Sneak Peek: MAC x Ellie Goulding Collection Photos & Swatches
MAC x Ellie Goulding Collection
Here’s a sneak peek of the upcoming collaboration MAC x Ellie Goulding Collection, which launches online on December 14th and at select MAC locations on the 17th. There are three color products that are also available (two Patentpolish Lip Pencils, which are repromotes and I’ve reviewed previously, and Lustre Drops, also reviewed previously) that are not included in this post. There are three specially packaged brushes (209, 129, and 217) and lashes that will launch with the collection as well (I do not have these).
P.S. — No lip swatches for the Plushglasses is deliberate: I am allergic to this formula (they cause my lips to peel and bleed). I’m really sorry!
See more photos & swatches!
MAC Halcyon Days Face Kit
MAC Medium Dark Blot Pressed Powder
MAC Medium Dark Blot Pressed Powder
MAC Wished I Stayed Cream Colour Base
MAC Wished I Stayed Cream Colour Base
MAC Tint Cream Colour Base
MAC Tint Cream Colour Base
MAC Every Time You Go Cream Colour Base
MAC Every Time You Go Cream Colour Base
MAC Root Cream Colour Base
MAC Root Cream Colour Base
MAC Halcyon Nights Face Kit
MAC This Love Cream Colour Base
MAC This Love Cream Colour Base
MAC Starry Eyed Eyeshadow
MAC Starry Eyed Eyeshadow
MAC You My Everything Eyeshadow
MAC You My Everything Eyeshadow
MAC Saddle Eyeshadow
MAC Saddle Eyeshadow
MAC Hanging On Eyeshadow
MAC Hanging On Eyeshadow
MAC I’ll Hold My Breath Blush Duo
MAC I’ll Hold My Breath Blush Duo
MAC I’ll Hold My Breath Blush Duo
MAC I’ll Hold My Breath Blush Duo
MAC I’ll Hold My Breath Blush Duo
MAC Only You Lipstick
MAC Only You Lipstick
MAC Only You Lipstick
MAC Without Your Love Lipstick
MAC Without Your Love Lipstick
MAC Without Your Love Lipstick
MAC Explosion Plushglass
MAC Explosion Plushglass
MAC Goodness Gracious Plushglass
MAC Goodness Gracious Plushglass
I am SO excited about this collection – warm corals and golden/champagne sheen, plus I just love Ellie! I have to admit I’m a little bummed that both of the lipsticks are so similar – it almost looks like one shade is just more sheer than the other. Very pretty though. 🙂
Agreed! I wish they’d gone with lipstick shades that weren’t so similar in finish and colour ):
I’m not an Ellie Goulding fan but I do love the colors she picked for the collab!
A whole collection of shades I can’t wear this Christmas, I see. I guess it’s okay in the long run – saved me a lot of Christmas cash! Thank you, as always, for the swatches, Christine.
Oohhh i like this collection! I’ve never used plushglass does it make your lips “tingle”? I’m not a fan of those types of products.
Ok, I would wear these colors for a job interview, but once they hire me, I would bust out the purple eye shadow and lipstick 😉 These colors are too light and neutral for my taste, but I think if you were pale, like the natural look, or are just getting into makeup, this could be a good collection
HAHAHA I was thinking the same thing!
Katherine – totally made me spit my coffee! Hahaha, me too! Neutrals on an interview and then…wow, I think I lost them somewhere…oh well *wink*
Right??? LOL …they’re going to say “hey, is that the new girl? what happened??? she looked pretty normal during the interview…” I work in a professional office, and I’m one of the few people that wears any kind of substantial makeup. Everyone else wears pretty natural, minimal, or no makeup at all, but that’s ok. I pull my share and more, and life is waaay too short not to wear fun makeup 🙂
Amen Sister! LOL
Hahaha! You and me both.
LOL I’m the girl who wears RED lipstick ON the interview! HAHA! This is definitely NOT a collection for me! 😉
LOL, you go girl!
Shucky darn! I was hoping I wouldn’t like this collection! But, I found my eyeballs not being able to leave the screen! That Halcyn Days kit-it that does well, OMG. I like the night too. But, the CCB formula is nice and I only own about 3 or 4. Also liking the Only You lipstick and maybe the blush combo and gloss.
