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MAC A Tartan Tale Collection: Chapter 2 for Holiday 2010 Official Photos & Info

MAC A Tartan Tale Collection: Chapter 2 for Holiday 2010

U.S./Canada Launch Date: November 4th, 2010
International Launch Date: November 2010

A wicked tale, a Celtic conundrum! Which to choose? With a kiss from a rose, holiday kits come hither! Bawdy beauties and sexy swains swagger with safety-pin snarls and curtsy coquettishness – it takes all kinds! So we’re offering this exclusive, and extensive, lineup: 5 Sassy Pink Lassies Lipglass; 5 Sassy Coral Lassies Lipglass; 5 Sassy Neutral Lassies Lipglass. And for those that require pixie dust, 5 Warm Thrillseekers Pigments/Glitter; 5 Cool Thrillseekers Pigments/Glitter; 5 Smoky Thrillseekers Pigments/Glitter and God Save the Queens! 5 Naughty Little Vices Nail Lacquer… a new shade called “Vice Is Nice” says it all!

Sassy Pink Lassies Lipglass ($29.50 U.S. / $35.50 CDN)

  • Sassy Lassy Bright pink fuchsia (Limited Edition)
  • Fab Fun Pale crystal pink (Limited Edition)
  • Frozen Dream Medium pink rose (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Chill, ’08)
  • Electro-Lush Medium mauve (Limited Edition) (Possibly repromote–description is different)
  • The Wee Coquette Naked neutral pink (Limited Edition)

Check out more details & photos!

Sassy Coral Lassies Lipglass ($29.50 U.S. / $35.50 CDN)

  • Tad Saucy Pale muted pink (Limited Edition)
  • Jest for Fun Peachy blossom pink (Limited Edition)
  • Pretty, Quick! Bright coral (Limited Edition)
  • Mimmy Bright pink coral (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Hello Kitty, ’09)
  • Hearts-a-Beatin’ Pale raisin (Limited Edition)

Sassy Neutral Lassies Lipglass ($29.50 U.S. / $35.50 CDN)

  • Scottish Lilt Peachy beige (Limited Edition)
  • Spirits a’ Flying Pale gold (Limited Edition)
  • Girls at Play Plummy brown (Limited Edition)
  • Stealing Kisses Glossing spice (Limited Edition)
  • Bright & Perky Classic bronze (Limited Edition)

Warm Thrillseekers Pigments/Glitters ($32.50 U.S. / $38.50 CDN)

  • Reflects Bronze Sparkling rich gold (Glitter) (Permanent)
  • Most Darling Medium brown shimmer
  • Gift o’ Glamour Pale metallic pink
  • Gold Mode Tan gold (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Rushmetal, ’07)
  • Gilded Green Frosty mid-tone green with gold pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Colour Forms, ’08)

Cool Thrillseekers Pigments/Glitters ($32.50 U.S. / $38.50 CDN)

  • Reflects Pearl (Description unknown) (Glitter) (Permanent)
  • Silver Fog Platinum silver (Permanent at PRO)
  • Cheers My Dear! Pale violet (Limited Edition)
  • Softwash Grey Grey with purple pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Sundressing, ’06)
  • Mauvement Cool taupe with gold pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Fabulous Felines, ’10)

Smoky Thrillseekers Pigments/Glitters ($32.50 U.S. / $38.50 CDN)

  • Reflects Blackened Red Sparkling burgundy (Glitter) (Permanent)
  • Naked Fleshy beige with golden copper pearl (Pigment) (Permanent)
  • Jigs & Jives Naked taupe (Limited Edition)
  • Blue Brown Deep brown with frosted green/blue reflection (Permanent)
  • Dark Soul Charcoal black smoked with gold (Permanent)

Naughty Little Vices Nail Lacquers ($25.50 U.S. / $30.00 CDN)

  • Nocturnelle Black-as-night black (Cream) (Limited Edition)
  • Asiatique Creamy classic red (Cream) (Limited Edition)
  • Beyond Jealous Blackened blue green (Cream) (Limited Edition)
  • Vintage Vamp Deep black wine (Cream) (Limited Edition)
  • Vice is Nice Classic metallic gold (Frost) (Limited Edition)

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KC Avatar

Mini nail lacquers? I’m sold. The neutral lipglasses are also mine. I also like the realistic photos that we’re getting instead of the heavily photoshoppped stuff.

Ani_BEE Avatar

These kits are the reason I could afford mac as a student. The Sassy Pink Lassies will probably sell out first due to the colour variation.

Now to chose between Warm Thrillseekers and Naughty Little Vices because I’m not getting both. ^_^

Carla Avatar

I think I’m going to try to get the Sassy Pink Lassies kit (though the Coral one is a nice second, if I can’t get the pink set). Also, those little tins they come in are too cute!

