10 Worst Beauty Products of 2011

These are some of the biggest flops I tested out during 2011!  Creasing, poor pigmentation, grittiness, dryness, you name it, you’ll find it on this list!

1. MAC Interior Life Eyeshadow Quad
2. Dolce & Gabbana Sweet Temptations Eyeliners
3. MAC Street Art Eyeshadow Palette
4. Dior Blue Tie Palette
5. YSL Volupte Sheer Candy Lipstick
6. MAC Evil Eye Eyeshadow Quad
7. NARS Celebrate Soft Touch Shadow Pencil
8. MAC Miss Piggy Pink Eyeshadow
9. Clarins Barocco Gold Shimmering Powder
10. MAC Big Bounce Shadows

What was the worst product you tried out this year?

MAC for Missy Piggy: Miss Piggy Pink Eyeshadow

Video review/first impressions!

MAC for Miss Piggy Eyeshadow Swatches, Photos, Reviews

MAC for Miss Piggy is a small, online-only collection that will launch November 14th, 2011 both for North America as well as select international locations at maccosmetics.com. There is really only one new product, as the two other pieces from the launch include Rapidblack Penultimate Eyeliner (permanent) and #36 Lashes (permanent).

That new shade is Miss Piggy Pink, which MAC describes as a “mid-tone blue pink” with a frost finish. It’s a cool-toned, blue-based pink that has a little lilac in it; it does pull just a little purple in some lighting. The finish looks more like a satin than frost, because it’s a very subtle sheen rather than an overt frosted finish. Of course, the real issue is the dry, stiff texture that delivers sheer, uneven color that’s as difficult to work with as it is to swatch. It took about eight applications to achieve the color shown in the look pictured below; I don’t mean patting the brush once on the top of the shadow and flicking it against the lid–I mean swirling and jabbing the brush against the eyeshadow to loosen the powder and then patting, not sweeping, onto the lid to pack on the color. Possibly even taking a palette knife and scraping off a layer to pack onto the lid. I can get it to work, but boy, the amount of effort and unnecessary time spent on it, is disappointing when you’re shelling out $15 for it.

If you picked up MAC Angel Flame Eyeshadow Quad a couple of months ago, then Feather Pink is very, very similar but with better color payoff–it even has the same satiny sheen. Wet ‘n’ Wild We’re Blasting Off is lighter and more bubblegum-like.

In all honesty, this collection looks like something that happened at the last minute. I envision a scenario where MAC HQ gets a call from the Muppets HQ about, “Hey, we’d love to collaborate, can you turn this around in a few weeks?” We’ve seen MAC collaborate many, many times with iconic figures and celebrities, from Barbie to Wonder Woman to Disney’s Villains, and I felt like you could see the thought process, the theme, how things were intertwined. There’s no special packaging, no real MAC spin or take on Miss Piggy and everything she embodies. Pink for Miss Piggy seems expected, and if that is the only product you’re going to put out, it seems like a missed opportunity to do something really special.  Or at least knock-your-socks-off quality? I didn’t grow up with The Muppets, and without something more to pull me in, this is a total pass.

The Glossover

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	For fans of The Muppets, it might still be yet one more piece to add to your collection of memorabilia. With so many collaborations between brands and The Muppets, you might be better off finding another piece, though! For those who are not fans, there's no compelling reason to pick up such an under-performing eyeshadow.
	Product 6/10 Pigmentation 6/10 Texture 5/10 Longevity 9/10 Application 3/5
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In the look above, I used Miss Piggy Pink eyeshadow on the lid with theBalm All About Annie eyeshadow in the crease and Burberry Trench eyeshadow to highlight above the crease and on the brow bone, which were all applied over NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Primer. I used Hourglass Film Noir mascara on lashes and Bobbi Brown Dual-Ended Eyeliner in Black/Silver (black side only) on the lower lash line/water line.  I packed and packed and packed (x8) the pink eyeshadow to get this vibrancy.