MAC Moody Blooms Collection (June 26, 2014)

[JJJewels]

Unnnnf. MAN CANDY!

 

[Vineetha]

I'm surprised that this collection isn't up on the site map as coming soon or anything yet.....perhaps it's premature but hmmmmm......

Yeah I was thinking the same. For the past few collections, it was up well before this though

 

[LauraLara]

I haven't decided if I want anything but I work sooooo long tomorrow starting early, and I have an interview with immigration on Friday that I need to be as prepared as humanly possible for. So maybe I should sit this one out...

 

[glitterguts22]

Is there a link yet?

 

[Vineetha]

Is there a link yet?

nope

 

[miss0annette]

 

[sosandie]

Hey everyone- finally got my list but not sure if its final. Worldly wealth Bred for beauty Hidden motive Pheromonal But I'm wondering if I have Nars coeur Battant do I still get bred for beauty?

 

[HelloBlondie]

Ahhh, waiting...

and more Dean

 

[Modernaires]

I've decided even if this collection doesn't post tonight... at least I'm here for the Dean. Oh man.

 

[hopefulheart]

Ahhh, waiting... and more Dean

:eyelove:

 

[PinayGator]

I've decided even if this collection doesn't post tonight... at least I'm here for the Dean. Oh man.

 

[HelloBlondie]

Oh my! :hot:

 

[HelloBlondie]

 

[HelloBlondie]

Sorry, Dean is my man crush. I could post pictures of him alllll niiiight looong

 

[Prettypackages]

Thanks Mac-Guy! What are your plans for this collection? I hope Moody Bloom X A LOT because that's something that ought to be amazing on you with some bronzer and some BI around the eyes. It's magical with strong direct light…really brings out the color shift.

I hope MAC winds up bringing a whole collection featuring this effect - sheer with multichrome in soft pink + blue/purple/fuchsia or peach + green/gold/tangerine or blackened wine + silver/violet/red….ugh, the possibilities get me all riled up. I come from the 80's era where opalescent effects first came out, so this new development hits me where I live.

That's the interesting thing about this collection. Individually, there seems to be a lot of color, but you can do some very neutral looks with just a whisper of amazing color, because of the excellent textures in everything. All the shadows are so blendable, you can take them from strong to a faint wisp without effort. I'll go out on a limb and call this collection the one with the highest level of creative potential MAC's put out all year. It's made for artistry.

If you want a really sharp delineation between colors, try using a flat, stiff brush with a thin, sharp edge to place the color. Using a base underneath with the right amount of "grab" helps a lot too - paint pots would be ideal. I either use a 212 or a 219 for a cut crease, depending on how hard or soft I want it. I love, love, love my 215 for a defined eye contour in one stroke too - it's perfect for my rather hooded lids/large brow bone combo.

I 100% agree with Erine that when you do the sort of look like in that instagram photo, you want to blend the transitions really well, so it doesn't look harsh and clowny - it'll look more harsh and wrong in person than it would in a photo, so there's that. If you don't want to muddy the colors, you need to blend with a brush with a very pointy tip but a nice full belly - this lets you blend in a very tiny area with the tip, while the fuller part of the brush stabilizes the tip so you have control at the same time. Spotlessly clean blending brush, of course too. I'm pretty sure that instagram girl used BI under the green area and Nightshade under the purple area, to further enhance the colors, but if you did something like that, you'd have to keep your colored base in an area that's smaller than the space you want for the blended part, since it's hard to get a perfect gradient when you have to blend down into a cream base. Finally, let's face it, having a ton of lid space is a giant help!

The fluidlines might go rather fast online, but I don't think anything is going to vanish from the stores and counters too quickly. Anyone who can go see the collection in person ought to just do it that way. It'll be way less stressful.

Copperthorne is a really cool look, but I think there'll be a product that gives that level of glitter and texture in a little easier to use formula - something more like a liquid/gel hybrid for the base, so there's less chance you might accidentally smudge it when applying. Something a couple of texture notches up from the way the Riri Superslick liners behaved. I still am on the fence about getting Copperthorne, but I may just break down and get it to wear for events where I want full-glam but am not doing anything remotely sweaty either, like cocktail parties or fancy restaurants. I'd be interested in trying to apply it in a layer on top of the eyebrows, so that you have full sparkle brows instead of natural ones. That could be awesome for situations where the more outrageous the better.
So what type of brush fits this description?

