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MAC Art Supplies Collection -- Sneak Peek

MAC Art Supplies Collection
Zinc Zone, Uniformly Blue, Slick Black, Greengrease, Dirty, Charred Mauve, Brown Now, Below Ground

MAC Art Supplies Collection — Sneak Peek

Some Art Supplies’ samples just arrived this morning, and I’ll do a review and write-up of these later this afternoon, but I wanted to get you guys some photos and swatches ASAP! 🙂 It’s not everything, mind you — there are a total of six Pearlglide shades and nine Lipstain Marker shades being released with the full collection.

MAC Art Supplies Collection
Zinc Zone, Uniformly Blue, Slick Black, Greengrease, Dirty, Charred Mauve, Brown Now, Below Ground

MAC Art Supplies Collection
MAC Greasepaint Sticks: Below Ground, Brown Now, Charred Mauve

MAC Art Supplies CollectionGreasepaint Sticks: Dirty, Greengrease, Slick Black

MAC Art Supplies Collection
Greasepaint Sticks: Slick Black, Uniformly Blue, Zinc Zone

MAC Art Supplies Collection
MAC Pearlglide Eyeliners: Undercurrent, Industrial, Blackline

MAC Art Supplies Collection
MAC Pearlglide Eyeliners: Black Line, Industrial, Undercurrent

MAC Art Supplies Collection
A Classic, Stylesetter, Tomorrow’s Coral

MAC Art Supplies Collection
Tomorrow’s Coral, Stylesetter, A Classic

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Melly Avatar

Industrial and Undercurrent are so unique! I never wear dark or blue eyeshadows, so I can safely say that my wallet will be safe from this release!

Ashley Avatar

These are all so gorgeous! 😀 Pearlglides are my favorite, Industrial and Undercurrent look insanely gorgeous, and I feel like I might have to try a greasepaint stick as well, although I’m not sure which one. hmm…also it looks like Undercurrent and Industrial might be switched up due to their descriptions. And I had for some reason assumed that Black Line would be pure black with no glitter….because they had already came out with Black Russian. Guess not! Black Russian is definitely my favorite eye liner though!

Rica Avatar

I was so excited to see grease paint again! I regreted not getting them the first time they came out. Now I just have to think about which. Can’t wait for your review =D

Shannon Avatar

wow these are beautiful!! i’m really liking some of the grease paint sticks & i’m probably going to pick up a few of the lipstain markers and pearlglide liners as well:)thank you so much Christine!!!

Caroline Avatar

OMG thank you! I was just thinking about how I can’t wait to get my hands on those lip stain markers. I rarely get excited about releases but this is an exception!

Angela Avatar

Pretty. This is a nice collection. Finally something totally new. I want to pick up dirty greasepaint, and that black line pearliner. So pretty. I hope they have some better lip markers; I’m not into those three colors shown. I hope they have something like the Polished Up lippie (a deep brown/ burgundy color).

Carrie Avatar

I think I’m more excited for this collection than any MAC collection I can remember. And I’ve been following MAC for four years now! 😀

Casey Avatar

Gotta Have A Few Things From This Collection!!
Greasepaint Stick: Slick Black & Charred Mauve
Pearlglide Liner: Industrial & Undercurrent
Thank you for sharing these!! <3

Ashley Avatar

OMG thanks for this! Now I know I’m only getting 4 grease sticks and a couple of eyeliners. I won’t hurt my bank account so much this time.

Doreen Avatar

Wow, I’m really liking Dirty and Zinc Zone! Thanks for sharing, Christine, and I’m definitely looking forward to your review (and the official launch, of course)!

Dusty Avatar

The Dirty and Zinc Zone Greasepaint Sticks look kind of cool. Christine, when you review these, would you mind smelling them? LOL! I can’t think of another way to ask, but I’m curious if these smell the same as the other three Greaspaint Sticks MAC has released so far.

I’d also love to know – And I’m sure you’ve been asked this already so I appoligize – How you think the Pearlglides compare (in general) to the Urban Decay liners that I know you love so much.

Thanks! Go outside and enjoy the sunshine first though 🙂

Perri Avatar

I am so excited about all the new greasepaint sticks. Two months ago I ordered a greasepaint stick via gone but not forgotten. of courseee they release a whole collection of them after the fact!! haha

cmferrets Avatar

yes ofcoarse , mac is infamous for making a huge collectin of one product LE , to see how it sells before making it permenent to their collection. thats hwat they might do for these if their as popular as the shadesticks, since they are very similiar!

0037sammie Avatar

The lipstain markers look cool; how do they swatch? Don’t know if it’s my screen but they look like they have a satiny finish than a stain-y one…

Christine Avatar

I didn’t wait for them to dry (since it doesn’t matter if it sinks into skin — these will look different based on the strength of your natural lip color), as I didn”t want stains all over my arms @ my appointment this afternoon 🙂

MakeupGalore--Abbie Avatar

I like these!!

Christine,
On Model for Art Supplies is the greengrease the color on the eye? I want that color.

I also like Greasepaints in: Charred Mauve, & Below Ground

Can’t wait to see Pearlglide: Almost Noir

Jaime Avatar

How do the lipstains taste?
Of the few I’ve tried (benefit’s posietint and benetint), YSL lip markers back in the day and there was a red one from MAC from a rose romance I think…they taste kind of weird and dry out my lips. I really like stylesetter, but I hope it doesn’t taste that bad?

