My Recent Mac Purchases: Supercontinental Blush and Warming Heart Pressed Pigment

Despite being a big Mac fan I haven't been buying a lot from their recent collections. Although this month Mac released a good few collections, I only picked up a couple things. I'm sure it will change soon, especially as I have seen pictures of the upcoming holiday collection (details to follow). Anyway, shall we see what I've got?

Supercontinental blush is from the Styleseeker collection. It is a "cute bright coral" according to Mac which is about right, it is coral rather than pink or orange and it's a reallt flattering colour. This blush is satin finish and while plenty enough pigmented, it's not at all too full on, so don't have to worry about overdoing it. The texture is very smooth and soft, it's a really lovely addition to my blush stash.

Warming Heart pressed pigment is from the new Face & Body collection. According to Mac this is supposed to be a face highlighter, but to be honest it is way too glittery to be used on the face. It actually reminds me very much of the Laura Mercier Sequin and Bobbi Brown Sparkle eyeshadows, only this one is skin coloured (NW20 according to Mac, it's a light peachy pink colour to me). It is smooth, so no chunky glitter, but it has that high sheen, wet shimmery look about it. So I would definitely only use it as an eyeshadow, but probably not a highlighter for the browbone either.

Supercontinental blush costs £17.50 and you get 6 g for your money. Warming Heart pressed pigment costs £16.50 for 3 g. Both are limited edition, but still available from the Mac website and certain department stores.

Have you bought anything from Mac lately? Share your purchases in the comments!

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Mac Styleseeker Collection Sneak Peek - Eden Rouge Mattene Lipstick

Mac's one of many new collections, Styleseeker (due to be released in the UK in September) sees the return of their fantastic mattene lipsticks, so I thought I'd do a little review of one of the shades, Eden Rouge. Mine is actually from an older collection, but I believe the colour stayed the same, so hope this is helpful.

Mac mattene lipsticks are the best matte lipsticks I have ever tried, without a doubt. They are creamy, hydrating, very comfortable to wear and long lasting. Eden Rouge is a beautiful blue-based red with a slight sheen. I guess it's not completely matte, but I'm happy with that (I prefer non-matte lipsticks anyway). It is pretty opaque, so you pretty much only need one swipe. It feels very lightweight and doesn't have that slightly tacky texture of the Guerlain Rouge G L'Extrait lipsticks. Eden Rouge lasts on me for about 4 hours without eating, it comes off when I eat, but then they're not claiming to be long lasting.

Based on the online swatches I have seen of the other 4 shades in the collection, I don't think I'll pick any of them up, but I would definitely pick Eden Rouge up if I didn't have it already. You get 2.3 g for around £14.50 (I don't know the exact price just yet, it's $15 in the US), so they are slightly smaller than the regular lipsticks which are normally 3 g. Sadly all mattenes are limited edition and I am really considering getting another Eden Rouge - BUT I am going to enforce a big lipstick no-buy on myself when I reach 400 lipsticks and I only have 6 choices left, so not sure if I want to use one up for Eden Rouge. It is lovely, but maybe Mac will bring out some more pretty shades and then what will I do??? (Anyway, I will tell you more about my no-buy plans soon.)

See more pictures including swatches after the jump!