So here in the UK, the MAC quite cute collection came out online MONDAY! I ordered it and got it today (Wednesday) but due to not being able to see and actually swatch things, can only review the things I was 100% about getting. These are the 3 nail varnishes, the Giggly mineralize blush and the Cutie Quad. When I can actually see the lip products in store then I’ll probably get one or two or even three of them!
So let’s get started... “Little Girl Type” “Mischievous Mint” and “Ice Cream Cake” Nail Lacquers. I am a sucker for nail laqs, particularly pastel shades! So I jumped at the chance of grab all three of these. All three are cream finishes and are to die for shades!! However and this is a big however, when I put them on I found them a little hard to work with. Starting with Little Girl Type, which is a pure lilac. No shimmer, no frostiness, just a lovely true lilac. This is the hardest shade to work with. The texture of all three are very very liquidy and if you get too much on your brush you’ve ruined it and too little and it comes off a little streaky. Get it just right and it looks to die for. Ice Cream Cake I was hoping would be a little paler; instead it’s quite a hot pink, which does suffer from the same streaking problems as the previous. It is not a dupe and nowhere as close as Steamy in the permanent line. It’s a lot less bright and slightly lighter. My personal fav has to be Mischievous Mint. This went on beautifully and is a colour I have long been searching for. It’s going to be a perfect shade for spring and summer. All three probably need a light coat first and then a light coat second as well, I found a heavy coat did not look as good and suffered from streaking
Giggly Mineralize Blush
This was the only blush I KNEW I had to get; the others in my opinion would need to be swatched before I decided to purchase them. I love this blush, its pale pink with a lilac heart in the middle and I love it when MAC makes products which are a little bit different. I think I may even get a back up of this I love it that much!! It is very similar to MACs permanent line blush dainty but on the cheeks, somehow that little Purple Heart makes it look like a more “natural blush. I don’t know how it did it! It is also a teeny bit bigger than the normal mineralize blushes for the same price .
Cutie Quad
I usually always get the limited edition quads even if I’ve heard bad things. This one was no exception but despite bloggers describing it as “sheer” and another let down quad by MAC I find the colours very workable. The light green is incredibly sheer, but in the inner corners and brow bone is a very subtle highlight. The light pink I am disappointed with, because I really wanted an opaque pink. The light and dark purple are true to their colours and are very pretty for this season and complement each other very well. A word of note however, this quad is sheer and might not come across on both very light and very dark skin tones, it is something you have to see in person.
