Nectar of the Gods: Naked Honey from MAC
I am late to the Naked Honey party. This was a collection that was not speaking to me on paper. It was too warm and there are more than enough bronzers in my drawer. The surprises were the skin care and a little shadow called Buckwheat.
The skin care is formulated by both organic beeswax and bio-converted honey. The scent is "spot on" clover honey. The salve is quite superior to many products on the market. It is soft and workable. It actually penetrates the skin instead of just coating it in goo.
Ingredients are organic beeswax, sunflower oil and petrolatum. It retails for $18.50($22.50 CDN). Many bloggers are raving over the Naked Honey Body wash. If you can locate it, the retail price is $19.50. It contains honey,lavender, narcissus, jasmine and blue agave. It sounds very Jo Malone-ish. There is also a hand & body cream along with two scents.
Do not fear the shimmery looking high-light powders. It is an overlay. The shimmer powder is fairly weak but the colors are quite fetching. I used a skunk due to the pigment power. My bronzer brush deposited too much product and color. Use a light hand.
This comes in two shades. Honey Light is a peachy gold while Golden Nectar(pictured above) is a golden bisque.
They retail for $24.50 each.
Let us know if you caved on any products or what you thought of the collection in the comments.
Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC cosmetics
Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC cosmetics
Labels: MAC Cosmetics, Press Sample
9 Inspired Comments:
Looks nice.
The shimmer overlay always photographs so well.
i am very interested in this collection but there have been lots of hits and misses reports. i like what you said in the post and will be waiting for it to reach us.
Pretty pretty pretty. I am skipping this collection, however. I've got to resist some MAC collections or I'd be completely busted!
That Buckwheat eyeshadow is gorgeous! I am definitely going to check it out in person when I get a chance. I wasn't too excited for this collection either, but it has gotten great reviews!
Caroline
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I am with you - when I saw the press I couldn't really get behind it but there are some winners in the line. I really like the body care products, actually!
I caved on Africanimal - despite the cringeworthy name, it's surprisingly sophisticated (on my skin, anyway) and unique! The honey note is also a perfect clover honey, and while I'm not getting the other notes advertised, I'm getting a very wearable orris (something I usually can't stand). I'm not often surprised by perfumes anymore, but this one has done so! I'm still making up my mind about it, but it's definitely worth sniffing.
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I guess I'm in the minority because I thought Naked Honey looked great and I ordered 3 things. Though I did use the Sumo code and got them at a discount. I don't know if I would have ordered as much w/out it.
So far, I have Buzz lipglass which I am in utter love with. It's perfect for a day when you don't want to do Red, and Browns have been boring you to tears. It's summer in a tube, all coppery bronzey goodness.
I'm waiting for Buckwheat and Queen Bee (they were back ordered).
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