MAC Cosmetics Love That Look Collection

M·A·C Shadows are simply the best… sought after by Legends and Lolitas, Punks and Princesses, and all the pretty girls and boys who know what’s killer when they see it! Season after season they show the love – now it’s our turn with Love That Look!

An intensified take on everything incredible about M·A·C Starflash eyeshadow, with a formula so astro-silky, creamy, cushion-like, and pearl-finished, in a fantasia of 12 fabulously frosted shades. Four pearlglide liners to give the people what they want, essential Zoomblack Mascara and the 217 blending and 239 eyeshadow brushes that can make any first-time-tryer a true believer. Love That Look… Everybody interesting does!

Starflash Eyeshadow ($14.50 U.S. / $17.00 CDN)

• Grand Entrance Frosty neutral peach beige
• Dreammaker Frosty yellow gold
• Smoke & Diamonds Frosty dirty taupe
• Glamour Check! Frosty reddish brown
• Strike a Pose Dirty/Deep blue green
• Ego Light yellow pink
• Fashion Groupie Light blue violet
• Unbasic White Bright off white
• One-Off Mid-tone green with silver pearl
• Rated “R” Bright yellow green
• Style Snob Dirty pink brown with gold pearl
• Fashion Light grey green with gold pearl

Pearlglide Eyeliner ($14.50 U.S. / $17.00 CDN)

• Black Russian Black with navy blue glitter
• Rave Deep purple with purple glitter
• Molasses Dirty brown with mid-tone brown glitter
• Fly-By-Blu Light blue with blue glitter

Zoom Lash ($13.00 U.S. / $15.50 CDN)

• Zoomblack Rich black

Brush

• 217 Blending Brush For shading or blending of colour or creamy products ($22.50 U.S. / $27.00 CDN)
• 239 Eye Shader Brush Soft and dense to shade or blend eyeshadow or emolient-based products. ($24.50 U.S. / $29.50 CDN)

Availability: July 23rd, 2009 and July 30th for North America locations. August 2009 for international.

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As promised, here is the video tutorial for yesterday’s look using MAC’s Love That Look eyeshadows.  Hope you enjoy!

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Part two…

I thought I’d use some of the new eyeshadows from MAC’s Love That Look Collection, and I figured I’d go with a pretty obvious, but fun, combination of green, blue, and teal. You can also expect a video tutorial for this look, too

P.S. – I totally realize why I rarely use liquidlast liners. If you don’t get it perfect the first time, you can never quite fix it!

You will need the following…

• Eyes: Soft Ochre paint pot (neutral beige base), True Chartreuse pigment (bright matte chartreuse base), Rated R eyeshadow (chartreuse), One-Off eyeshadow (medium green), Strike A Pose eyeshadow (dark teal-blue), Atlantic Blue eyeshadow (bright royal blue), Dreammaker eyeshadow (yellow highlighter), Make Up For Ever #17L Aqua Eyes Liner (light green), Blue Herizon liquidlast liner (blue), Plushlash mascara (black)
• Cheeks: Fleurry blush (coral-orange)
• Lips: Lollipop Loving lipstick (coral), Liberated lipglass (shimmery yellow-gold)
• Brushes: 266 (firm, angled brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 214 (smudge brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 129 (dense blush brush)
• Substitutes: Rated R = Bitter; One-Off = Kelly Green; Strike A Pose = Tilt; Dreammaker = Nylon; Fleurry = Springsheen; Lollipop Loving = CB96 (not a great dupe); Liberated = Instant Gold

Directions: Define brows using a coordinating powder shadow applied with the 266 brush. Apply Soft Ochre paint pot all over the upper lid and brow bone as the base with the 249. With the 239, apply True Chartreuse pigment with water-based mixing medium on the lower lid. On the inner lid, pack Rated R eyeshadow on using the 239. Apply One-Off eyeshadow to the middle and outer portions of the lid. Apply Strike A Pose eyeshadow to the outer third of the lid and bring into crease with the 239. Darken crease with Atlantic Blue eyeshadow using the 219. Sweep Dreammaker eyeshadow underneath the brow bone to highlight. Finish with #17L Aqua Eyes Liner on lower lash line, and Blue Herizon liquidlast liner on the upper lash line using the 208. Apply Plushlash mascara on lashes. Sweep apples of cheeks with Fleurry blush using the 129. Apply Lollipop Loving lipstick to lips, and then top with Liberated lipglass for color and shine.

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OVERALL, MAC’s Love That Look Collection introduces twelve shades of Starflash-finish eyeshadows with only a few repromotes (Dreammaker, Grand Entrance, Glamour Check!, and Smoke & Diamonds). The shadows have the same feel as last year’s Starflash shadows. They’re fairly smooth, well-pigmented, and have a frosty-sheen to them. None of them are glittery, and I didn’t experience any that were subpar in their color pay off, either. The four liners launched are all repromotes, but the formula hasn’t changed a bit — still smooth, rich, and dark.

