Thursday, April 28, 2016

MAC Vibe Tribe Collection: Review and Swatches

Disclaimer: The products featured were provided for review.
For Summer 2016, MAC has the perfect color collection to get you looking your coolest. Full of free-spirited and festival-ready corals and golds, the Vibe Tribe Collection is available starting this May. To see some swatches of a few picks, click......
MAC Vibe Tribe Powder Blush in "Modern Mandarin"
MAC Vibe Tribe Powder Blush in "Modern Mandarin" ($27.50 CAD):
Packaged in a round light tan compact printed with a gorgeous semi see-through tribal pattern, the Vibe Tribe Powder Blush in "Modern Mandarin" is a soft peach with a subtle sheen and no visible shimmers. The color looks super soft in the pan but when swatched, it's quite an intense and vibrant peach. The pigmentation is excellent and the texture is soft and velvety.
MAC Vibe Tribe Powder Blush in "Modern Mandarin"
MAC Vibe Tribe Powder Blush in "Modern Mandarin"
MAC Vibe Tribe Powder Blush in "Modern Mandarin"
MAC Vibe Tribe Lustre Lipstick in "Pure Vanity"
MAC Vibe Tribe Lustre Lipstick in "Pure Vanity" ($22.50 CAD):
Housed in a colorful tribal print and sandy nude packaging, "Pure Vanity" is a pastel peach sheen. I'm not sure why this shade is referred to as a "lustre" as it definitely has more of a "cremesheen" finish. Unfortunately, the formulation is very difficult to work with. The pigmentation is fairly sheer and the patchy coverage accentuates every wrinkle and dry patch.
MAC Vibe Tribe Lustre Lipstick in "Pure Vanity"
MAC Vibe Tribe Lustre Lipstick in "Pure Vanity"
MAC Vibe Tribe Lustre Lipstick in "Pure Vanity"
MAC Tribe Vibe TechnaKohl Liner in "Snowed In"
TechnaKohl Liner in "Snowed In" ($21.50 CAD):
A soft shimmery off-white twist-up liner, TechnaKohl Liner in "Snowed In" has a very creamy and pigmented formulation. The color glides smoothly on the skin but the product doesn't cling very well to the lids. The formulation (for whatever reason) also does not set completely, making it super prone to smudging unless you top it with a powder shadow, but that just seems counterintuitive given how pretty its shimmers are. Additionally, do be careful with the application as the formulation of this pencil is quite soft; only twist up very little or you might risk breaking off the tip.
MAC Tribe Vibe TechnaKohl Liner in "Snowed In"
MAC Tribe Vibe TechnaKohl Liner in "Snowed In"
Availability:
MAC Vibe Tribe Collection is available online starting May 12, 2016. The collection is available in stores from May 19th through June 30th, 2016.
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