MAC x Patrick Starrr Me So Fleek Face Kit Review, Photos, Swatches

Me So Fleek

MAC Me So Fleek Patrick Starrr Face Kit ($49.50 for 0.74 oz.) contains an eyeshadow quad, blush duo, lipstick, and lipgloss–and everything is full-sized, so it’s actually a great value set if you happen to like the shades included. Based on the last price I have for a blush duo, I’m getting a value of $95.50. I felt like the blush was particularly lovely, while the lip products were as expected for MAC’s finishes, and the quad was decent (which is probably better than average for MAC!).

Me So Fleek

B+

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

Hey, Boy, Hey!

MAC Hey, Boy, Hey! Lipstick is a rich, pinky-purple with warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was thin and a bit firmer in the tube; it had the feel of a Retro Matte but with more slip and thinness overall. I’d say it felt like a combination of Retro Mattes from a decade ago and the newer, more velvety (but very matte) Retro Mattes that have been released. The color applied evenly with nearly opaque coverage that stayed on well for six hours. The formula felt somewhat drying after four hours of wear.

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Pretty Vulgar Darling Be Daring (P, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar).
MAC Dancing Flowers (LE, $17.50) is darker (95% similar).
MAC Evening Rendezvous (LE, $17.50) is lighter (95% similar).
Urban Decay Crank (P, $18.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay Crank (P, $18.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
Estee Lauder Stronger (P, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay ZZ (P, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Colour Pop Back Up (P, $5.00) is lighter, more muted (85% similar).
Anastasia Madison (P, $20.00) is cooler, less glossy (85% similar).
MAC Have Your Cake (LE, $17.50) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
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Formula Overview

$17.50/0.10 oz. - $175.00 Per Ounce

MAC Lipstick comes in a variety of finishes, and the pigmentation and wear tend to be dependent on the finish. The sheer finishes, like Lustres, tend to wear for only a couple of hours and have sheer coverage (as designed) and are non-drying. Some of the original Matte shades have a stiffer, drier formula, while newer ones have a more velvety, silicone-feel to them, and the latter are creamier, more comfortable to wear, and easier to apply, but most Matte shades are quite pigmented and long-wearing, though some are drying. The Amplified and Satin finishes tend to have good pigmentation, lightly creamy to moderately creamy consistencies with a bit of shine, and moderate to long wear with deeper, richer shades wearing longer. The Frost and Metallic finishes have the most variance between shades with coverage ranging from semi-sheer to opaque with average wear and non-drying to slightly drying formulas. All MAC lipsticks are vanilla-scented but have no discernible taste.

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Hey, Boy, Hey!

B+

Limited Edition

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

Queen P

MAC Queen P Lipglass is a bright, medium fuchsia pink with subtle, cool undertones and a sparkling, glossy finish. It had medium coverage with a moderate amount of pearl and sparkle. (I really wish MAC would add finishes to their Lipglass range like Sheer, Medium, Opaque for coverage level.) The texture was smooth, light-medium in thickness, and moderately tacky. The color went on fairly evenly and lasted for five hours on me with a lightly hydrating feel.

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MAC Pink Trip (LE, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
Colour Pop Kink (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
MAC Throw a Spare (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Raring to Go (P, $10.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Plutonic Relationship (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Bubble Butt (LE, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar).
MAC Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson (LE, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
Colour Pop Dream Castle (LE, ) is darker, brighter (85% similar).
MAC Pearly Girl (LE, $21.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
MAC La Salsa (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
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Formula Overview

$17.00/0.10 oz. - $170.00 Per Ounce

The Lipglass formula is supposed to be “pigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic color” that can be worn “on its own, over lip pencil or lipstick” and will “condition lips.” MAC could use an update on the description as some shades are more pigmented than others but several are sheerer and likely intended to be that way. The formula has a very glossy, high-shine finish with a light-medium weight and moderate tackiness.

I have found that newer Lipglasses (over the last couple of years) are smoother and not quite as tacky as the formula was many years ago. They wear from three to six hours on me and are usually lightly hydrating. MAC recently updated the shade range and packaging for the range (though the formula was said to be unchanged), so worth noting is that with that packaging change came a reduction in quantity to 0.10 fl. oz. (was 0.17 fl. oz.), which may matter for some but not everyone.

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Queen P

B+

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

Play with Me

MAC Play with Me Eyeshadow Quad contains three pink-based shades and a pop of blue. Personally, I felt that the texture of the eyeshadows used in the Floral Realness collection seemed different than MAC’s typical eyeshadow formula; the mattes felt denser and more substantial but softer and a bit more powdery (rather than firmer that I tend to associate with MAC mattes) with the shimmers having more slip like they had added silicones in them. I don’t think that they swatched any better or worse than MAC’s previous eyeshadows (often a mixed bag just swatched) but were a little easier to work with on the lid. The real downside was that they seemed a little more prone to fading and shimmers didn’t seem to stay as intense over time.

