During the first week of July I purchased and received items from MAC’s “In the Groove” collection. I hauled three lippies, two glosses, one skinfinish and two eye shadows.
The three lipsticks I purchased were “Call My Bluff”, “I Like It Like That” and “Go For It”. “Call My Bluff” is described as, “Midtone creamy coffee” on MAC.com. It reminded me of a warmer version of MAC’s lipstick “Siss”. It seems to be a near match to my NC43-45 skin shade. I am tempted to purchase a dupe but will not as MAC brings out new collections with limited colors (smart marketing) every five minutes.
“I Like It Like That” was a lipstick purchase regret. On me the color is very cool needing to be combined with a warmer color to prevent my lips from looking decayed.
“Go For It” is purely divine. Described as “Midtone blue purple” by MAC.com I find it to be a tamer version of MAC’s “Violetta” lipstick. I believe “Violetta” is a MAC Pro color. Side Note: You do not need to be a professional to purchase MAC Pro items. Neutral palette people may find this color too shocking. However, the color blend of blue and purple allows it to stand alone with neutral eyes making a single statement, “I am lips, hear me ROAR!”. OK, maybe not that kind of a statement but the color is simply amazing.
I did not find “You’ve Got It” cremesheen glass to be a “Dirty silver grey”. I would describe it as a cool, toffee color. On a NC43-45 it can be worn alone giving a glimpse of slight gloss or on top of color. I tried it on top of “Call My Bluff” (you can view it in the gallery of images). It did not make or break the look. It seems more special in the tube.
“Chilliin’” is another cremesheen glass I liked better in the tube. It is a simple gloss with minuscule blue hints. With this color I also found nothing special.
Ahh, the coveted “Stereo Rose”. It sold out quickly. I was lucky to grab one when it returned to stock. The photographed swatch does not give it justice. It is exactly as MAC describes it, “Coral with golden / bronze shimmering nuances”. I believe I do not have any skinfinish like it in my make up collection. The flexibility of blush and highlight I love.
There has been talk of this collection being MAC’s new formula of mineralize eye shadows that have less fall out and glitter. I am not a fan of MAC’s past mineralize eye shadows but with the talk I purchased two from this collection to try out. One of the two eye shadows I purchased was “Togetherness”. As an avid purple eyeshadow lover the vibrant purple center color is what drew me in.
“In the Groove” for me, was a neutral must have eye shadow. As with “Togetherness” the center color drew me in. This color is just as vivid without primer as it is with primer. With both eye shadows I experienced little fall out and no glitter in comparison to MAC’s previous mineralize eye shadows. Maybe the talk had truth to it.
“In the Groove” is a good and fair collection by MAC. There was something in this collection for all skin shades so no one can feel left out. Overall I regret purchasing “I Like It Like That” lipstick, both of the cremesheen glosses, not purchasing “Jazzed” lipstick which is now sold out. I may purchase “Comfort” skinfinish this week. I have been thinking about it since this haul arrived.
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