Swatches — BLOG — ANGIE MAR

FIRST OFF, I literally lost my shit when I received this package in the mail today! I remember first seeing previews of this online and I was so hype!! I meaaaan, a collection of 25 DIFFERENT NUDE SHADES!! MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT!! Y'all know I live in nude lipstick so this seemed right up my alley!

This collection launches September 20th online at Mac Cosmetics and September 21st in stores! It is limited edition, but some shades are already permanent in the MAC line. Nicki Minaj has curated two signature shades in the collection which come in special metallic pink/nude packaging!

The collection was sent to me in this gorgeous soft touch matte box with MAC's iconic logo and Nicki Minaj's signature.

The box contained a super cool stand display topped with Nicki Minaj herself giving us legggssss!! Her two signature shades stand at the very top, with a drawer full of the rest of the collection. The full collection has 20 lipsticks, and 5 lip glasses. I only received 2 in this package though, I believe it's because the other 3 lip glasses are colors that are already in their permanent line.

Talk about squad goals! Now let's get down to the good part, SWATCHES. They'll be organized as pictured above.

NICKI MINAJ'S 2 SIGNATURE LIP COLORS | 2 LIPGLASSES

Nicki's Nude | The PinkPrint | Under The Sheets | N-U-D-E

FRONT ROW AS PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT

BACK ROW AND PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT

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MY FAVORITE/STANDOUT SHADES FROM THE COLLECTION:

"Bare Bling", "The Right Note", "Stripped", "A Girl's Got Needs" and "Creme D'Nude"are my top picks for a good nude for my skin tone. (I'm NC42 in Mac). They have some of the best names of the bunch too! lol I already own "Creme D'Nude" which is apart of their permanent line, if you don't have it already its a good super pale nude!

I also LOVEEEEE the two liplass shades, especially "Under The Sheets" , it reminds me a lot of MAC's lipglass "Oyster Girl" from their permanent line - which I always use! So I already know I'll be using that one a lot too!!

"Easy Babe", "Age/Sex/Location" and "Derrière" would be beautiful nude shades for darker skin tones!

I also liked "Baby's All Right". It's a pretty mauve color, and its matte!

At first I wasn't a fan of how "Gossamer Wing" swatched (It's a lustre finish so it's very sheer). Upon swatching I thought to myself "Okay...I hate this." LOL But after it settled and seeing how it photographed I'm excited to wear it on my lips. I think it'll look really pretty to layer on top of another nude to give it a frosted look!

Nicki Minaj's signature shades are pretty as well, they are definitely more on the pink side though But pink is is Nicki's lipstick color of choice. These two shades will definitely sell out first.

Now...was the collection as good as I personally expected it to be? Mmm, not really. I only say this because I was expecting an actual all nude collection...or maybe that's just what I wanted it to be LOL Some of the shades weren't really nude, but more of mauve/pink shades. I was expecting actual flesh toned nudes of all different skin tones. This does make the collection more diverse/well rounded and able to cater to all "nude" preferences. I do know a lot of people prefer mauve/pink colors for their nude shades. So if you're one of them those lipsticks would probably work for you! Personally, I'm more of a true nude gal. I would've LOVED to see an all flesh colored nude matte collection, THAT would be fireee.

But the colors that I did like were reallyyyy nice and I would totally purchase them if I had not received this package! I'm sure those are going to be the first shades of the bunch to start selling out. So be quick because this collection is limited edition!

BELOW IS A BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE SHADES ALONG WITH THEIR FINISHES:

NICKI MINAJ LIPSTICKS:

- Nicki's Nude soft coral pink (amplified)

- The Pinkprint mid-tone creamy pink (amplified)

LIPSTICKS:

- Easy Babe dirty latte brown (matte)

-Age/Sex/Location dirty mid-tone nude (matte)

- Among The FireFlies soft mocha (cremesheen)

-Playing Koi pale clean pink nude (satin)

-Bosom Friend sheer pinky nude with fine pearl (cremesheen)

- Pretty Please pale pink pearl (lustre)

- Baby's All Right cool-toned neutral pink (matte)

- Patisserie sheer creamy neutral pink (lustre)

-Mmmmm dirty rose nude (amplified)

-Gossamer Wing dirty beige with gold pearl (lustre)

-2N creamy light pink (lustre)

-Bare Bling light peachy nude (amplified)

- Creme D'Nude pale muted peach beige (cremesheen)

-The Right Note warm sandy nude (cremesheen)

- Derrière dirty mid-tone yellow brown (matte)

- Japanese Maple frosted light beige (cremesheen)

-Stripped light, dirty peach beige (matte)

-A Girl's Got Needs warm-tones yellow brown (matte)

LIPGLASS:

-Under The Sheets light nude with gold pearl

- N-U-D-E sheer pinky nude

Hope this helps your decision making process...we all know how stressful it is to pick out what you're going to buy from a limited edition collection LOL #MAKEUPADDICT