Though I preferred the look of the eyes and lips from the cooler toned plum set, the blush just made me envisage bright ruddy cheeks on my pale skin, so I opted for the warmer brown palette (£39.50).
The majority of colours are permanent with the exception of Smoked Sepia and Showstopper. The blush, Melba, is a matte dusky orange/peach, pigment is very high so I apply with a very light hand. It applies a tad patchy but has a good wear time.
The shadows are Orb (matte cream peach), All that Glitters (shimmy golden peach), Smoked Sepia (Satin finish, warm chestnut brown) and Showstopper (matte dark brown).
All shades, apart from all that glitters, are on the dry side, most noticeably showstopper. Overall pigment is quite good, apart from Showstopper which I feel needs to be applied wet to get anything close to the colour in the pan.
The lipsticks are housed with a plastic lid which is a great addition as stops them being interfered with from fall out from the powder products.
Ravishing is a coral in the Cremesheen formula and Myth is a pale, slightly warm nude in a satin formula. I find Myth unwearable on its own as it really does give the look of a bad colour matched concealer, as such I only use a touch over Ravishing should I want to lighten the colour.
Swatched below L-R:Melba, Ravishing, Myth.
The brush included is a Dual-Ended Brush 275SE / 316SE the lip brush end has a firm texture and applies product well, the brush end it too floppy and slightly scratchy.
Its difficult for me to fully recommend this even though I have found it useful and like the look it creates, as whilst there are good elements to this (such as the overall colour coordination, generous amount of product and portable, sturdy design), I think the quality of the brush and Showstopper are disappointing and I question the inclusion of Myth (which I think a very hard to pull off colour.)
I bought this from maccosmetics.co.uk
I am so confused whether to get the brown or plum palette. Definitely want to get one though :)
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I think both would work on you, see I'm no help narrowing the choice down :)
DeleteThanks for your review. I have to say MAC has not been launching impressive collections lately.
ReplyDeleteI do find I buy a lot less MAC than I use to, not much stands out to me these days.
DeleteFantastic review, as always Clare. I have mostly lost interest in MAC. Too many LE collections, and not enough quality control lately.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lola :) The collections start to look the same after a while and like you say the quality can be rather inconsistent
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I just wish that they would go back to a sane number of LE Collections and focus on quality over quantity. I miss the old days with MAC! This does look like a lovely palette though! xoxo
DeleteGreat review, Clare!
ReplyDeleteLove the neutral shades and it's so wearable for everyday use. It's worth buying I think!
Thanks :) I did find it really handy for holiday and the price was good as well for the amount of product you get, just wish the quality on some of the shades was a bit better.
DeleteIs Smoked Sepia a regular MAC colour! It's so beautiful, it feels like it's one of those colours I'd pick up over and over again while browsing the counter!
ReplyDeleteI think that was a limited edition colour, well isn't that typical ;) mind you they are bound to release it in another collection as seems to be the way MAC roll.
DeleteI honestly have not been looking at MAC for ages but I do like the look of the blushes. My kind of shades. I think you did a great eotd with the colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I do like the overall look of the shadows :) I'm sure you would suit this palette well.
DeleteLike you I am no longer a MAC regular, though do get tempted from time to time ;)
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