Showing posts with label paint pots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paint pots. Show all posts

Sunday, November 6, 2011

MAC Glitter and Ice - Colour Collection Preview





Skate past the competition with shades that celebrate boys and girls blading in a winter wonderland.

Hold that pose! With winterized Mineralize eye shadows, smooth manoeuvre-ing Technakohl liners, Paint Pots full of morning frost, Opulash Mascara in Bad, Bad Black, Dazzleglass with glitter and ice and unconditionally fabulous nail lacquers. Shake up the season with breathtaking Beauty Powders in glossy white snowglobe-inspired compacts filled with glittery, glossy and gorgeous silver sparkles.










Beauty Powder in How Beautiful!
Pale shimmering taupe
$29 CDN/$24 US


Beauty Powder in Snowglobe
Frosted pink beige
$29 CDN/$24 US


Dazzleglass in Dressed to Dazzle
Pale dirty pink with red and gold pearl
$23 CDN/$19.50 US


Dazzleglass in Glitter and Ice
Light nude with white and gold pearl
$23 CDN/$19.50 US


Dazzleglass in Spanking Rich
Raspberry pink with red and gold pearl
$23 CDN/$19.50 US
Dazzleglass in Love Alert
Raspberry red with red pearl
$23 CDN/$19.50 US
Dazzleglass in Pleasure Principle
Clear white with violet, teal and white powder
$23 CDN/$19.50 US


Dazzleglass in She-zam
Sheer silver with silver and red pearl
$23 CDN/$19.50 US


Lash 7
$18 CDN/$15 US




Lipstick in Whirls & Twirls
Sheer pink with gold pearl (glaze)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Lipstick in Eloquent Air
Sheer white silver (glaze)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Lipstick in Soft Sable
Cool frosted taupe (frost)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Lipstick in Such Flare
True red (matte)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Lipstick in What Joy!
Deep berry (satin)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Lipstick in Double Spin
Pale mauve pink (cremesheen)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Mineralize Eye Shadow in Fresh Ice
White silver mélange
$25 CDN/$21 US


Mineralize Eye Shadow in Frozen Blue
Blue silver mélange
$25 CDN/$21 US


Mineralize Eye Shadow in Hold That Pose!
Pale mauve mélange
$25 CDN/$21 US


Mineralize Eye Shadow in Shimmermint
Pale green mélange
$25 CDN/$21 US


Mineralize Eye Shadow in Snow Season
Soft taupe mélange
$25 CDN/$21 US



Mineralize Eye Shadow in Frozen Blue
Blue silver mélange
$25 CDN/$21 US



Nail Lacquer in Festive Finery
Dirty mid-tone greyed violet (créme)
$19 CDN/$16 US



Nail Lacquer in Get Noticed!
True bright red (créme)
$19 CDN/$16 US


Nail Lacquer in Unconditionally Fabulous
Super sparkle white (frost)
$19 CDN/$16 US


Opulash Mascara in Bad. Bad Black
Black
$18 CDN/$15 US


Paint Pot in For Effect
Black with pearl
$22 CDN/$18.50 US


Paint Pot in Let's Skate!
Pale pink with pearl
$22 CDN/$18.50 US


Paint Pot in Morning Frost
Shimmering champagne taupe
$22 CDN/$18.50 US


Technakohl Liner in Fancy Moves
Violet with pearl
$19 CDN/$16 US


Technakohl Liner in Going For Gold!
Gold with pearl
$19 CDN/$16 US


Technakohl Liner in Practice Makes Perfect
Navy with pearl
$19 CDN/$16 US


Technakohl Liner in Seasonally Spicy
Brown with pearl
$19 CDN/$16 US


Technakohl Liner in Silver Skates
Silver with pearl
$19 CDN/$16 US


Technakohl Liner in Smooth Manoeuvre
Black with pearl
$19 CDN/$16 US

To see more of the Glitter and Ice collection, click here.






Monday, January 10, 2011

MAC Cham Pale Paint Pots Review and Swatches

Probably the most anticipated part of the Cham Pale collection are the four new LE shades of paint pots ($20.00 CA/$16.50 US).

The most obvious difference in the four new shades is the shimmer texture. Unlike previous paint pots which were either highly pigmented matte or frost finishes, these are sheer and glittery.

Clockwise from top left: Let Me Pop, Vintage Selection,
Dangerous Cuvee and Chilled on Ice.

One layer, left to right: Chilled on Ice, Let Me Pop,
Vintage Selection and Dangerous Cuvee.


Two layers, left to right: Chilled on Ice, Let Me Pop,
Vintage Selection and Dangerous Cuvee.


Chilled on Ice - a beautiful, shimmery white gold. This would make an excellent highlight for the tear duct, or even a possible dupe on the cheekbones for NARS Albatross.

Let Me Pop - a peachy copper shimmer, quite lovely and not too warm to be paired with neutrals or cooler browns. I can see this working well with forest greens or khaki's too.

Vintage Selection - a taupey, mauvey beige? The most opaque of the three, it is still quite a light shade. Would work well under mauves, browns, greys and plums. I do wish this one was a bit deeper in tone.

Dangerous Cuvee - a sheer mid toned shimmery grey. Slightly cool but neutral enough to work with many shades.

General Comments

In texture and finish, the Cham Pale paint pots are very similar to Bobbi Brown's Metallic Long Wear Cream Shadows (I own Galaxy, which looks like Dangerous Cuvee with some gold glitter thrown in). I know that die hard paint pot afficiandos might not appreciate the sheerness of these four new shades, but I think that in terms of the general concept of the collection, they work. Cham Pale is supposed to be all about glitter and light and these certainly fit that bill. I also think that unlike other more opaque paint pots, these will be easier to wear as a stand alone shadow because of their sheerness. They require less work to look blended than the opaque shades, and won't leave you with a sharp demarcation where the shadow stops. I intend to wear these as bases, but also as quick shadows with a little bit of liner and mascara. I could also see these working nicely as an all over colour with a powder shadow thrown in to cut the crease.

Of the four, Chilled on Ice is my favourite, and I understand why this shade sold out online long before the other three. It's a gorgeous highlight shade that would work for anyone. Try a tiny bit on the end of a fluffy brush and hit the tear ducts or even the cupid's bow. I predict greatness!

J