MAC A Novel Romance Collection will launch online on August 14th and arrive in-stores and at-counters on August 21st (North America); later on in September for international locations. It’s a very large collection featuring eyeshadow quads, lipsticks, lipglosses, blushes, eyeliners, and nail lacquers.  There were hits and misses with products getting As as well as one product getting a D+.  Some of the lipsticks, lipglosses, and eyeshadows seem more dupable than not, so you might want to check your stash for similar shades from past launches.  I was really happy to see that the three eyeshadow quads performed fairly well.

• BEST PERFORMING: Coil Electric Cool Eyeshadow (A), Good Kisser Lipstick (A), Hearts Aflame (A), Midnight Ocean Nail Lacquer (A), Midnight Sky Nail Lacquer (A), Midnight Storm Nail Lacquer (A), Pure Flash! Electric Cool Eyeshadow (A), Yield to Love (A)
• WORST PERFORMING: Highly Charged Electric Cool Eyeshadow (C+), Switch to Blue Electric Cool Eyeshadow (C+), Myself (C), Wanting More Lipglass (C), Gilded Thrill Electric Cool Eyeshadow (D+)
• MORE UNIQUE: Midnight Strata Nail Lacquer (A-), Deep Blue Sea Fluidline Eye Pencil (A-)
• PERSONAL FAVORITES: Midnight Sky Nail Lacquer (A), Yield to Love (A)

Report Card

• Coil Electric Cool Eyeshadow (A)
• Good Kisser Lipstick (A)
• Hearts Aflame (A)
• Midnight Ocean Nail Lacquer (A)
• Midnight Sky Nail Lacquer (A)
• Midnight Storm Nail Lacquer (A)
• Pure Flash! Electric Cool Eyeshadow (A)
• Yield to Love (A)
• Before Dawn Nail Lacquer (A-)
• Black Brilliance Fluidline Eye Pencil (A-)
• Deep Blue Sea Fluidline Eye Pencil (A-)
• Fun Ending (A-)
• Midnight Strata Nail Lacquer (A-)
• A Novel Romance Lipstick (A-)
• A Passionate Quest Eyeshadow Quad (A-)
• Sunset Sky Nail Lacquer (A-)
• Superwatt Electric Cool Eyeshadow (A-)
• Water Willow Fluidline Eye Pencil (A-)
• An Amorous Adventure Eyeshadow Quad (B+)
• Animal Instincts Blush (B+)
• Evil Twin Fluidline Eye Pencil (B+)
• Love Power Electric Cool Eyeshadow (B+)
• Metropolis Fluidline Eye Pencil (B+)
• A Novel Romance Eyeshadow Quad (B+)
• Reckless Desire Lipglass (B+)
• Talk Sexy Lipglass (B+)
• Atomic Ore Fluidline Eye Pencil (B-)
• Bared for You Lipglass (B)
• Earth Sign Fluidline Eye Pencil (B)
• Lingering Kiss (B)
• Blacklit Electric Cool Eyeshadow (B-)
• Pure Fiction Lipglass (B-)
• Highly Charged Electric Cool Eyeshadow (C+)
• Switch to Blue Electric Cool Eyeshadow (C+)
• Myself (C)
• Wanting More Lipglass (C)
• Gilded Thrill Electric Cool Eyeshadow (D+)

Any favorites? What’s on your wish list? Are you skipping entirely?