MAC Reel Sexy Collection, photos, swatches, and review

These are the five items from the MAC Reel Sexy collection that I picked up last week. I love this red-based purple lipstick called Heroine! I had a color just like when I was fifteen and it was one of my favorites. Now, I know that MAC released a lipstick called Heroine previously in another shade. It was with the Wonder Woman collection last year and it was shimmery bronze-brown. That might be confusing if you search for "MAC Heroine" online. Why use the same name twice?

Reel Sexy lipstick is described by MAC as "light bright coral" with an amplified finish. It's a bright orange opaque color.

Star Quality is the only lipglass I picked up from this collection. It's a cremesheen which means it isn't sticky or tacky like other MAC lipglosses. It's described by MAC as a "bright orange coral" but I honestly see more red in it than coral.

Pink Cult blush is described by MAC as a "mid-tone neutral pink" and I think it's the most neutral shade I own. It has a matte finish.

Magenta blush is described by MAC as a "bright magenta," and that it is! I applied it on my cheeks mistakenly thinking it would be like the blushes from the Tres Cheek collection that I had just swatched (I was on a roll) and were sheer and buildable.... This is much more opaque coverage. Magenta is too dark for my fair skin, but I image it would look amazing on deeper skincolor.

Someone asked me how Magenta compared to Azalea, so I've pulled out a few blushes from my collection to give you an idea of what MAC has that's similar. It's not as bright as Full Fuchsia or Azalea. It's darker than Coygirl but still in the same color tone. I'm not sure why I added Breezy, it doesn't match anything.

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