MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection
MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection is available online today. I just received the launch on Tuesday (I am missing some shades but this is everything I have at the moment), so I haven’t had a chance to test most of the products at this time, so here are swatches for now!
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My first order arrives today. I had to place 2 orders since for some reason when I ordered early not all of the items were up yet. At least it looks like I made good choices! Thanks for the preview!
I was waiting for the lip glosses to be launched, but by the time i went to order the 40% off the goodbyes disappeared off the site, so i didn’t end up bothering to do one at all
Oh no – I that when that happens! Maybe they’ll roll out something else that you can get at a discount. Some of those 40% off ones were pretty good.
Yeah! I am VERY interested in that Dazzleshadow set! It is reminiscent of a smaller, more edited Moondust palette, in a good way. I was excited about the Crystal Glaze glosses when I read their descriptions, but then I realized they were potted- bleh!
Thanks for the swatches Christine!!! You’re awesome 🙂 I wish Alluring came as a single, and I wish Flamingo Road was in a traditional lipstick formula
wow, i just did an about face on what i thought i wanted: Jasper looks like 5 other MAC shades i have, Moons of Saturn is both too sheer and the brown too warm, Glamourize Me has terrible payoff and Shining Hour is not unique but for Humoresque…..which is UD Solstice. On the other hand, the Lip and Cheek palette- though not perfect payoff- looks useful to own and the powder cheek duo doesn’t seem to have that awful stiff quality these capsule releases tend to have.
Wow, this collection seems so simple, but there is a lot I like from it, especially the Moons of Jupiter
Humoresque is really cool! It looks like an Urban Decay Moondust, so I’ll be curious to see if it has a dupe.
Oh man. When I first saw the picture of that Glamourize Me palette, I just about started drooling. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been tempted on first glance like that. But the swatches. Just, no. My wallet thanks you!
Ditto! My heart skipped a beat when i saw the palette – till i saw the swatches!
If these products actually had pigment to them there would be a few things I’d like to pick up. MAC isn’t even trying anymore.
Some of the lip colors look interesting. I wish the midtone shades in the matte eye quad didn’t look so patchy — they could be workhorse crease shades for me if they were smooth and blendable.
Yeah I find that matte eye palette disappointing overall… money saved I guess…
I like Almondine. Just ordered it.
I was looking forward to the Kajal pencils, but these swatches don’t look very saturated. Maybe the black will still get a good review? 🙁 Thanks Christine!
Rhea swatches so nicely! The kohl crayons look disappointing though…
Bloodstone looks awesome
I liked the promo pics, but not loving the swatches!
Really love some of the lipsticks as they are right in my “sweet spot” (Sherlock reference), hence probable dupes. A lot of the powder products look dry, textured and poorly pigmented. Not much here that tempts me.
The only few products I like don’t seem to be anything unique, and most of the collection don’t swatch well. It’s a pass for me.
I love the packaging and I think these are quite different than the collection they’ve released so far into the year. I’m really liking the blush and I think I may just splurge on that!
PSA: For Obsessed+ and Pro Members these are available BUT! I had issues picking up the Retro Mattes I wanted. I had a successful order for the Dazzleshadows and some Eye Paints yesterday and went to order them today but kept getting errors. I called MAC early this morning and eventually found someone who helped out. She said there was a glitch with them and they’re working on it (someone should be calling me back eventually). Not sure if it’s fixed yet but just in case it happens to anyone else it’s a known issue now.
Forgot to update. This did get fixed up a bit after I commented 🙂
Definitely will be interested in seeing how well those Kajal Pencils work out and review. And I already fell in love with Almondine lipstick. Looks like a nice replacement for my stinky playdoh smelling Modesty!
Splitting hairs here, but if they wanted to name the face palettes “Moons of Saturn” and “Moons of Jupiter”, couldn’t they have at least bothered to name all the shades in them after actual moons of Saturn and Jupiter? I mean, they have 115 moons between them, it’s not like there’s a dearth of names to choose from.
Half the names are Joan Crawford movies – I agree, I don’t get it!
Although I am really excited to see Joan Crawford’s work getting name checked!
I 100% agree! There are some really nice names there too.
(Science nerds unite.)
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The Shining Hour quad really puts me in mind of the Caviar Deams quad from years back…slightly different colours but the same “vibe”. Very much liking Bloodstone and Jasper lipsticks and will be keen to see your reviews of them. The Best of Everything quad looks sort of like MAC took some of their permanent shades (like Quarry, Carbon) and renamed them and put them in that quad. The colours of some of the Lip and Cheek products look nice but I wonder about the textures and wear.
I was kind of excited for this collection but like most MAC releases lately it looks pretty disappointing from the swatches.I have Coral Bliss and I wanted the Dazzleshadow quad but I already have Last Dance and it’s just not unique enough for me to get it now that I see the swatches but I do love Humoresque.They are using names NARS has already used like Callisto which is one of Nars’s Dual-Intensity Eyeshadows and Humoresque was the name of the Steven Klein picture on the Audacious lipstick coffret from that collection.I like the Matte liquid lipsticks but they look really drying.The casual colors palette looks interesting I’ll have to see your review.
The lip stuff all looks nice, most of the shadows look like a miss.
There are definitely some pretties in this collection: Bloodstone, Fallen Angel, Famingo Park, This Modern Age, and the Kajal liners. Glamorize Me palette has beautiful colors, but my eyes don’t get along with cream bases at all.
Moons of Jupiter, fallen angel, and flamingo road are ???
I was most looking forward to the cream colour base palette of this collection. I have to say I’m quite disappointed with the swatches. I understand they are cream colour bases but they appear to be very sheer, almost as if they been watered down somehow. Looking forward to your review
I was looking forward to see swatches of Moons of Jupiter. Very disappointed!
Really love the Sweet Thing retro matte shade – does anyone know if this is exclusive / LE?
Oh My! Most of the eye shadow swatches look really, really patchy…… The matte lip shades look very drying on your lips, but Jasper is a lovely shade.
Totally agree, Jasper is my favourite too!
Hey! thank you for the swatches!!
do you know which things are actually limited edition (versus being repromotes)?
thanks!
So many products, and so many nice ones! I definitely want Sweet Thing, Flourish Me and Oh You Pretty Things 🙂
Love mac lip colors,fabalous thy are.
Sorry. Can I ask where are the marks (ratings) to the products? They were very helpful
Oh sorry! Now I see. Was afraid that they gone forever ?
This is a sneak peek, not a review, so there are no ratings!