MAC Prêt-à-Papier Collection Reviews, Swatches and Haul Pictures

Phyllis — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:36:55 +0000

Consisting of a nice, wearable selection of coral, peach, gold and brown hues, the latest Prêt-à-Papier Collection from MAC definitely has something for everyone! ♥ corals!

For Eyeshadows ($14), we have five new and limited edition colors. Gazette Grey is a dark olive with gold shimmer. Very pretty in the pan but the Velvet formula makes it hard to blend and swatch. Bamboo is a matte flesh color that shows up just slightly darker on my NC30 skin. Cut to Fit is a frosty warm bronze with great pigmentation. Memorabilia is a matte muted medium purple that is beautiful. Tissueweight is a highly pigmented, frosty light beige with pink undertones.

The Sheertone Blush ($18.50) comes in two new, limited edition shades. Garb is a muddy tan color and Instant Chic is a muted coral. Both are finely milled and go on smoothly with good color payoff.

The Mineralize Blush in Light Over Dark ($23) is a repromote from the Grand Duo collection. It contains a super frosty golden with a slightly darker, warmer tan.

The two Paint Pots ($16.50) in this collection are gorgeous! Coral Crepe is a very pretty, limited edition warm coral and Groundwork is neutral taupe from the permanent line. Both are shimmery and very pigmented.

Paint Pot in Coral Crepe

As for the Lipsticks ($14), we have three new colors and one repromote, all limited edition. Archetype is a light gold color from the Alexander McQueen collection. It is very sheer and will most likely show up clear with just a bit of sheen. Dressmaker, Dressmaker is a beautiful light peachy coral color and Made to Order is a darker, warmer version of it. Both are in the Lustre formula and leave behind a pretty, glossy finish. Kraft, the darkest out of the four, is a warm reddish brown in the Amplified formula. A little too dark for my taste.

Lipstick in Made To Order

Kraft, Archetype, Made To Order and Dressmaker, Dressmaker

Kraft, Archetype, Made To Order and Dressmaker, Dressmaker (without flash)

Finally, we have a new product, the Chromagraphic Pencil ($14.50). Although MAC doesn’t quite explain what it does on its website, it is a pretty versatile product. It comes in two colors, NC15/NW20 and NW25/NC30. I use it on the waterline to brighten up the eyes, under the brow bone as a highlighter, around the lips to define the lip line and according to the ma, it can also be used as an eyeshadow base.

Chromagraphic Pencil in NW25/NC30

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Phyllis — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:52:49 +0000

Craft-paper couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a frisky little “Funny Face” frock. Then, strip it back to its essence for Summer 2010 with a Prêt-à-Papier colour collection. It was a Project Runway challenge of sorts, with paper as the source, the instigator of ideas, the beginning of something simply, basically beautiful. Lipstick, Lipglass, Eye Shadow, Paint Pot, Chromagraphic Pencil, Studio Fix Lash, Impeccable Brow Pencil, Sheertone and Mineralize Blushes, and Nail Lacquer in a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges, with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant. Avec Prêt-à-Papier, a new couture star is born!

US Launch Date: April 22 2010

Chromagraphic Pencil ($14.50)
* NC15/NW20
* NW25/NC30

Impeccable Brow Pencil ($15)
* Dirty Blonde – Blackened dark-neutral brown
* Taupe – Mid-tone dirty taupe

Studio Fix Lash ($13)
* Black Fix – Black

Sheertone Blush ($18.50)
* Instant Chic – Mid-tone muted coral
* Garb – Light golden sun tan

Mineralize Blush ($23)
* Light Over Dark – Light yellow brown /Dark peach (Frost)

Paint Pot ($16.50)
* Coral Crepe – Soft coral
* Groundwork – Mid-tone neutral taupe

Lipstick ($14)
* Archetype – Sheer light gold (Lustre)
* Dressmakerb Dressmaker – Creamy-light peach-coral (Lustre)
* Made to Order – Creamy mid-tone dirty coral (Lustre)
* Kraft – Creamy mid-tone warm brown (Amplified)

Lipglass ($14)
* C-Thru – Peachy-beige with shimmer
* Fold and Tuck – Mid-tone bright coral with soft pearl
* Prêt-à-Papier – Dark reddened bronze with pearl

Eyeshadow ($14.50)
* Tissueweight – Frosted pale peach (Frost)
* Bamboo – Light beige with peach (Matte)
* Cut to Fit – Frosted red-bronze (Frost)
* Gazette Grey – Dark green-grey with gold pearl (Velvet)
* Memorabilia – Dirty purple (Matte)

Nail Lacquer ($12)
* Brown Bag – Mid-tone warm-dirty beige (Cream)
* Originality – Sparkly copper bronze (Frost)

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MAC Prêt-à-Papier Collection Reviews, Swatches and Haul Pictures

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