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MAC Venomous Villains Cheat Sheet
MAC Venomous Villains Cheat Sheet
With so many products, some shades with very obvious dupes, and price increases (just for this launch as far as I know), I thought a compilation might help. All of the descriptions of each shade are mine–they are taken directly from the reviews I did. You can check off items you’re interested in, write your own notes in the provided section, and be reminded of potential dupes, repromotes, or permanent shades in the launch. I kept it simple in black and white to make it printer-friendly!
You can grab my Venomous Villains “cheat sheet” HERE AT THIS LINK! 🙂
MAC Venomous Villains Reviews & Swatches
- Behind the Scenes Video & Summary
- Overall, Round-up, & Recommendations
- Video Review
- Reviews, Photos, Swatches by Character: Cruella de Vil, Evil Queen, Maleficent, Dr. Facilier
- Official Collection Info & Photos
You are AMAZING!! I have been trying to figure out my purchases for this collection and this is going to help me so much! thank you Christine : D
Yay! I hope it is helpful 🙂
Thank you, it’s so helpful! I’d love it if you did this with all the really big collections. I’ve got my eye on Revenge is Sweet and Mean & Green!
I would definitely do it in the future, but I don’t think it would be very useful just because I’m not able to have the collection reviewed until the day it launches. It seems like it wouldn’t be useful at that point? Let me know if you think it would still be useful!
I personally think it would be very helpful 🙂
Thanks so much for that! It’s really useful! I pretty much do the same thing, keeping lists in my notebook but this is even better!
Well, not everyone checks out the new collections in the first day so if it’s not too much trouble for you, I think that many people would find it useful. Also,there are the international readers (like me:)) who have a couple more weeks after the US launch to finalize their lists
It would still be useful for us poor international readers who only get collections weeks after you in the US! 😉
it will definitely still be useful for me who lives in asia. they launch the collection abt 2 wks after US…
Great to know, Thanks Jess!
I 2nd that. The european launches are often a week or two behind. I ESP love when you highlight possible dupes. I am going to pick up the purple pigment from this collection
Thanks so much! I do the same the thing and this is so helpful PLUS the graphics are adorable.
No problem! 🙂
Hey Christine,
Thanks so much for this!!! It really helps out and you might have to start doing this when MAC has huge collections coming out. I got in my preorder today at Nordies and i got:
Strange Potion l/g
Hot House l/g
Bite of an Apple Blush
Bad Fairy Nail Lacquer
Revenge is Sweet l/g
So glad you were able to pre-order!
Me too!! I’ve been worried that i missed it since i saw that alot of prevailing is starting tomorrow, so i called the store and they were taking them!!! So excited!!!
Yay!!!
How do you preorder? Can you call any major MAC like Nordstrom? My MAC counter only gets 5 of pretty much everything (so they say) so basically the SAs get what they want and customers get the leftovers.
Call your local counter and see if they are doing any – most counters and stores aren’t. I heard they specifically got orders from corporate not to do any.
Yeah that’s what I heard too! I just called today and asked… though I’m not surprised with the disaster that happened with Stereo Rose. I’m really loving the Beauty Powders and Strange Potion Lipglass. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get one!
Thank you for this, Christine. I’ve been writing re writing what I want for this collection trying to slash down to minimum. Temptalia is the best. 🙂
Happy to help!
OMG – you are awesome!!! I amazed at how you find the time and motivation to put this together. When my brain calms down, I will definitely study your list! 🙂
Thank you, Mabeline!
Thank you so much for this you always for above and beyond for your readers. Your awesome!
My pleasure, LH!
Cheat Sheet = AWESOME.
Christine = Double AWESOME.
LOL! Thanks, CeeBee 😉
This is so cute! You are so through!
Thank you, Etaoin!
omg so helpful! i just printed this out to check off all the stuff i want to get at the preview event tomorrow! so excited!
Wooo! Have a blast, Crystal!
This is BRILLIANT! I have been trying to decide what to get from VV for some time now and this is such a great help! Christine, you’re my hero!
Thanks, Hannah!
Just to add.. I swatched Toxic Tale next to Coral Polyp (Dame Edna) and they are identical on my skin. For reference I’m ~NW20.
