MAC Venomous Villains Collection - THOUGHTS and SWATCHES

MAC Venomous Villains Collection - THOUGHTS and SWATCHES

As some of you may know I went to an unveiling event a week ago for the MAC Venomous Villains Collection with my girl Amy. The collection is now online at MAC and will be in stores on Thursday September 30. See a complete list of the products HERE.

I only picked up a few items from the collection that appealed to me plus I already have a few of the re-promoted/permanent items in my stash.

THOUGHTS...
This collection has been on the minds of MANY MANY beauty lovers the world over. This is one of the most talked about collections this year for sure. Beauty forums are overflowing with thoughts about the collection from the packaging to the villains to the actual products. It had our heads spinning for months upon months.

PRICE
So you may notice that the prices are a bit more for the items in this collection versus regular products. They are roughly $1 more overall. I'm sure MAC has done this before and they do it yearly for the luxe fall collections so I can't get mad at that. You have to pay a bit extra for the Disney packaging and images. Some products, such as the pigments and nail polishes, are the regular price and available for PRO discount because they don't sport the Disney graphics.

PACKAGING
Personally, I'm was not a Disney baby so the whole packaging and such was not a big deal for me. I know some people wished that the packaging was 'better' but I think the graphics stayed true to Disney with a seasoning of MAC tossed in. Would it truly be Disney if the graphics were just sketches of the characters? I don't think so...they used the true representation of the characters on the product packaging and sketches on the boxes which was all well and good to me. But you can't please everybody. I don't feel that the packaging is tacky or childish either...hello it's Disney! It is what it is.

   

PRODUCTS

There are a few stand-out products in the collection but I find that many of the shades are dupe-able and not necessarily to die for!

Definitely, the Mineralized Eyeshadows, Toxic Tale Lipstick, Bite of Apple Blush, Briar Rose Beauty Powder Blush will be sold out quickly if not already. If you are interested in these then go get them fast!

I picked up Toxic Tale Lipstick (Evil Queen), She Who Dares MES (Maleficent), Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Cajun (Dr. Facilier) and De-Vil Eyeshadow (Cruella De Vil) just to get one item from each villain.

The lip products are decent but again dupe-able but I strongly suggest taking a look at Toxic Tale and Dark Deed Lipsticks.

Also check out the Mineralized Eyeshadows if you are into darkened, sparkly eyeshadows. These are superb. I didn't get both of them because one of them was purple-ly (you know me and purples).

As far as the blushes go I don't think any of them are to die for but I know people would trample me for Bite of Apple Blush and Briar Rose Beauty Powder Blush. Don't go postal if you miss out on these because you can get similar colors elsewhere.

The regular Eyeshadows are tame and I bypassed them except for De-Vil just so I could pick something up from Cruella. if you already have Coppering then this is a pass.

The Nailpolishes are really pretty but again dup-eable. There are similar/identical colors from OPI and I'm sure other brands as well.

The Greasepaint Sticks are pretty much a re-promote and a rename to be honest. For dark smokey looks these are fun so if you like dark looks go for these.

The Pigments are great as well but are just re-promotes. If you don't have these check them out.

Ahhhhh! The Magically Cool Liquid Powders! I know these are a bit gimmicky and all but I'm happy I picked one up. They are meant to be highlight powders that give a nice dewy glowy look to the skin. The neat thing about these however is the cooling liquid effect.

MAC says that these are made from some of the same ingredients as Fix+ and is 80 or 90% water. Cajun is great! I used it as a highlight powder on my cheeks and forehead and it felt so great on my skin. It's cooling and refreshing and I think hydrating as well. It gave my face a great glow rather than shine which I love (I am oily so dewy and shine are not my friends). Thumbs up! Check this out for sure.

Enough babbling....onto the swatches...

TOXIC TALE LIPSTICK

  

Flash                           No Flash

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SHE WHO DARES MINERALIZED EYESHADOW

Dry/Wet

 Dry/Wet

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DE-VIL EYESHADOW

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PIGMENTS

 Melon, Brash & Bold, Push The Edge
DRY

  Melon, Brash & Bold, Push The Edge
WET

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MAGICALLY COOL LIQUID POWDER - CAJUN

MAC Venomous Villians Collection - INFORMATION

MAC Venomous Villians Collection - INFORMATION

So the much anticipated and long awaited MAC Venomous Villains Collection is now online and will be in stores on Thursday September 30.

