MAC Pigments: Follow Your Fancy, Madly Personal, New Fixation, Violet
MAC Stylishly Yours: Pigments
There are four shades of MAC Pigments ($19.50 for 0.15 oz.), three are new and limited edition: Follow Your Fancy (bright coral with small pearl particle), Madly Personal (bright pink), and New Fixation (bright fuchsia red with soft pearl); along with one repromote: Violet (vivid bright violet purple), which is permanent. I’m still working on figuring out what (if any) safety information accompanies these, as none of my pigments had safety inserts inside their boxes.
I must have been under a rock for the past year, but MAC now prints safety information on the back of the pigment box itself. There were no safety warnings for Follow Your Fancy or New Fixation. Madly Personal had a warning that it is not for use in the lip area. Go figure – the pink isn’t safe on lips!?!
- Follow Your Fancy is a rusted orange with subtle redness and a frosted sheen. Nicely pigmented, and it’s actually really fun to see, because I can’t remember such a rusty color in pigment form coming out. This is new and limited edition.
- Madly Personal is a medium-dark fuchsia pink with a pearly sheen. It is less cool-toned than Brash & Bold, but the two are close. It’s a darker, less frosty version of Fuchsia, too. This is new and limited edition.
- New Fixation is a medium-dark pinky-red with pearly sheen. I don’t own it, but it may be similar to Basic Red, except the finish is different and this seems like a less true red. This is new and limited edition.
- Violet is a shimmering violet purple with a frosted sheen. This is permanent.
All four of the pigments were really smooth and pigmented. I also loved that MAC used more of a pearly sheen as a finish than a full-on frost finish – it adds more variety to the pigment range (even though these are limited, except Violet).
MAC Stylishly Yours Collection is a limited edition launch (official information and photos here) that is set to launch in-stores on December 26th in North America, January 2011 for international MAC locations. The approximate launch date for online is December 24th.
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- Product: 29/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: I’ve always been a fan of MAC’s pigments; you get plenty of them, need very little, and they are pigmented and easy enough to work with.
AVAILABILITY: MAC Cosmetics on December 26th (U.S. stores), January 2011 (International)
MAC Lipsticks: Flustered, Gel, Quietly Please, Tanarama
MAC Cham-Pale: Lipsticks
MAC Lipsticks ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) for Cham-Pale include two limited edition shades (one is a repromote): Flustered (frosted pale bronze) and Quietly Please (frosted pink champagne); and two permanent shades: Gel (sheer metallic beige) and Tanarama (pale beige with golden shimmer).
- Flustered is a semi-opaque copper brown with gilded champagne sheen and light shimmer. This has a frost finish and limited edition. This was the most pigmented of the four shades.
- Gel is a semi-sheer, metallic beige-gold. This has a frost finish and is part of the permanent range. (It is also similar to Beigeland, which was a limited edition shade from Spring Colour Forecast.)
- Quietly, Please is a sheer metallic rose pink. This has a lustre finish. It is a repromote from Red She Said in 2008. I found this incredibly sheer, though; it really didn’t seem to add color to my lips at all.
- Tanarama is a semi-sheer frosted white gold with a metallic sheen. This has a frost finish and is part of the permanent range.
I’m curious to see how others plan to wear these shades, as I did not find any of them flattering on my skin tone on their own. I felt like they washed me out a bit, but perhaps with the right gloss, I will be able to find a way to make them work for me. All four are highly reflective and have slightly metallic finishes, though three are officially frosts and one is a lustre.
MAC Cham-Pale Collection is a limited edition launch (official information and photos here) that is set to launch in-stores on December 26th in North American, January 2011 for international MAC locations. The approximate launch date for online is December 24th. It features color products as well as a few skincare items.
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- Product: 28/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: I’m not sure who’s going to rock these colors. Normally, I get a strong push for cool/warm, but these, while having a tendency to be warm, don’t give me a good feeling either way. Flustered and Quietly Please are the most wearable, with Tanarama being the least (because it is so light).
AVAILABILITY: MAC Cosmetics on December 26th (U.S. stores), January 2011 (International)
MAC I Get No Kick Eye Kohl
MAC Cham-Pale: I Get No Kick Eye Kohl
MAC I Get No Kick Eye Kohl ($14.50 for 0.048 oz.) is described as a “metallic nude,” and it is a new and limited edition eyeliner from Cham-Pale. MAC’s description is dead-on–it is a soft champagne nude with a metallic sheen. It works really well on the lower lash line to wake up tired eyes by adding some light and reflective sheen. Smooth and pigmented as MAC’s Eye Kohls, it also wears well (going on eight hours at the time of writing this review) without smudging or migrating.
I didn’t realize it, but the Eye Kohl is 0.048 oz., while most eye kohls are 0.04 oz., so this is a bit more of a value than I originally thought! I will include a swatch comparison of this shade against a few other nude eyeliners, but it does seem quite similar to Urban Decay’s Midnight Cowboy and Make Up For Ever #23L. I’m not sure if this is waterline safe, though.
