Collection: MAC 2016 Spring, Charlotte Olympia
MAC has teamed up with British accessory designer Charlotte Olympia for a new, “retro glam” collection which includes three new Studio Nail Lacquers in limited edition packaging:
- Good Old Days, a white cream
- To Have or Have Not, an orange red cream
- Old Fashioned, a deep burgundy red cream
Charlotte Olympia is known for whimsical shoes and handbags (at exquisite prices), and I’m actually a little disappointed that this MAC collection is more glam than whimsical.
However, I do adore the retro styling of the packaging (they also remind me a little of larger, pointier versions of Mavala nail polishes), though the colors leave a bit to be desired. Oh, a retro nail color collection with a cream, a warm red, and a vampy red? Whodathunk.
Here’s the link to the full collection. The special edition polishes retail for US$13 / CA$15.50. Use the code MACEXP for free express shipping in Canada, for a limited time.
It’s true, she’s more known for cat shoes than old Hollywood glam..
I’m SO tempted right now to get the white and the red polish!!! Yes they are really similar to the Mavala polishes. Have you seen the little clutch / cosmetic bag?
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Haha, yes! I’m not spending CA$42 for a (presumably) PVC clutch, though, as cute and polish-related as it may be. 😀
I thought you were on a polish-ban, missy! LOL!
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Yes I am… shhhh. That’s the only reason why I added them into my cart online and then promptly shut the window LOL.
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Hahahahaha I know that action exactly!
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I want the red one.. But not sure if Im willing to pay that amount for a nail polish though.. The packaging is very pretty by the way!😍
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ITA, it’s a bit pricy! I always balk at spending on MAC polishes because the quality isn’t really there, for me. The packaging is gorgeous, though.
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Agree!! There are more better and cheaper polishes out there too.. It’s only the bottle that I want.. Use it for something else when it’s done..hehe
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Haha! It’s a gorgeous bottle, for sure.
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I agree with you, her styles are so quirky and this is so classic! Doesn’t quite add up whilst it is lovely, that long brush end reminds me a little of the Louboutin polishes!
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Yes there’s definitely a bit of murder weapon about them and the Louboutin bottles 😀
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Simply gorgeous
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The bottles are pretty. It seems like a very retro pinup styling to me.
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Definitely! They’d look great on a vanity.
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the bottles are pretty, but these are still a skip for me.
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I agree, the colors are too blah.
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