Ooh, forgot that one – thanks L!
Oh my god. I did not think it possible for you to get more awesome. I LOVE makeup cheat sheets! 🙂
LOL! Thank you, Jessie!
Oooh, this is clever! Great idea, Christine! 😀
Thanks, Amalee!
This is awesome. thank you so much. I’m not 1 to usually comment but I love your website and your dedication to your readers!!!
Thank you, Mari! 🙂 Appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Thanks Christine this is so helpful! I realize the lipstick/gloss are now $15.50 instead of $14.50, thats a whole dollar increase =O do you know if this is only for this collection because of the special packaging or it will be with ALL Perm lipsticks/glosses? thanks =)
I hope it helps, Connie! I think it’s just for this launch.
Thanks for your help! Love the cheat sheet 🙂
No prob, Pam!
This is awesome! Definitely using it. It would be neat to have one of these for every collection to keep track of everything! 🙂
Hope it’s helpful, Ashley! 🙂
Chritine, Thank you so much for this!!!! =) You’re the best!!
No prob, Norma!
… Yayyyy your awesome!!… This really helps a lot!… I was so clueless on what to get and this is REALLY helpful!!… Thanks!!!…:0)
Thank you, Lili!
This is very helpful! I even printed the cheat sheet out!
Awesome!!
Wow this is so helpful, thank you very much! I’m going to one of the bigger events at South Coast Plaza (complete with Disney Villains!) in October. So excited!
Hope you have a fantastic time at the event, Annabelle!
Thanks Christine! Question : do you think I would be able to get this collection friday morning after the launch or do you think my items will sell out on thursday ? I get paid friday morning , October 1st. Or should I just suck it up and order it when it launches online?
I really have *no* idea. It’s just so hard to tell – because it’s MAC and Disney fans coming together. I might call the store to see if there’s any way to hold items.
Reason #12,347 that we love christine and temptalia!!!
🙂
You are so awesome <3!
Thanks, Holly!
I absolutely love you Christine! You’re so helpful 🙂
Thank you, Amanda 🙂
Christine, what about the cooling powders and french quarter gps? 🙁
I keep debating the powders. Should I get them at all and if I do, which one? I’m NC50. I don’t want anything bronzy or that will make my skin deeper. I like a luminous effect w/o going ashy. Some say that cajun will be a bronzer on me and some say it’s not dark enough to be that way. I’m confused.
They don’t really do much for me, personally. I just don’t feel like the powders are as cool on as they feel. Like ooh, fun to play with, but it doesn’t do a lot on for me. I don’t *think* the lighter shade will go ashy, but I’m not 100% sure. I doubt Cajun would be that bronzing, though. On medium skin, sure, on NC50, I doubt it. Let me know what you end up deciding!
This is awesome, I had made some notes to carry with me tomrrow, but forget those, this ROCKS!! Great job Christine, Thank you!
Aww, thanks, Jayna!
You are freakin’ AWESOME!!! I was trying to figure the most painless way to write a list of the stuff I wanted to grab and you solved my problem! I love you!!!!!
🙂 Thank you, Tracy!
This is genius!!! You’re the best!
Thank you, Mariana!
Thanks so much for this Christine. Your videos and pictures helped me narrow down what I wanted. I got to preorder this morning and this is what I got
Maleficent Dark Deep lipstick
Evil Queen Toxic Tale lipstick
Cruella De Ville Wicked Ways lipglass
Cruella De Ville Devilishy Stylish lipglass
Cruella De Ville Innocence Beware lipstick
Cruella De Ville Heartless lipstick
Cruella De Ville De Vil eyeshadow
Happy to hear you were able to get a pre-order in! Enjoy your goodies, Kristen!
Thanks for doing this and for thinking of your readers! I created a list (copy/paste)from your reviews. Having a list for a collection this big is so helpful. And because of your reviews and video I was able to go into my local MAC and say “I want this this and this” when I placed my pre-order. Again thank you for taking the time to do this!
Haha! Always thrilled to be able to help, Jessica 🙂
This is amazingly great christine!!!! 🙂 you are awesome!!! 🙂 I am so taking this with me, I already preordered my must haves, so this will be my maybe refernce!! 😀
p.s. did I mention your AWESOME!!!!
