MAC HOLIDAY 2010: A TARTAN TALE

So last night I had the opportunity to go to the unveiling of the MAC Holiday 2010 collection. This collection was very festive and inspired by the history of Scotland, shown through the theme of plaid. Prior to going to this event I had not heard much about this collection so I was definitely looking forward to seeing what products MAC had conjured up this time.
I arrived a bit early after my nice magical brisk walk through the Boston Commons and the Public Gardens. On my way I passed by the stores that make all girly girls drool .. Burberry .. Chanel ... Cartier ... I finally came upon my little MAC store in all its gloriousness. The MUA's standing outside in a circle in their all black attire highlighted by plaid accessories having their pre-party pep talk. There was one other girl standing outside when I arrived who I briefly talked to about the event. It felt like I waited forever for the doors to open.

At 7pm sharp those magical clear glass doors opened the gates to every make up lovers dream and they let us in. At the booth we gave our name, showed our ID and got a product order list and a booklet telling the "Tartan Tale". Fortunately I was one of the first people inside and was able to make my way to the first part of the collection before the crowd multiplied.

Inside scantilly clad men dressed in plaid sashes played the violin and served hors d'oeuvres and drinks. As I approached the display a MAC MUA that had helped me months ago remembered me and welcomed me to the event. I knew at that point everything was going downhill..at least for my wallet. I asked her what the MUST-HAVES for the collection were to which she replied the plaid shadows and the blushes. I took a gander around swatched the shadows and made my selections. I then moved to the second set up where the brush holders and makeup sets were. I was not originally planning on purchasing anything from the holiday sets but the eyeshadow's were very very pretty. I had a hard time picking which one I wanted as they were all definitely unique. It was a toss up for me of the 6 Reelers and Rockers shadows and the 6 Beauties play it cool. I then asked my personal MUA what she thought, and she agreed the purple themed shadows were the best choice. I checked it off on my list and moved on.

I decided not to get any brushes, but the sets were very beautiful. The pouches they come in were also pretty unique as I was told they could be used as makeup bags or as cross body purses..if sporting around a plaid purse that says MAC on the front tickles your fancy.

I also opted for one lip-glass however that was definitely a impulse for me. I saw it out of the corner of my eye and I immediately thought Christmas .. how appropriate for a Holiday Collection.

All in all this was a pretty awesome, festive, and unique collection that MAC has put out. It definitely makes up for the latest VV collection they just had. Way to go MAC..

Semi-Precious Eye Shadow

Enviably Fun Eye Shadow

Swatches: Semi Precious on Top/ Enviably Fun on Bottom

6 Beauties Play it Cool Packaging

6 Beauties Play it Cool Eye Shadows

Top Row: Silverwear, Hold My Gaze, To The Ball (Bottom to Top)

Bottom Row: Altered State, Magic Moor, Heather Belles (Top to Bottom) 

Dazzleglass Creme: Radiant Jewels

Dazzleglass Creme: Radiant Jewels 

I definitely had a great time at this event, and I really like my choices. Cannot wait to see what you guys pick up!

If you want to see my YT vid highlighting this collection .. visit my channel: www.youtube.com/jenny04105

Thanks For Reading!

Jenn

xoxo