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What’s been your favorite makeup collection/launch thus far? Any brand, any time this year!
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NEO SCI-FI!
What was your favorite thing from it, Anett?
pink grapefruit lipglass and magnetic fields e/s
Hi Anett,
Nice! LOVE Pink Grapefruit.
I would say either Heatherette or Fafi, just because the colors were so vibrant and pretty…and I can’t WAIT for Cult of Cherry!
Hi Natalie,
What are you most looking forward to from Cult of Cherry?
I’m really excited about the Spiced Chocolate and Tempting quads…the colors just look so rich and pigmented! Perfect for Fall!
Hi Natalie,
Oh, yeah, lots of quads in this launch 🙂 Totally slipped my mind!
Guerlain Fall 2008, Dior Fall 2008, Mac Neo Sci-fi and Fafi 😉
Nice! What did you like from Guerlain fall?
Number one was: Heatherette
number two was : Naughty Nauticals
and runner up is the N collection
What was your favorite item from Heatherette?
I love the DAZZLEGLASS collection. Cult of cherry i can’t wait for!!
Nice! What was your favorite dazzleglass, Marquita?
I would say the dazzleglass collection and the runner up is cool heat!
What were some of your favorite Dazzleglasses, Kendra?
This years N Collection.
What were your favorite pieces from N, Nicole?
I bought the N3 and N4 lippis and the e/s Modest Tone, Neutral Pink and Remotely Grey.
I adore the N3 lippi, cause the color payoff looks pretty nice on my lips, and the Remotely Grey, because it is just pretty to wear single or as a crease color, which is not so eye-catching.
Hi Nicole,
Sounds like N was your launch 😀
I really liked Heatherette and Naughty Nauticals. Neo Sci Fi was the most surprising (won me over in person), but I can’t wait for cult of cherry/overrich
Nice! Neo Sci Fi was surprising for me, too!
What are you drooling over from Cult of Cherry?
I guess Naught Nauticals. From just looking at pictures, I haven’t bought anything except liner since around Christmas.
Oh, wow!
Fafi, handsdown!
What was your favorite Fafi item, Shmo?
Fafi, just for the blushes.
Oh, fun! You have to tell me your favorite ways to wear the blushes, because I never reach for mine.
Neo Sci Fi, or the N Collection
What was your FAVORITE item from Neo Sci Fi, Jess?
Naughty Nauticals, Neo Sci Fi, Cool Heats…
I LOVE them all!! so hard to decide!
lol, Sophia! But if you had to pick!
Winner: Flashtronic
1st runner up: Barbie Loves MAC
2nd runner up: I will see about Electroflash/Sonic Chic
Nice 🙂 I know you, the MES fan!
oh no don’t make me choose! but, if i must……….
#1. Heatherette (bought the most from this collection lol)
#2. Tendertones
#3. Sonic Chic (waiting on my package, but i’m in love with blush right now!!)
Hi Courtney,
Glad to hear you loved Heatherette. What’s your favorite Tendertone?
ummmm probably Sweet Tooth. or Pucker. i can’t choose!
oh, but i forgot about Dazzleglass! love that one too — wish i would have gotten more 🙁
Hi Courtney,
Pucker is cute, like that one 🙂
1. Dazzleglass
2. N Collection
3. Neo Sci Fi
I’m really, really excited about Cult of Cherry.
Nice 🙂 What was your favorite dazzleglass, Shefali? What caught your eye from Cult of Cherry?
a) Heatherette
b) Neo Sci Fi
Though those recently released mineral blushes are fabulous!
What was your favorite part about Heatherette?
Smoke Signals!!
Hi Jen,
What did you love about Smoke Signals?
Culturebloom. Even though I didn’t get anything from it (because I hadn’t gotten into MAC until later), I love how it looked on others and was colorful from the eyeshadows to the lipglasses.
#1 – Heatherette! i love heatherette and I still catch myself gazing at all my little bubblegum pink lovlies!!!
#2 – Metal-X! Yes, i know this is a ‘most hated’ collection (& i’m not even sure if it was launched this year…) but this collection got me ‘into’ mac. Something just clicked the day I opened the big black box containing my fusion gold cream eyeshadow. ahhh….love it!
