Yet Another Overdue LE MAC Haul...!

Well, the title does give you an idea of what this post is about, right? :)

Yep, another collective LE MAC haul!
Now, I totally understand that this is somewhat unfair to you, talking about items that are well sold out by now, but with MAC being slow in my country and me being even slower to blog (full responsibility taken), well, let's just say that these "limited edition" hauls are doomed beforehand anyways! :)

Ok now, on to the actual items!




As you can see we're talking about the...mid-spring collections: Too Fabulous, Art Supplies and Liberty of London. Let's have a closer look!




MAC Too Fabulous. So, ok, I have to admit that the first thing that lured me into this collection was the mouthwatering promo image. MAC makeup and scones and ice-cream? Hello, I 'm sold! :)
Upon closer inspection, I realised that only a few items would work for me (don't get me wrong, I loved all of the mineralize blush duo's, but I believe that most of them would be a miss on my skintone):

- Buddy Up blush duo. The swatches show the mauvey side, the brighter pink side and the two mixed (from left to right). As you can see this one is a bit deceptive: it looks more like a plum, but it's a wonderful warm mauvey rose, that would work on most skintones! It's devilishly pigmented, so a light hand is necessary. One of the best rosey-toned blushes I own, hands down.

- In Synch liner. Great addition to any pale/cool-toned pink lipstick lover's collection (swatch on the bottom). Now, I usually don't wear such shades, but in the case I do, a MAC lipliner that matches them will always be handy.

- Naked liner. Holy Grail material for a nude lipstick afficionado like me! A true nude lipliner (and as much as I adore Subculture, this one matches the likes of Myth and Creme d' Nude much better). Enough said!




MAC Art Supplies. One collection (Prep 4 Colour was the other) that was never distributed to all of the MAC stores and counters in my country (MAC/Estee Lauder Hellas can perhaps explain why you decide that some are luckier than others?). Thankfully, I didn't have to swatch these in-store, I knew almost immediately what I wanted when I saw the swatches on Spektra:

- Undercurrent pearlglide intense eyeliner. Gorgeous irridescent mermaid shade with subtle green and gold sparkles. This would give a perfect accent to a nighttime look and it's in the pearlglide family, meaning it won't budge!

- Black line pearlglide intense eyeliner. Difficult shade to describe, it's more of a blackened olive green with gold sparkles. Perfect when you want to add some drama, but perhaps black is way too harsh.

Both of these are beautiful products (I 'm a huge fan of the pearlglides), smooth, creamy and extremely long-lasting. Of course, they're not designed for waterline use, so that would be ideally avoided.




And finally, MAC Liberty of London. Regarding the packaging: love that it's not the usual black, love the white and the flowers, but the black&white designs and the coloured birds were all a bit too much in my opinion. At least they're interesting enough to look at, lol!
So, the products I chose were planned and spontaneous in equal amounts:

- Shell Pearl Beauty Powder. Actually I went back for this one, after seeing how pretty it looked on other beauty blogs. Realistically I could have done without it. It's a very light peachy pink highlighter, quite finely milled, I 'd give it that, but nothing groundbreaking. Sadly, I do have pores on a wide area on my cheeks, so this doesn't work as a blush for me, as it accentuates them. It's a pretty highlighter, reflects light in a subtle way, but kinda left me unsatisfied overall.

- Bough Grey eyeshadow (swatch on the far right on my hand). Not much to say here, it's a greenish grey shade with silver sparkles, with less than remarkable pigmentation. However, I 'm building a blue/green palette and I 'm thinking it would be a nice buildable eyeshadow for creasework.

- Birds & Berries eyeshadow. A beautiful teal blue with great colour payoff, this is exactly what I needed for my blue/green palette! Now, MAC should just make this permanent imo, seeing as they lack an eyeshadow in a shade&finish such as this one!

- Ever Hip lipstick. This is the spontaneous buy. It looked pretty in the stand, it was a Cremesheen, what more could I ask for? Ever Hip is one of the hits of this collection, it's a rather discreet pinky coral and in my eyes the most perfect option if you want to wear something more summery, but don't want to go too bold! Come to think of it, I should have bought a back-up!


Now, it took me a while before I realised it, but Ever Hip seemed all too familiar. After a bit of some... cupboard research, I found the cause of the deja-vu:




Yep, Pink Lemonade lipglass, permanent collection. It's basically the lipgloss version of Ever Hip (or the other way round really), I mean, they 're identical. The lip swatch shows these two combined, match made...well, not in heaven, but rather in the MAC laboratories! :)


If you made it this far, then what can I say, I love you and thank you for your time!

But, in the case that you have a couple of minutes more, do let me know:
what were your thoughts on these products/collections? :)