MAC Love That Look Initial Swatches and Review

Finally, it's almost that time of the year again for my favorite MAC eyeshadow formula - Starflash! Here is a preview of some of the new eyeshadows from the collection. It will be featuring repromotes from the Starflash collection of last year, as well as some new additions. Here are the descriptions of the products in the color story:

Starflash Eye Shadow
Dreammaker Frosty yellow gold (frost)
Grand Entrance Frosty neutral peach beige
Smoke & Diamonds Frosty dirty taupe (frost)
Glamour Check! Frosty reddish brown
Strike A Pose Dirty/deep blue green
Ego Light yellow pink
Fashion Groupie Light Blue Violet
Unbasic White Bright off white
One-Off Mid-tone Green with Silver Pearl
Rated "R" Bright yellow pink
Style Snob Dirty pink brown with gold pearl
Fashion Light grey green with gold pearl
Suggested Retail Price: $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN

PEARLGLIDE EYE LINER
Rave Deep purple with purple glitter
Fly-By-Blu Light blue with blue glitter
Molasses Dirty brown mid-tone brown glitter
Black Russian Black with navy blue glitter
Suggestion Retail Price: $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN

Zoomlash
Zoomblack Rich Black
Suggested Retail Price: $13.00 U.S./$15.50 CDN

Available
North America July 30, 2009 at all M·A·C locations and www.maccosmetics.com
International August 2009 at at all M·A·C locations and www.maccosmetics.com

I noticed that MAC eliminated those Starflash and Pearl Glide colors that really didn't sell well the last time, and those that were not repromoted ended up in cosmetic company outlets and were seen languishing there by yours truly. I kinda agree with MAC however on those that they decided to repromote, as they are decidedly the best of the bunch.

I really like the Starflash formula because these babies simply glide like butter on the lids, and the pigmentation and staying power are amazing. Here are some of the swatches I took of the Starflash collection eyeshadows released last year:




NOTE: Grand Entrance should read Dreammaker.

(See rest of review and swatches after the jump)

Here are the swatches of the new Starflash shadows. They are amazingly pigmented and they showed up vividly on my skin even without a base underneath. Is that cool or what?



Fashion Groupie is a very pretty blue violet that is very similar to Satellite Dreams. I compared and swatched them side-by-side, and they can be dupes for each other. The only difference is that I prefer the Starflash finish of Fashion Groupie (which is soft and glides like butter on the lids).

Rated "R" is the equivalent of Sharp (from the Tempting quad of Cult of Cherry) in the Starflash collection. It is a clean yellow green that would be great for summer colors like green, pink, and even neutrals and bronzes.

Style Snob- Oh my goodness. This is GORGEOUS. This is going to be I think my absolute favorite from this collection. It is a dirty pink brown that reminds me of Twillery from the Inventive Eyes quad, but better because of course of the formula. This would be a great everyday shadow, or even to brighten up a brooding smokey eye look. A definite must-have for me.

As for the pearlglide liners, they are amazingly smooth and pigmented, and also glide like a dream on the skin. Here are some swatches from last year's Suite Array collection:







It must be noted however that these are not recommended for the waterline as they have tiny glitters/shards that can irritate the sensitive lining of the eyes.

I can't wait for the official launch of the Love That Look collection at the end of the month. I'm interested in Ego and Unbasic White.

Stay tuned for additional reviews on this collection.