MAC Mineralize Glass, Mineralize Rich Lipstick Collection ( March 6, 2014)

[MACina]

Hey all - I quite unexpectedly got to check out this whole collection and all I can say is - BE GLAD THESE ARE PERM, because this gloss (and the new Mineralize lipsticks) is excellent!!! I was taken by surprise.

First off, the glosses are on the sheer side, although you can build them quite well. They're sheer, but they aren't barely there color. It's more like the color is suspended in the gloss in such a way that you will get more or less of a pigmented effect depending on the way your head's angled and the way the light is hitting it. It's kind of a similar effect like we've been seeing with the FOF Lustres, where from one angle, the color is subdued and soft and from another, it suddenly pops and glows.

Personally, I love this effect because it's very youth-giving. You will never feel over-made up and yet, you don't feel like you're super casual either. It's just a very polished, minimalist, modern effect, good from day to night, depending on what you do with your eyes and cheeks. These are very well designed for people whose lips are what they like to keep simple, but don't want an undone look.

Another really awesome youth-giving effect these have is due to the special applicator. It's not your usual doe's foot. It's longer and flatter, but still with a rounded tip. It's got sort of a terry cloth texture. I was really lucky to be the first person to use any of them, so the applicators were completely untouched and got snipped after I had my go with them. What they do because of their shape and texture is press the gloss into your lips in this very sheer and controlled manner. NO SETTLING IN LIP LINES! I actually went back and tried a few of them again using the standard tester brushes, and boom - that instantly made the very same shades settle in the lines pretty noticeably. So yes, the applicator is a big part of what makes these work as well as they do. I could only use one charge of each applicator, since these were going to be the testers, no double dipping!!!!! But, my guess is if you want strong pigmentation, at an opacity along the lines of the most pigmented standard lipglass, you'll be able to get it with two coats. With one coat, the opacity is somewhere between a csg and a tendertone. It was certainly enough to show their color on my pigmented lips, even the lightest shades (and there is a GORGEOUS super pale pink and a beautiful nude with the faintest hint of apricot that are both light and lovely).

The texture feels like a lighter version of standard lipglass. It doesn't have that jelly-like feeling like you get in the csg or TTs. It's not as moisturizing as the Mineralize Lip Balms or the Huggables, but not harsh. I wore one all day over one of the new Mineralize lipsticks and tried all of them on back to back and my lips are fine, not scrubbed raw and dry. One nice thing - very minimal transference. I had a big old cup of coffee going on the whole time I was trying these and would apply a color, wait a moment then have a big gulp of coffee and it wouldn't make a dent.

I haven't even broken down the color range yet - i can do that in another post. However, there are some really good and sophisticated colors in here. There's one that almost exactly like my beloved Exxxhibitionist Kissable - perfect soft coral. There's another that's a beautiful cross between Commotion Huggable and Color Saturation csg. Then there's a range of 3 nude peach colors, from lighter and more nude to deeper and more burnt terra cotta and it's really rough to say which one is best. Also the light baby pink, which often is a color that looks too milky - not here at all! The richer pinks are beautiful too, and those aren't always shades I love on me.

So, basically come for the smooth, even and youthful application, stay for the long duration and low transference and love all the really great colors, which are sort of a greatest hits of the past 2 or 3 years of best MAC gloss shades. I'm not going to say these are massively innovative, but they have the edge over standard lipglass, which can be a little hit and miss and much stickier, without having more durability.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, liba

 

[liba]

The new Mineralize lipsticks are definitely a bit of an improvement too. The display has space for 12 lipsticks and as it turns out, although all the MRL are on the Goodbyes page online, 6 of them are still going to be kept in the range. Grande Dame and Elegant Accent are staying. Pretty sure Everyday Diva is staying. No Posh Tone or Luxe Naturale or Dreaminess or Lady At Play, but that's OK, because the brand new colors in the range replace these shades very well and are retooled versions of these that are all more wearable and with less milkiness, more pigment and a little less slippy texture.

