MAC Haul: Spring Colour Forecast

I utilized my Christmas MAC gift card from Lonny today.

And I had 12 empties for the B2M recycling program so I got to choose 2 free items.

I went knowing I wanted some things from the Spring Forecast collection that launched today.

I have seen (studied) tons of swatches & photos on Temptalia's site and took notes of colors I wanted to test.

It's a good thing I didn't order on a whim from the pro site online without testing the colors out.

Cause honestly I ended up purchasing much less than what was on my list.

I'm very particular to a certain type of lipstick.

I dislike the glittery, gritty, frosty texture.

I lean toward the matte, creamy or glaze types.

First I tested out the lipsticks.

(There were my B2M items - I didn't need more eyeshadows)

Out of all the lipsticks I picked Bubble Gum (Glaze) - which I didn't think I would like but ended up loving.

I probably am drawn to this color because it's a glaze formula & not a chalky texture.

And then my 2nd B2M item was Cha Cha Lipglass.

This color was too pretty to pass up. 

It's not easily seen in the picture but it has a slight pink shade with a shimmer of fuchsia.

And then I chose the Eyeshadow Quad - Colour 3

I'm not sure if MAC changed their quad packaging but this is a new style.

I love & dislike it.

Love the way it looks.

Hate the way it opens - a bit harder as it's magnetized and I'm afraid I'm going to stick my finger in the shadow trying to open it.

My colors are a bit off because I have crap lighting.

Outdoor lighting - Natural Light.

(Two top colors are washed out - their much warmer in person)

Mink Pink - Veluxe Pearl

Bruised Plum - Veluxe Pearl

Black Tulip - Frost

Jungle Moon - Matte

(Very washed out in the picture)

And the last two items were the Blush Ombres that I couldn't pass up.

I knew I wanted these the minute I saw them.

There are four blush ombres but I only liked the lighter shades.

The photos below are pretty true to the color in real life.

Indoor lighting - Artificial Light.

See the difference in the packaging.

Old VS New(?)

Then I decided to do a comparison between Jungle Moon VS Blackberry eyeshadow since they look similar.

They are still the same but Jungle Moon is a bit darker.

Hand swatch to show you the difference.

So while this collection was huge and the colors were gorgeous...

I just had too many similar colors in my kit to justify spending more of my gift card.

I did test out the Viva Glam Cyndi Lauper & Lady Gaga colors.
I will probably go back and purchase Cyndi Laupers shade.
Lady Gaga's shade looks like Saint Germain & I have that color already.
Plus Cyndi's shade is much more wear-able.