Temptalia’s Recommendations

Must-Haves: Ego, One Off, Rated R, Smoke & Diamonds, Rave Pearlglide
Nice-to-Haves: Dreammaker, Fashion Groupie, Style Snob
Skip: Fashion Groupie, Un-Basic White

See in-depth shade-by-shade reviews…

Dreammaker, Ego, Fashion, Fashion Groupie, Glamour Check

Eyeshadows ($14.50)

• Dreammaker is a warm, golden shade with a little bit of peachiness to it. I’d say this one was the least smooth of the twelve shadows, but it can be packed on for a smoother finish. This is a repromote from last year’s Starflash collection.
• Ego is a soft, baby pink with a lightly silvered frosty sheen. It had good color pay off, and it didn’t really remind me of any permanent eyeshadows. It’s a lighter than permanent shades like Pink Venus and Swish.
• Fashion is a subdued teal with a little bit of a blue-silver cast. This color is pretty, but it doesn’t grab my attention as much. It seems almost a bit too subdued, actually.
• Fashion Groupie is a beautiful shade of medium purple with a reddish tone. It reminded me quite a bit of Satellite Dreams, which is a permanent shade in MAC’s line-up. The pay off of this was really good, though.
• Glamour Check! is a rich, warm-toned chocolate brown with gold shimmer. This is a repromote from last year’s Starflash collection.
• Grand Entrance is a white, pink-tinged highlighter kind of shade. I was never thrilled about this shade, because it is extremely frosty on my skin tone. I find it looks nicer on lighter skin tones. This is a repromote from last year’s Starflash.
• One Off is a medium green with a little bit of gold sheen/shimmer. It’s not a spring-y green, nor is it a forest green. It’s deeper than Swimming, much lighter than Humid. It reminded me a bit of a deeper Kelly Green. It’s almost as if Swimming and Humid had a baby…but a really pretty one. This was the most unique shade amongst all twelve.
• Rated R is a bright pop of chartreuse green. It’s yellower/more chartreuse than Bitter, but it’s very similar to Eyepopping and Sour Lemon eyeshadows.
• Smoke & Diamonds is a pewter-gray with golden-pewter shimmer. This was a fairly popular shade from last year’s Starflash collection, so I wouldn’t recommend waiting too long on this one! This is a repromote from last year’s Starflash.
• Strike A Pose is a dark blue with just a little bit of teal mixed in. It reminds me of a lightly tealed-up Deep Truth eyeshadow. The teal cast it gives off is the only thing that saves it from being yet another Deep Truth lookalike.
• Style Snob is a pinky-brown. It’s a lighter, taupe-y brown with golden-peach shimmer. This one had more shimmer than most of the other shades available.
• Un-Basic White is a shimmery, frosty white. It’s a dead-ringer for White Frost eyeshadow, which is a permanent PRO shade.

Fashion, Fashion Groupie, Glamour Check!, Grand Entrance

One Off, Rated R, Smoke & Diamonds, Strike A Pose

Smoke & Diamonds, Strike A Pose, Style Snob, Un-Basic White

Pearlglide Liners ($14.50)

• Black Russian is a silvery-gray black that goes on smoothly and has minimal drag.
• Fly-By-Blu is a rich, dark blue with an almost duochrome nature.
• Molasses is a dark brown with very low level sheen/pearl to it.
• Rave is a pretty royal purple color with subtle sheen.

* Only Fly By Blu, Black Russian, Molasses, and Rave are being repromoted

MAC Cosmetics Love That Look Collection – Product Photos

Here are close-ups of the twelve eyeshadows that debuted with the Love That Look collection!

Ego

Fashion

Fashion Groupie

Glamour Check!

Grand Entrance

One-Off

Rated R

Smoke & Diamonds

Strike A Pose

Style Snob

Un-Basic White

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Dreammaker, Ego, Fashion, Fashion Groupie, Glamour Check

MAC Cosmetics Love That Look Collection – Swatches

Lo and behold, MAC has launched Love That Look and Baby Blooms a week early. I didn’t check to see if my Nordstrom’s MAC counter had it out, but I know my freestanding MAC store had it. The artists there told me they received an e-mail this morning telling them to put both launches out today. I’d definitely call your local store/counter before heading out, just in case it’s not out in your area yet.

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Dreammaker, Ego, Fashion

Fashion, Fashion Groupie, Glamour Check!, Grand Entrance

One Off, Rated R, Smoke & Diamonds, Strike A Pose

Smoke & Diamonds, Strike A Pose, Style Snob, Un-Basic White

Smoke & Diamonds, Strike A Pose, Style Snob, Un-Basic White

* Only Fly By Blu, Black Russian, Molasses, and Rave are being repromoted

Please do not republish or redistribute these photos/swatches. If you want to share, please link back to the post. Thank you!!