MAC Casual Colour: Nail Lacquers

MAC Casual Colour features four shades of MAC Nail Lacquer ($16.00 for 0.34 fl. oz.), and these shades are: Delicate (pale sheer ballet pink), Fiestaware (mid-tone orange coral), Please Me (mid-tone warm pink), and Style Tip (soft pink nude).

• Delicate is a sheer, pale white-pink. It’s really a your-nails-but-better kind of color–it brightens and adds a pink-tinge to nails, along with a glossy finish. It has a jelly-like finish and consistency. It’s sheer after two coats, but it’s supposed to be that way. Essie Rock Candy is very similar. Essie Pop Art Pink is much darker. Nubar Pink Lily is an opaque version. Cult Nails Enticing is also very similar.
• Fiestaware is a barely coral-tinted orange with a cream finish. It’s mostly opaque after two coats. I didn’t have any formula issues with this one. Nails Inc. Porchester Place is more orange. MAC Razzledazzler is lighter.
• Please Me is a medium pink with yellow undertones and a cream finish. It’s opaque in two coats, but it did have some slight streaking in the initial coat. I used a thicker second coat, which helped cover the majority of the streaks. I reviewed it here.
• Style Tip is a warm light-medium beige with rosy undertones. It’s opaque after two coats. It’s a little thick, so the initial coat is a bit streaky. Chanel Tendresse is similar, slightly lighter. MAC Myth is peachier.

The new (and limited edition) shades from Casual Colour are definitely better performing than the shades from Beth Ditto!  Delicate will appeal to a very specific audience, but it’s really lovely on nails in a soft, natural way that’s work-friendly and pretty much all-occasion appropriate. It’s not exciting, and Cult Nails‘ version is very similar but better and more versatile (as it is more buildable).  Fiestaware applies easily and evenly, so from a quality standpoint, that was the best out of this set.

The Glossover

	MAC Casual Colour Nail Lacquers Reviews, Photos, Swatches B
	Delicate and Fiestaware are worth considering if you dig MAC nail polishes. I love the rosy undertone of Style Tip, but the formula could be improved, so I'd still pass.
	Product 8/10 Pigmentation 9/10 Texture 8.5/10 Longevity 9/10 Application 4/5
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MAC Delicate Nail Lacquer

MAC Delicate Nail Lacquer

MAC Delicate Nail Lacquer

MAC Delicate Nail Lacquer

MAC Delicate Nail Lacquer

MAC Delicate Nail Lacquer

MAC Fiestaware Nail Lacquer

MAC Fiestaware Nail Lacquer

MAC Fiestaware Nail Lacquer

MAC Fiestaware Nail Lacquer

MAC Fiestaware Nail Lacquer

MAC Fiestaware Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Petite Nail Lacquer Dazzlesphere

You’ll find four miniature-sized polishes in MAC’s Petite Nail Lacquer Dazzlesphere ($25.50 for 4 x 0.09 fl. oz.), and the shades include: Much Adored (sheer white pink with pearl), Style Tip (soft pink nude), Dark Angel (goth romantic dark lilac), and Mistletoe (pale gold). Of these, Dark Angel is a repromote, but the other three are new. The set is limited edition, as are all of the other sets from the collection.

• Much Adored is a pale white gold with gold and pink shimmer. As noted in the description, it’s sheer, and I used two coats for swatches; you can still see plenty of visible nail line but there is a healthy dose of shimmer and shine. It’s a warmer sheer, so it helps warm up the natural nail color. It’s less opaque and has different colored shimmer compared to Chanel Pearl Drop. The shimmer in Much Adored looks coppery compared to Essie Kisses & Bisses, which looks pinker.
• Style Tip is a light-medium nude with a hint of pink and cream finish. I used two coats for opaque color. MAC Hangin’ Loose is warmer and more peach-based. Zoya Pandora is closer but has subtle shimmer.
• Dark Angel is a purple-berry cream. I used two coats for swatches, and it was nearly opaque. China Glaze Urban Night is in the same color family but much, much darker.
• Mistletoe is a tarnished gold with a green-tint with a metallic finish. Brush strokes are visible in the finish. I used two coats for opaque color. It looks just like MAC Immortal Gold.

Dark Angel was rather streaky on the first coat, and the second coat seemed to have a touch of streakiness, still. For such a dark cream, I would have expected a more trouble-free application, but it wasn’t bad–just average. Mistletoe was on the thicker side yet a little runny. It flows decently over the nail, and it doesn’t seem too gloppy, but it wasn’t perfect. It didn’t seem as bad as Immortal Gold, even though the two are very, very similar (and the timing is conicidental!). Much Adored and Style Tip didn’t have any application issues. I typically get a week of wear without chipping, just minor tip wear, with MAC’s lacquer formula.

The Glossover

	MAC Petite Nail Lacquer Dazzlesphere Review, Photos, Swatches B
	The kit is a good mix of colors without anything being too traditionally holiday-themed. Two of the four have nice formulas, while two are less-than-nice but not terrible. The smaller bottle will be harder to use for those with longer fingers/larger hands.
	Product 8.5/10 Pigmentation 9/10 Texture 8.5/10 Longevity 9/10 Application 3.5/5
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Much Adored, Style Tip, Dark Angel, Mistletoe

Much Adored, Style Tip, Dark Angel, Mistletoe

Much Adored, Style Tip, Dark Angel, Mistletoe

Much Adored, Style Tip, Dark Angel, Mistletoe

MAC Much Adored Nail Lacquer

MAC Much Adored Nail Lacquer

MAC Much Adored Nail Lacquer

MAC Much Adored Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Style Tip Nail Lacquer

MAC Dark Angel Nail Lacquer

MAC Dark Angel Nail Lacquer

MAC Dark Angel Nail Lacquer

MAC Dark Angel Nail Lacquer

MAC Mistletoe Nail Lacquer

MAC Mistletoe Nail Lacquer

MAC Mistletoe Nail Lacquer

MAC Mistletoe Nail Lacquer