The new colors were uniformly very beautiful - so much more rich and complex and less harsh than the last batch. Swankier! Be Fabulous is the Dreaminess replacement and is much more wearable. It's less milky and less bubblegum-y while still reading sweet pink. I don't do so great in so many pinks but this one was extremely attractive and I'm going to get it for sure. Same thing goes for Pure Pout. I'd really been on the fence about Luxe Naturale. I'd try it and something just was never quite right about it - too creamy or a little too pale or ??? Just the wrong balance. But Pure Pout is a perfect nude that also manages to look contemporary and doesn't wash me out. I think it'll be a winner for a lot of different skin tones, as it's not milky or with a lot of chalky white in it. It was sort of a pale nude honey. Another buy for me.

Then there's Be a Lady, which is so much easier to wear than Lady at Play, which was just a little bit too bright for the texture I thought, and was sort of clown lips time. BaL is just infinitely better and more sophisticated. Not milky at all. Bold Spring and Good Taste are those bright pinks and fuchsias that I usually pass on, but there was no denying - they both looked really great on me. It's possible you'd have some dupes for these tucked away, but again, the formula is nice this time and a little less glossy, and unlike the previous set of MRLs, you can blot all of these down to a matte stain really easily, because they're so pigmented. I can usually resist these shades, but I am probably going to break down and get one or the other, because they're very flattering. So Good is really beautiful too and very dramatic. Seems like a little pinker version of Love Goddess, which already runs pink on me. Pink lovers will be really into this one.

All in all, they really fine-tuned the color range on these and they're all good stuff for perms - although who knows how perm they will be? Maybe the idea will be to keep colors in rotation for a year then swap half of them out for something more up to date, like what's been done here. I do think these are all very well thought out shades that justify the higher price point and possibly are targeted for older women's skin, because they all seriously looked very flattering and attractive for my coloring.

 

[Kaidan]

The new Mineralize lipsticks are definitely a bit of an improvement too. The display has space for 12 lipsticks and as it turns out, although all the MRL are on the Goodbyes page online, 6 of them are still going to be kept in the range. Grande Dame and Elegant Accent are staying. Pretty sure Everyday Diva is staying. No Posh Tone or Luxe Naturale or Dreaminess or Lady At Play, but that's OK, because the brand new colors in the range replace these shades very well and are retooled versions of these that are all more wearable and with less milkiness, more pigment and a little less slippy texture.

The new colors were uniformly very beautiful - so much more rich and complex and less harsh than the last batch. Swankier! Be Fabulous is the Dreaminess replacement and is much more wearable. It's less milky and less bubblegum-y while still reading sweet pink. I don't do so great in so many pinks but this one was extremely attractive and I'm going to get it for sure. Same thing goes for Pure Pout. I'd really been on the fence about Luxe Naturale. I'd try it and something just was never quite right about it - too creamy or a little too pale or ??? Just the wrong balance. But Pure Pout is a perfect nude that also manages to look contemporary and doesn't wash me out. I think it'll be a winner for a lot of different skin tones, as it's not milky or with a lot of chalky white in it. It was sort of a pale nude honey. Another buy for me.

Then there's Be a Lady, which is so much easier to wear than Lady at Play, which was just a little bit too bright for the texture I thought, and was sort of clown lips time. BaL is just infinitely better and more sophisticated. Not milky at all. Bold Spring and Good Taste are those bright pinks and fuchsias that I usually pass on, but there was no denying - they both looked really great on me. It's possible you'd have some dupes for these tucked away, but again, the formula is nice this time and a little less glossy, and unlike the previous set of MRLs, you can blot all of these down to a matte stain really easily, because they're so pigmented. I can usually resist these shades, but I am probably going to break down and get one or the other, because they're very flattering. So Good is really beautiful too and very dramatic. Seems like a little pinker version of Love Goddess, which already runs pink on me. Pink lovers will be really into this one.

All in all, they really fine-tuned the cool range on these and they're all good stuff for perms - although who knows how perm they will be? Maybe the idea will be to keep colors in rotation for a year then swap half of them out for something more up to date, like what's been done here. I do think these are all very well thought out shades that justify the higher price point and possibly are targeted for older women's skin, because they all seriously looked very flattering and attractive for my coloring.

Thanks for the descriptions, liba! I'm mostly excited about these than the rest of the upcoming collections. It's a bummer that Lady at Play is getting the cut but as long as Style Surge (that one is my favorite) and Devine Choice stay, then I'm cool with the upcoming lipsticks and glosses. Definitely getting Be a Lady, the pink ones, and perhaps a gloss or two.