#3 – sonic chic/electroflash! This hasn’t launched yet in australia, but i’m guessing i will love it when it does!
runner ups – beauty powder blushes (i still love you, eversun!) / slimshines (sooo glad their perm!)
Hi Tanya,
It’s so great to see someone lovin’ Metal-X! My two are sitting in a drawer wasting away, but they were so lovely.
Oh, I totally missed Metal-X here in Sweden, I was so looking forward to the creamy shades 🙁 And now I want it even more when Tanya raves about it! Bohoo..
don’t worry, maria! i’m pretty sure Christine said that they are coming back this Christmas!
1. N collection – what didn’t I buy from this one?
2. Smoke Signals – classic colours…I’m sad I never picked up the Gentle Fumes quad.
3. Over Rich – just by looking at the swatches, I think I wil be buying everything!
Hi Cloudburst,
LOL! True. I know Overrich will be a hit, so pretty, hard to resist those metallics.
So far MAC’s Naughty Nauticals but I can’t wait to see the Fall Collections! (Especially Cult of Cherry).
I hadn’t purchased anything this year, until Heatherette, so I’ll go with that, and Electroflash/Sonic Chic.
Hi HeavenLeiBlu,
What’d you get from Electroflash/Sonic Chic?
Heatherette! Loved all the pretty pink and sparkles, lol
Aww! The pink was cute!
My favorite so far is Cool Heat. My favorite is Warm Chill and Climate Blue…although I did buy everyshadow except for Warming Trend. I am going check out Electroflash today, so that may become my favorite. Although, I can’t wait for Starflash to come out.
Hi Jackie,
Sounds awesome. I liked Cool Heat more than I thought I would. Hope you enjoy Electroflash!
This year by MAC? No must have collection for me yet.. Yeah i bought few items but .. I wait for fall ! I wait cult of cherry ,suite array and Red she said .. :p
From the past years, I loved Jewelescent & Lure !
Hi Zu,
Are you a darker color kind of gal? I am scared of those deep dark mattenes!
neo sci-fi 🙂
Hi Lala,
Favorite item from Neo Sci Fi? One of my fave MAC launches, too!
1. Barbie Loves Mac-I love my beautyburst e/s and springtime skipper e/s. Fafi didn’t compare!
2. Neo Sci Fi-I only bought Sunsonic and Time and Space e/s…but I am still longing for more!!
Hi Sarah,
I so rarely use my Beautyburst. What do you use it with?
Love most of them. Buy all of them!…My fav of all is FAFI. Love the colors, sparkles. Very playful and unique.Looking forward to Cult of cherry.
Hi Macaddict,
Haha 😉 Poor wallet, eh?
Will you be rockin’ those deep mattenes?
This year, I really loved the N Collection. It seemed like a boring collection, but I ended up eventually buying almost everything from it. I use my stuff from that collection every single day, so it’s so worth it!
Hi Gina,
That’s so great to hear! I thought N was great because it gave people a chance to get everyday colors 🙂
MAC Heatherette, Sonic Chic and Dazzleglass…From other brands, Givenchy Spring and YSL winter (maybe).
Hi Kayra,
What did you love from Givenchy Spring?
I love Sonic Chic!
Beauty Powder Blushes – because I still love and use them all, so they beat all the shortlived loves of other collections…
Hi Nell,
Very nice. What are your favorites? I didn’t get as many BPBs as I wanted, but I never even use the ones I do have, LOL.
Cool Heat!
Hi Nana,
Great pick! What were your essentials from that launch?
FAFI! I love the Hightop lipstick… it is such an unusual color but it looks surprisingly good when I wear it. I bought five Hightop lipsticks (and the little Fafinette figurines) from the collection only but it is still my favorite. 😀
Hi Bonnie,
Nice! I’ve heard a lot of good things about High Top. I haven’t worn it myself very often – can’t believe you bought five!!
I will just list my favourites from 2006-2008 because I wasn’t heavily into MAC before that:
Overrich (trust me!)
Cult of Cherry (trust me!)
Sonic Chic
Electro Flash
N Collection
Fafi for MAC
Dazzleglass
Naughty Nauticals
Neo Sci-Fi/Solar Field
Tendertones
Cool Heat
Balloonacy
Moonbathe
Strange Hybrid
Rushmetal
Flashtronic
Smoke Signals
Reflects Glitter
Mattene
Matte 2
Antiquitease
Metal-X
Culture Bloom
Lure
She Shines
A Muse
Untamed
Nocturnelle
Danse
Jewelescent
Lingerie and Rebel Rock are two I can remember that came out before that that I wish I was around for! I have several products from both collections.
