MAC Vera Nail Lacquers Review, Photos, Swatches
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
MAC Midsummer’s Dream Nail Lacquer
MAC Vera: Nail Lacquers
This collection features two new and limited edition shades of MAC Nail Lacquer ($16.00 for 0.34 fl. oz.). These shades include: Midsummer’s Dream (pale pink lilac) and Play Day (pale milky coral).
- Midsummer’s Dream is a pale, milky pink with subtle cool undertones. It’s not quite opaque in two coats, but it’s more coverage than semi-sheer. It’s a little thick, and it is rather streaky on the initial coat. It’s very similar to China Galze Something Sweet. Nubar Pink Lily is warmer and brighter.
- Play Day is a peachy orange with a cream finish. Like Midsummer’s Dream, it is a bit streaky and takes awhile to dry, and it will pull if you apply a second coat and it hasn’t had enough time to dry down. It’s not quite opaque after applying two coats of polish, so you may want to do three if you dislike visible nail line of any kind. Chanel Peche Nacree is lighter and pearled. Essie Haute as Hello is more coral. Essie Tart Deco is a few shades darker. Barielle Blossom is a little more coral and darker.
MAC nail lacquer usually leaves me underwhelmed. I haven’t had issues with wear, such as chipping, but not much does chip on me, so it’s rarely a problem. I tend to have difficult with the formula, though, which is terribly inconsistent. Sometimes it’s beautifully fluid and opaque, and other times, like here, it’s thick, halfway to goopy, and streaky. Funny enough, neither color description seemed to fit the actual shades.
Where to Buy: Online at MAC, $16.00 each
The Glossover
Often, high-end brands put out some really complex, interesting colors, and while MAC can launch beautiful shades, they're not known for innovating in the nail category. Sometimes this innovation can forgive a less-than-stellar formula. Without it, it's just pricey, under-performing polish.
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MAC Midsummer’s Dream Nail Lacquer
MAC Midsummer’s Dream Nail Lacquer
MAC Midsummer’s Dream Nail Lacquer
MAC Midsummer’s Dream Nail Lacquer
MAC Midsummer’s Dream Nail Lacquer
MAC Play Day Nail Lacquer
MAC Play Day Nail Lacquer
MAC Play Day Nail Lacquer
MAC Play Day Nail Lacquer
MAC Play Day Nail Lacquer
I had to do 4 coats until it looked good, but I love midsummer's dream. I find grey-toned colours always look better on my olive skin, where warm neutrals make me look yellow.
Both of these colours are really pretty - I'm gonna check them out!
love this color. Im really feeling the warm colors.
I actually fall in love with both of them!
Play Day looks extremely similar to Nails Inc. Wellington Square, and I have Something Sweet so I will have to pass on these.
MAC Play Day is so cute. Thanks for the swatches,.
Is there an OPI dupe for Midsummer's dream?
I don't use OPI, sorry!
Can I ask why?
I don't want to support the company :)
Why not, Christine? Is there something bad about their company?
It looks similar to Sephora by OPI "The way TuTu his heart", although I don't really like the formula of that one too much either.
I really like both colors, especially play day! So soft, but still spunky!
MAC has such beautiful colors but the quality does leave quite a lot to be desired. I'm willing to settle on a polish that's of great quality even though it's a similar shade and not considered a real dupe.
Despite the streakiness though I really love the colors, especially of Play Day :)
I actually have on Something Sweet right now and I thought the same thing when I saw the first color. Thanks for the review. :)
I agree that these are not excellent quality polishes for the price they run. I rather buy Zoya polishes which are WWAAAYYYY better! But for those that did like them, a little more work to make these polish better is to wear them. With white base polish underneath. I unfortunately do that with my streaky polishes but love the unique shade
Thank you for your dupe suggestions for Midsummer's Night Dream. I looked at other swatches on your site and across google of the suggestions you made and they look very similar. I can't buy more makeup at this time (unfortunately) but I would love to have a nail polish in this color, so it's great to have options that are not limited edition out there for a later time. Much appreciated!
Wow! Streaky and really dupeable, and NARS can be had for less dosh then these online so...
i like the colors :D too bad they aren't better:(
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