Eva Avatar

Do these kits contain full size lip-glasses and pigments (Full size of the recently downsized, ha!)? I can’t tell how much product we are actually getting, but the prices imply that they may be a much smaller size.

baby in a corner Avatar

oh my god, the mac descriptions are so unbelievably twee! that aside its hard to really get a good idea of the products from these photos but i’m looking forward to checking them out in real life!

Paulina Avatar

So how does this work? I am new to MAC this past year so this is my first kit… with the pigments you get the 5 for 32.50? if that’s the case I’ll be getting all 3! Even though I’ll be duping some from what I already own.

Ariana Avatar

i usually get the neutral lipglasses, but they look dark this season. the coral lipglasses look nice, but the description doesn’t sound like it would be nice on. i’ll have to look at it in person, but still excited.

Lolly Avatar

I’m loving some but not all of this collection which is a relief for my pocket but I still havent gotten all I want from the venomous villans collection. Oh to be rich and able to buy everything ha ha. I wish it cost the same here in Ireland and it does in America/Canada

Jammie Avatar

Last year’s mini lipglasses were 2.4g/.08 US oz – a regular lipglass weighs in at 4.8g/.17 US oz

So, they have about half as much product as a regular size. Of course, this is assuming they are the same as last year (and the year before).

Maria Avatar

My pocket will be hurting on November 4th. I will definitely be buying the coral lipglasses (first picture shown) and possibly some of those pigments. I’m not crazy about MAC nail polishes, I’ve had bad experiences with them. 🙁

Grace Avatar

Hi Christine! From your experience, how quickly would you say these holiday collections sell out? Is it like the highly anticipated collections, where we have to pre-order everything? Or are these better stocked?

rashmi Avatar

your reccos for me dear 🙂
plssssssssssssssss i am eyeing pigments , if u say all 3 i will go and buy but plsss you have to tell me

i will buy only after reading ur useful reccos 🙂 u know 🙂
i dont have any of the colors 🙂

Katherine Avatar

Actually, both my mac stores in the city told me the collection won’t be released til the 11th… maybe cuz I’m in Canada? I thought I was going to get my hands on it this week!.. but I’ll just have to wait

Jill Avatar

I just talked to live chat in mac cosmetics website and they said november 11 also. i called nordstrom and a standalong mac store and november 11 too =( good thing i called. i was almost going to take a day off tomorrow LOL

Nadia Avatar

I’m so glad that nothing from this collection appeals to me. If it did, I wouldn’t even know where to start. I guess I’ll be saving a lot of money 🙂

Zoffe Avatar

Oh no, why would they start putting new LE pigments in the pigment sets? :O
I can’t justify buying a pigment set with 4 perm shades and 1 new but I love pigments so much and usually want every single one, haha 😉

Paige Avatar

Is the one in the red and green plaid the pink lipglass set? And is the one in the orange and blue the coral set? I want the orange and blue one, but I can’t tell!

Manisha Avatar

Christine,

I wanted to thank you for posting the pics. My MAC store did not have them on site but we could prepurchase them. Thanks to the pics, I chose the ones that I wanted and had them put aside so I won’t have to run around after them.

Laudry Avatar

Oh no! You mean I JUST ordered a bunch of the Chapter 1 collection and now these (Chapter 2) are coming out in a week or so?

Well, I’m going to have to get the cool pigment set, I have no choice! Thanks for all the great pics & swatches so far, and I’m looking forward to those from Chapter 2.

Manisha Avatar

I just bought the lipgloss sets today. I had prepurchased them at the MAC store near me and they received them this week. From what the MUA told me, they are receiving very small quantities compared to last year (12 of each instead of approx.60); 3/4 have already been sold through prepurchases. So if you want them, act fast. The colors are great !!!

JayJay Avatar

I don’t know if this will be seen, because it is an old post, but I’ll try anyway.

Does anyone know when these sets will come online? I spoke with MAC live chat, and they said that they don’t have a “confirmed” date. That’s sort of what they always say though..

Brittany Avatar

I think they meant the lip sets with the 5 mini lipglosses…I thought they were due to be released on the 4th, and they are still not online…?

Lauren M. Avatar

the lip glosses. and the pigments. they’re not online and i need two of the corals one for my friend and one for my mom. THeyre christmas and Hanukkah gifts.

shay Avatar

Hey Christine…

I have been calling a couple of MAC stores and they say its coming out on the 11th… and moreover its not even up on MAC website…. so sigh sigh sigh…. waiting till 11th! and im gonna do a pre-order!

Cristina Avatar

I know im going to sound dumb asking this question but what happen to chapter 2? I went online and nobody has it.. did it sold out already??? 😀

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