Hi Skyler,
Were there any launches you DIDN’T like? LOL.
I honestly haven’t been overly thrilled with any launch this year, not fault of MAC’s. Way too much pink and blue for my taste. N collection was nice but pretty much everything was a dupe of multiple items I own.
I have picked up quite a few Slimshines, but they’re always a good bet. Warmed Flush MSF and Soft ochre paint pot from N are superb and now staples. Otherwise, I have purchased very little MAC this year! Egads.
I’m super looking forward to the fall collections though, a couple sound right up my alley.
Hi Aprilrobin,
Soft Ochre is a total staple for me. It is really the only paint pot I love (can you believe it)?
What fall launch are you most excited over?
Cool Heat – for the colour cool heat which I love!
Aw, nice!
So far this year it has to be Neo Sci-fi! It’s the ‘best as it totally surprised me. I wasn’t too keen on it when I saw the pictures here, and the bright orange packaging…but I absolutely loveeee this collection, colour, pay-off, packaging! Love all the e/s, blush, lip and nail polish.
Hi Jan,
I think it surprised most of us! I was completely blown away by how much I enjoyed it, too.
Neo Sci-Fi nd Cool Heat so far. Can’t wait for Starflash and Cult of Cherry.
Hi Stephanie,
Starflash should be exciting! I can’t wait to feel the texture.
i loved the dazzleglass, fafi, heatherette and neo sci-fi and the electro flash lines were amazing and fun! they are all fun, pretty and vibrant and they really bring out people’s personalities and how the colors make us feel.
Hi Danielle,
Glad you enjoyed so many lines this year!
I loved Neo-Sci Fi for the versatility of the shadows! Evening Aura, Magnetic Fields & Femme -Fi are amazing, really. The lipsticks Electro, Pleasureseeker, and Sci-Fidelity are lovely and flattering to all complexions. Pink Grapefruit and Soft and Slow are repromotes but yay!! I love them. Now I’m saving my money for Cult of Cherry. I WANT EVERYTHING but one quad!! Especially Mattenes, the best lipsticks ever. I can pass on all the mineralize eye and blush stuff. Oh X-Rocks blush is gorgeous too. That blush is great for medium-dark complexions like mine.
Hi Arika,
I agree on Neo Sci Fi! Truly a versatile and fun launch. I adored it. I wish I could rock those dark mattenes from Cult of Cherry!
I love the Dazzleglass. Addicted! I wish could’ve gotten them all, but you know…BILLS. And I really liked the Neo Sci-fi. I’m really excited about the overrich collection for the pigments. YAY! Bring em on!
Hi Dawn,
I’m so amazed that Dazzleglass was so popular! But it’s great, because I think it shows what people want.
My fav LE packaging this year was DressCamp 🙂 the lippies were the most amazing colors!!
I also liked the lippies from Fafi and Heatherette the packaging for both was super cute.
OHHHH and my all time fav LE of the year were the Dazzzleglass lippies….too bad they didnt have cool LE packaging as well.
Hi Tanya,
DressCamp was very fun 🙂 I bought several items, but I haven’t reached for them in awhile, hmm!
1. N Collection I would have to say the N Collection, simply because I bought the most from it and I thought it was really beautiful and flattering for everyone.
2. Heatherette I actually didn’t buy much from Heatherette (3 things), but the collection was BEAUTIFUL and UNIQUE. I thought Hollywood nights was great, and the collection definitely fit the story the most, in my opinion.
3. Neo-Sci Fi I SCREAMED when I saw this collection was out. I thought I was in love, and I honestly thought from all the product photos that this would be my biggest haul ever, esp since I planned to get two of everything. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out like so. In fact, I only got 4 things!!
Hi Pquanda,
How much did you buy from N? Isn’t it funny how our hauls never go as planned?
Bought both mineralize skin finishes, all the shadows but neutral pink (made me look sick) and dark edge (thank god thats coming in the tempting quad), 2 lipglasses, 1 lipstick… I’m missing stuff. Also got plushlash, and I think creamola!
