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MAC Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Exclusives for July 2016

MAC C'est Chic Eyeshadow Palette
MAC C’est Chic Eyeshadow Palette

Here are MAC’s upcoming exclusives for the Nordstrom Anniversary sale, which starts in July!

July 14th, 2016 for cardholders, July 22nd for all customers

The Details

Look in a Box, $39.50 (Limited Edition)

  • Fun + Flirty The Wrong Man Eyeshadow, Only For You Lipglass, Cherry Blossom Girl Lipstick, In Extreme Dimension Mascara
  • Girl Band Glam Beyond Gorgeous Eyeshadow, Dark Twist Lipstick, Heroine Lip Pencil, In Extra Dimension Mascara
  • Sassy Siren Divine Decadence Eyeshadow, Are You Flirting With Me Lipstick, Graphblack Technakohl Liner, Haute & Naughty Mascara
  • Sunblessed Deception Eyeshadow, Blacktrack Fluidline, Sunblessed Lipstick, False Lashes Mascara
  • Downtown Diva Chai Me Up Eyeshadow, Blacktrack Fluidline, Hot Pepper Lipstick, Upward Lash Mascara

Look in a Box Brush Kit, $52.50 (Limited Edition)

  • Basic TBA
  • Advanced TBA

C'est Chic Eyeshadow Palette, $65.00 (Limited Edition)

  • You’re Bluffing Soft peach (Matte)
  • Soft Brown Soft golden peachy-brown (Matte)
  • Demitasse Mid-tone brown (Matte)
  • Corduroy Muted reddish-brown (Matte)
  • Dash of Mocha Dark beige brown (Matte)
  • Pale, Please Washed out pink (Matte)
  • Oo La Cafe Mid-tone neutral (Matte)
  • Choc-ful Dirty mid-tone pink (Matte)
  • All’s Rosy Deep p ink rose (Matte)
  • Embark Intense reddish brown (Matte)
  • Drawing a Blanc Creamy beige (Matte)
  • Fogged In Dirty grey (Matte)
  • Pinch of Sage Warm grey (Matte)
  • Dance in the Dark Dark brown (Matte)
  • Raven-eyed Deep dark navy (Matte)

MAC Look in a Box
MAC Look in a Box – Downtown Diva

MAC Look in a Box
MAC Look in a Box – Fun + Flirty

MAC Look in a Box
MAC Look in a Box – Girl Band Glam

MAC Look in a Box
MAC Look in a Box – Sassy Siren

MAC Look in a Box
MAC Look in a Box – Sunblessed

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Christina D. Avatar

OMG an all-matte MAC 15-pan palette?! Woo hoo — I can’t wait to get my hands on it! Any idea when in July this will be available?

Megz Avatar

Whoa, an all matte eyeshadow palette? MAC has been full of surprises this last year!

Also, I’m so OCD that “look in a box” irks me. Obviously it should be “look in a bag”! I still want the red though though!

xamyx Avatar

If it helps put you at ease, I’m quite certain they’re all actually *packaged* in a box, LOL! I do agree though, the naming is a bit strange, especially considering none contain anywhere near a “full look”, which is where I take issue…

Katherine T. Avatar

Of course, interested in the purple lippie. And curious about the shadow palette — it’s all matte (so rare!) , and I need more mattes in my collection, but since this is MAC, won’t buy without reviews and swatches first

Maribeth Avatar

Oh my goodness! That palette! I will, however, wait for swatches and reviews with fingers crossed it won’t sell out until then. MAC matte formula is not traditionally the best.

xamyx Avatar

The palette looks like it’s worth looking into. I have all 5 of the permanent shades, but all are worth having backups. That also leaves 10 I don’t have, and even at $65, each one breaks down to $6.50, so it’s still a great deal.

I have 4 of the previous pre-made 15-pan palettes, and have had no issues with any, so I’m expecting this one to be the same.

