The MAC Glamour Daze Collection for Holiday 2012 includes eight MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadows ($19.50 USD / $22.50 CAD), a pearly-textured, cream-powder eyeshadow in various colors. I have five shades to show you today, but you can see the full collection here.  This large collection has a very sweet, feminine theme with pearl textures, sweet, indulgent hues and glossy black packaging. This limited-edition collection is available now from MAC.

This collection re-promotes the Extra Dimension texture that we saw back in Spring from the MAC In Extra Dimension Collection, only these particular ones are much smaller- and it’s quite frustrating as they aren’t significantly cheaper despite the change (you’re paying $0.50 USD / $1.50 CAD less for about half of the previous size).  This unique cream-powder texture impressed me the first time I saw them, and they still impress me now!

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadows

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadows

Note the size

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadows; Glamour Daze Holiday 2012 Collection size (left) & In Extra Dimension Collection size (right)

The shades include:

• A Natural Flirt: A soft, peachy nude (really looks more peach-y when swatched)
• Evening Grey: A steel silver
• Stolen Moment: A dark taupe
• Divine Blue: A mid-tone aqua (this one had slightly less pigmentation, but was still buildable)
• Round Midnight: A dark burgundy

I found the original eyeshadows to be very frosty and shimmery, while these have a bit more of a satin texture. They still have the same cool, creamy texture (it almost feels a bit ’wet’ when you touch it) and excellent color pay-off. All of the shades were consistently high quality, which I’m very happy to see.

The powder has a cool 3D embossed texture to it and they can be used either wet or dry (both ways have beautiful pigmentation though).  I do find that you need a primer with this formula though, if you want it to stay on all day.  They are incredibly easy to blend and really make the eyes pop- I’m a huge fan! My favorite shades are definitely Evening Grey (perfect for smoky eyes) and A Natural Flirt (a great, brightening wash of color all over the lid).

The glossy black packaging is pretty much identical to what we saw from the MAC Marilyn Monroe Collection- except this one doesn’t have any special sticky or decal. I wasn’t a fan of the glossy black packaging in that collection, but I actually don’t mind it in this one (it must have been the Marilyn design that made them look a little cheap and tacky).

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in A Natural Flirt

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in Evening Grey

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in Stolen Moment

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in Divine Blue

MAC Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in Round Midnight

Swatches (L-R): A Natural Flirt, Evening Grey, Stolen Moment, Divine Blue & Round Midnight

Summary

• Price: $19.50 USD / $22.50 CAD for 0.04oz / 1.3g
• Availability: MAC
• Overall: I’m still a huge fan of the soft, pigmented textures but it’s disappointing to seeing such a dramatic decrease in size without a significant price drop. The shades are beautiful but they do need a primer to stay put all day. I do like how they can be used wet or dry too!
• Rating: A