MAC Pret-a-Papier

While my computer was having it's issues, MAC released a bunch of new items that I am now going to quickly go over. The newest full product collection is called Pret-a-Papier and contains products in all shades of beiges. This looks like a collection that would be appropriate for anyone in any situation. I am betting that I will find a slew of shades that I will want from this collection.

"Craft paper couture - an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant. Avec Pret-a-Papier, a new couture star is born!"

Let's check it out!

Paint Pot - A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. Blends smoothly over the lids. Cream-based, can be mixed with MAC shadows and liners.

- Coral Crepe - soft coral (Satin)

- Groundwork - mid-tone netural beige (Satin)

Eye Shadow - Highly-pigmented powder. Applies evenly, blends well.

- Tissueweight - frosted pale peach (Frost)

- Bamboo - light beige with peach (Matte)

- Cut to Fit - frosted red bronze (Frost)

- Gazette Grey - dark green grey with gold pearl (Velvet)

- Memorabilia - dirty purple (Matte)

Studio Fix Lash - Innovative, mousse-like formula gives superior definition, volume, and lift by filling in sparse lashes for a dramatic effect. New moulded brush prevents clumping. Rich in pigments. Long-wearing polymers quickly coat from root to tip. Keeps lashes light, lifted, supple, and full. No clumping.

- Black Fix - black

Chromagraphic Pencil - A highly pigmented wood-clenched pencil with a firm lead and silky soft application. Use for outlining, defining, and drawing. Creates an intense line that blends down for a softer, diffused effect.

- NC15/NW20

- NW25/NC30

Impeccable Brow Pencil - A classic, creamy, long-wearing brow pencil, with an easy-to-sharpen point. Fills in, defines, and colours with precision. Provides a natural matte finish. Makes the brows look impeccable.

- Taupe - mid-tone dirty taupe

- Dirty Brown - cool light brown

Lipstick - Colour plus texture for the lips. Stands out on the runway. Simmers on the street! What made MAC famous.

- Archetype - sheer light gold (Lustre)

- Dressmaker, Dressmaker - creamy light peach coral (Lustre)

- Made to Order - creamy midtone dirty coral (Lustre)

- Kraft - creamy midtone brown (Amplified)

Tinted Lipglass - A unique lip gloss available in a wide variety of colours that can create a high gloss, glass-like finish or a subtle sheen. Designed to be worn on its, over Lip Pencil or Lipstick, Tinted Lipglass is the perfect product for creating shine that lasts. It's pigmented, very shiny, and can impart subtle or dramatic colour. It contains Jojoba Oil to help soften and condition the lips. Tinted Lipglass is packaged in a convenient bottle with a sponge tip applicator that provides a quick, smooth, even application.

- C - Thru - peachy beige with shimmer (Cream)

- Fold and Tuck - midtone bright coral with soft pearl

- Pret-a-Papier - dark reddened bronze with pearl

Powder Blush - Colour for the cheeks and face. Various formulas. Different looks.

- Instant Chic - midtone muted coral (Sheertone)

- Garb - light golden suntan (Sheertone)

Mineralize Blush (Duo) - A Mineralize Blush featuring soft-shimmer super-shine pearl in pretty tricolour veining to enhance and glorify cheekbones, followed with the pop and dimension of solid colour shimmer without an overly frosted look.

- Light Over Dark - orange yellow melange/deep brown

Nail Lacquer - Revolutionary new high gloss formula. Three long-wearing finishes - Cream, Sheer, and Frosted. Visibly different. Provides no-streak/no-chip finish. Contains conditioners and UV protection. Go hi-lacquer!

- Brown Bag - midtone warm dirty beige (Cream)

- Originality - sparkly copper brown (Frost)

I am little concerned that many of the shades in this collection might be too warm for my skin, especially the lip and blush shades. The only lip shade that might work is the C-Thru Tinted Lipglass, I will have to try this one out at the counter. The eye product shades are a very different story though. From the Paint Pot shades, I want to try the Groundwork shade. The Eye Shadow shades that I want to try are Tissueweight, Bamboo, and Gazette Grey. I honestly am not sure that understant the point of the Chromagraphic Pencils, the purpose and use of these go right over my head. Nice collection for some new basics!

photo courtesy of Nordstrom