N.Sundari Avatar

I have the Nordstrom Now MAC 15 palette and haven’t had any issues with it. I love it. I also love the MAC 15 palette I made myself.

Bonnie Avatar

I know Nancy!!! I also wish MAC was cruelty free. But I just can’t resist some of their releases lately. Periwinkle lipstick and now gloss and this all-matte palette?!!! Omg. I can’t stop buying I have no willpower. ?

Nancy T Avatar

MAC is driving me cray-cray lately with their new stuff and LE offerings of the past 2 years, as they’ve been much better than many that came out in the several years before that. They’ve been killing it! How do we get them to leave China??? Although I do know for a FACT that there is quite a big, and rapidly increasing push on the Chinese Govt. by those who are in China and are powerful animal rights advocates. More and more people over there are pushing for the end of animal testing!

Kylie5 Avatar

The cosmetic bag of the Look in a Box kits Looks really good and the packaging of the lipsticks, too. Especially the lipstick of the sunblessed kit.
I think I will buy all of the sets just because of the cosmetic bag and lipsticks.
Will sell the Rest of the Sets to get some Money back.

Kylie5 Avatar

I wasn’t able to buy Mac at nordstrom before I had my shipito Account.
I would like to know how fast These nordstrom exclusive things sell out. At maccosmetics.com you have enough Time, the new things I want Are Never sold out but I have no experience with this nordstrom sale.
Can anyone Tell me if I have to Hurry When it comes out ?

Katherine T. Avatar

Well, based on the comments here, it looks like there’s a ton of interest in that MAC all matte shadow palette, but since it’s MAC and it’s matte, I’m afraid to buy without reviews and swatches first. Heck, I’m interested, and I’m not even a big MAC shadow fan, but all-matte palettes are so rare. But at least here in the USA, it’s easy to return and get money back.

Katherine T. Avatar

LOL!!! Yes, I kept looking at that MAC shadow palette, thinking it’s missing something, couldn’t figure out, until I read your comment. No Carbon, yay!!!!

Bonnie Avatar

That all-matte palette is amazing!!!!!! So getting it, first day it’s available!!! I’ve never wanted one of the pre-made palette before now!!! (I have my own custom one I made after they lowered prices and I love it). And thankfully I don’t own any of the shades! Woohoo! Also definitely getting the Downtown Diva kit. I’ve wanted to try Upward Lash forEVER. MAC IS KILLING ME right now!!!!!

zVintageFashionizta Avatar

This collection is exclusive to Nordstrom but reasearch the products in past Nordstrom anniversary sales because if I am not mistaken years ago one large European department store would also get this collection.

zVintageFashionizta Avatar

I previewed the entire collection and swatched a few of the products on Tuesday and they took my pre-sale. I am getting the palette, the red set and the pink set (that color reminds me of San Germain) but I will not receive them or pick them up until the 22nd because I am not a card holder.
I was also allowed to view the book with all the beauty items in the sale and I think I am loving the Smashbox brush set (handles match the design on the Smashbox set that will be on sale) & I may be interested in the Lorac palette that has eyeshadows and 3 face products.
If I get a chance I’m going to check out the Girl Band set again just in case i want take that one instead of the PINK one.

Jenna Avatar

The eyeshadow palette is live on the Nordstrom site! There’s also very nice beauty GWPs with $50 purchase plus you get to pick an additional 3 samples. Plus Ebates is 6% cashback for Nordstrom. Sooo I placed an order for it. It’s probably not going to get here for a week. But I’m super excited! I collect all of their 15-pan pre-made eyeshadow palettes.. Dating all the way back to the Brooke Shields palette which back then these palettes were $100. 😉 so for $65… Sign me up for all!

April Avatar

I picked mine up tonight. I am in love. The majority of the shades swatch beautifully. There is one that is a little dry/stiff. This truly is a palette that I could take anywhere by itself and by satisfied that I didn’t bring any other shadows with me. Contemplating picking up a second to have as a backup.

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