IN THE GROOVE for Stereo Rose!

I was in the happiest mood this morning, I even got up before my alarm a miracle I tell you. All because of 'In The Groove', Mac's latest collection that launched today in the UK. I was not the only person feeling this way as I bumped into Vex In The City outside Mac - Perfect! :) I was with my mum and Peanut, needless to say Peanut loved the attention from everyone including the Mac staff! (Peanut is my puppy for those wondering.)

I picked up 3 things.


The 1st item was the much coveted 'Stereo Rose'.

When I first saw it, I was like "oh, it doesn't look like anything special", it certainly didn't wow me as I am more a golden bronze type of person. I actually thought it looked unwearable and almost skipped it as I don't really like mineralised skin finishes as they can be too glittery.

And then... I swatched it! I expected it to be a muddy red colour for some reason as I had seen so many conflicting swatches online.

It's a pale coral with pink and rose undertones with a golden hue. It has no glitter, but swatches with a nice sheen. It's SO pretty, I am in LOVE!

It almost looks like it has a duo chrome finish but it doesn't. I tried it on straight away and loved it, I put some on my mum too who is paler than me and it also looked great on her. I'm sure this would look amazing on even darker skin too.

I would wear this as a straight up blush or highlighter!

The colour reminds me of 'Sun and Moon' blush that I picked up from the Too Fabulous collection. It's NOT the same colour, but the undertones are similar.

Stereo rose is paler, and doesn't have the tiny flecks of glitter that Sun & Moon has.

Swatches below: Stereo Rose on the left with Sun and Moon on the right

I also picked up 2 lip products.

'Jazzed' cremesheen lipstick and 'On the scene' cremesheen glass.

Jazzed is a pretty milky coral with a slight pink undertone, it has no sparkles and feels moisturising but I found the application a little bit streaky but I can live with it. The colour is most similar to Mac's 'Pink Lemonade' lipglass. I have been informed that it's similar to Ever Hip which I missed out on but may be getting it in a swap *yay*.

On the scene is a gorgeous pale milky coral with a beige undertone, I have never tried the cremesheen glosses before and I can't believe I have been missing out, the formula is so beautiful, smooth and not sticky at all.

I also wanted to pick up 'Fashion whim' gloss but it looked too similar to Underage.

Here are some comparisons I did to ensure I didn't buy a shade I already owned. :)

Yep, I can justify the lip products.

What are you picking up from In the Groove?