MAC Wash & Dry Collection will launch online on May 14th and head to stores on May 21st. The collection features numerous products to choose from for eyes, lips, and face. MAC’s major summer collection is one I look forward to, but this year’s collection is a definite miss for me, personally, as well as in terms of quality.

My favorites were: Morange Lipstick (A) (permanent, though) andDomestic Diva Lipglass (A-). I would have loved to see MAC come out with more unique lipsticks; I feel like they’re doing a red nearly every launch these days, and the reds are mostly matte–they’re just not interesting. I would have loved to see some of their more metallic finishes promoted here (Thrills comes to mind) or something new that was mostly opaque with a glossy, pearly finish. The Freshen Up High-Light Powder (B+) and Crisp Whites Blush (B+) are more similar in color than I think is ideal for releasing the two together; I think the High-Light Powder would have been more interesting if it had a larger section of pink/red and if there was more shimmer running through it (most of it is an over-spray). Long-time cult favorite Hipness Blush (B) had some quality issues present in this iteration that weren’t in my original–namely, blending is more challenging–and the color itself is a couple of shades darker than the original.  The collection felt uninspired across the board with more dupable, we-just-saw-that (from MAC) kind of shades.

Report Card

• Hot/Cold Lipglass (A)
• Morange Lipstick (A)
• Steam Heat Lipstick (A)
• Domestic Diva Lipglass (A-)
• Laundry List Lipglass (A-)
• Crisp Whites Blush (B+)
• Freshen Up High-Light Powder (B+)
• Permanent Press Eyeshadow Trio (B+)
• Refined Golden Bronzing Powder (B+)
• Girl on Board Lipglass (B)
• Green Clean Eyeshadow Trio (B)
• Hipness Blush (B)
• Colour Matters Technakohl (C+)
• Creme d’Nude Lipstick (C+)
• Tumble Dry Lipstick (C+)
• Warm Wash Eyeshadow Trio (C+)
• Coin Operated Technakohl (C-)
• Matte Bronze Bronzing Powder (C-)
• Sudsy Technakohl (C-)
• Practice Makes Perfect Technakohl (D-)
• Delicates Studio Sculpt Defining Bronzing Powder (F)
• Golden Rinse Studio Sculpt Defining Bronzing Powder (F)
• Wash & Dry Makeup Bag
• 125SE Split Fibre Dense Face Brush
• 126SE Split Fibre Large Face Brush