Play with Me

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

86%

Total

In Living Pink

In Living Pink is a light-medium, peachy-pink with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The eyeshadow had a smooth, almost cream-like texture with a more silicone-like slip to it. The pigmentation was good, and the eyeshadow applied evenly to bare skin. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me before fading.

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Too Faced Slay Bells (LE, $16.00) is warmer (95% similar).
YSL Paris #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Meteor Crush (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Sugarpill Kitten Parade (P, $16.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Anastasia Ballet (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Morphe Sissy (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Too Faced Glistening Peach (P, $16.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Dior Fusion (764) (P, $29.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Clinique Pink and Plenty (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
NARS Elektra (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
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In Living Pink

B+

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

All's Rosy

All’s Rosy is a muted, medium-dark mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. This shade has been released previously, though I found the included version in the palette to be richer and have a softer, more velvety texture with better substance. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation with a soft, somewhat powdery texture, but I found it adhered evenly and blended out nicely on my lid in practice. It wore well for eight hours on me.

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Make Up For Ever M842 Wine (DC, $21.00) is brighter (90% similar).
Viseart Foxglove (P, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever M842 Wine (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
Smashbox Nirvana (P, ) is warmer (85% similar).
Tarte Stained Glass (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Coloured Raine Ladyship (P, $6.99) is cooler (85% similar).
Sephora Mauve (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (85% similar).
LORAC High Tide (LE, $19.00) is darker (85% similar).
MAC Absurdly Pretty (LE, $16.00) is cooler (85% similar).
Too Faced Wrap It Up (LE, $16.00) is cooler (85% similar).
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All's Rosy

Limited Edition

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

Hickie

Hickie is a bright, medium fuchsia pink with subtle, warmer undertones and cooler, bluish-violet pearl. It had more of a satin finish in practice and did not appear to be as nuanced once blended and worked into an eye look compared to a close-up swatch of it. The texture was soft, somewhat dusty, but blendable on the lid and yielded semi-opaque, buildable coverage. This shade lasted for seven and a half hours on me.

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MAC Fashion Fanatic (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
Urban Decay Gossip (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Urban Decay Woodstock (P, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Sugarpill Hotsy Totsy (P, $16.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Pat McGrath Rose Risque (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Sephora Jerrica (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
Too Faced I Love TF (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Simply Marlena (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
Sugarpill Smitten (LE, $13.00) is more shimmery, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
Too Faced Unwrap Me (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
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Hickie

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

In the Shadows

In the Shadows is a bright, deep blue with cool undertones and a frosted sheen. It had good color payoff with a smooth, slightly slippery consistency (again, felt like there were more silicone or silicone derivatives in it than typical) that helped it go on more evenly and blend out better on the lid, but I felt like the finish wasn’t as metallic once on and blended. It wore well for eight hours on me.

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Giorgio Armani Spring-Summer '17 (LE, $39.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Colour Pop Luckfully (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Kat Von D Nile (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
MAC Tonight's Temptation #1 (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Dior Rivage #5 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
MAC A Sprinkle of Blues #3 (P, $21.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Make Up For Ever ME216 Electric Blue (DC, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Tarte Dark Seas (P, $14.00) is darker (90% similar).
Coloured Raine Blue Magic (P, $6.99) (90% similar).
Kat Von D Nebula (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
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In the Shadows

B+

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Take Me Home

MAC Take Me Home Powder Blush Duo is likely the star product in the range, and again, I felt like MAC changed something in the formula as both halves of the duo were very silky and finely-milled without being thin or dry. Both shades were very pigmented and long-wearing.

Take Me Home

A-

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

91%

Total

Take Me Home (Top)

Take Me Home (Top) is a brighter, medium-dark pink-coral with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. There seemed to be a very slight sheen/micro-pearl to this one, particularly on the skin when buffed and blended on my cheeks. It had excellent pigmentation with a soft, lightly powdery texture that was easy to apply and blend out on my skin. This shade stayed on well for eight hours before I noticed fading.

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NYX Pinched (P, $5.00) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS Angel Pride III (LE, $30.00) is darker, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
NYX Desert Rose (P, $5.00) is cooler (90% similar).
NARS Peep Show (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Life's a Picnic (LE, $23.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
NARS Crave (LE, $30.00) is brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Anastasia Scorching (P, ) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Too Faced Melt Into Spring (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
MAC Whole Lotta Love (P, $23.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Guerlain Madame Rougit (LE, $67.00) is brighter, cooler (85% similar).
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Take Me Home (Top)

A-

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Take Me Home (Bottom)

Take Me Home (Bottom) is a medium-dark, rosy plum with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. I did find that the finish wasn’t flat or too matte on the skin, as it seemed to absorb just a bit of the natural oils on the skin (without darkening significantly or becoming hard to blend) to give it a natural finish. It had opaque pigmentation with a soft, velvety texture–one of the more finely-milled MAC powders I’ve come across–that blended out fairly easily. It wore well for eight hours on me.