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Want to see a really, really huge version of Petticoat? This close-up photo is for Petticoat fans!

See close-up photos of So Ceylon and Soft & Gentle mineralize skinfinishes…

So Ceylon

Soft & Gentle

OVERALL, Sheer Minerals is a collection that will appeal to many. It has the coveted mineralize skinfinishes in Petticoat and So Ceylon, plus permament and newcomer Soft & Gentle. Several mineralize duos are back in action, though those aren’t really up my alley, despite looking so pretty when swatched. Sheer Minerals/Mineralize consists of a lot of mineral face products (foundations, powders, etc.) that will be permament. Some products will switch out as they release new ones (like the eyeshadows). I picked up the mineralize skinfinishes (this is probably my third time owning Petticoat–maybe I’ll keep it this time!) and the sheersheen powders. I already have several mineralize blushes, so I could pass on those! See swatches here!

Get the detailed reviews for each product…

Mineralize Skinfinish

• Soft & Gentle is a gilded gold color, it’s almost a soft peachy-gold in a sense. This would compliment warm-tones very well as a nice highlighter. It doesn’t give a ton of color, though.
• Petticoat is a raspberry-pink kind of color, which does look lovely when swatched (moreso than I remember).
• So Ceylon is a richer bronze color, which would look lovely on both deeper skin tones as well as lighter ones.

Mineralize Eyeshadow Duos

• Illusionary.Burning Ambition consists of a whitish-yellow gold color (similar to Nylon, but yellower), which I find appealing and lovely. The other shade is a rich, gold-flecked brown.
• Bright Side/Gallery Gal is a duo with a golden-toned olive green and a peachy-pink white shade. The green calls to me, but I stand strong for now!
• Heat/Element is a coppery red color (think Coppering) matched with a brighter, more gold than bronze color.
• Engaging has a coppery bronze color (not as bright as Amber Lights) and a soft whitish pink color.
• Earthly Riches is a combination of a deep, purple with black flecks and dark gray-black.
• Family Silver comes with a medium toned silvery-gray and then a brighter, more metallic shade of silver.

Mineralize Sheersheen Powder

• Lucent is a soft pink color with subtle shimmer–these are great for highlighting.
• Silver Aura is a soft white highlighter with a touch of beige to make it more wearable. These go on strong if you aren’t careful; a little goes a long way, and then you sheer it out for just a subtle bit of shimmer. I wore this and loved it (and I’m NC30).
• Sheerbronze is an intense coppery bronze color with lots of gold shimmer. You definitely have to use a light hand with this if you’re lighter toned (that goes for me, too), because it will show up vividly. I find this photographs a lot like Other Worldly — not well!

Swatches from Sheer Minerals! Review to follow shortly! Check out official photos.

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Red She Said & Sheer Minerals are now available online! What are you hoping to order or pick up on Thursday (in-stores)?

MAC Mineralize Collection

The mania for mineral-rich makeup-foundation, powders, blush, eye shadows — is ever on the ascendant. Minerals will glorify and galvanize MAC’s latest mineral earth-offerings, and showcase our permanent Mineralize collections. The Artists have only but to ask: We are delighted to bring back our best-selling Mineralize Eye Shadow and Mineralize Blush at their request: three eye shadows from A Muse, three from Antiquitease, and six blush shades from Sonic Chic. Two shimmer shades of Mineralize Skinfinish will be permanent as well. In addition, brushes that are the most effective with Mineralize products will prove indescribably indispensable. Now available together in one permanent collection.

Mineralize Satinfinish SPF15 ($26.50)

• NC15, NC20, NC25, NC30, NC35, NC37, NC40, NC42, NC44 , NC45, NC50
• NW20, NW25, NW30, NW35, NW43, NW45, NW50

Mineralize Skinfinish $25.00)

• Soft And Gentle Gilded peach bronze
• Gold Deposit Gold copper bronze with gold sparkle

Mineralize Skinfinish Natural ($25.00)

• Light Soft pale beige
• Light Medium Pale golden beige
• Medium Soft creamy beige
• Medium Plus Tan beige
• Medium Dark Caramel beige
• Medium Deep Rich golden tan
• Dark Deep caramel
• Deep Dark Rich golden bronze

Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation/Loose ($29.00)

• Light, Light Medium, Medium, Medium Plus, Medium Dark, Medium Deep, Dark, Deep Dark, Deeper Dark

Mineralize Eyeshadow Duos ($17.50)

• Engaging Pinky beige and yellow gold with rose veining (frost)
• Earthly Riches Deep plum and dirty deep grey with pink veining (frost)
• Family Silver Dirty light silver and midtone dirty silver with gold veining (frost)
• Heat/Element Rich yellow gold/rusty red brown (frost)
• Illusionary/Burning Ambition White gold with gold pearl/deep milk chocolate (frost)
• Bright Side/Gallery Gal Champagne gold/soft olive green (frost)

Mineralize Blush ($19.50)

• Dainty Light yellow pink with gold pearl (frost)
• Warm Soul Midtone beige with gold pearl (frost)
• Gleeful Deep dirty blue pink with gold pearl (frost)
• Gentle Raspberry with gold pearl (frost)
• Love Joy Warm midtone brown with gold pearl (frost)
• Love Thing Dirty burgundy with gold pearl (frost)

Brushes

• 109 Small Contour
• 187 Duo Fibre Face
• 188 Small Duo Fibre Face
• 190 Foundation
• 217 Blending
• 239 Eye Shader
• 182 Buffer

Available: North America October 16th, 2008 at all MAC locations,1.800.387.6707 and www.maccosmetics.com. International October 2008 at all MAC locations.

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