Detailed photographs of the MAC Barbie doll, as well as upclose pictures of both beauty powders, and some lipglass comparison swatches + glimmershimmer swatches. Please don't use my Barbie doll photos for eBay selling, thanks ;)
Hey ladies & gents! I got back from the Barbie Loves MAC unveiling event a couple of hours ago, and I thought I'd share my thoughts on the event as well as the launch (my usual long-winded review is here!).
Swatches from the Raquel Icon collection released in January 2007.
Eyeshadows Like most of the past collections, the eyeshadows were the least interesting part of the launch. I found most of them to have poor color payoff, and the texture to be too frosty and shimmery for my tastes. They tended to flake off quite easily, and again, with so little color payoff,...
Lipsticks: Most of you have heard many rave reviews of Red No. 5, and I'm not going to be an exception to it. I'm not entirely sure how I like the color on me, but it is a gorgeous holiday reddish lipstick that I can't think of a permanent dupe right off the top of my head. Maybe...
Lipgelees: To be sure, I am not a fan of lipgelees, just because they have little coloring, and I'm all about glosses that give you some sort of color payoff, not just a slight tint or shimmer. These are all lovely, though. Gilded Kiss is a lot darker than I expected, which was odd. ...