Aww, thank you Mayra!
This is amazing! Thanks!!
No prob, Julia!
I made a list of my own of the things I want but this will work even better! Thanks!!
Yay! Glad it will help!
This is exactly why I love your blog so much! You really do think about your readers and what they would need <3 <3
Thank you, Celina!
Christine, this is AMAZING! I was actually invited to a preview at my local MAC tomorrow, and I have been trying to make lists, or organize the collection in some manner. You have no idea how much I appreciate your taking the time and effort t make this great cheat sheet!!!
Happy to help, Annette! Have fun at the preview!
hi Christine, the link isn’t working for me
Hey Lily,
It’s working for me – click the word “here”!
Wow, Christine, you are awesome! Thanks for this cheat sheet. I’m so excited for the preview party I RSVPed for tomorrow night! 2 of my greatest loves, Mac and Disney, together in one place… a dream come true!
Happy to help, Marcela! Have a blast!
I’m jealous of everyone who’s able to pre order- I’m getting this collection for my birthday and will be ordering online and I’m afraid it’s going to be sold out! Christine, you’ll let us know the moment is goes online right? lol I always rely on you
I will certainly do everything I can to let everyone know it’s up! Hopefully it pops up on Monday afternoon and not Tuesday early AM (I am on the west coast, lol!).
Thanks for the cheat sheet.. My Gosh.. are the prices really going up again?? Lipsticks just got bumped up to $14.50 so how can they be $15.50 like a month later?? I’m really confused about this.. is this certain? Thanks.
I think it’s just for this launch 🙂
Sorry for bugging you and asking -just read the top. Wish it was the same price as normal though. =(
P.S. I was wondering when you would be posting the Challenge (Feline Inspired) looks? I’m excited!
Sometime this week 🙂
OMG!!! You totally made my day!! I’m going to a Venomous Villian preview at MAC tomorrow and this will be so handy. THANK YOU
Have a fab time at the unveiling!
omg this is incredibly amazing. you are quite possibly the kindest blogger in the world. always thinking of yr gals (and guys!!)
Thank you! 🙂
Thanks Christine! You truly ARE la creme de la creme of beauty bloggers!
Thank you, Eileen!
You are absolutely amazing for doing this!
Thanks, Dilara!
thanx but it wont let me click the cheat sheet.it only shows up like its in pink writing and not underlined like it will when theirs a link. am i doing something wrong?
Click the underlined word “here!”
YOU ARE AMAZING CHRISTINE 🙂
Aw, thanks, Nazih!
Great idea Christine! I agree with the previous poster. If you have the time it would be great to have these with the huge collections. I can’t wait til tomorrow! This will be my first preview event.
I will try – the problem being most of the time, I don’t get the collection reviewed and posted until the launch date (vs. early, like VV), and it seems kind of useless at that point? Let me know if it isn’t…
Please still do them! It would be a great help for people like myself who waits about a week or two to place my order. 🙂
Thank you so much! I’m going to the unveiling party in AZ at the Biltmore so I definitely needed a cheat sheet!
No prob, Kelsey!
Hey Christine,
This is GREAT! I’m so excited and so thankful! 🙂
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to print this document. 🙁 When I print it, it comes out blank. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Hmm, when you open it, is there a way for you to do a print preview or mess with your print settings? I did a test print before I posted, and it worked fine for me.
Thanks, Christine! My BF helped me and it printed no problem. I’m loving this “cheatsheet!”
🙂
Phew!
This is amazing! I love meeting people who feel the same need for organization/tables/etc. to help facilitate this chaotic process 🙂 Thanks so much!
Sure thing, Joy!!
Haha! So true 😉
What a unique idea and so thoughtful of you!! Always thinking of us. 🙂
Always! 🙂
How perfect! I am attending the unveiling tomorrow and was going to work on putting my shopping list together… with this I’m most of the way there. You’re great!
So glad it’ll come in handy!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!
This will be so helpful when I go to the counter!
MUST.HAVE.BAD.FAIRY!!
You’re welcome, Kathy!