Vera Avatar

I am excited about this collection, but at the same time I’m dreading it. I know it’s supposed to come out April 1st. But I gave up buying makeup for Lent, and Easter is April 4th. And if they decide to move up the release date, then I may not get all that I want April 5th. lol I’ve been good, but it’s so hard to be good when you see such pretty colors. Maybe I’ll just go to the store and play. haha =D

Michele Avatar

OMG – I see so many of them I want! Wow, 9 lipstain markers also-can’t wait to see all the colors. There goes the ‘ol wallet…

Chester Avatar

Gosh, I’m so excited for this collection. I’m pretty darn sure I won’t be able to restrain myself from all of the greasepaint sticks and most of the pearlglide liners. There goes my paycheck …

Looking forward to your review, Christine.

lindz Avatar

I was going to skip this collection and save all my pennies for The Beach Collection and Pret a Papier, but now I am rethinking. The eyeliners are very unique. Can’t wait to see how to wear the Greasepaint sticks, Christine!!!!

Petra Avatar

Really? I’m so jelaous of You right now, lol. 🙂
I suspect we’ll be getting Liberty of London at the same time as this collection, that will be so hard on me. Have to really practice some restraint. 🙂

Teggy Avatar

Eeeeeee!!! Can’t wait to play with the grease paints! I must try Dirty, Greengrease, and Charred Mauve. Blackline pearl glide looks pretty, but I doubt I will like it on.

I’m excited for the lip stains, but I can’t really judge anything until I see it on my lips.

Lynniekae Avatar

**drooling**

I already know that I’ll be getting all of the greasepaint sticks except for the blue, and I’ll be getting the Pearlglides except for the very light blue.

This collection looks like fun.

amy Avatar

Oh wow another huge collection, I am not sure I can keep up. I do really like Industrial and Undercurrent Pearlglide liners and Greengrease and Slick Black Greasepaint Sticks and will try to save and pick these up.

Jacey Avatar

Tomorrow’s Coral and A Classic look really similar in these photos but A Class looks a bit redder. Christine, do they look really alike on your lips?

I’m stoked for these lipstain markers!

Mabeline Gidez Avatar

OMG – I am so excited about this collection ever since you mentioned it earlier this year. I love the grease paint sticks and knew I *needed* to get them all. Seeing pictures just makes it worse because it makes me want them even more!

Aubree Avatar

The lip-markers look like Covergirl’s lipstains. The pearlglides look semi-interesting. And I am whole-heartedly disinterested in the greasepaint sticks..I always have been though.

Jessica Allison Avatar

can’t wait to try the lip stain markers, I hope they’re quite a few steps above the CoverGirl version- every beauty mag editor on earth raved about them & I found them to be the biggest beauty disappointment ever! Crossing my fingers that MAC got it right!

ladydi Avatar

How does that greasepaint stick Charred Mauve hold up against the D Squared greasepaint V (that purple one) Do they look similar? I regretfully missed out on the D Squared blue one so I cant compare those two but If the purple ones are different I ll definently get this one too. Greengrease looks awesome.

shannon Avatar

Eeeeeeeee! Can’t wait for the review! I’ve been super interested in the lip markers! Also interested in the uses for the greasepaint sticks… I don’t really understand if they are to be used as liner or shadow – both? So hopefully you will have some looks for us soon!

cmferrets Avatar

thanx christine, i love u and your site, i check it everyday ! =)
i totally want to get those greasepaint sticks, already have the 3 from style warriors, the only thing about those is they sorta smell like tire oil , or something. i hope these dont have that issue.
as for the markers , i love stylesetter! what a nice hot pink!
is it me or does tomorrows coral and classic both look alike?

Claudine Avatar

I’m super hesitant about the pencils and greasepaint sticks, after seeing swatches. I thought I would snatch them up but now I’m totally going to need to swatch all of them when they come out. I’m sure I will still give in and purchase a majority of them. Thanks Christine.

cmferrets Avatar

christine , do u think u can do a swatch comparison with these to the 3 from Dsquared collection when they come out. im curious on how the black , blue and purple color compare? thanx!

Kim Avatar

I got to play around with these a few days ago and the purple pearlglide is definitely my favorite piece from the collection. The lip stains were okay but the color at the end of the marker is decieving, it seemed a few of them weren’t exactly the same. But I’m excited for this collection. 🙂

Natalie Avatar

Christine, do you find Greasepaint stick moves on you? Is it easy to blend? I read so many mixed reviews.. Normally I use Blackground paint pot, but I wonder what these are like compared to paint pots.

Christine Avatar

They don’t move on me, though I don’t think they’re ultra blendable on their own. You can blend a shadow on top fine, but they themselves dry pretty quickly.

I like Blacktrack for a black base myself (it seems a little blacker than Blackground to me), and I don’t think these are that different.

Petra Avatar

Oh dear, what am I going to do? I want it all, seriously, and this never happens to me. I reach for greasepaintsticks and eyeliners (especially pearlglides) almost every day. And since i have a hard time being bothered to reapply lipsticks and glosses, these stains seem a great alternative (and we don’t have anything similar available here). Loving Dirty and Brown now paintstick, as well as Blackline and Industrial liners. Ugh! Thanks, Christine! 🙂

Sara Avatar

hey christine,
this might sound kind of stupid but what exactly are greasepaints for? are they like an eyeshadow stick, or..?
i’m kind of new to the whole makeup world as you can tell, haha.
btw, i LOVE your site and all the work you do for it!

Rawrzellers Avatar

Oh my what are the last three ones? Are they lip stains? But other then that I think I might have to get like every one of the greasepaint sticks.

MrsTexasMade Avatar

I love the pearl glide eyeliners
Grease paint stick in Dirty, charred mauve, & Below ground is amazing!!!

Pearlglide in blackglide
I love the lip stain markers!

Shelley Avatar

Hi Christine,

I was hoping that you could compare the new black greasestick to the previous one. And what is the release date for this stuff? Does it come out this coming week?

thank you!

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