Fabio, dahling, take me now! — to the computer, so that I may satisfy this hunger burning deep within my soul.
Yup, the new MAC A Novel Romance collection launched online today, and it’s huge.
HUGE!
Huge both in terms of the fact that it’s the brand’s big release for fall, and huge just in terms of the number of products, especially the eyeshadows.
Overwhelmed much? I am. If you’re looking for a place to start, steer your lusty makeup-lovin’ loins toward one of my favorite quads in the collection, the aptly named A Novel Romance ($40).
This one, I think almost anyone could wear because it covers the color temperature bases well. You have your warmer olive, My Fantasy (the lightest shade), and the golden pearl in Rising Passions (the darkest shade), which balance well with the quad’s cooler-toned elements, namely grayish mauve Fall in Lust and blackened brown Dance in the Dark.
That balance of warm and cool could make it pretty popular with many different skin tones.
One might expect the mix and warm and cool elements to straight-up brawl and not get along, but no. They don’t appear disjointed or mismatched to me. When I wear these shades together, I think they mesh well. It’s very zen…
Heck, if I can’t achieve balance in my day-to-day life, at least I can achieve with my makeup using this quad. 🙂 Ommmmm…
The combination of olive, mauve, brown and charcoal green also seems refreshing and unusual. Not the typical black/gray/dark blue/plum we see a lot in smokey fall palettes and quads. Here, you get all that sexy, sooty smokiness, but you get it without deep black, which I think is very “cool girl in a messy bun and leather jacket.”
PRICE: $40
AVAILABILITY: Limited edition, and available now online at maccosmetics.com; coming August 21 to stores, and internationally in September
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: A
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I am absolutely loving the purple shade in this quad. It reminds me of an amped up version of Shale.
Me thinks it looks lovely on you but I don’t think I could pull this off. Or maybe it’d look ok but isn’t a look I’d go for. Really happy it’s such a large collection bc there are so many options. I’m also gleefully anticipating the arrival of the Brooke Shields Collection. There’s a 15 count eyeshadow palette that looks like it’s sooooo much fun. Whoopi!
This is one collection I cant wait to get/play with..so glad its not more on the average neutral shades. .
Ack. This is one gorgeous quad. *opens wish list excel file*
I have one of those, too, haha! I keep it on my phone though. It’s about a mile long, and then some!
I like the looks of the olive and the darkest shade. Very messy bun and leather jacket indeed…a look I could totally not pull off, but I’d wear shadows like these any way 🙂
I think you have it in you. You could rock it to parents’ night and be the bad @ss mommy of the group!
You know what? Just before kindergarten orientation yesterday, I wiped off a MLBB lipstick (that I wore thinking I should “fit in”) and replaced it with NARS Audacious Fanny. It felt pretty damn awesome.
I love this make, specially the collor Fall in Lust!!
Hi Ju,
I love that shade too. Especially the name! I fall in lust with makeup all the time, LOL!
Happy Friday!
Meeeow! I think I like this the most of all the quads. The silvery purple is pretty great!
Hi Arianne,
Meeeeow right back ‘atcha. Will you please give my kitty niece a squeeze?
Hey Karen, you look awesome!!! Love your funny way of writing : )
Those swatches look so nice! I love the look you put together too. You almost make me want one of the quads lol
Fall in Lust is so pretty! I’d love to have a similar colour just in a single 🙂
It’s beautiful! I am definitely gonna have to buy it!