Review: MAC Lovecloud Blush

So I just realized that I never did an official review for this product.  My bad.

MAC's Lovecloud is the last of the blushes I picked up from MAC's Tres Cheek limited edition collection released in April 2012.  It is described by MAC as a "bright mid-tone pink".  It's a Satin finish.

Unlike my experiences with Immortal Flower, the finish on Lovecloud is fantastic.  It is so smooth and applies like a dream.  

It's a very blue based pink and it looks a little intimidating in the pan, but on the skin it looks lovely.  It does have a bit more of a sheen than my other two blushes from the collection, but it's far from metallic or super frosty.  My skin does lean pinky-neutral, but I think you could make this color work on a warmer skintone just because it does sheer out really easily.

Surprisingly enough, I really don't have anything like this in my blush collection, so it is a very welcome addition.

Like other MAC blushes, this contains 6 grams of product and retailed for $20.

Overall:  8/10

Review: MAC Pink Tea Blush

MAC Pink Tea blush is limited edition. It's from the Tres Cheek collection that launched in early April 2012.    This is actually my favorite blush from the collection, but it seems to be one of the less popular.  This means if you want it, it looks like it's still available at most outlets.

It's a very subtle beige pink color with a satin finish.  I absolutely love it.  Oddly enough, I don't own many pink blushes.  I have tons of coral blushes, but not many pink.  

Pink Tea has a great finish.  It reminds me a lot of the Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Blush in Exposed.  The color isn't really similar, but much like Exposed, it looks super boring in the pan, but on the skin it is very pretty - much less beige and much pinker.

It doesn't have a ton of pigmentation, but it shows up really well on my NW15 skintone.  If you have a darker skintone, I don't know how much payoff you're going to get out of it.

I think this was a great addition to my collection and I'm very happy with it.

The pan contains 6 grams of product and retails for $20.

Overall: 8/10

Review: MAC Immortal Flower Blush

Immortal Flower is another of the blushes from MAC's Tres Cheek limited edition collection released in April 2012.  It is described by MAC as a "bright peach".  

It's a satin finish, but I was a little surprised by how much I had to work to get this color to blend out.  It did blend and I think it is a lovely color, but I thought it was much drier than either Pink Tea or Lovecloud.

I'm wondering if MAC had quality control issues with this production line.  I've seen a couple of other bloggers talk about how one shade in the Tres Cheek was considerably drier than the others, but it seems like it's all over the board as to which shade that was.  I know some people specifically mentioned Pink Tea, but my Pink Tea has a great texture.  Someone else mentioned Lovecloud and again, my Lovecloud is fine.  Who knows.

Anyway, for me, Immortal Flower was the driest texture of the bunch.  It is not unworkable by any means.  I think the swatch looks more pinky than it is in real life.  In real life it is a very true peach.

I have been really hit or miss with MAC and their volume of limited edition collections annoys me to no end. Up to this point I have specifically avoided buying anything that was limited edition. But ... I am in love with the Tres Cheek collection.  I picked up 3 of the blushes and I am very pleased.  I think the colors in this collection are very wearable and flattering.

Overall: 8/10