Sounds like a very nice haul 😉
Definitely Cool Heat. Aqua/Blues always win me over, and I love Climate Blue e/s! I haven’t made my Electro Flash haul yet, but I have some high hopes for this collection as well!
I think I misread the collection. Cool Heat is my favorite this year, thus far, but overall I’d have to pick C-Shock for my lovely brights!
OK, maybe not. I got confused somehow… I need sleep haha. :X
Hi Amy,
Nope, the question was for the past year, so Cool Heat works 🙂
Hi Amy,
Sounds like this one was very popular, especially with all of the blues/teals!
hmm…maybe Neo Sci-Fi, not just for the products, but also for the concept. I’m loving Femme-fi, I think I need a backup. My other faves from that are Magnetic Fields and Sci-fi-delity.
2nd place is Naughty Nauticals ‘cuz of Buoy-o-buoy.
Buoy-o-buoy = my love.
Hi Carrie,
Femme-fi is such a great highlighter, gotta love it 🙂
Cool Heat was number 1, Naughty Nauticals and Dazzleglass were tied for number 2.
Fave items from Cool Heat were Warm Chill, Gulf Steam and Tropic Glow.
For Naughty Nauticals, Lovely Lily and Mutiny.
Dazzleglass was Ms Fizz…I’m still trying to get ahold of Comet Blue, Funtabulous, Steppin Out and Love Alert.
Hi DevilishDoll,
Nice picks! I loved the pigments from NN – so gorgeous. Plus, I loved the slimshines from Cool Heat, too!
Neo Sci-Fi and Tendertones <3
Hi Stacey,
Any MUST-HAVES from either launch?
nEO sCI Fi!
Hi Lydia,
That was one of my favorites, too! What were your must-haves?
1. Beauty Powder Blushes: I have eversun. shy beauty, sweetness and true romantic
2. Neo SciFi: I loveee the bronzed look so I loved all the blush and lip colors.
3. Heatherette: The lippies and Trio 1 were my picks!
Hi Grace,
I remember everybody raving about the beauty powder blushes, but not as many mention it in their answers, so I am glad to see you are still loving them 🙂
I love NEO SCI FI!!! I only picked up the 2 blushes X-Rocks and Spaced Out this past week in Atlantic City and I fell in love with both of them….The names alone sold me…. I joke around that I’m always ‘spaced out’ and that I’m a space cadet and then there is my old nickname from high school..”x” so yea I had to buy them!
Does anyone else just love the way that spaced out like sparkles and shimmers when you look at it in the light??? It’s like I’ve never seen a blush look that way before and that is why I love it so much…it’s just captivating to me!
Sorry for rambling 🙂 I just get so excited about this collection….
Hi Danielle,
I wish I had gotten the blushes myself. Oh, well, maybe they’ll turn up at a CCO!
I think either Cool Heat or the Beauty Powder Blushes.
Hi Kristen,
Nice! I liked both of these launches, too!
I seriously can’t decide btw Naughty Nauticals, Cool Heat, and Heatherette!!! FAVE product from each would be Ensign lustreglass, Gulf Stream eyeshadow, and Trio 1!
Hi Vivien,
Sounds like MAC had some hits this year for you! 🙂 Ensign is gorgeous!
I am a new MAC fan since Naughty Nauticals. I passed on Fafi because I just wasn’t attracted to the packaging or products. Then I went on to buy Neo Sci-Fi, Colour Forms and Heatherette (just released here). My favourites are Heatherette and Neo Sci-Fi, with the former just having a slight edge because I love pinks and sparkles! I am looking forward to Cult of Cherry and Starflash. Thanks Christine, I love your blog.
Hi Miss QQ,
What did you pick up from Heatherette? I can’t believe it was only just released for you ladies!
MAC Heatherette & Naughty Nauticals. <333 :].. mostly for the lip colors.
Hi Kelly,
What are some good lip combos you’ve found using NN lip products?
Cool Heat. Everything else felt so boring to me. Even Heatherette, which I expected to love, fell flat for me. Oddly enough, I really don’t get into blues, but there was just something cool (ouch, pun) about the shades in Cool Heat; they felt new instead of rehashed.
