Having taken very little notice of the MAC Ellie Goulding announcement, and actually, forgotten all about it, when these samples turned up this morning, I was kicking myself somewhat! Although the collection launches in December, and there’s very little that’s Christmassy about it, I think it’s going to come as a neutral based relief to anyone completely fed up of glitter.
The star item is the Halcyon Nights Palette (there is a day version, too) with four eye shades and a cream colour base for highlighting and giving cheeks a kick of light. It’s a two layer palette, so the cream colour base sits underneath the 4 shadows. Shades for eyes are Starry Eyed (cream frost), You My Everything (peachy brown matte), Hanging On (plum brown satin) and Saddle Eye (orange brown matte). It’s £39.50. The only colour I’m a little dubious of is Saddle Eye because it’s quite a ginger shade that I’m not sure will suit anything other than blue eyes.
The cream base is a peachy-pink golden shade so if you like to do that glow thing, it should be fine for most tones.
The collection is quite small – 12 pieces so you won’t get lost; I have Goodness Gracious Plush Glass that’s a peachy nude shade and also PatentPolish in creamy peach Revved Up. Both are those milky washes of nude that look so pretty. I guess you’d say that the MAC Ellie Goulding collection won’t light any fires, but I think they’ve stayed true to the look and vibe of Ellie Goulding, which is entirely the point of it.
I can wear all of these shades without even thinking about it – they’re a no-challenge look for my tone (brown eyes, olive complexion). The MAC Ellie Goulding collection launches on 26th December at MAC on-line and the Carnaby Street MAC store only.
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I honestly thought that palette was something from Collection! For me this Ellie Goulding collection is just a bit boring, from the packaging to the actual products! xx
I’m starting to get confused by the strategy behind these MAC limited releases. I get Viva Glam, I get the seasonal/editorial look, I even get some of the movie tie-ins (Though the Cinderella one was quite forgettable). But what’s the point of releasing these limited editions ALL THE TIME? Some of these have <5 products, some of these are existing colours repackaged, some of these are tenuously linked to the spokesperson/movie/theme. As a regular consumer (not a collector), these releases just blends into the regular permanent line-up. It don't exactly lure me to the shops because I know I only have to wait a week for them to drop another set/
I didn’t even know she had a range out! They look really lovely, and like you say, very welcome relief from all the winter/Christmas products out there 🙂 x
These are gorgeous, and I think they’d even work with my skin tone. (I have no idea what my MAC shade is as I don’t use their foundations, but I’m somewhere between Halle Berry and Beyonce in terms of skin color.) Thanks for posting; I’ll have to see if they’re available here in the States.
I also want to thank you once again for posting regularly. I really appreciate it. I don’t always have the time to comment, but I do find something interesting whenever I stop by. Whenever a friend says she’s fed up with popular American beauty blogs, I send her here!
I think this looks like an instant sell out. Popular singer and wearable shades = success!
These look like lovely products but I don’t understand why they’re bringing it out right after Christmas! x
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Love the look of these, especially the lip products as I know how great Mac lip products are! Great post x
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So natural and pretty! I’ll try to get my hands on the lipglass 🙂
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