I succumbed and bought all three of the paint pots from Mac's latest offering Glitter and Ice which on the whole as a collection is a little lack lustre. The title Glitter and Ice has connotations of pale dare I say it icy shades such as silver, pastel blues and lilac with an abundance of glitter yet the collection seems to have bypassed this. That being said I do like the silver and white packaging and might go back and purchase this kit but we shall see!
All three paint pots are limited edition shades and cost £14/5g as with all paint pots these apply like a cream eyeshadow and settle to a powder finish. The dry down time is fairly quick, these can be used as a base, an all over colour, highlight or as an eye liner obviously some options are ruled out due to colour choice.
For Effect - This appears to be a dark charchol almost black shade but if sheered out it can take a navy appearance The glitter present does make it a little gritty texture wise but adds to what could be another blackened grey cream eyeshadow. Annoyingly the glitter tends to cause fall out and I found this shade rather difficult to build to an opaque finish. I planned to use this as an eyeliner but because it is rather difficult to gain a decent level of opaqueness I guess I'll have to re-think my plan of action.
Let's Skate - Is a milky pink that has a golden pearl finish, it sort of looks like mother of pearl due to the lovely golden tones. Oddly enough in pot form it doesn't look like it will be shimmery yet when swatched you can see it is fairly shimmery/frosty unlike For Effect this isn't gritty to the touch. I think this shade is the best for those looking for a multi-purpose product as this can easily be used as an all over wash of colour, a base and a highlight. This will suit all skin tones but will be far more evident on the skin the darker you are as with all pale shades.
Morning Frost - Is a cool antique taupe shade that leans slightly bronze. Again this isn't as gritty as For Effect but does have tiny silver glitter particles that again can cause fall out. For me it is the most practical shade out of the three and the one I will most likely reach for on a daily basis as a base for neutral shadows. This should suit the majority of skin tones but may look a little muddy on the really fair.
Round Up - Three limited edition cream eyeshadows that are pretty enough but some do lack pigment and have substitutional fall out where the glitter is concerned. I am a little disappointed in For effect the most.
Best For - See individual shades.
Availability - As mentioned they are L.E so they are only avaliable for a limited time from Mac stores and Mac Online which you can view here £14/5g.
Im not a fan of this collection at all, it feels quite boring and bland...considering it's christmas! The white packaging is nothing exciting and will get so dirty so easily....Im just not wowed this year unfortunately! These aren't products i'd use if I was going to a christmas party!
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Oooo, I really like the Morning Frost shade, not sure I'd get much use out of the others though.
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I haven't been particularly impressed by the Glitter and Ice collection - none of the colors have screamed at me. In fact the only real potential purchase for me so far as been the Seasonal Appeal blush from one of the face kits. Aaaaaaaaand I think it looks like it could be a dupe for the Sleek Suede you gave me <3
ReplyDeleteMorning Frost is very pretty, the other two just don't appeal to me. This collection just left me a bit bored to be honest and when everyone was raving about it on twitter I couldn't get my head around it! I have grown to like the white packaging though.
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I haven't been too impressed with the collection either. Think my favourite would be Morning Frost, but even then I'm sure I have a couple products that would do the job in my makeup stores!
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I seem to be the minority but I quite liked the collection and picked up a few things, including lets skate paint pot, looks so pretty xx
ReplyDeleteMorning frost would probably be my favourite of the lot
ReplyDeleteI'm not really loving this collection, the only things I'm tempted to buy are the paint pots however I have shown restraint and decided to wait until pay day to see what I want from what's left over! x
ReplyDeleteI'm dying for let's skate...swatched it the other day and I do love a multi-purpose, think would use this more for a highlighter more than anything else. Morning frost is gorge....and even though I tell myself no more nudes...a new taupe...it looks gorge! The black...meh. xx
ReplyDeleteI wasnt taken by these when i first saw them but now i really love the last two!
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@holly- I actually agree! Aww thank you so much :) x
ReplyDelete@sarah- I have to agree this collection is snoreville I only picked the paint pots up as i'm having a bit of a phase but all in all boring! x
@allie- I know what you mean it does look easily duped :) x
@lauren- haha it has divided people hasnt it? Oh cool how are you getting on with it? x
@gaelle-ditto :) x
@summer- I think that is the best approach esp if nothing is grabbing you :) x
@beewaits- Oh lmk if you get it :) yeah neutrals are always the thing I buy yet I need no more haha! x
@zoe- They are nice but not blowing my out of the water :) x
@betty- thats exactly it isn't it they are nice to look at but how much wear i'll get out of them is dubious x
ReplyDelete@eden- I feel the same it is a tad bland :( haha well that is £££ saved :) x
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I got the pink one too. And the black one For Effect..I actually bought it and then took it back the next day. I have Blackground already so I figured out that it's quite similar if I added some glitter. Didn't need it really and I took it back. Doesn't happen too often that I accept that I don;t need a make-up item.X
ReplyDeleteOooo looks like I need to get my hands on 'for effect'!
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Morning Frost looks lovely, but the other two aren't shades I'd go for, Let's Skate looks too milky for my liking. Great photos though, it's always nice to see a good quality close up of a swatch! x
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oh my god so prettyyy
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Morning Frost looks really pretty but I'm glad I saw this post- I was about to purchase it but now it doesn't seem that unique to me.. x x
ReplyDeleteMorning Frost is calling my name!
ReplyDeleteAnd to think I was ready to skip this collection... And now I want the paint pot and the Festive Face Kit!
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Let's Skate & Morning Frost are both gorgeous! Great swatches doll :)
ReplyDeleteoh these look gorgeous, the morning frost one looks quite similar to the one of the new cream eyeshadows i have from 17.
ReplyDeleteI really like the morning frost and the Let´s shake, thanks for the review
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