MAC Semi-Precious Haul and Swatches Part 2

I picked up some MAC Semi-Precious stuff today, and I was able to swatch the complete collection at the MAC store, so here are some swatches. I will not be posting an extensive review in this entry, just some thoughts on the items I'd just bought. If you want to read my reviews on this collection, you can check out the following:

For Semi-Precious Mineralize Skin Finish and Blush Initial Swatches and Review, click here.

For Semi-Precious Mineralize Eye Shadows Swatches and Review click here.

For Semi-Precious Lipsticks and Cremesheen Glass Swatches and Review, click here.

I also just received my new camera lens which I bought overseas, so here are some clearer product photos. Pardon the condition of some of the products, they've obviously been loved!

First off, here is my haul today:


Smoked Ruby mineralize eyeshadow, Semi-Precious Goldstone mineralize skinfinish,
Blue Sheen mineralize eyeshadow




Semi-Precious Goldstone


Goldstone


Blue Sheen


Smoked Ruby

Swatches and mini-review after the jump


These are the items from this collection that I really liked which I didn't have yet. Semi-Precious Goldstone MSF is beautiful; a base of brown with rosy pink, white, and gold inner circle. The base is not really brown to me, more of like a bronzey-gold to my eyes, and it applies like bronzey-gold on the skin. That means it doesn't look muddy at all. I love it; it just gives a beautiful sun-kissed glow to the skin.

Blue Sheen is a melange of navy, black and peach. Beautiful deep blue. I plan to use it as a liner more than a shadow.

Smoked Ruby is a melange of burgundy and black. Like Blue Sheen, it has smooth, rich pigmentation, unlike other mineralize eyeshadows from this collection. I can't wait to use this on the crease/outer lid.


234 brush


234 brush





I got the 234 split-fibre eye blending brush. It is a cross between a 224, 217 and a small version of the 190 (foundation brush). One side is made of synthetic fibres and the other of natural hairs. The synthetic side is recommended for application of cream or emollient products and for blending, while the natural side is for picking up and applying powder products. I really am not sure how I would be able to use this for blending because as with most brushes, I use the tip of the head of the brush to blend. The fibres, especially the synthetic side, are especially firm and resilient, and will make it a bit hard to blend eye shadows. I will do a test run and update this review.

Here are my (semi) precious mineralize shadows all together:




Smoked Ruby, Rare Find


Quartz Fusion, Jade's Fortune


Hint of Sapphire, Unsurpassable


Golden Gaze, Clarity


Faux Gold, Blue Sheen


Semi-Precious Pearl, Semi-Precious Goldstone
Semi Precious Crystal Pink, Semi-Precious Rose Quartz


Rose Quartz


Pearl


Goldstone


Crystal Pink

Mineralize Blushes:


Feeling Flush


Warmth of Coral


Pressed Amber

And here are the swatches under sunlight (on NC30 skin):


Lipsticks: Lush Amber, Musky Amethyst, Gem of Roses, One of A Kind


Cremesheen Glasses: Top: Pure Magnificence
Bottom: Looks Like Sin, Richly Revered, Geo Pink, Natural Flare



Mineralize Eye Shadows (applied dry):


Blue Sheen, Rare Find
Unsurpassable, Smoked Ruby






Mineral Mode, Clarity, Faux Gold, Golden Gaze
Hint of Sapphire, Quartz Fusion, Dark Indulgence, Jade's Fortune


Clarity, Faux Gold, Golden Gaze
Quartz Fusion, Dark Indulgence, Jade's Fortune





Mineralize Blushes:


Warmth of Coral, Feeling Flush, Pressed Amber



Mineralize Skinfinishes (base and inner circle colors mixed):


Pearl, Rose Quartz, Goldstone, Crystal Pink



Note: Media samples were provided by the representative of the company for consideration. All opinions are completely mine.