When MAC announced their Cinderella collection it's safe to say I was very, very excited. It's a collection that is dividing opinions of beauty lovers and Disney fans but I really do like the whole colour collection. I knew I would be and I'm first to admit I am biased because if you stick the Disney logo on something I'm pretty much guaranteed to buy it.
I adore the iridescent blue packaging of the collection and the Royal Ball lipstick. I personally think it is a great fit for a Cinderella collection as it instantly reminds me of her beautiful blue and sparkly ball gown! I think it's incredibly 'Princessy' and a great fit for the movie.
There are two lipsticks in the collection, Free As A Butterfly and Royal Ball. Free As A Butterfly is a more golden nude shade where as Royal Ball is a rose pink shade. Both lipsticks have 'Lustre' finishes, a finish in MAC lipsticks that I hadn't tried before.
Royal Ball is a fleshy toned rose pink that is quite warmed tone on a skin swatch but is going to look very different on the lips depending on your skin tone. On me it's a soft nude pink and I am very pale. It does have an ever so slightly frosty finish but not to much to put me off wearing it.
Royal Ball is quite sheer but does apply fairly evenly, you can build up the intensity to get a more opaque finish as long as you've buffed off any dead skin and prepped with a good lip balm.
It lasts around three hours before it needs to be reapplied. It's a great everyday shade that's easy to wear but not something I'd pick if I wanted a long lasting or more pigmented lipstick.
I'd prefer Royal Ball if it had a Creme Sheen or Amplified finish, but I think Lustre is probably the best finish with the idea of a 'Cinderella' lipstick in mind as she is quite neutral and soft on the make up front.
The Royal Ball Lipstick costs £17, £1.50 more than a standard MAC lipstick but you're paying for the packaging and Cinderella/Disney logos!
Will you be picking up anything from the MAC Cinderella collection?
Such a gorgeous shade, the packaging is so pretty x
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I am seriosuly so excited for the release of this collection!
ReplyDeleteI am so nervous that I might not get anything.
I've set my alarm super early for the 6th!
Great post
Leanne xx
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Lovely colour, I'm just like you, a total sucker for anything with a Disney logo on!
ReplyDeleteI really want to grab the Stroke of Midnight Pallette and I think (fittingly) that I'll be online at midnight to get it too! I'm terrified of it disappearing. x
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I actually heard about Mac's Cinderella collection through Public Desire :) it looks fab! maybe even as an everyday lippy x
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The packaging is sooo cute i love the colour they used!
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I love everything about the Cinderella collection, perhaps because I'm a total Disney addict but this lipstick looks so beautiful and wearable, and I love the iridescent packaging!
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This is one of the first MAC collections I've really wanted to try out! The names are so cute too x
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This looks like such a pretty lipstick! I might have to treat myself to this one! xx Emsy xx
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I've heard everybody talking about the Cinderella collection haha! The lipstick looks like a gorgeous shade, definitely my sort of colour.
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This is so pretty and I do want to pick up this lipstick in the collection. The whole thing looks amazing and the packaging is gorgeous.
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Everyone has been talking about the Cinderella collection, this lipstick looks gorgeous on you x
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I am loving this collection! So excited about the film.
ReplyDeleteMe too, really cannot wait to see it!x
ReplyDeleteThank you!x
ReplyDeleteI want the whole collection too, it's so beautiful!x
ReplyDeleteIt's really lovely!x
ReplyDeleteI hope you did!xo
ReplyDeleteI think so too, I love how they've named them apt to the film!xo
ReplyDeleteI get what you mean haha, I love the whole thing too! It's a beautiful collection!xo
ReplyDeleteMe too!xo
ReplyDeleteI think so too!xo
ReplyDeleteI hope you got your hands on one!x
ReplyDeleteHa it's a bit of a problem for my bank balance!x
ReplyDeleteI hope you got your hands on the bits you were after!x
ReplyDeleteI think so too!x
ReplyDeleteThis is such a gorgeous shade, I love the packaging as well. Im so excited about the film, I can't wait to see it :)
ReplyDeleteEmma x
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