13 May 2010

Mac To The Beach Collection Mini Haul

Golden Bronzing Powder, Beach Bronze Cream Bronzer and Hipness Blush


Golden Bronzer


Hipness Blush


Beach Bronze Cream Bronzer

The item I was most excited about was the beach bronze cream bronzer, would it be a cheapo (in gross green packaging) dupe for my beloved and bloody expensive Chanel Bronze Universale?

Well there is a yes and a no.  Yes it is a very similar colour and texture.  No as it has a shedload of gold glitter and the Chanel does not.

Now unlike some I am not adverse to a bit of glitter, in the right context and will be happy to use this in the summer especially as it is a nice consistency and shade, probably more for the evening and for the shoulders, collarbone and to tan your arms if they are a bit pale.

Is this a perfect cheaper dupe for Chanel Bronze Universale? No.  But I will let you be the judge yourself with some pictures.

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On a side note this looks a bit like toffee...mmmmm

So are you getting anything from this collection or any other current Mac collections?  And what do you think of the green and orange packaging? I can't stand green it makes me go eeeeeew!

I will announce the winner of the Shopbop.com giveaway tomorrow - good luck everyone!

17 comments:

Niki said...

This collection hasn't been realeased in Canada yet, which is bizarre

Lucy said...

I've got my eye on the marine life highlighter (sold out online)

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Ebru said...

I had already got my eye on the Hipness blush, Firecracker e/s and Get-away bronze along with a few other things. HOWEVER, my list of things-to-buy from this collection changed drastically after watching Temptalia's video with swatches. I was planning to get a whole lot more things but not anymore. I will just stick with the blush/bronzer/eyeshadow trio. Lipsticks and lip glosses do not appeal to me AT ALL. Seahorse highlight powder was in my list BUT I also found out from Temptalia that it has a gold over spray and that's why it looks so shimmery. One sweep and the shimmer is gone. I like the green packaging but from up close it looks kind of tacky :/

Andrea said...

I would have loved to see a swatch of the blusher. Am I right in thinking this is out in the UK today? I heard it had been put back a week, as was originally meant to be out last Thursday.

steph0188 said...

I'm unsure on this collection, I dont realy like the packaging at all & nothing really hits me like 'i need to buy it'
The things you got are lovely though. I think I need a swatchy swatch in store & see what takes my fancy xxx

legseleven7 said...

I don't like the colour of the packaging but i like the feel of it. Yes the glitter is really upsetting me cos its a bloody nice product. *cries

DaisyBee said...

I thought I was going to bypass this collection but I've seen some lovely things on blogs! the golden bronzer looks gorgeous xx

Paula said...

I only got one thing from this collection which was lazy day lipstick, i soooo wanna try the cream bronzers but keep seeing the glittery comments about it i think i might just stick to my Chanel xx

tina_mbc said...

The packaging looks SO cheap, especially the green ones!!!
The bronzers looked intriguing, but I feel like the glitter would be a liittle too much for me...

I really wanna try out the Body Oil though...and maybe the blue eyeliner...and swatch Hipness blush in real life...ok, time to stop for now! :D

xxx

Small Town Gal said...

I don't like the packaging at all, and would only really consider one or two things from it, Hipness blush being one of them. Although I'm not that desperate - there are more things in Pret-a-papier I want, which is odd as I am not usually a neutrals person!

Kelly/PlaneBeauty said...

I brought hipness and it's gorgeous. I don't mind the packaging too much. I did want Goldem bronzer but would rather ave it in the original MAC packaging so skipped on it . Enjoy your goodies :) xx

The Beauty Sanctum said...

Ahhh the cream bronzer lookes gorgeous as does the blush .. May have to get myself an order put in, I was unsure about the packaging at first, but I suppose it is quite summery and will look super cute in your handbag during the warmer months! :) xx

fancy said...

Nice Haul and good choice. I would take the same ;-)

missy_ellie_uk said...

I'm not that keen on the green packaging, but I really like the eyeliners with the seaweed design, and the orange lipsticks are really cute!

Ana Rita said...

Chanel bronzer is cheaper! If you calculate price/gram, you will see =p And if you say that Chanel bronzer is better...
Great buyings ^^

Catanya said...

It is lovely to start seeing swatches from this collection! I am over excited about To the Beach!
Thanks for swatching!

Café Bellini - Beauty. Yoga. Kids. Life. said...

Hi! I've done a review on this collection, too. I got the two blushes and Marine Life (disappointing!). Many of the other products are re-promotes so I didn't bother. I actually love the packaging, I think it makes such a nice difference to the usual black.

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