MAC Venomous Villains De-Vil Eyeshadow

This was a surprise for me, I never expected it to be my favourite shadow from the collection, but it has really wowed me! It is a beautiful and vibrant copper with the great benefits of a veluxe pearl; shimmer, great pigmentation, soft application. I didn't need many applications for this to reach the optimal colour, and it just glided on so easily. It looks more orange in the swatch I provided then it actually is, it looks more copper then orange in real life! This is now one of my favourite eyeshadows, it really warms up my eyes and brings out the blue, plus it was so easy to apply and the pay off is fantastic. It is a really good quality shadow and a diamond of the collection!

MAC Venomous Villains Sweetjoy Eyeshadow

This is a light yellow, cream coloured frost shadow. It has a bit of shimmer but for me this is too light for my skin tone as it only just about shows up. Having said that, it could be really good for a neutral eye look. It is very smooth and pigmented, but because it is so light I found it quite difficult to see of I had applied it evenly as it is very similar in colour to my base (soft ochre paint pot). It went a little chalky at one point, but not sure if it was just the colour or how I applied it, but it did go quite powdery. It is a bit of a hit and a miss with me.

MAC Venomous Villains Vainglorious Eyeshadow

This colour reminds me a little of Urban Decay's rockstar. It is a deep and blackened plum colour and it very pigmented and rich, however goes on the lid a lot more blackened then it appears in the pan. This is a frost finish and so it doesn't go on as smoothly as a veluxe pearl finish in my opinion. It is a beautiful colour, and one of the nicest from the venomous villains collection. This really brought out my blue eyes and so I can see myself using it frequently.

MAC Venomous Villains Formidable! Nail Lacquer

The swatch is a little bit messy, I was in a rush, I apologise. This was the only one out of the collection that looks on the nail as it does in the bottle. It is a deep purple with green and blue shimmer, so another duochrome. The pearl formula is definitely in my opinion MACs best so far as it didn't take long to dry at all. This is a beautiful purple that you don't see all that often, especially considering it can appear more blue/green in other lights! So I would say it is a good investment if you can get your hands on it. Maleficent herself would love this one!

MAC Venomous Villains Mean & Green Nail Lacquer

In the bottle this look red, yellow with a hint of green, it kind of reminds me of when you see petrol on the floor and it has sort of a rainbow going through it. And since it looked predominantly more red, and very similar to Bad Fairy in the bottle, it made me wonder why the name was Mean & Green. However on the nail the predominant colour is definitely green, with some purpley red and yellow shot through it depending on where the light hits. The pearl formula is yet again a hit for me, it dries quickly and isn't thick and gloopy. You definitely need at least two coats to make it opaque though. A very unique colour and a very lovely formula, I'd say another hit from the Venomous Villains Nail collection!

Review; MAC Venomous Villains Bad Fairy Nail Lacquer

This is a red and orange/yellow duochrome. On the nail it looks a bronzy colour, very red based, however when the light hit it at a certain angle it appears more orangey gold. It is such a unique colour, and I have been complimented on it a lot already. It is no wonder this was a popular item from the venomous villains collection.

The formula is really good. I am so glad this isn't a cream formula as they are too thick and soft. This is a pearl and it is smooth, quick in drying, and pigmented. If it was a frost it most likely wouldn't have been a lot less pigmented, so the MAC pearl formula is a hit with me.

Price-wise, I'd say this is very good value, £8 is cheaper then OPI and around the same pricing as China Glaze, so it won't break the bank to get a unique and good quality lacquer!

Review; MAC Venomous Villains She Who Dares Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo

This one was a bit of a disappointment to me. In the pan the smaller section of the duo is black with light green swirls and glitter, the bigger section of the duo is black with navy and light blue swirls, however on the skin it just doesn't translate. The background black just doesn't show through well enough, it isn't as pigmented as I feel it should be, so therefore the glitter just doesn't pop, it is just sparse glitter. If the black came through stronger then these colours would really pop, but as it is, it just doesn't deliver. Maybe I just don't have enough black in my pan and someone else's might prove to be different, but as it is, this could only be used wet.