This collection is HUGE and is split into four parts representing four of Disney's villains - Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, The Evil Queen and Dr. Facilier.

Cruella De Vil - Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians. Animated by Disney in 1961. A Dalmatian dominatrix. Famed for her cheekbones, dramatic entrances and trails of absinthe-coloured smoke. 

Lipstick

Innocence, Beware! - Light yellow pink (Cremesheen)

Heartless - Cherry red (Amplified)

Lipglass

Wicked Ways - Light nude with gold pearl

Devilishly Stylish - Deep fuchsia with pink pearl

Eyeshadow

De-vil - Rich copper (VP)

Sweet Joy (repromote) - Creamy pale gold (Frost)

Carbon (permanent) - Rich black (Matte)

Rapidblack Eye Liner

Beauty Powder

Her Own Devices - Cool nude

Powder Blush

Darkly My Dear - Mid-tone brown plum (Matte)

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Evil Queen - The vain Evil Queen from Snow White. Unleashed by Disney in 1937. Jean Harlow eyebrows. Joan Crawford's face. She set the standard for glamorous depravity and made us all glad we don't have a mirror that talks back. 

Lipstick

Toxic Tale - Bright coral (Satin)

Sinister - Soft brown plum (lustre)

Lipglass

Strange Potion - soft coral pink

Hot House - Deep raspberry with pink pearl

Eyeshadow

Her Alter Image - Light violet (VP)

Vainglorious - Bronze burgundy (Frost)

Vile Violet - Deep blue purple (Matte)

Penultimate Brow Universal

Beauty Powder

Oh So Fair - Mid-tone pink with gold pearl

Powder Blush

Bite of an Apple - Soft coral pink (Matte)

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Maleficent - Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. Brought to life in 1959. Toxic green skin. A darkly diabolical horned beauty with Hepburn eyebrows. She's the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil".

Lipstick

Violetta (Repromote)- Violet Purple (Amplified)

Dark Deed - Burgundy plum (Amplified)

Lipglass

Revenge is Sweet - light yellow purple

Wrong Spell - Deep plum with pink purple

Mineralize Eyeshadow

My Dark Magic - Deep pink with pink pearl/ Deep plum with purple pearl

She who Dares - Deep navy with blue pearl/ Deep forest green with lime pearl

Beauty Powder

Briar Rose - Soft violet pink with pearl

Nail Lacquer

Bad Fairy - Red with multichanging pigments

Formidable! - Teal green with pink pigment

Mean & Green - Purple with teal pigment

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Dr. Facilier - Dr. Facilier, the voodoo witchdoctor from The Princess and the Frog. Created in 2009. Nothing is sacred to this dandy who has stolen moves from the King of Pop and a hairdo from the Godfather of Soul. 

Lipgelee

Resort Life (repromote) - Off white with pink pearl

Greasepaint

Slick Black - True carbon black

French Quarter - Black green with multi colour pearl

Pigment

Melon - Bight golden peach

Brash and Bold - Bright magenta

Push the Edge - Deep bright purple with pearl

Magically Cool Liquid Powder

Truth and Light - Sheer shimmer reflects silver and pink

Cajun - Sheer bronze reflects gold

Mirror

I'm So Vain - Round special decoration compact mirror

Sources: http://www.specktra,net/, Specky Becky from Specktra, http://www.maccosmetics.com/

'She Who Dares' Look

'She Who Dares' Look

This look was inspired by one of the new Mineralized Eyeshadows from the MAC Venomous Villains Collection - She Who Dares. I went to an unveiling event here in NY (specifically Queens) and picked up just a couple of unique items from the collection. The collection has alot of dupeable or repromoted products that didn't impress me too much. I will do swatches and quick reviews upcoming.

