I heard about the possibility of MAC Eyegloss at the beginning of this year and I’ve been obsessd with idea ever since. So, discovering that they’re a reality now was a total thrill.
Medoc is a rich, rich red shade – I can’t imagine a more dramatic eye than this. Slightly Tauped is the gentlest shade with soft irridescent sparkles in the mix, while Pearl Varnish is a strong white, again with irridescent shimmers. The black shade (Noticably .. something!) has red shimmer to it and it’s not an exact black, more a deep blackberry shade with notes of purple in the mix.
Look at the gleam on those! Texture wise, of course, they don’t feel like a texture that should go on the eye, but they’re thick – thicker than a lipgloss would be so that they adere to the lids correctly. I imagine on the eye they’re going to feel pretty strange but it’s such a strong look, there will have to be a little pain for the ultimate gain! You’re probably not going to be wearing these at all unless you’re prepared to take some make-up risks.
So many have tried and failed at the concept of an eye gloss – I didn’t have a chance to get it on my lids – there are hardly any of these in production at the moment; only the MAC artists have them, and even then they’re in pretty short supply. I’m hoping we get to see them on some backstage looks; keep your eyes peeled!
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These look exciting! Intrigued to see more reviews pop up of how they perform on the lids. Could the black be Noticeably Noir?
X x x
They look gorgeous and I love wet look styles, but I’d want to feel it on my lid before I purchased it, as it looks like it might drive me crazy!
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Noticeably Noir, maybe?
I *love* this. I love the glossy eye look so all of this is right up my alley. Do want!!
I love the colours but I’m struggling to think what they might feel like on the lids!
Megan x
London Callings
So pretty, but I imagine you can’t wear them all over the lid. They would probably crease like crazy!
These look like so much fun. Even though Mac products normally cause my face to swell up and break out in a rash, I’d still try this out, because EYEGLOSS. So pretty!
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Very intriguing. I wonder how similar these Mac eye glosses are to those Body Shop eye shadow glosses I had as a kid. The Body Shop ones were really sheer and about the same consistency as Vaseline, if I remember correctly.
These seem great and very on trend. I haven’t tried anything similar and these intrigue me, but definitely think they would take some getting used to! Great post!
I AM IN LOVE!!! I remember that Chanel did a gloss quad with a red for the eyes, but the crease was so extreme that I couldn’t make it work, and people seemed to be just using them as a base, which totally wasn’t the point. I expect Mac have made this workable in some way, otherwise they’d not bother. I want them now!
This are definitely going to be more of an editorial use product for MAC rather than for day to day wear. I probably won’t partake because when I do makeup for myself and others its a lot more towards the “beauty” side rather than the editorial and avant garde, but I’m interested in seeing how well MAC can pull off something that is going to be so difficult to make in the first place. Hmm..
Mac produced an eye gloss many years ago (I am thinking over 10 years). It was beautiful but not particularly long lasting, so will be interesting to see what this version brings.
Ooh shiny. Intrigued to see what they look like on and whether they’re comfortable to wear!
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The colours are so pretty ! Can’t imagine what they would feels like on though . It’s like when I was little and used to stick pink glitter lip gloss over my eyes…
Distant Dreamer
I would KILL for that red one.
They’re available now 🙂 http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/154/32245/Products/Eyes/Shadow/Studio-Eye-Gloss/index.tmpl
Wow! It looks awesome 🙂
I’d love to do a beauty shoot with these! Don’t know how they would fare for proper wear though given that I have monolids – probably would end in a bit smeary glossy mess, which in itself isn’t always a bad thing.
Ting x
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Omg I haven’t seen these, they look amazing!