Review; MAC Venomous Villains My Dark Magic Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo

This is a beautiful mineralize eyeshadow duo, and if I am honest I bought it because it looked so cute, but also because I have wanted to try mineralize eyeshadow for a while now. But is it as nice as it looks?

Well the smaller part of the duo is black based with lilac swirls and blue-based purple glitter, however when applied it looks more black with purple glitter. It is still a lovely colour, but the lilac doesn't come through when applied. The bigger part of the duo is black based with fuschia swirls and glitter, however when applied it looks brown based with red-based purple glitter, so overall comes across as a plum colour. I think this mineralize duo is my favourite out of this and She Who Dares, which I will also review, as the colours come through really strong on the skin, and it is very smooth to apply in comparison.

The colour doesn't really translate on your skin how it appears in the pan, however the colours are pigmented, it is very and glittery, so if that's your bag, the go bag yourself one :]

Review; MAC Venomous Villains Revenge Is Sweet Lipglass

This looks very scary when in the tube, however do not fear, it is very sheer and more a hint of colour unlike the others which are pretty pigmented. This may be a disappointment to those who bought Violetta lipstick and wanted a shocking purple lipgloss to match. This goes on very glossy, and gives lips a hint of colour, however it is very very pinky nude with a hint of shimmer. I actually really like this, although it is sheer and not buildable I like the subtlety of the purple. It would be nice on a pink lipstick to give it another dimension and to transform the colour.

Review; MAC Venomous Villains Strange Potion Lipglass

This is a lovely orangey peach colour lipgloss, and like most of the lipglasses in the collection it is very pigmented. However, I found it went on patchy in comparison to the others, I found it hard to get the colour on the lips evenly. It isn't such a big deal, but it would have been nicer if it was as smooth to apply as the others. Maybe it was just my lipglass? I don't know. I think this is a lovely colour for the coral/peach lovers as it really is a lovely colour that really stands out, and I'd say the uneven application is the only drawback of this product.

Review; MAC Venomous Villains Hot House Lipglass

This is a lovely hot pink! It goes on sheerer then in the tube, however it is still very pigmented. It isn't as glossy as the other glosses in the collection since it seems to have more glitter in it and the glitter seems to make it thicker in texture. The glitter seems to be multi-coloured, predominantly silver looking, but there seem to be bluish shimmers in there too. It seems to have a purple tinge to the pink, so I wouldn't say it was a completely pinky pink, if that even makes sense. I'd say this is definitely one to own if you like bright pinks or purpley lipglosses. It is one of my favourites.

Review; MAC Venomous Villains Wicked Way Lipglass

This is a beautiful red lipgloss. For a MAC lipglass it is very pigmented in colour, and a little goes a long way. It applies evenly, didn't settle into lines, and had a lovely glossy shine to it (more so then Hot House, which I will also review). It is a lovely pinky cherry red, and it is very bright, but if you dab it with tissue it can be made into a sheerer dark pink/light red, if you preferred it to be a little lighter, though to me that defeats the point of having the lipglass.

Definitely one of my favourites from the whole collection, and in my eyes a must have red!

Venomous Villains, too limited?

The title is pretty self explanatory! It was only online in the UK for a matter of hours and the nail varnishes, beauty powders, blushes and a couple of lip glosses/lipsticks were gone! I'm glad I got in early and was able to get the stuff I wanted.

Considering it went online earlier then expected, and the email saying it was available only came today, it makes it so weird that a lot of it sold out yesterday. I just accidently happened to click the wrong bookmark and ended up on the MAC website when I found it! So for it to be sold out when it wasn't even expected to be online means that a whole lot of people have missed out until it hits shops, and even then they will have to be early!

So were you clicking on the site everyday to see if it was online? Did you get everything you wanted? And do you think that these products are just too limited, and that they should make more so everyone gets a chance to buy what they want?

I can't wait for my goodies to arrive! :D