Woah baby, I saw this collection yesterday, along with Osbournes. Strap yourself down, it's going to be an expensive month!
One thing, even though there are some similarities between this collection and the Big O, they don't really overlap - even the lippies. It's a bit of a dilemma! The main thing I'd say is the bright lippies in this one, along with the neutral and purple shadows, are somewhat more geared towards darker, warmer skin, but only barely. I think anyone will be able to wear the things in this collection and even Kelly is surprisingly wearable for NC and darker skin. Even if you decide you only want the lipsticks from one collection or the other, there are still some SERIOUS fantastic products in each collection that have no overlap at all, plus you could definitely mix and match successfully between both of these collections, as the color balance between cool and warm isn't that separate from each other. So, you could wind up spending much less or much more from both of them, depending on how HUNGRY you are. Phew, it's a dilemmmmmmmmaaaaaaa!!!
First off, I guess I better mention the absolute, no-brainer standouts first, just to make life easier:
Of course, Black Ivy. In fact, it's even better in person than any swatch we've seen. All the swatches make it look a lot blacker than it is. In person, it's a very deep but vibrant deep bottle green/petrol. On me, it leans to the green end of the spectrum, but it's the dark shade of a dragonfly's shell. It's MATTE. No sheen in there. It doesn't read black at all, even when applied on the eyes. Stupendous. It goes on mega-opaque in one pass, too. I'm going to call it and say this is the best fl in years, that will appeal to the most people. It's Dark Diversion level, only even easier to apply.
Then, the giant surprise amazingness of Moody Bloom SS. OH MY!!! I cannot even speak more highly of this fantastic, fashion forward shade. On my red lips, it's a slightly sheer plum, AND rose red, AND bronze AND gold - it's so multi chrome, while still keeping a soft, sheer, juicy and natural texture. If your lips are pale, it may lean less red, but it's still going to shift as the light catches. You know how I've felt we're very much due for MAC to return to its duochrome roots, and if this is a hint of the future, we are in for some good times. I am going to wear this color to death - it's soft enough for casual, daytime and unique enough for night with a dramatic eye.
I have a super busy day and I probably won't be around to say much more at least until tonight, but hang in there. So much to say.
) lol, you know what I mean...lol! Normal stalking: a couple alarm set up intervals throughout the night vs Crazy stalking: staying up all night pressing F5
