I called down to the closest mac store this morning to check on couture and they said they got it in wednesday!! so I braved a 45 minute drive to fashion valley on black friday to check it out.
First off, all of the textures are AMAZING, as was promised. sheer mystery powder is so silky and the studded compact is beautiful. lots of people have been saying it's too heavy, but I love it.
I bought sheer mystery powder in medium, red no. 5 lipstick, rare and refined highlighter, and prestigious lipglass. but the girl who was helping me gave me savoir faire instead.
:C
pbft. I don't wanna go all the way back down... but they didn't have the box in yet and I did want to see it, so I guess it isn't all bad.
the boxes they come in slide out instead of opening up. the only real downside I see with all of it is that the packaging, while positively stunning, collects fingerprints like a mother. it's mirror-finish gunmetal, as you can see in the pics.
I couldn't get a good swatch of rare and refined, but it's very shimmery and a little pink. the texture of these is also to die for. smooth and creamy. I wouldn't compare it to a CCB at all, it's much more powdery.
direct afternoon sunlight:
flash:
I'm embarrased! my swatch application is always so terrible, since I'm not wearing it out. look how streaky! you guys can see the color though, and that's the point after all. The staying power on these is wonderful. it left a little stain on my lips when I took it off.
with brick lip liner in natural, overcast light. +filler-flash.
all of the colors were so beautiful. it's funny. I think savoir faire was my least favorite. I would like to get all of them eventually... but I just don't have the $$ right now. -bites lip- oh, but I have a credit card... it's so tempting because I feel like once these are gone they'll be impossible to find. and the ebay prices will probably be INSANE.