I need to just love on you for a moment………
okay, hee! thanks for this!
Aw, thanks Mocha!
OMG you are so helpful!! Thanks a lot! This will make shopping so much easier! My friend is asking if she could only get one thing what would you recommend?
I LOVE the nail polish, that is probably my absolute favorite thing… but I heard OPI has a dupe for Bad Fairy. Orly has dupes for the other two… so they are available even when VV sells out. SOOO, then I would move to Strange Potion lipglass – it’s just such a fun, pretty color for both cool/warm skin tones that’s wearable and still noticeable.
Curious…what is the OPI dupe for Bad Fairy??
Show something… It’s from their holiday launch.
Thanks Christine 🙂 You are the best <3
You’re welcome, Bubbles!
WOW! How incredibly nice and thoughtful, Christine! =D
BIG thank you, I am going to use this cheat sheet…it’s super helpful.
<3 <3 <3
Thank you, Kat!
Thank you so much!!! This is super useful and helpful!! I just printed two copies, one to carry around and one to leave near the computer =)
Right know I am looking at all the swatches and filling the list up. This is great to make the final decisions.
Aww! I’m so glad you find it useful! I thought it might be a cute idea, but I wasn’t really sure how handy it would be. 🙂
Christine, you are so awesome! I’m normally pretty swift when it comes to remembering MAC product names, brush numbers, etc., but this collection has me all sorts of confused! I’ve already looked back on your product info and swatches about three times now since I decided to goto the pre-release so I could tell them exactly what I wanted… but I still keep forgetting the names! haha
It is a pretty huge launch! Plus, with Fabulous Felines just last month… it’s hard to keep everything straight! Enjoy the party!
You’re AMAZING!
So helpful 🙂
Aw, thanks Jackie!
Thanks, Christine. This is helpful.
On another note, do you have any idea if MAC is prepared for the influx of sales for VV? I’m beginning to wonder if this is going to be another TTB or Stereo Rose mess. I have my list ready, but even if I get there right when it’s available, I still might miss out!
BTW – it’s for sale online on 9/28, right?
I have no idea. I don’t think MAC anticipated the buzz for Marine Life – I (personally!) think they made an error in estimating stock for that one. For Stereo Rose, I don’t think they did.
It should be up on the 28th, possibly the afternoon on the 27th. They could throw us all for a loop and not put it up until the 29th or 30th. Online is never exactly at a certain time.
You are a makeup angel!
LOL! Thanks 🙂
I was glancing through it and thought I would never need this. 30 minutes later I print this out and, OMG, it is so useful as it lets me work out the budget. Thank you Christine!
You’re welcome, Erica!
Hey Christine! This is wonderful for those who may be overwhelmed with all the items..but question…I’m a MAC employee and our update book says the lipglasses and lipsticks are $15 and that the nail laquers are $12, where you have $15.50 and $13. I was just wondering if this was changed since update for employees? I didn’t get a chance to scan one of the Disney items as a price check yet but was jw maybe if they changed it or if someone gave you the wrong information?
Hey Kristin,
The prices are according to the press release I received from MAC directly! I just double checked it against the press release MAC sent out a few days ago, and the prices are correct.
I think what happened is the original update/info went out with the prices upped by $1 based on the *old* prices–you know how on August 1st lipstick/gloss went up to $14.50 from $14? So instead of $15, they’re $15.50. I think update was in June or July, so that would make sense (at least to me).
Wow thank You so much for this! It helped me realize there isn’t anything I absolutely need from this collection. There’s just 3 things I want and if I don’t get them I won’t be devastated.
Phew! 🙂
YAY!!! all hail to christine for always helpful ^^ thanks so much christine
Aww 🙂 Thanks, Jess!
You just keep getting better and better! Thanks so much for your dedication, it’s really appreciated!! 🙂
Thanks, Ana!
i love that u named it cheatsheet!!! its so funny to me!!:)
Glad you like the name!
Thanks so much for this Christine, printed it out to use tonight at the VV party in SoHo. I’m gonna check to see how many people have it out as well 😀
HAHA!
Let me know if you spot any 😉
Christine, you are a sweetheart. Thank you! I wasn’t going to get a lot from this launch, and this helps me plan my spending.
