Last Thursday, MAC released a new collection called Glamour Daze, which is this year's holiday colour collection. This launch features a total of 35 products — 24 of which are new and limited edition, nine of which are re-promotes, and two of which are permanent. Glamour Daze sees the release of three new and limited edition shades of Fluidline (one of which will not be reviewed here). Fluidline is a cream-gel eye liner formula that "provides the precision of a liquid liner with a silkier, softer finish." They are long-wearing and smudge-proof. Each Fluidline comes in a clear glass pot with a black lid and the MAC logo in white, and comes in a glossy black cardstock box. Each Fluidline comes with 3 grams of product, and retails for $20.
Feminine Edge and Little Black Bow
Feminine Edge is a light-medium sparkly cool-toned pink with a metallic finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft but gritty texture, and goes on fairly patchy as a result. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. It can be layered easily before setting. There is nothing similar to this in MAC's permanent range.
Little Black Bow is a darkened sparkly gunmetal grey with a metallic finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered easily before setting. There is nothing similar to this in MAC's permanent range.
First and foremost, I need to point out that as a Fluidline (that is, a gel eyeliner), it doesn't apply nearly as pigmented or as solid as many of MAC's other Fluidline shades. Granted, if you've ever used Fluidline, they go on semi-opaque to begin with, but these seem to go on even more sheer and uneven due to the sparkly finish. To me, these seem much more useful as a cream eyeshadow or eyeshadow base, like a Paint Pot. I'm surprised that MAC decided to release these shades as Fluidlines instead of Paint Pots, actually, because they make beautiful washes of colour all over the lid and work wonderfully as eyeshadow bases. If you think about these as more of a non-creasing, non-smudging, long-wearing Paint Pot, they seem much more useful. If you were looking for a sheerer, sparkly eyeliner, you might use these for their intended purpose, but otherwise, I would look into something else.
I'm waiting for some new Paint Pots to show up. Little Black Bow is pretty but I'm getting a little tired of shimmery blacks (though generally I like them a lot).
ReplyDeleteI don't think we're gonna see new shades of Paint Pot for a while. :( These are pretty much as close as we're gonna get. BUT there is a third shade that was launched with this collection that's a gorgeous taupe colour you might wanna check out! I actually think these perform better than Paint Pots, especially as an eyeshadow base.
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