 

[ChosenOne]

Thanks for the descriptions, liba! I'm mostly excited about these than the rest of the upcoming collections. It's a bummer that Lady at Play is getting the cut but as long as Style Surge (that one is my favorite) and Devine Choice stay, then I'm cool with the upcoming lipsticks and glosses. Definitely getting Be a Lady, the pink ones, and perhaps a gloss or two.

Lady at Play is my favorite of the current mineralize lippies, so I'm upset it's being cut. It's not really unique enough to BU, imho, but I love it all the same. That being said, I am very much looking forward to Be a Lady!! Sounds like a go-to shade for summer for me

I will probably wait and get it when I place my order for the April collections though, since these will be perm (or perm-ish). If I'm gonna pay for shipping, I'd rather only have to pay it once!

 

[MACina]

The new Mineralize lipsticks are definitely a bit of an improvement too. The display has space for 12 lipsticks and as it turns out, although all the MRL are on the Goodbyes page online, 6 of them are still going to be kept in the range. Grande Dame and Elegant Accent are staying. Pretty sure Everyday Diva is staying. No Posh Tone or Luxe Naturale or Dreaminess or Lady At Play, but that's OK, because the brand new colors in the range replace these shades very well and are retooled versions of these that are all more wearable and with less milkiness, more pigment and a little less slippy texture.

The new colors were uniformly very beautiful - so much more rich and complex and less harsh than the last batch. Swankier! Be Fabulous is the Dreaminess replacement and is much more wearable. It's less milky and less bubblegum-y while still reading sweet pink. I don't do so great in so many pinks but this one was extremely attractive and I'm going to get it for sure. Same thing goes for Pure Pout. I'd really been on the fence about Luxe Naturale. I'd try it and something just was never quite right about it - too creamy or a little too pale or ??? Just the wrong balance. But Pure Pout is a perfect nude that also manages to look contemporary and doesn't wash me out. I think it'll be a winner for a lot of different skin tones, as it's not milky or with a lot of chalky white in it. It was sort of a pale nude honey. Another buy for me.

Then there's Be a Lady, which is so much easier to wear than Lady at Play, which was just a little bit too bright for the texture I thought, and was sort of clown lips time. BaL is just infinitely better and more sophisticated. Not milky at all. Bold Spring and Good Taste are those bright pinks and fuchsias that I usually pass on, but there was no denying - they both looked really great on me. It's possible you'd have some dupes for these tucked away, but again, the formula is nice this time and a little less glossy, and unlike the previous set of MRLs, you can blot all of these down to a matte stain really easily, because they're so pigmented. I can usually resist these shades, but I am probably going to break down and get one or the other, because they're very flattering. So Good is really beautiful too and very dramatic. Seems like a little pinker version of Love Goddess, which already runs pink on me. Pink lovers will be really into this one.

All in all, they really fine-tuned the cool range on these and they're all good stuff for perms - although who knows how perm they will be? Maybe the idea will be to keep colors in rotation for a year then swap half of them out for something more up to date, like what's been done here. I do think these are all very well thought out shades that justify the higher price point and possibly are targeted for older women's skin, because they all seriously looked very flattering and attractive for my coloring.

.....WOOHOO!!!



Thank you, liba!

 

[NaomiH]

Thank you Liba!!!

 

[liba]

.....WOOHOO!!!



Thank you, liba!

Whoops "COLOR range" not "cool range" - I'm sorry about that typo. I updated it. Now, as far as the cool range goes, I actually have a feeling that some of these colors will be better than their original range similar ones for cool skin tones, particularly the nude compared to Luxe Naturale and Posh Tone, but some of them are leaning a bit warmer than what we had originally, especially the bright pinks, so you may have to try them in person to be sure if you're very fair NW. On the plus side, I think the slight color rebalance on these is what makes them nicer on older skin, so there's that too (not sure if you are in that department or not, MACina

)

 

[ChosenOne]

Quote: Originally Posted by liba
If you love Lady at Play, I am going to bet you will be over the moon about Be a Lady!

I'm swooning over here just thinking about it. I don't know if I'll be able to wait until the April collections come out to scoop that one up. Placing an order for everything at once is nice and all, but one little order before that couldn't possibly hurt, right??

