Golden Gaze similar to NARS Etrusque?? Thank you for the swatches. Best as usual.

MAC has blown me away with this collection. I want all the mineralized products! I have already pre-ordered with my MAC girl :)

Yay Christine,you rock:) I am definetely getting Musky Amethyst but the MSFs confused me that they look glittery from the pictures.I will have to wait for your reviews as always:)

I definitely have to get my hands on the Musky Amethust Lipstick and the Rare Find and Smoked Ruby shadows. Thanks for posting the swatches so soon.

Hmmm...Now I'm changing my mind on a bunch of stuff. Can't wait for your review - but it currently looks like I'll be picking up Semi-Precious Goldstone MSF, One of a Kind & Gem of Roses Lipsticks, and Smoked Ruby Mineralized Eyeshadow. Now I just have to find some more money....

Blue Sheen and Rare Find shall be mine!! :)

I want the mineralize blushes Warmth of coral and Feeling flush, lipstick Gem of roses and mineralize e/s Dark Indulgence and Smoked Ruby. I refuse to buy al MSF's but they're so pretty, it's so hard to choose! I hope I can stick with just two..

Wow amazing to see the eye shadows! I love Golden Gaze & Smoked Ruby!

These are pretty, but not really wanting to run out and get this. Thanks for the swatches!

Smoked Ruby e/s looks wonderful!

Looks like a nice collection. Loving the lippies and Rare Find, Unsurpassable. Can't wait for the reviews as well. I'm sort of done with the bright summery collections and am ready for something different. Thanks Christine!

I NEED A JOB. lol 2 of the 3 l/g , msf's naturals and that pink blush are calling me. Oh and one eyeshadow is super pretty

Thank you a lot for those swatches :) I'm loving this collection and I'm waiting eagerly for your review. But please don't stress you.

Eek! So far from this collection I *definitely* want at least 3 of the MSFs, at least 2 of the blushes, at least 4 or 5 of the eyeshadows, and probably 1-2 lipstick and 1-2 cremesheens. HELP!

unique collection! love the l/s can't wait for the lip swatches :)

Oh shit. I was going to skip this entire collection, the only thing I was semi-interested in anyway were the lipsticks but the swatches I'd originally seen made me decide to pass - but these..? Oh boy. I must have Musky Amethyst and possibly Gem of Roses. Do you think MA would go well with Vino l/l? Can't wait to see your reviews!

OMFG This is stunning! Thank you Christine!

Oh my god. The eyeshadows. Absolutely gorgeous. I especially like the blue one!

Thanks for the sneak peeks, Christine! Love the swatches! Smoked Ruby looks good dry and wet! Golden Gaze comes in 2nd. Blue Sheen is a YES. Unsurpassable is light shade compared to others, but nonetheless, just as beautiful! And Rare Find might my eyes look bruised.

These will make you LOVE mineral eyeshadows! Trust me, they are wayyyyy pigmented!

" The majority of reviews will not be posted until tomorrow, sorry! " God forbid people have to wait ONE day haha, I can't even imagine the work you do in a day.. you are probably exhausted lol. Can't wait to see the swatches :)

Golden Gaze eyeshadow and Gem of Roses lipstick are probably the best in this collection for me. Gem of Roses is such a pretty summery shade and Golden Gaze is probably the best gold shadow I have ever seen.

And I though Mac collections wouldn't phase me..

Unsurpassable is like liquid lurex but in eyeshadow form. love!

Does anyone know when this collection comes out?

July 5th in stores? Did they move it up from the 7th?

Oops, sorry! July 7th :)

I'm with Joyce :) Thanks for swatching everything so nicely! I wasn't expecting much when I saw the promo pictures for this collection, but now that I see swatches, they are gorgeous! I absolutely love how the lip products and eyeshadows look, might have to go down to the MAC store soon.

Geo pink cremesheen glass, Semi-Precious Goldstone MSF, and the coral blush have my name on them :D

Clearly silly little things like saving money and not giving in to my product junkie-ism should just be thrown out the window. I see myself creating a look with Blue Sheen and Golden Gaze in my future.:)

Waw! They look amazing!

Feeling Flush is SO pretty! If I don't get anything else, I'm definitely going to be purchasing that.

I hate that MAC didn't send you everything from the collection. They love to mess with us.

oh...i can hear my wallet crying already. everything looks so pretty!

I'm really liking the lips for this collection, which is rare, MAC and me don't ever seem to get along with lip colors for collections, but these are just my taste. The colors of the shadows beautiful and the pigmentation from dry to wet is beautiful. looking forward to the reviews and overall thought on the products.

must. have. SEMIPRECIOUS PEARL!!!!!!!!!

I love Semi-Precious Pearl, Smoked Ruby and Geo Pink! Thank you so much for swatches, Christine. I really admire your complete dedication to providing us with such accurate reviews and swatches.

smoked ruby is the only eyeshadow i want; i hate having to apply shadows wet and it looks the most presentable when dry. i still want every single one of the msfs, none of the lipglosses, maybe a lipstick or two, maybe a mineralized blush or two.... either way i'll be splurging on this collection.

I still want all the lipsticks, but now I kinda want some of those eyeshadows ahhh I really shouldn't, I just spent a bunch of the Blogger's Collection (can't wait to try yours, btw). Can't wait to see the rest of this collection swatched and reviewed, thanks so much!

Ooooh, thanks for the swatches. I love a lot more of them than I thought I would so far. Your swatches really help me decide what to buy!

Geo Pink, Looks Like Sin, and Musky Amethyst look so much more interesting than any of the mineralized products (well, except as eye candy)!