Happy to help, Ada!
Christine, you F-ing ROCK! This is so much better than copying and pasting from your review into wordpad.
Thanks for all you do for us!
You’re welcome, Neena!
Christine, this is seriously one of the best ideas you’ve had. I’m always amazed at your creativity and your willingness to help out the community at large. Keep up the fabulous work and thank you so much!
Thank you, Pattty!
I’m getting really excited for this collection. I thought I only wanted the Bad Fairy NP but dropped by my MAC counter today to ask about the exact launch date in Germany. Not only did the SA answer my question (October 1st, don’t know whether that’s the same for all of Europe) but she let me have a glimpse into their drawer which was already filled with the testers. 🙂 OMG, I kinda want everything now!
Yay! Glad you got the date 😀
Christine! Thank you this is awesome. I will definitely bring this with me when I go to Valley Fair tonight 🙂
No prob!
Got to pre-order some stuff at my local MAC counter yesterday, and the lady helping me loved these sheets!!! She was like “OMG these are cool, where did you get these?” So I told her temptalia.com!! You r so awesome!!!
That’s awesome!
Awesome! I love it — thank you!
Yay! Thanks!
This is a great idea, thank you! Very helpful. Please do this for every MAC launch. (If you are free, that is!)
No problem, Serene!
Wow, Christine you are heaven sent!! I’m going to the event tonight and now I won’t feel all frenzied or like a nerd with my yellow legal paper! You are just so amazing. Thank you for all the hard work you do!
Aww 🙂
This is plain simple AWESOME Christine…only YOU can think and do something like this for your readers! Love you
Thank you, Lopa!
Your the best chica!
WOW. This is amazing! Great job! Looking forward to unveiling tonight in Sacramento!
Thanks, Andrea!
You are AWESOME. Thank you so much for this! It came in handy when I did my pre-order at Macy’s earlier! Trust me, the collection looked pretty overwhelming when I saw all of the testers at the counter. It was nice to have the cheat sheet with me. 😀
Thanks again!
Thank you sooo much! You are my AWESOME! This is helping me figure out what to purchase, what I can do without and the notes section you put in was a thoughtful addition – thanks a million Christine!
No problem, Amber!
OMFG you rock! I just printed and off to my release party in Soho I go!!!
Thanks Christine! These cute sheets will help the my MA out…he’s going to love this! LOL!
Haha! Anything to help 😉
You’re da bomb! 🙂 Thanks so much for putting this together! This collection is so big I didn’t know where to beginning with my selection. This checklist will make it much easier! 🙂
Yay! So happy to hear it, Cindy!
this is awesome! you’re great
Thanks, Dana!
Great idea! I didn’t want to be carrying it around with me, but I have notes and a spreadsheet on my iPhone of the items and descriptions. My spreadsheet is even formulated to calculate the cost with taxes so that I didn’t go too overboard. Yes, I checked it while standing around trying to figure out my picks from the collection….I am such a geek :$
haha!! That is so cute love – I think it’s great!
Thank you so much for posting this! I just printed off the shopping list!!
Hey! i really want to know if hipness blush from to the beach is like bite of an apple!?
Hipness is a lot more orange, lighter.
Thank you!
thank you, i almost cried when i saw this, i tired to make my own, but I’m so new to MAC and got confused.you are my fairy-makeup-god-mother!
Aw, I’m so glad I was able to help Stasha Marie!
Thank you soooo much for coming up with this cheat sheet. It’s practical, has all the information I need and I love the animation you added! I don’t collect any LE of MAC (I always wish I could) but I’m not going to miss out on this one! Thanks again!
No prob, Chai!
Love this cheat sheet and I have plenty of room to make notations! Thank you so much for doing this!!!
No prob, Lisa!
Thank you so much for doing all this! It is incredibly helpful to see the swatches for every single product before the collection even launches! 🙂
Do you happen to know the release date for the collection in France? I thought it would be the same for all of Europe, but it is already posted on the UK website and I just read a comment here that says October 1st for Germany! 🙁
I’ve heard dates October 1st-7th for Europe – you might want to ring your local France store to see if they know!