Thanks to my girl Amy for inviting me as her guest after I was shot down. And also 'hey girl' to a sweet reader that said hi to me at the event. She didn't tell me her name : ( and I was looking for her but she disappeared on me.

Eyes:

PRIME:
I started off with NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base all over my lid up to the brow bone. I applied MAC Layin' Low Paintpot (matte beige) all over my lid and on my brow bone as my primary base.

COLOR:
For the inner lid I applied Urban Decay S&M Eyeshadow (bright metallic silver shimmer).
On the middle of the lid I applied the green side of MAC She Who Dares Mineralized Eyeshadow (sparkly forest green).
For the outer lid and outer V I used MAC Carbon Eyeshadow (matte black).
On the crease and brow bone area I applied the Creamy Camel color from the Wet 'n' Wild Vanity Palette.
For my highlight I used MAC Blanc Type Eyeshadow (matte ivory).
For my lower lashline I used the blue side of MAC She Who Dares Mineralized Eyeshadow (sparkly deep blue) - outer and Urban Decay S&M Eyeshadow (bright metallic silver shimmer) - inner.

BROWS:
My brows are filled in with MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Stud and NARS Coconut Grove Eyeshadow (matte blackened brown).

DEFINE:
I lined my upper lashline with Wet 'n' Wild Gel Eyeliner in Black.
I lined my lower waterline with L'Oreal HIP Cream Eyeliner in Black.
I used MAC Haute & Naughty Lash Mascara for my lashes with Beautee Senses Princess false eyelashes for effect.

Lips:

POLISH:
For my lips I used MUFE #25 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick (peachy nude) topped with MAC Young Thing Lipglass (shimmery light nude).

Face:

FINISH:
I prepped my skin with MAC Oil Control Lotion and Urban Decay De-slick In A Tube. I used NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Tahoe for my face set with MAC Blot Powder in Dark topped with MAC Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Cajun. I used MUFE Full Cover Concealer in #12 under my eyes set with Benefit Powderflage.
I used MUFE PDA #8 HD Microfinish Blush (pinky nude) for my cheeks.

MAC Venomous Villains Collection...Wishlist

MAC Venomous Villains Collection...Wishlist

Source: MAC, Disney Team for Villains Collection - Beauty Industry and Products News - WWD.com

Come on MAC! Stop taking my bank account ransom already! : )

This time MAC is roping in both makeup fans and Disney fans alike with this collaboration - MAC + Disney = Venomous Villains Collection.

Read all about it on Specktra...here's the LINK. Credit goes to some fabulous gals on Specktra!
And how about some more info. and swatches??!!! My fave blogger Christine has you covered on Temptalia - LINK.

Again, this be a huge collection with 4 parts each dedicated to a Disney villain - Evil Queen (from Snow White), Maleficient (from Sleeping Beauty), Cruella de Vil (from 101 Dalmatians) and Dr. Facilier (from Princess and the frog). It has an assortment of eyeshadows, mineralized eyeshadows, greasepaint sticks, repromoted pigments, blushes, nail polishes, lipsticks (new and old), lipglasses, beauty powder blushes and even a new Magically Cool Liquid Powder concoction.

Like before, I want to know what is on your wishlist. I think the mineralized eyeshadows, greasepaint sticks, nail polishes and blushes will be a big hit so be sure to check those out first if interested.
 
Here's mine (short and sweet) -
 
Evil Queen
Lipstick
Toxic Tale - Bright coral (Satin)

Lipglass
Strange Potion - Soft coral pink

Powder Blush
Bite of an Apple - Soft coral pink (Matte)

Cruella de Vil
Eyeshadow
De-vil - Rich copper (VP)

Nail Lacquer
Formidable! - Teal green with pink pigment

Maleficent
Mineralize Eyeshadow
My Dark Magic - Deep pink with pink pearl/ Deep plum with purple pearl
She Who Dares - Deep navy with blue pearl/ Deep forest green with lime pearl

Beauty Powder
Briar Rose- Soft violet pink with pearl

Dr. Facilier
Pigment
Brash and Bold - Bright magenta

Magically Cool Liquid Powder
Cajun- Sheer bronze reflects gold