Cannot wait for Cult of Cherry though. That collection if it lives up to the hype I’ve bestowed on it will bankrupt me. Real talk.
Hi JackA.,
What made Heatherette fall flat for you? I think the packaging was fun and all, but the products themselves didn’t wow me. I can’t put my finger on why, though.
My favorites:
1) Sonic Chic & New View (love all the mineralized blushes- I have 6 Nuance, Warm soul, pleasantry, Gentle, Dainty and Gleeful).
2) Naughty Nauticals (illegal cargo- a fave eyeshadow of mine)..also love Hey Sailor Lustreglass.
3) Cool Heat for the neutral, warming trend and solar white, Tropic glow slimshine and gentle simmer slimshine=love.
4)Beauty Powder blushes- I have 3 and wish I had more, although I think they have been outranked by Sonic Chic!
5) Neo Sci Fi- love femme- fi , time & space, spaced out, and pleasureseeker l/s.
Hi Michelle,
Nice breakdown! It’s great to see what products and launches did well!
If I HAD to choose, I’d say 1)Smoke Signals, 2) Naughty Nauticals, and 3) Cool Heat. Then again I love at least one product from every launch! =D
Hi Chloe,
You have to choose ;P There’s no way out!
Smoke Signals, that’s an oldie. What did you love from it?
‘N Collection’…#1
Bought All the shadow’s…and most of the l/s & l/g’s too!
Hi Tammy,
I bet you’re not alone! Nanogold was a huge hit 😀
1. DressCamp
2. Dazzleglass
3. Electro Flash
4. Future Earth!
Hi Candace,
What makes you say Future Earth? Haven’t heard many say this one!
I loved the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator myself.
I didn’t REALLY start getting into MAC until just after the N Collection, which is rather unfortunate, because it is absolutely amazing. But of the collections I HAVE experienced, I think I’ve liked Neo Sci-Fi the best – I only got two shadows and two lipglasses, but Evening Aura, Time & Space, and Pink Grapefruit have become complete favorites. Cool Heat was alright, I got a few of the Slimshines and some shadows, but it just wasn’t as exciting as I was expecting. (I ADORE Gentle Simmer, though. I fall to the ground and worship it…) And Naughty Nauticals just didn’t fit my style, unfortunately.
However, I’m really looking forward to the Cult of Cherry collection – I’m definitely going to pick up the Tempting and Spiced Chocolate quads, and maybe even Shadowy Lady, and several of the lip things look all-too-enticing… but I don’t think I’ll be buying much from any collections between now and then, fortunately! (Maybe one or two from Colour Forms, but that’s not too bad, right? Right? :-p )
Hi Jennifer,
Oh, it’s so not unfortunate! You know why? Because MAC has SO many great launches for this year, so you’ll be able to start off on the right foot 🙂
What are you eyeing from Colour Forms?
The Alexander Mc Queen collection, no doubt about it. I recently purchased ‘Archetype’ lipstick and it’s amazing, esp if worn with the Otherworldly/Haunting combo.
Hi Terry,
I really am starting to regret not getting anything from that launch! BOO!
My first favorite was HEATHERETTE collection, particularly both of their trio shadow compacts. My second favorite was the NEO SCI collection, for all most of their lipies and Magnetic Fields eyeshadow. 🙂
Hi Kharina,
I’m glad you loved the trios! I loved the packaging for them, but I didn’t dig the colors inside so much, unfortunately.
Probably Heatherette. I love the trio with Mood Ring (the teal color). I use it all the time, and Pink Pearl is probably my favorite pigment ever. Oh and Lollipop Loving lipstick is great. I don’t find myself reaching for Hollywood Nights much, but I just have too many bright pinks, haha.
I can’t wait for the quads from Cult of Cherry. I’m planning to get two of them (minus the one with Deep Truth & Shadowy Lady).
Hi Julia,
Sounds like Heatherette was a definite winner. I can’t wait to see they put out next year to anniversarize it!
I’ve liked Neo-Sci Fi, Dazzleglass, and Tendertones. But I’m really excited about Sonic Chic. I’m waiting on 3 right now…and hope to pick up 2 more before they’re gone.
Hi Reesa,
Which three are you waiting on? And what two are you going to get?
well i would have to say the dazzleglasses and cool heat
Both very fun launches, Claudine!