The MAC All For Glamour Collection for Holiday 2012 is a part of the Fabulousness series, and includes this MAC All For Glamour Face Kit / Gorgeous Bronze ($49.50 USD / $59.50 CAD) which contains a bronzer, three eyeshadows and two lipsticks.  The collection also features a Touch Up Kit, available in 3 shades, which I will be reviewing soon. This limited-edition collection is now available from MAC, and you can also see the rest of the collection here.

I was super excited for the All For Glamour collection, because the adorable pastel-colored, satin pillow-like compacts with black bow detailing are just too cute to be kept in a makeup stash. These beauties need to live in a purse and see daylight often- so this color kit and the touch-up kit are perfect for that.

MAC All For Glamour Face Kit / Gorgeous Bronze (love the bow detailing)

MAC All For Glamour Face Kit / Gorgeous Bronze

Note the size

The palette includes…

• Golden Bronzing Powder: A muted, golden tan-beige with shimmer
• Hearts-A-Flutter Eye Shadow: A warm pink Satin eyeshadow with silver pearl
• Romance Me Eye Shadow: Warm plum Lustre eyeshadow with gold pearl
• Shadowy Lady Eye Shadow: Blackened, matte plum
• Barely Lit Lipstick: A neutral pink with gold pearl (Lustre texture)
• Headturner Lipstick: Mid-tone cool cream plum (Cremesheen texture)

We’ve already established that the packaging is adorable- and its quite functional too! The lipsticks have a separate piece of plastic to keep them clean of eyeshadow and bronzer powder (and the palette does get quite messy fast- so this is a must-have for any combination palette).

The palette comes with a large mirror in the lid and a double-ended brush (one side for eyeshadow and one side for lipstick). The shades are all beautiful and work together nicely, however I do feel as if Hearts-A-Flutter and Shadowy Lady lacked pigmentation. Romance Me had quite a bit of fall-out because it’s a Lustre texture. The eyeshadows were probably the most disappointing- so that could definitely be a deal-breaker to some. Having said that, check out the look I created with the palette… I actually quite like it.

The bronzer is a lovely golden bronze shade, however it does seem a little more chalky than I remember MAC Bronzers to be. I’m not sure if its a different formula, but I wasn’t as in love with it as I have been with other MAC Bronzers in the past (having said that, MAC Bronzers have never really made my ‘favorites’ list anyways).

I love the lipsticks the most in this palette- not only do they look beautiful, pigmented and comfortable on their own, but layered together they look even more gorgeous, giving this palette an extra dimension and more possibilities!

Included double-ended brush

(L-R): Golden Bronzing Powder, Hearts-A-Flutter Eye Shadow, Romance Me Eye Shadow, Shadowy Lady Eye Shadow, Barely Lit Lipstick & Headturner Lipstick

Swatches (L-R): Golden Bronzing Powder, Hearts-A-Flutter Eye Shadow, Romance Me Eye Shadow, Shadowy Lady Eye Shadow, Barely Lit Lipstick & Headturner Lipstick

A look I created with this palette- to see more photos, click here!

Summary

• Price: $49.50 USD / $59.50 CAD
• Availability: MAC
• Overall: Love the packaging, but the products aren’t that great. Love the lipsticks, the bronzer is okay but the eyeshadows aren’t that great- they either lack pigmentation and/or smoothness. Having said that, on the skin they still look nice, but it’s definitely not the best palette i’ve seen from MAC.
• Rating: B