MAC Hypnotizing Holiday Sets & Kits Collection for Holiday 2021

Release Date + About the Launch
This year, we’re bringing new meaning to the magic of the holiday season – through the magical world of MAC. Covered in optical illusions, magic reveals, and product animation, our Holiday Collection is qquite literally magic from the inside out – all wrapped in sustainable materials.
But this is not an illusion. This is real MAC magic.
M·A·C shares your commitment to the environment. Our packaging this holiday season was made with sustainability in mind by focusing on the reduction of plastic waste.
We’ve eliminated plastic components in our holiday collection, which is an equivalence of 500,000 plastic water bottles* (*Based on the average weight of a half-litre bottle.). More than half of our compacts in our holiday collection were redesigned to introduce recycled/post-consumer content. Our collections this holiday season come in recyclable, responsibly sourced paper cartons. Return your clean, empty M· A·C products at participating locations through our Back-To-M· A·C takeback program* (*excluding California) to give old plastic a second life. What cannot be recycled is converted to energy.
Online 10/5, in stores 10/7
Products in the Launch
Surprise Eyes Eye Shadow x 6, $29.50 ($63 value) (Limited Edition)
- Warm Six new shades
- Rich Six new shades
- Cool Six new shades
Tiny Tricks Mini Lipstick Trio, $27.50 ($42 value) (Limited Edition)
- Red Three new shades
- Neutral Three new shades
Tiny Tricks Mini Lipglass Trio, $24.50 ($49.50 value) (Limited Edition)
- Warm Three new shades
- Cool Three new shades
Sprinkle of Magic Mini Glitter Kit, $24.50 ($36 value) (Limited Edition, MAC Stores/Online Only)
- Reflects Red
- Reflects Bronze
- Reflects Gold
Now You See Me Extra Dimension Eye Kit, $39.50 ($91 value) (Limited Edition)
- Smoky Two extra dimension eye shadows, Graphblack Technakohl, Extra Dimension Mascara
- Golden Two extra dimension eye shadows, Graphblack Technakohl, Extra Dimension Mascara
Wave your Wand Brush Kit, $49.50 ($161 value) (Limited Edition)
- Flat Foundation Buffing Brush
- Dual-Ended Brow Brush
- Multi-Purpose Powder Brush
- Eye Bullet Brush
Best Kept Secret Lip Kit, $39.50 to $42.50 ($62 to $68 value) (Limited Edition)
- Powderkiss Lip Set Lipstick, Powder Kiss Liquid Lipstick, Prep + Prime Lip (in Marrakesh or Chili)
- Lipstick/Lipglass Set Lipstick, Lipglass, Lip Pencil (in Red or Neutral)
Skincare Sets, (Limited Edition)
- Tricks of the Trade ($34.50, $70 value) Prep + Prime Lip, Mini Fix+, Prep+Prime Mattifine Primer
- Mystic Mist Fix+ Duo ($39.50, $60 value) 2 x 100ml Prep + Prime Fix+
Step Bright Up Extra Dimension Skinfinish Palette, $39.50 ($54 value) (Limited Edition)
- Light Includes three shades
- Medium/Deep Includes three shades
Ace Your Face Look in a Box, (Limited Edition)
- E for Effortless Love Me Lipstick
- Last Dance Dazzleshadow
- Photograuve Technakohl Liner
- Prep + Prime Lip
Trick of Light Mineralize Skinfinish Kit, $42.50 ($86 value) (Limited Edition, MAC Stores/Online Only)
- Bling Me to Life Mineralize Skinfinish
- 143S Face Brush
Trick of the Light Extra Dimension Skinfinish Kit, $42.50 ($86 value) (Limited Edition, MAC Stores/Online Only)
- Magnetic Attraction Extra Dimension Highlighter
- 143S Face Brush
The Ultimate Trick Mini Lipstick x 12 Vault, $74.50 ($171 Value) (Limited Edition)
Includes: Mocha, Taupe, Mehr, Brick-o-la, All Fired Up, Dozen Carnations, Lady Danger, Ruby Woo, Chili, Diva, Rebel, Dubonnet.
Mistletoe Matte Powder Kiss Lip x5, $69.50 ($121 Value) (Limited Edition, Nordstrom Exclusive)
Includes: Hardcoal, Pink and You’ll Miss It, Captive Audience, Stealth Statement, and Introducing.
Size of the Prize Eyeshadow x25, $75.00 ($242 Value) (Limited Edition, Online Exclusive)
25 eyeshadows in all new shades.
Truquatic Duo, $79.00 ($128) Value) (Limited Edition, Macy's Exclusive)
- 2x 50ml Turquatic
Advent, $199.00 ($388 Value) (Limited Edition, MAC Online Exclusive)
- Burning Love Powder Kiss Lipstick
- Gently Off Wipes + Micellar Water
- Objet d’Art Dazzleshadow Extreme
- Taupe Lipstick
- Lady Danger Mini Lipstick
- Warm Soul Mineralize Blush
- Velvet Teddy Mini Lipstick
- Chili Mini Lipstick
- Couture Copper Dazzleshadow Extreme
- 81 Charmer Eye Lash Set
- Lens Blur Powder Kiss Eyeshadow
- Cleanser Off Oil Packette
- Diva Mini Lipstick
- Spikes Eyebrow Styler
- Ruby Woo Mini Lipstick
- Strobe Cream Mini
- My Tweedy Powder Kiss Eyeshadow
- Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Packette
- Prep + Prime Lip
- Fix+ Deluxe Sample
- Omega Eyeshadow
- Softpoint Sponge Applicator
- Rose Mini Pigment
- Mehr Lipstick

