Three words: Whisper. Of. Gilt.
Let's be honest - that's why I snapped this bad boy up as soon as it became available on MAC's website. This borderline mythical highlighting powder has made a roaring comeback for MAC's holiday collection, Nutcracker Sweet. If you're not familiar with Whisper of Gilt, take yourself over to Ebay and have a look at the dolla that this shiny creature has earned some lucky ex-owners - I've seen this going for over $200 before now. Insane!
I'm not sure that any highlight can possibly be worth forking out $200, but if you're speedy, you may still be able to find this glorious little cheek compact in store for a much more sensible price (at time of writing, it's sold out online. Soz).
Anyway. Packaging - handbag sized and suitably seasonal. Candy-cane-y and gilded rope adorn the outer packaging, and this is echoed again on the embossed pans. They are seriously almost too beautiful to use.
Note: almost.
Inside, you'll find a genuinely useable-sized mirror (well done MAC) and two decent pans of really beautiful powders - Pleasure Model, an Extra Dimension Blush, and the iconic Whisper of Gilt, which is an Extra Dimension Skinfinish.
Pleasure Model is a really gorgeous, warm, coppery colour - definitely more for medium plus skintones - and is mega pigmented. Don't fear though, it's beautifully finely milled, and as such is a dream to blend, even if you go a bit too heavy from the outset. I'm usually a MAC Sheertone kinda gal, but this might even enter my MAC blush hall of fame. It has a natural-satin finish, and becomes a little more glowy as you blend. I really love this blush - I think if you are also olive-toned, this will seriously be up your street.
Whisper of Gilt - Well. Need I say anything else. Warm, golden, and unbelieveably shiny - this is a mega-watt highlight. You can, with a very light hand, achieve a sheer, golden glow, but this is very easy to ramp up to metallic levels of shine. It's very smooth - no chunky glitter here - and blends beautifully with other cheek products. I am a huge highlight fan, and this will definitely be getting a lot of use in the coming months.
The swatches above really do this absolutely no justice at all. Winter and all that - not great for super-shiny swatch photos. Rest assured - if you can get hold of this (for a non-insane re-sale price) then DO IT. You won't regret it.
Did you manage to pick this beauty up?
Products above bought with my own money. Some links are affiliate links.
Would you believe that I gave Whisper of Gilt away when I was doing one of my clear outs?! I didn't mean to and when I realised, I didn't have the heart to ask for it back! I miss it! This is a beauty! xx
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Nooooo!! Disaster! I have to say I am totally getting all the WOG hype. It is lovely!
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ReplyDeleteoh my that looks absolutely beautiful! I actually haven't bought anything from MAC for ages, you're tempting me though! ;)
DeleteIt is honestly lovely. Worth the splurge!!
DeleteI managed to get my hands on this but haven't used it yet because I made myself wait to photograph it at the weekend haha. I can't wait to use it on Monday now!
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Haha I was waiting for decent light too! Stupid winter making blog photography tricky!! Xxx
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