 

[MACina]

I'm really tempted to get a lot of the lipsticks and the glosses are really attracting me too, in a very difficult to narrow down my choices sort of way. I am going to try to be restrained at least until the Patentpolish pencils are out, because even though they're very different than these glosses, going hog wild on them will be filling my gloss dance card pretty heavily. Fortunately, I think the Mineralize gloss color range is going to be very nice for summer as well as spring, so it'll be easy to choose a few later and still have them be useful colors for the hot months.

If you love Lady at Play, I am going to bet you will be over the moon about Be a Lady!
Whoops "COLOR range" not "cool range" - I'm sorry about that typo. I updated it. Now, as far as the cool range goes, I actually have a feeling that some of these colors will be better than their original range similar ones for cool skin tones, particularly the nude compared to Luxe Naturale and Posh Tone, but some of them are leaning a bit warmer than what we had originally, especially the bright pinks, so you may have to try them in person to be sure if you're very fair NW. On the plus side, I think the slight color rebalance on these is what makes them nicer on older skin, so there's that too (not sure if you are in that department or not, MACina

)

I see... no problem!

But I always get excited when I see "more cool toned colors" because I somehow have the feeling that there is more warm toned than cool toned stuff

 

[Naynadine]

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[MACina]

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Be Fabulous

Thank you, Naynadine

 

[Naynadine]

Swatches!

[MAC] 달콤한 컬러로 당신의 입술을 감싸 줄 맥의 새로운 미네랄라이즈 리치 립스틱과 글라스를 만나보세요! : 네이버 블로그

 

[bluelitzer]

Swatches!

[MAC] 달콤한 컬러로 당신의 입술을 감싸 줄 맥의 새로운 미네랄라이즈 리치 립스틱과 글라스를 만나보세요! : 네이버 블로그

Thank you so much Naynadine!!!
WOW these look very similar to a lot of the fall trend lip palette colors

 

[mosha010]

O la la @naynadine thanks for this !!! Very very pretty. However :Skippinggggg ! That red does look like relentlessly red kinda sorta .... Very pretty indeed.

 

[Tahlia]

Swatches!

[MAC] 달콤한 컬러로 당신의 입술을 감싸 줄 맥의 새로운 미네랄라이즈 리치 립스틱과 글라스를 만나보세요! : 네이버 블로그

Uh oh.. I kinda like them all

 

[MACina]

Swatches!

[MAC] 달콤한 컬러로 당신의 입술을 감싸 줄 맥의 새로운 미네랄라이즈 리치 립스틱과 글라스를 만나보세요! : 네이버 블로그

....gorgeous!!!!!


Definitely getting a few of them!


Thank you for sharing

 

[SavannahLovely]

Swatches! [MAC] 달콤한 컬러로 당신의 입술을 감싸 줄 맥의 새로운 미네랄라이즈 리치 립스틱과 글라스를 만나보세요! : 네이버 블로그

Thank you so much, Naynadine!!!! :bouquet: I like the lipsticks (I'm for sure going to get Good Taste, Bold Spring and So Good, and maybe Be a Lady, only if it's significantly different from Lady at Play), and I thought I could pass on the lipglasses, but they look amazing! From these swatches, I am eyeing Be Nice and Vibrant Vibe. I wish True Jewel wasn't an Asia exclusive, it's soooo pretty

 

[TheLadyDanger]

Swatches!

[MAC] 달콤한 컬러로 당신의 입술을 감싸 줄 맥의 새로운 미네랄라이즈 리치 립스틱과 글라스를 만나보세요! : 네이버 블로그

Thank you for the swatches Naynadine! I have yet to try the Mineralize Rich lipsticks -- now I have en excuse!

 

[MACina]

Thank you for the swatches Naynadine! I have yet to try the Mineralize Rich lipsticks -- now I have en excuse!

Indeed!!!!

 

[Kristin Bacon]

On Fri my bday i went to a mac store and the lady was kind enough to show me these. my phone was dead and so was my sisters phone tho sadly. These are very very lovely and on the release i will go grab a few. I really enjoyed the warm hot pinks and fuchsias, and corals. there is a good balance of colors, and they have the best texture. the lipsticks are better colors i feel. LOVE these. Cant wait to grab a few and so grateful they are permanent so i can buy a few here and there.