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Cool

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Rich

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Warm

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Cool

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Warm

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Neutral

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Red

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Light

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Medium/Deep

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Mini x12 Vault

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - x25

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Ace Your Face

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Chili Lip Set

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Marakesh Lip Set

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Neutral Lip Kit

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Red Lip Kit

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Magic Lip Kit

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Golden

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Smoky

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Extra Dimension Skinfinish Kit

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Mineralize Skinfinish Kit

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Brush Set

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Fix+ Duo

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Prep + Prime Set

MAC Hypnotizing Holiday - Turquatic Duo
Oh my goodness. I am not a MAC stan by any means, but this collection looks lovely. (Maybe I’m just overwhelmed by the number of products.) I look forward to seeing some of these reviewed if Christine has the time!
Yesss, paper packaging! I love it 🙂
I was very excited to hear about the plastic reduction and other sustainability efforts… but then I got to the part with “Back-To-M· A·C takeback program* (*excluding California)” and I got sad. I really need to research this, but I do hope the program is still available in California, I’ve been using it for years.
In a non-pandemic year I would be very excited by the lipstick vault. For the first time I feel I could actually use all of them, some are my MAC holly grails (Mehr, Diva, Rebel, Chili).
In print, this looks very expanded from the same old/same old mac holiday releases. Possibly so. I like the idea of having less plastic. Not sure about the marketing copy. (Where have we heard that one before?….) We are virtuous, because we are reducing the plastics and encouraging recycling. To me, it’s a bit pandering to today’s concern over despoiling the environment. TBH, i usually find MAC print a bit tries-too-hard. The pix look far less frou frou. Maybe not so festive. Festive/holiday themes are important to some, but not all. It will influence sales. My fave is the mini set of their best selling/classic lipsticks. When everyone has been pulled away from lip products, this is a brilliant way to re/start.
I miss the old MAC holiday collections.
They usually do a very good job with their cheek trio highlighters, so that’s a “maybe”. I do like this year’s lip kits because they contain a liquid lipstick and Prep & Prime Lips, so I may pick up the neutral one.
I preordered the highlighter palette and lip glass trio in cool. Hope they perform well.
Well, this is a huge collection from MAC and generally it looks quite promising. The lipsticks look lovely (and thank goodness they are lipsticks!) and the various sets also look interesting.
The smaller eye palettes just have too many pinks and reds in it for me, but the larger one looks has quite a range of shades in it. I just hope it is good.
I love these curations but not the circle packaging. It’s a sad pass from me.
I always get the lipstick vault and the large eyeshadow palette. This year should be the same. (If they don’t have a large palette in a given year, I get the small ones).
The large swirl palette is basic, but nice, especially for a beginner or if you just want to freshen up your palette choices. However, I haven’t bought a MAC eyeshadow in YEARS and for a reason, quality was sooo bad even over five years back (I tried twice) and so I don’t want to take a risk.