Sunday 21 October 2012

Mac Marilyn Monroe collection

The Marilyn Monroe collection has finally landed in greek stores and although I don't find myself to be a fan of her, I'm a sucker for Mac limited edition collections, especially with special packaging.

The collection as a total consists of a lot of products, here you can find an overview by Temptalia.

I was interested in three products and here they are!

  • Forever Marilyn Beauty Powder
  • Legendary blush
  • Pure Zen cremesheen lipstick
Forever Marilyn beauty powder (heavily swatched), Legendary blsh, Pure Zen lipstick.
Forever Marilyn Beauty Powder: it's the second Mac beauty powder that I own and I was drawn to this since it can be used as an everyday finishing powder with a twist because it gives a kind of discreet luminosity to the skin, without a white cast, and it's not glittery or anything.

It's perfect for fair complexions and I think it could be used as a subtle highlight for darker skin tones.

It does come off a bit chalky but I always use a face mist, so it's not a deal breaker.

In comparison to the Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten Porcelain finishing powder that I'm currently using, the Mac one is a tiny bit darker and not so stark white like the Laura Geller.

In comparison to the Mac Snowglobe beauty powder that I own, it's an entirely different product because Snowglobe can only be used as a highlight (or even as a finishing powder for a night out) since it has an intense sheen.

Mac Snowglobe, Mac Forever Marilyn, Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten in Porcelain

Legendary blush: I'm a fan of satin blushes by Mac and in particular of light shades because they give a discreet color and glow to my cheeks without being dominant. This one was no exception.

It has a pretty subtle sheen and the color is a lovely peachy coral. At first I thought it was similar to Stunner by Mac but, although they are similar to finish and color saturation, they differ because Stunner is more pink. If you loved Stunner, you're gonna love this one too!

Pure Zen cremesheen lipstick: I was set in getting one lipstick solely due to the packaging but the reds were not calling my name. So, I swatched this one and I was like, meh, but then I considered that I don't have any nude lip colors appart from an Inglot lipgloss and so I got it.

Coming home I put it on an although it didn't rock my world I actually liked it a lot because on my lips it's a kind of peachy pink beige, a very pretty but in a contemporary way nude. It will be perfect with gray smoky eyes amongst others.

Here's an attempt to take a sort of photo of how it looks on me, well, just use your imagination, lol!

What did you get from this collection? How do you feel about Mac LE collections in general?

 

14 comments:

  1. αντιστάθηκα. Περίμενα να συγκλονιστώ από τη συλλογή αλλά δε μου άρεσε τόσο οπότε δε πήρα κάτι. Καλοφόρετα όλα

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    1. Σ'ευχαριστώ! Αστα, έρχονται και οι χριστουγεννιάτικες...

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  2. i didn't even notice it launched here!! I really want a lipstick ,mostly due to the limited edition packaging!!I want Love Goddess!!

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    1. Yeah, me neither, I saw Argyrousa's tweet and I rushed to Mac! Love Goddess is very pretty, I was tempted to get a red but me and reds don't agree very often, lol!

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  3. Το ίδιο κραγιόν πήρα κ γω και τώρα με κάνεις να θέλω και το ρουζ! πτου σου! :Ρ
    μεγειέςςςς!!! =)

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    1. Πτου σου και εσένα, εσυ φταις, το δικό σου tweet είδα και πήρα είδηση ό,τι ήρθε! :D
      Να το τσεκαρεις το ρουζ, είναι πολυ γλυκουλι.

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  4. Την περίμενα καλύτερη, απογοητεύτηκα πολύ! Μόνο τα κραγιόν μου άρεσαν, αλλά δεν ξέρω αν θα πάρω κάποιο. :/

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    1. Ούτως η άλλως βγαζει συνέχεια συλλογές, οπότε στην επομενη μπορεί να βρεις κάτι που θα σου αρέσει!

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  5. Με απογοήτευσε αυτή η συλλογή. Είναι σίγουρο πως δεν θα πάρω τίποτα.

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    1. Δεν πειράζει, έρχονται και οι χριστουγεννιάτικες!

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  6. εγω πηρα το deeply adored γιατι δεν ειχα κατι σε παρομοια αποχρωση!την πουδρα την ειδα αλλα σκεφτηκα οτι δεν θα ταιριαζει στο δερμα μου,επειδη δεν ειμαι τελειως ασπρη :(

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    1. Θα το ευχαριστηθεις, είναι πολυ ωραίο vampy κόκκινο, μεγειά!

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  7. Τι ωραια πραγματακια πηρες!! Εμενα απο κοντα δε με ενεπνευσε κατι για να το παρω αλλα τωρα που τα βλεπω..μη μου βαζεις ιδεες :-Ρ

    http://beautyincrisis.blogspot.gr/

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  8. Αφού τα είδες απο κοντά και δεν σε ενθουσίασε κάτι, αστο, έρχονται και α χριστουγεννιάτικες! ;)

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