So crazy about the gloss allergy! Do not apologize for that! 🙂
oh I liked the look of the palettes but the swatches are disappointing, kind of meh =(
Only You lipstick looks really pretty…made me think of Strange Potion lipglass at first glance!
I love Ellie and I really wanted to like this collection, but these colours are just too light for me! Sadly I’m going to have to pass.
i am glad I didn’t want this collection. Seeing this confirms it
Compared to other celeb collaborations by MAC, this collection looks really nice! It’s aesthetically pleasing and doesn’t seem to be THAT bad. LOL
I was a lot more excited for the lipsticks in the promo pictures… I’ll have to see how they do in reviews and swatch them myself, if possible.
Only You, Explosion and Halcyon Nights look awesome-sauce! Definitely a possibility that I’ll be getting those.
I certainly understand about the Plushglass formula, no need to apologise! That’s like me with dry matte lipstick, can’t bring myself to do it.
Do you know what the allergen is in the Plushglasses? I have lip allergies, too.
No, sorry, I don’t. I have similar reactions to many plumping products on the market, so I just avoid them these days. Sorry!
Oh it’s the tingly kind. I hate those. The Buxom ones I’m like…. Who can stand these?!
This collection looks interesting and different. I like the palettes, especially the one with the Blot powder (although I wish it was in Medium rather than Medium/Dark)!
Wow, I’m really disappointed in all of these.
I’m so sorry that you’re allergic to the plushglass formula, it’s probably my favorite one when it comes to MAC (although they’re a little sticky). I’ve had the same allergic reaction on my body once after using a shower gel, my skin came peeling off in layers in the creases of my joints (underarms, under my knees, etc) it was really scary, I just had patches of blood all over the place. The same with make-up though, once I’ve tried a drugstore eye shadow and my eyelids swell up and started itching, and ever since my mum banned me from using any sort of drugstore make-up.
As for the collection, I kind of love the lip glosses and the lipsticks but maybe I can pass because I really want to save up for some more Tom Ford & the boys lipsticks… ohh they’re the love of my life.
Most of these colors actually appeal to me. I actually like that the prices especially CAD aren’t too expensive especially being a collab collection. I am not sure if I will pick up anything but if I decide to it is nice to know what items look like, so thank you for the swatches Christine.
It’s all very pretty. I’m most interested in the Plushglasses I think. I also think the choice of a blot powder in the Halcyon Days palette seems a bit odd? A beauty powder, blush or bronzer would have been better for a wider range of skin tones??
I love these colors…yummy
This is SUCH a helpful post and my god, what beautiful colours! So needs to get my hands on this collection, even though I’m not a huge fan of Ellie Goulding herself… Lol! Thanks for sharing.
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This collection is so Ellie but so not for me!
I’m sorry to hear about your allergy Christine, that sounds awful! Have you been able to pinpoint the ingredient you’re allergic to?
No, sorry, I have not dived very deep into it – in general, my lips do not do well with a lot of plumping products.
Some of those blushes look lovely – but I am not too keen on the eyeshadows or the lipgloss.
Do you know which ingredient(s) cause this reaction? Really like to know. This collection is very pretty, though.
Not sure. I’m allergic to most plumping glosses. Haven’t really looked deeply into it, just don’t bother with that category of products any more.
The colour story in this collection is not for me. I cannot remember the last time I purchased a single item from a MAC collection tbh.
The initial photos of the collection didn’t wow me at first but I like the swatches here. I love the pink and coral tones, the brown ones, not so much. I’m another one that likes the look of the Only You lipstick!
I’m pretty excited about this collection! Those lipsticks and that blush are just calling my name!
I really like the colors of this collection. I think I’ll pick up the blush/bronzer duo.
Haha, I love Ellie’s music and love that the products are all named after her songs, but the products seem pretty run of the mill.
I so LOOOOVE this collection! Finally a collection with warm colors that can suit the light to medium olive skin tones. The lipsticks and plush glasses are right up my alley and the bronzer/blush duo was not on my list but now that I’ve seen them on you I am sold! 🙂
Does anyone else think that Mac should have an option to add the whole collection to your cart at once? It would save a lot of time.
I just bought 1 each of the lipsticks. Like some of the other gals, I also wonder why they picked 2 shades that are so similar. They are both Lustres too! Well, we’ll see which one I look better in I guess. O_O