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M·A·C VERA

Brilliant butterflies, flashy florals and gorgeously geometric graphics…A colourful collaboration between M·A·C and the artist known worldwide as Vera, who merged fine arts with linens, murals, textiles and silk scarves in her punchy, painted patterns. Now in shades plucked straight from her most lavish prints, M·A·C Vera embraces the luxe, lighter-than-air spirit that delivers the kind of startling, look-at-me statement that defines what it means to be an instant classic. 


Limited Edition.

Available February 9, 2012 through March 1, 2012

Pearlmatte Face Powder
Sunday Afternoon -
clean bright pink/bright clean fuchsia/soft pale pink with white pearl
$33.50 CDN/$28 US

Pearlmatte Face Powder
Flower Fantasy Pale -
coral with slight gold pearl/slightly blue pale pink/soft pale salmon$33.50 CDN/$28 US

Aloha Crushed Metallic Pigment x4
Lantern Light - metallic gold/bronze
Campfire - rich copper (frost)
Shifting Sands - metallic Champagne (frost)
Aloha Dirt - cocoa brown (frost)$40 CDN/$34 US

Butterfly Party Crushed Metallic Pigment x4
Butterfly Party - bright lilac (frost)
Desert Cloud - deep blue purple (frost)
Rain Drop - metallic teal (frost)
Moss Garden - metallic silver green (frost)$40 CDN/$34 US

Strawberry Patch Crushed Metallic Pigment x4
Star Crystal - pink champagne (frost)
Rose Light - metallic yellow pink (frost)
Strawberry Patch - light blue pink (frost)
Moon Rose - bright dark pink (frost)$40 CDN/$34 US

Nail Lacquer
Midsummer’s Dream - pale pink lilac (creme)
Play Day - pale milky coral (creme)$19 CDN/$16 US

Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner 
Lord It Up - bronze with pearl
Industrial - periwinkle grey
Designer Purple - iridescent violet
Undercurrent - teal with pearl
Petrol Blue - deep navy with pearl
Black Swan - black with pearl
Black Line - black with gold pearl$18 CDN/$15 US

Plushglass
Fashion Fanatic - creamy pale pink
Pretty Plush - extra soft pink with white pearl
Confetti - bright orange coral with soft pearl
On A Holiday - bright pink with blue pearl
Butterfly Dream - mid-tone violet with blue pearl
$22.50 CDN/$19.50 US

MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Line Review and Swatches

I'm in love with MAC's Pearlglide Intense eyeliners. They are very soft, smooth, pigmented eye pencils that go on very, very easily and don't fade. The colours are bold and most have glitter in them, giving them all a depth of colour MAC's regular eye pencils don't have. Sadly the Pearlglides are not part of MAC's permanent collection and only pop up in limited edition collections throughout the year, so if you see one you like, buy it, because they're not going to be around for long!

The current colour collection, A Tartan Tale includes five Pearlglide Eye Liners (Temptalia, as always, has fantastic photos of them all) and I picked up the teal one, Undercurrent, while a friend of mine picked up the black-gold, Black Line. Donna kindly offered it to me to photograph and swatch for Beauty Squared, and it's one of the colours that'd work on many people.  Here it is!

Black Line is a black base with gold-green glitter. For those of you who find black too harsh for you to wear, this is a nice option, particularly if you've got brown or hazel eyes or warm colouring.

Seriously, these go on like buttah. Sooo smooth and soft there's minimal tugging on the skin around the eye and so easy to smudge if needed. These do set and stay on though, so work quickly if you want a smudgy look!

Please note that the Pearlglides are not good for applying to the waterline (the inside of your eyelids) as the glitter will flake off and get into your eyes. 

Buttah, I tell you and the colours are beautiful. They're perfect for adding a pop of colour or drama (or both) to any eyelook, simple or dramatic.

Have you tried any of MAC's Pearlglides? What do you think? Which one is your favourite?

For a look I did using two of MAC Pearlglides, check out this FOTD post from April.

C.

MAC Art Supplies Pearlglide Intense Liners

MAC releases so many collections that often I can't remember when I got what, or what exactly I got. Case in point - the swatches of the Pearlglide Intense Liners I took a few weeks ago. I've been blogging less lately due to school, but now that the year's over (!) I can finish off my haul from...what collection were these from? I had to actually check MAC's website! So here's my final haul from Art Supplies.

Photo taken in natural light, NC 35-40 skin.

MAC Pearlglide Liners: Industrial, Petrol Blue, Almost Noir, Designer Purple

Undercurrent and Black Line

MAC Pearlglide Intense Liners LE ($17.50 CA/$ 14.50 US)

Industrial - a blue grey that flashes purple and blue. Incredibly pretty. To see it in action check out C's FOTD using this liner Industrial Eyes FOTD.

Petrol Blue  -  an indigo blue with blue shimmer. A great shade for counteracting bloodshot eyes.

Almost Noir - an odd name for a shade that is a gold flecked plum brown. This is an unusual shade that I think would look really interesting as a soft smokey eye.

Designer Purple - an iridescent grape with purple shimmer. Very purple.

Undercurrent - a bright teal with high shimmer.

Black Line - fantastic colour, a black base with gold and green shimmer. Smoking and versatile.

General Comments

I've loved Pearlglide liners from the first time they were released (Suite Array collection, fall 2008). I think they are a perfect, quick way to add a bit of bling to your daily look without risking looking like a club hopper. Out of the 6 shades, my favourites are Industrial and Black Line. I think Almost Noir may be a sleeper, and I'm thinking of using that one to do a soft, smokey plum eye. Pearlglide Intese Liners have very good staying power and set within 10-15 seconds of application.