OVERALL, Tendertones are fun if you like this kind of product. It’s a sheer, ultra thick and glossy lip balm. These aren’t pigmented–if you have very neutral or low-pigmented lips, they might give you more color than the average person. All of the swatches are HEAVY applications; I basically dug a bit out of the jar so that you could really see the color, but upon actual application to lips, these would be a lot sheerer. Also, while I had all of these sitting on my hand for at least an hour, none of them left a stain of any sort for me (just in case anyone thought they might lend a stain kind of application).

My favorites were Sweet Tooth and Hush, Hush. I did not purchase any at this time, though. I have one from last time they launched, and I never wear it, so I figured I can probably pass on this launch!

Note: I think my store had Soft Note tendertone out instead of Honey Bare. I kept going through my swatches trying to figure out which one was Honey Bare, but none of them looked remotely close. And there is no lilac tendertone! Soft Note was a lilac tendertone that came out with last year’s launch of Tendertones–I couldn’t tell you why it was out instead. Hush, Hush *could* be Honey Bare, but I think Honey Bare is lighter – correct me if I’m wrong.

Be sure to check out the official color story and product photos here.

Check out individual product reviews,

• E-Z Baby is an ultra sheer, milky pink. It doesn’t have any noticeable shimmer or glitter, and I’m actually curious to see it on someone! I imagine it would make lips a bit paler.
• Take A Hint is a cute pop of pearly pink, kind of like a rosy pink, with a bit of blue undertone to it. I bought this one last year – I never reach for it because it doesn’t give me much color, it’s heavy so I don’t tout it around, and I hate sticking my fingers into lip pots!
• Pucker is one of the deeper tinted tendertones, and it is a sheer fuchsia berry with blue-purple pearl.
• Sweet Tooth is a lovely watermelon-coral kind of color, though it’s not as pigmented as Pucker. I liked this, because I find corals so easy to wear, especially alone.
• Hot N Saucy is a creamy red with no noticeable shimmer, very much the cherry red MAC describes it as. I’d like to see this on someone, to see how pigmented it actually appears.
• Sweet & Nice is a richer, deep berry-wine kind of color with soft iridescent pearl. It looks very pretty, and since it’s deeper and darker, it should leave more color on lips than say E-Z Baby.
• Hush, Hush is very pretty, because I’m attracted to warm golds and the like. This is a warm bronzy-gold base with gold shimmer. Might be nice over lipsticks (enough so that I’d remember to use it!).
• Deep Sigh is a luxurious warm brown with berry-wine shimmer. I’d really love to see this on!
• Honey Bare [not swatched] was not available for me to see, but from other swatches, it looks like a lighter, sheerer version of Hush, Hush.
• Tread Gently is this year’s Shush! color (why they didn’t just bring back Shush! is beyond me–at least I don’t keep mistyping Sushi instead of Shush, though!). It’s a shimmering warm, but light green with yellow/gold pearl and undertone.

Take A Hint (on lips)

(For reference)

Last year’s Tendertones…

The point between love and lust is this succulent, tender, and eat-me as all bon-bon-tinted lip balm. Six new, four popular bring-backs. All of them sheer, satiny, sun-protective and moisturizing. Some richly tinted to provide summer’s deepest sexiest stain. Others deliciously and lightly cotton candy. Delicately strawberry-kiwi-flavoured.

Tendertones Lip Balm SPF12

• Tread Gently Soft lime green with yellow pearl
• E-Z Baby Sheer milky pink
• Honey Bare Rosy blue pink with white and gold pearl
• Hot n’ Saucy Soft cherry red
• Sweet & Nice Sheer red grape with red pearl
• Take A Hint Sheer peach with white pearl
• Hush, Hush Sheer gold with yellow gold pearl
• Sweet Tooth Sheer coral with white pearl
• Pucker Sheer berry with red pearl
• Deep Sigh Sheer grape brown with red pearl

Suggested Retail Price: $14.50 US/$17.50 CDN.  Available June 2008 at all MAC locations, 1.800.387.6707 and www.maccosmetics.com.

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Tendertones | May 29, 2008 (Int’l June 2008)

Temptalia brings you this EXCLUSIVE look at Tendertones, Skinsheen, Summer Bags, & Colour Forms coming at you this Summer. Please enjoy & credit responsibly. And make sure you share your thoughts and potential hauls!

Tendertone Lip Balm SPF12 ($14.50)

• Tread Gently
• Take a Hint
• E-Z Baby
• Hush, Hush
• Honey Bare
• Sweet Tooth
• Hot ‘n Saucy
• Pucker
• Sweet & Nice
• Deep Sigh

Read about Skinsheen, Summer Bags, and Colour Forms…

Summer Trend Bags | May 29, 2008 (Int’l June 2008)

Softsac Bags

• Mini Fluor-Citron ($15.00)
• Small Infra-Orange ($20.00)
• Medium Neon Sea ($25.00)

Skinsheen | May 1, 2008 (Int’l May 2008)

Skinsheen Leg Spray

• Medium (Int’l Only)
• Medium Dark
• Dark
• Deep Dark (North America only)

Brush

• 179 Body Buffer (LE)

Colour Forms | July 18, 2008 (Int’l August 2008)

Colour Forms

• 5 Warm Eyes ($38.50)
• 5 Cool Eyes ($38.50)
• 3 Warm Lips ($24.50)
• 3 Cool Lips ($24.50)
• 3 Neutral Lips ($24.50)
• 5 Basic Brushes ($49.50)
• 5 Advanced Brushes ($49.50)
• 5 Advanced Brushes ($49.50)

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Overall I wasn’t overly impressed by the Tendertones. They are sure lovely in their little glass pots (oh, and a tad heavy!), but I prefer my lip products in tubes, sticks, etc. because it is easier to grab and go with those. I’d rather not dip my finger into a product if I can help it, and let’s face it, I’m not the type of girl that is going to remember to carry a lip brush with her. Despite looking fairly pigmented on my hand, please take heed that I did swipe a good amount of product to get it that way. I put on Take A Hint on my lips, and I’m not exactly sure that it’s even on – it’s that sheer. They are very soft on the lips without being sticky, and they still give off a high gloss shimmer. Despite being soft, though, if you attempt to build up the color, you’ll end up with a very thick layer of the stuff, which is not nearly as delicious as the raspberry smell.

What I purchased: Take A Hint tendertone.

Deep Sigh – Sheer warm brown with light shimmer.
Hush, Hush – Extremely light in color just by looking at the pot, and once applied, even sheerer; almost like a light nude gloss.
Pucker – This looks gorgeous in the pot – a dark raspberry color – but so unimpressive swatched. It looks more watermelon than raspberry.
Purring – I imagine once this is actually applied on lips, the orange color would not stand out so much. It does look quite bright in the pot, but it is easily sheered out during application.
Shush! – I actually read this is as Sushi! instead of Shush – which would have been completely appropriate since it is green. This is was actually a very pretty color when swatched, with just the faintest green undertone. It would look lovely on top of other colors; kind of like a greener Luminary lustreglass.
Softnote – This color instantly reminded me of Helium pigment if it were mixed with a bit of clear gloss.
Take a Hint – A darker pink than Tender Baby, but still ridiculously sheer when actually applied to lips.
Tender Baby – I was reminded of Fun Fun or Real Doll lipstick with this color, because it is a bit of a pale pink, but this is incredibly sheer.
Warm Smile – This is too similar to Hush Hush, which is a light nude color. I would say this is a touch deeper, with more pink-orange warmth to it.

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