Hello everyone! Here are some initial swatches and review of the Big Bounce Shadows coming out on May 5, 2011 in North America, May 2011 in Asia and June 2011 the rest of the world.
At first I was really confused when I opened the packaging. I was thinking, "What ARE these?". MAC describes them as "sensually spongey whipped mousse cream shadows in 16 hues that fly higher than gravity's rainbow." HUH? MAC claims that they are buildable mousse cream shadows from sheer to medium. That is just about the only description we have from MAC so far.
I have four of the sixteen Big Bounce Shadows, but I will be swatching the rest soon. Have a peek!
Swatches and review after the jump
Rich, Sweet
Up the Ante!
Luxury Touch
My Next Indulgence
At first, I really didn't know what to make of these. Are they eyeshadows, base, paint pots v.2? They are housed in the same jars for paint pots. They are SUPER messy, I can't get over it. They have those plastic stopper lids in addition to the screw-top lids, but they are very messy that I wish MAC placed them in tubes instead, specifically long-nosed tubes. I fear that the shelf life would be cut short if I dip my finger in it even if it's clean, or that it would dry up quickly, just because the product is mousse in consistency. The 242 brush is also included in this collection, so obviously MAC is recommending that the Big Bounce shadows be applied using this brush.
Here are some of the products swatched heavily:
L-R: Luxury Touch, Up the Ante!, Rich, Sweet, My Next Indulgence
And swatched lightly:
Luxury Touch, Up the Ante!, My Next Indulgence, Rich, Sweet
They are more of a base to me than cream eyeshadows because I don't know how they would hold up without a powder product applied on top to set them. They do feel like mousse-cream products to me - they have the consistency of a mousse and are not sticky on the skin. If they are applied heavily, I think they would be more pigmented than the paint pots.
Rich, Sweet is a chocolate gold with gold pearl. I will use this as base for my gold, bronze and neutral eye looks.
Luxury Touch is a violet with gold pearl. Reminds me of a lighter Nice Vice paint pot. It's more of a plummy color to me.
My Next Indulgence is quite pretty. It is a forest green with blue and gold pearl. I plan to use this as base for my greens, of course. This would be great to pair with Lucky Green and Bows & Curtseys from the Fashion Flower collection.
Up the Ante is a rich copper with gold and silver pearl. Like Rich, Sweet, this would be great with golds, bronzes, coppers and neutrals, but would give a light golden sheen as opposed to a bronzey chocolate one.
Here is how Luxury Touch looks on my lid applied with a clean finger:
I noticed that it applied better than a paint pot in the same color family, like Fresco Rose. With the latter, I most of the time get some bald patches of skin when the paint pot refuses to apply evenly. I didn't experience that splotchy application with Luxury Touch. The Big Bounce Shadows are easier to blend than paint pots. Also, although they do take a short amount of time to dry, they don't immediately crease on my lids when I blink. I just make sure to blend it nicely and run my finger over my lids a few times. Again, they do take a few seconds to dry, but nothing to get concerned about because they do dry just in time for your powder eyeshadow application.
I applied powder eyeshadows on top of Big Bounce shadow in Luxury Touch.
Powder shadows apply evenly and glide like butter on top of the Big Bounce shadow. I did apply an eye primer before I applied Luxury Touch, and the shadow lasted well into the afternoon and early evening (I applied the product at around 7:30 in the morning). These new shadows held up pretty well, but I did notice some fading when I checked it out at around 8 or 9 in the evening.
Pros: applies evenly on lids, blends well, not splotchy/patchy, decent staying power
Cons: MESSY packaging
All in all, if you want a better version of paint pots in terms of blendability, and evenness in application, check out the new Big Bounce Shadows. They are mousse as opposed to a hard cream like that of a paint pot, so they definitely blend better and don't have such a patchy application as that of the paint pots. I plan to get some of the other Big Bounce Shadows, especially the lighter shades.
The Shades Of U Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Note: Media samples were provided by a representative of the company for consideration. All opinions are completely mine.
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