Shikha Says:

     This was a huge collection launched recently by MAC. They launched it within a month a of launching Surf Baby which was kinda surprising as they usually keep some gap before launching a collection but I guess it was long overdue. This collection has some really beautiful pieces in it especially the eyeshadows. So if you still haven’t grabbed anything yet I would strongly recommend that you do so asap as they are just flying off the shelves. Well I got almost all the things that I wanted from the collection so let me show you what I got.
Eyeshadows:

     These are simply gorgeous and definitely that highlight of the collection. I got 7 out of the 12 shades that were launched. Price – Rs. 1100/- for 2 gm of product. They are all in the Mineralize finish and can be used both wet and dry.  The ones that I bought had mainly a very smooth texture with the exception of one which has a slightly granular feeling to it in comparison to the others as it has more of a glitter to it. But on its own if you swatch it you will find that it was quite smooth too. All the colors that I picked out are highly pigmented and show up beautifully even on bare skin. 
Dark Indulgence – this a dark green color with black veining in it. On swatching it, it gives a nice rich green color with a hint of black in it which becomes visible in the play of light (sorta like dhoop-chaoon effect). This reminds me of MAC Humid. 

Blue Sheen – a gorgeous deep blue with predominant veins of black and mine had some pink veins too. The swatch reminds me of a purplish blue color with hint of black similar in effect to the one described above.

Smoked Ruby – I would describe this color as a brownish red with black veining to it. The swatch looks like a reddish rust color with hint of black to it. 

Golden Gaze – this is an antique gold color with black veining to it. In the swatch the color comes out as deep antique gold color.

Faux Gold – this is a bronze color with some orange and purple veining to it. In the swatch it comes out as orange-y bronze color with gold shimmer.

Mineral Mode – this was the only multiple veined sort of mixed kinda color that I got from this collection. There were others like it but I didnt pick those up. This is a silvery white color with pink and grey veining to it. In the swatch it come out as a pinkish slivery white color.

Quartz Fusion – this is the one with the slightly different texture than the rest. It looks like a chunky glittery pink color. In swatch it comes out as a shiny pink color with pink and silvery shimmer.

Lipsticks:
     I got 2 lipsticks from this collection – Gem of Roses and One of a Kind. Price – Rs. 990/-. Both are in Lustre finish. I personally feel that they belong to the same color family. Gem of Roses is a lighter pink color while One of a Kind is a deeper pink with slight red tome to it. 
Gem of Roses

One of a Kind

Blush:
     I got one blush from the collection – Feeling Flush. It is a light pink color with veining of a deeper pink in it. This color has a bluish tone to it so I would recommend that you swatch it first on your skin before considering to pick it up. Price – Rs. 1350/- for 3.2 gm of product. The texture is really smooth.

Mineralize Skinfinish:
      I got the Semi Precious Pearl one. I wanted the Rose Quartz as well but that was sold out. This is a champagne color with a multicolored heart of bronze, plum and silvery white. Price – Rs. 1450/- for 6.5 gm of product. 

From left to right – The outer ring, Inner heart and the two mixed together. Colors shown in 2 different lights.

     Phew! That was huge. But this is a really fab collection and a lot of it is suited for evening wear. MAC launched a few collections between Surf Baby and this which didn’t really make it to India and has launched some more after this. But personally for me this is definitely a must have collection and I have not found anything really exceptional in the collections which have already been launched abroad. This is the reason that I have completely splurged on this one and am not going to be picking up something from this brand anytime soon :p. I would strongly recommend that you consider picking up some of the eyeshadows at least as the pigmentation comes out awesome and without using any primer.