It needs blended more cuz it's still too stripe-y. The connection lines are too distinct. You want them to blend nicely into each other. As long as there's a good base underneath, they won't become muddy. And I'm ordering AL and GR, so I'd be happy to post a similar look.

What type of base are you referring too? Paint Pot? Something additional to a regular primer?
Ok, don't forget!! LOL
Quote: Originally Posted by erine1881


Thanks doll! I'm excited to get it! I love those dark, sooty green shades!

For a cut crease i like the 209, 217, 219, 266 and of course the 239 for the lid (my HG lid brush)
For blending i always use a 217 and 224. I apply colour and do initial blending with a 217, and then go in and blend more with a 224. Then i just rotate back and forth between the two. I'm not a fan of applying colour with the 224, so i only use it to blend.

Thanks ladies.

So Erine, what brush would you use to blend htis look. I'd think the 224 would move the color around. I hope that makes sense. I think I understand what you mean, but need that visual to make sure.

And let me make sure I understand what muddy means. Is that when there is like a blog of colors all mixed together on the eye?

 

[Modernaires]

How is this even real right now...


On a side note, I agree, it's a little concerning that the collection hasn't even been put on the website as "coming soon." Perhaps MAC has caught on to us, as always.

 

[singer82]

One of mine too! I'm watching Supernatural right now in fact!

Sorry, Dean is my man crush. I could post pictures of him alllll niiiight looong

 

[erine1881]

So what type of brush fits this description?  What type of base are you referring too? Paint Pot? Something additional to a regular primer?  Ok, don't forget!! LOL  Thanks ladies.  So Erine, what brush would you use to blend htis look. I'd think the 224 would move the color around.  I hope that makes sense.   I think I understand what you mean, but need that visual to make sure.  And let me make sure I understand what muddy means.  Is that when there is like a blog of colors all mixed together on the eye? 

Something like a 217 has a pointier tip with a full belly, which is exactly what I'd use to blend it out. It's dense enough to move the colours, but not too demse that it completely removes the colour altogether. A 224 wouldn't blend it enough. Another way you blend it is to take some of the darker colour on a flat stiff brush like a 239 and tap it onto the connection point where the colours meet. This will deposit the colour softer, making them blend more seamlessly. When the colours become muddy it means that they mix together so much that they turn into one completely new colour, when you can't even tell there's 2 distinct, separate colours. And yes, by base i mean a paint pot. That's what i use on clients and what works best for me.

 

[Prettypackages]

Something like a 217 has a pointier tip with a full belly, which is exactly what I'd use to blend it out. It's dense enough to move the colours, but not too demse that it completely removes the colour altogether. A 224 wouldn't blend it enough. Another way you blend it is to take some of the darker colour on a flat stiff brush like a 239 and tap it onto the connection point where the colours meet. This will deposit the colour softer, making them blend more seamlessly. When the colours become muddy it means that they mix together so much that they turn into one completely new colour, when you can't even tell there's 2 distinct, separate colours. And yes, by base i mean a paint pot. That's what i use on clients and what works best for me.

Thanks!

So for this look, you'd take teh 217 and blend horizontally btwn each section of color? If you use the second method, would you then go back and blend with the 217?
Have your 217 brushes become "splayed" at the tip? like they go out instead of come back in?

I think I need a brush masterclass. I thought I understood, but you guys lost me when you said the denser brushes move the colors....

 

[Prettypackages]

So what type of brush fits this description?

What type of base are you referring too? Paint Pot? Something additional to a regular primer?
Ok, don't forget!! LOL


Thanks ladies.

So Erine, what brush would you use to blend htis look. I'd think the 224 would move the color around. I hope that makes sense. I think I understand what you mean, but need that visual to make sure.

And let me make sure I understand what muddy means. Is that when there is like a blog of colors all mixed together on the eye?

blog? did I really type blog? I think I meant to say blob... LOL