MAC Cham-Pale Collection is a limited edition launch (official information and photos here) that is set to launch in-stores on December 26th in North American, January 2011 for international MAC locations. The approximate launch date for online is December 24th. It features color products as well as a few skincare items.
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- Product: 29/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: It’s a nice way to brighten up eyes!
AVAILABILITY: MAC Cosmetics on December 26th (U.S. stores), January 2011 (International)
MAC Feline Kohl Power
MAC Cham-Pale: Feline Kohl Power
MAC Feline Kohl Power ($14.50 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “rich black,” and though it is limited edition (yet again!), it has been out several times previously–so you may already have it (or perhaps you simply want a backup). I think the last time it came out, I purchased two or three backups myself!
Feline is such a rich, deep dark black with a smooth, slightly creamy consistency that glides on effortlessly and intensely, because the pigmentation is excellent, too. It’s smudge-able if you so desire, but it wears for three to four hours on my waterline (impressive for me) and all day on my lash line or lid.
I would compare it to Urban Decay’s Perversion (which is not yet available by itself) in terms of the richness in blackness.
MAC Cham-Pale Collection is a limited edition launch (official information and photos here) that is set to launch in-stores on December 26th in North American, January 2011 for international MAC locations. The approximate launch date for online is December 24th. It features color products as well as a few skincare items.
If you want to know more about how products are evaluated, read out Rating System FAQ!
- Product: 29/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 5/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: For an ultra black eyeliner, I think Feline is one of the best I’ve come across (and one of the blackest, if not the blackest!).
AVAILABILITY: MAC Cosmetics on December 26th (U.S. stores), January 2011 (International)
L’Oreal HIP Violet Volt Chrome Eyeliner
Quick Review: L’Oreal HIP Violet Volt Chrome Eyeliner
L’Oreal HiP Violet Volt Chrome Eyeliner
($9.79 for 0.04 oz.) is a dark violet purple, almost a jewel-tone purple, with a slight metallic sheen. I am so silly–I thought this was the missing shade from my original Chrome Eyeliner review, but no… I actually reviewed this already. Better photos and larger swatch of it, though!
These Chrome Eyeliners are ultra soft when you touch them, and the feel reminds me of an even softer version of Urban Decay’s 24/7 Liners, which I absolutely adore. These are so soft that I’d actually say it’s one of the minor issues with working with these – if you apply these with too much pressure (as is easy to do when swatching, ha!), the product may break a bit. I’m not sure if L’Oreal has a good sharpener for these, but they worked well with my Urban Decay one (which, coincidentally, works best on my 24/7 Liners, too).
The color pigmentation is amazing — very true to color and bright and bold. There’s no sheer color here. They apply easily because they’re so soft and smooth, and they just glide onto the lash line with no fuss. I will say the first time I applied these on my lower lash line and lower waterline, my eyes teared up and watered a fair amount. The liner stayed pretty well in place on the lower lash line and faded after an hour so of watery eyes on the waterline (to be expected).
Welcome to Swatch-all-idays! To start 2011 off on the right foot (or post, as it may be!), Temptalia is going through a backlog of products we have photographed, swatched, and often tested but in a slightly different manner. Quick reviews may be partially incomplete, such as a blush may only be swatched on the arm rather than shown on the face. It is our hope that what we are able to provide is still helpful!
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- Product: 30/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 5/5
- Packaging: 5/5
RECOMMENDATION: For metallic, chrome-a-licious eyeliner, L’Oreal HIP makes a fantastic product to check out next time you’re at the drugstore!
AVAILABILITY: drugstore.com
NYX Lip Pencils: Natural, Plum, Auburn, Dolly Pink
Quick Review: NYX Lip Pencils
NYX Lip Pencils ($3.50 for 0.04 oz.) are excellently pigmented lip pencils to enhance, mute, or neutralize your lips. If you can’t find the shade you need amongst NYX’s 53 different lip pencils, I don’t know you ever will! Like most pencils, I recommend swatching it once or twice on the back of your hand, which will soften the point to make it easier to apply to the lips. You can use the slanted edge to get a really crisp line when lining your lips, too. For a traditional lip pencil, these are exceptionally creamy and glide on easily. They also wear well without feeling dry (but they are matte and for most, you’ll want to layer a lipstick on top or a balm underneath if you plan to wear it for extended periods of time).
- Natural (810) is a medium beige with a hint of brown.
- Plum (812) is a deepened, berried red–not really plum to me, though.
- Auburn (801) is a muted brick red with brown.
- Dolly Pink (839) is a bright, blue-based cotton candy pink. This would work well with shades like MAC Snob, Lady Gaga, etc.
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- Product: 29/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: These are lovely lip liners, not even for the price but on their own merits.
AVAILABILITY: NYX
