This is a continuation of my initial reviews on the MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Fall '09 Collection as seen by Richard Phillips and Maira Kalman. I will be making a separate entry on the fall collection by Marilyn Minter.
As you can see in the photo, I finally snagged the gorgeous Photo Realism quad from the Richard Phillips collection. This is such a beautiful, wearable quad of greens. It's not those bright, funky greens that can be really hard to pull off, but this quad I believe is as universal as it is gorgeous. It can be worn for a fun night out in town, or it can be lightly applied during the day to perk up the peepers.
Photo Realism is a beautiful gold shimmer with gold pearl. It's a wonderful highlighter or an inner lid color. The gold nuances are a treat for me because I am warm/yellow-toned, so I believe this would complement my skintone.
Fresh Approach is a cool mint green that to my eye doesn't look that green at all, but is like a very light shimmery yellow with green undertones. This would look amazing as a wash or lid color, and would contrast beautifully with the darker colors in this quad.
Image Maker is a dirty grey green that is great as a crease or an in-between blender color to blend gradient shades seamlessly. I also love the unusual shade.
Grey Range- deep blue green in the amazing Veluxe Pearl formula. This glides like a dream and is very smooth. Finally, I have a beautiful deep green other than Humid and Grand Entrance from the Passions of Red 6 Warm Eyes palette to use on the crease and outer lid. This has definite blue undertones so this would look great for blue and purple looks a well, but the predominant color is green.
Lipsticks:
Front Lit is a light white yellow frost that is too light for me, but gives a pretty sheen that would look great with smokey eyes. High Strung is a deep pink silver that is way too frosty for me. Hold the Pose is my favorite, a very wearable brown plum with gold pearl. It is lustre in formula so it is also buildable. Full Body is a deep red plum that would look amazing for fall. Lovin' It is a cool neutral with yellow undertone that is also a nice everyday shade.
Lipglasses:
I really like the lipglasses from this collection. Young Thing is a yellow neutral with gold pearl. It reminds me of C-thru, but it has more gold undertones while C-thru is kinda plain. I will be getting New Spirit, a light yellow coral which is soo pretty, reminds me of my favorite coral lipglass of all time, Orangedescence. Personal Taste is another winner, a dirty rose with pink and gold pearl that is similar to the Hello Kitty collection's She Loves Candy. On Display is a purple with yellow pearl that is too dark for my taste.
Maira Kalman Eyeshadows and Technakohl Liners
I'd thought that these would be too bright for my taste, but some of the shades are actually pretty wearable.
Crest the Wave is a rich yellow frost that I've been looking for since forever. It was a part of the Stowaways quad that was a Nordstrom exclusive from either Cool Heat or Naughty Nauticals from last year. It was such a rare quad so I wasn't able to get it, so I am really glad they have it now in this collection. It's also a bit more pigmented this time around, I believe.
(See the rest of the review and swatches after the jump)
Maira's Mood is a yellow pink in the satin formula that I like because it's understated and a very wearable pink. I used it in this look.
Haunting (top left in the photo above) is a light turquoise blue that I already got from the Alexander McQueen collection. A nice shade if you don't have a turquoise shadow yet.
Purple Shower is dirty blue pink that I really like because the color is beautiful, and I really am partial to purples.
Violet Trance is a matte deep blue purple that I have from my Pandamonium quad, and it's a basic pretty matte purple. If you like purple looks, this one's for you.
I thought these would be very bright and bordering on neon, but I only found Artistic License to be way too bright, although it would be fun and wearable when you pair it with a neutral eye. Colour Matters is a bright lime, Full of Fuchsia is a is a deep blue magenta which is beautiful, and Obviously Orange is a dirty coral. Of course, Graphblack is a rich graphic black that I also use on the waterline.
All in all, I really like the fall collections, especially that by Richard Phillips. I did not get the purple quad called In The Gallery because the colors were terribly boring and chalky when I saw it in person. Notoriety and Photo Realism however are definite keepers and will enjoy these tremendously. I can't wait to create looks using these quads.
2 comments
i'm really loving the quads! i so want to buy them. somebody stop them!
Crystal-I'm loving these two quads as well, they're great! The purple quad is a real bore and a dud, though.
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