The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss: MAC's Cult of Cherry(more thoughts)



The theme was cherries and chocolate. It was a mixture of decadent darks and rich reds. I personally loved the ad while others said it was too 80's and too Boy George. I see an Exene vibe more than the man responsible for Karma Chameleon. For children of the 80's, Boy George did sport an eerily similar Cult of Cherry look for the singles cover.

The palettes and lippies are the standouts in this collection. Shadowy Lady palette contains the shades Light Fall, Smudged Violet(amazing!), Deep Truth and Shadowy Lady.
Spiced Chocolate is more warm with Nanogold, Spiced Chocolate, Brash and Sweet Chestnut.

There are two blushes being offered in this collection. Blooming looks like a dirty tan shade. In reality it is a strange rose/peach shade with a slight glow effect. It is a frost but the shimmer is on a low volume. Plum de Bois(pictured) is a frosty pink bronze with gold pearl. It is a blush version of the MAC lippie Creme de la Femme. I passed on both due to my MAC blush haul from a few weeks ago.

The lippies were very strong with this collection. There were the classic reds, dark plums and a lone nude,Creme Cerise. This was a yellow toned toffee color.
Lightly Ripe was a pink, Russian Red was a re-promote of their highly popular blue red shade,"O" was a red purple with a metallic sheen and So Scarlet was a wine burgundy shade. The lipglasses were "off the chart" good. Jampacked is a sheer jelly grape shade with red shimmer. This is the work friendly way to do a dark lippie for fall. It is gorgeous and really flattering.
Cult of Cherry is a true red gloss with red pearl. It has many charms but layered over pink lippies...it will give you goose bumps.
Rich & Ripe is a pinkish red pearl while Liqueur is a mousy mauve shade with pearl action. The mattenes range from deep berries with Rapturous to the inky eggplant of Bing.

Silverstruck nail lacquer was described by MAC as a "Frosty grayed taupe with multi-dimensional pearl". I did not get any gray at all. This is more of a champagne taupe. There is a warm glowy pink in the polish mix.

Let us know in the comments what you think of the collection. Also check out the MAC mini-film for the Cult of Cherry collection.

Credit: Blogdorf Goodman, Mac and Youtube

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC Cosmetics

Bada Bing: Mattene lipstick in Bing from Cult of Cherry

Bing is not a cherry based lipstick. This is more of a blackened plum shade with a very slight red undertone. So slight that you can barely detect it. It is the first of many dark themed lippies for fall.

It is goth in a retro 1920's way. This is not Hot Topic territory.

The texture of Bing is moist yet it gives the lips the look of a matte finish. Since this lippie is so dark and intense, your lips must be in excellent condition. Make sure they are exfoliated and buffed. Each line or flake is put under the microscope with this shade.

Bing is part of the Cult of Cherry collection and is available at your local MAC counter.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC.

Cult Of Cherry Tempting Quad

Sharp is the bright chartreuse shade from this palette. This is more yellow based than MAC's Eyepopping shadow. The pigment power is very light. You have to use it wet to get accurate color pay off.

Next to Nothing is an accurate description. It is a slight pink nude shade. Hard to detect on the skin.

Dark Edge looks like a dirty chocolate but on the skin it looks slightly taupe-like but without the standard sheen of gray or silver. This is the sleeper hit of the palette.

Tempting is a dull slightly dirty penny. Not brassy or new but more like a coin that has been in circulation for ten years. It is nothing like any of the bronzes or brassy browns in my small collection.

The other palettes are Spiced Chocolate and Shadowy Lady. They retail for $36 and are currently at your local MAC counter.

Visit Judica at her blog Girly Show(and her youtube video!) to see how to carry off the Cult Of Cherry look. It is stunning!

http://www.girly-show.com/2008/08/cult-of-cherry-to-third-power.html

Credits: Blogdorf Goodman,Youtube and Style.com

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC.