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 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