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MAC DSquared: Lovin’ the Feline Eye Kohl and Greasepaint Sticks

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Hey there, Tenderonis. How was Monday? I bailed on my responsibilities this afternoon and hit my nearby MAC counter to play with the new DSquared collection for lips, face and eyes.

I swatched everything the counter had in stock, which was nine of the 11 items. Of course, the two that were missing just happened to be the two I was MOST looking forward to (Lip Erase ($16) and DSquared Tinted Lip Conditioner in Fuchsia Fix ($15)), but c’est la vie, le sigh!

I’ll track down the two stragglers later this week. In the meantime, let me know what you think about these.

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DSquared Shape and Sculpt Powder in Bone Beige and Emphasize

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DSquared Shape and Sculpt Powder in Bone Beige and Accentuate and Sculpt

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From left to right: DSquared Lipstick in Nude Rose and Blood Red

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From top to bottom: DSquared Greasepaint Stick in B, DSquared Greasepaint Stick in V, Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline

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DSquared Sculpt and Shape Powder in Bone Beige and Emphasize, 165 Tapered Cheek/Highlight Brush

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Swatches from left to right: Greasepaint Stick in B, Greasepaint Stick in V and Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline

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DSquared Sculpt and Shape Powder in Bone Beige and Emphasize

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From left to right: DSquared Lipstick in Blood Red and Nude Rose

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Nude Rose

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Blood Red

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NOTE: The DSquared collection includes a repeat of MAC’s Greasepaint Stick in Black, which they also released last week with MAC Style Black. I think it’s hawt (stays on for ages and can be layered beneath colors to ramp up their intensity).There’s a shot of it here.

A few quick notes

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Hello!

We (DSquared and I) still need to get better aquatinted over the coming days, but …

  • I fell deeper in love with the Greasepaint Sticks when I discovered that each one houses a hidden sharpener in the base. Nice for when I want to use one as liner. 🙂
  • The Feline Eye Kohl flat-out rocks. No joke. A lot of black pencils will look blueish or greenish on my skin, but not this little lover. It’s a true black with no blue, green or purple undertones at all. And it goes on smoothly, with a formula that hasn’t irritated my eyes when I’ve worn it on my waterline. I think this one might be worthy of stockpiling.
  • I may skip the Sculpt and Shape Powders (contouring and highlighting powders). The MAC mua I chatted with today thought they’d probably appeal more to professional makeup artists than to everyday makeup fanatics on account of how sheer they apply, and I can see her point.

So what do ya think? Do any DSquareds catch your eye?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

karen

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  4. Haaay Karen, 🙂

    I flipped for this collection. The feline liner is amazing. I get all the raves now. I need a backup ASAP. The GPS are INCREDIBLE. The blue is my favorite (since it is my face color and all). I will also need backups of these. Blood Red is a pretty lippie and I bought the lip erase. I’m not too sure about the lip erase, but I will keep it and try to make it work. I think it works better with gloss. I’ll skip on the sculpt and shape b/c I have one from MUFE that I don’t use much. I might pick up the brush, though. I love love love this collection.

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  7. Karen,
    I don’t know about you but I’m so pumped about both the Style it Black AND the D’squared collections. The past few MAC collections haven’t been so eventful. I def want the grease paint stick and possibly a lippie or two. I already own a Fushia Fix lip cond and although I wear that sucker all of the time the jar looks like I’ve barely even dipped in it. Thanks for the swatche and reviews!!! Oh and the new season of the Hills is coming back. Are you ready for Speidi’s jelly???

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    • Hi Tania,

      LOL, I’m NOT ready for Speidi’s jelly. El Hub is now refusing to watch The Hills with me (apparently The City is still acceptable though) so now I have to watch the eps on the ‘low on my computer.

      I don’t know if I’ll be able to deal with Kristin. I just watched some old eps of Laguna Beach: Season 1 this weekend and her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

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  10. The greasepaint sticks and Feline liner WILL BE MINE. They look soo gorgeous…I’m going to check them out this weekend, hopefully none of them are sold out!

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  11. OMG hidden sharpener? I am so glad I have the black grease paint and i preordered V. I also preordered feline – looks like I may need a second pencil if it hasn’t sold out already. I’ll pic up my loot tomorrow and I’m really excited about it. i am still thinking about adding #165 to my brush collection.

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    • Hi Lexi,

      Yes!! It’s like the Transformers of eye pencils… more than meets the eye!

      I’m gonna give the 165 a go today! I hope it is all that and a bag of chips.

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  12. Hey Karen,

    I am such a doofus. After you mentioned that the Greasepaint Sticks have a sharpener, I jumped up from my computer and grabbed the one I bought from Style Black. Bam and there it was!! I even woke up my husband to tell him of my discovery lol. Thank you Karen! If it wasn’t for you, I would have been wondering how the heck I was going to sharpen the stick after it lost the point:D

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  13. P.S. I am only interested in few products in this line. I want to try out the Shape and Sculpt powder and maybe the Greasepaint Stick in B. After hearing so many wonderful things about it, I will definitely pick up Feline Kohlpower Pencil:)

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  14. Oh, those are beautiful! I love B and V!

    Yes, I am finishing my essay as I type this. I deserve a little make-up photo pick-me-up while I finish typing.

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  16. I picked up all the grease sticks and I played with the black on today. I didn’t know they have a hidden sharpener! The grease sticks are the bomb! I thought I would be going gaga over Nude Rose lipstick but when I swatched them I wasn’t that excited. I did pick up Feline but when I got home I discovered that I dropped on the way back from MAC. I am still kicking myself! Oh well I have one on hold and I will pick it up tomorrow. I am still on the fence on getting the shape and sculpt and the brush. I do like that the shape and sculpt is sheer and natural looking without being too bronze or shimmery but I am just not sure how much I will use it.
    .-= amy’s last blog post… FOTD MAC Style Black Young Punk Eyeshadow, MAC Intense Black Grease Paint Stick and Medusa’s Makeup Flamingo Mineral Eyedust =-.

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    • Hi Amy,

      Oh no! That’s a bummer. 🙁 Well, at least your counter still has them in stock. A mua I was chatting with told me that she loves Feline so much that she plans of buying 10 of them for her kit!

      What did you think of the other lip products?

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  21. How does the Feline compare to their other kohl eyelinder in smolder? I live by Smolder ever since I’ve worn make-up because it gives me that black as black kohl look without buying loose kohl powder. I usually wear eyeliner on my waterline as well, so if this is even better, then I should stockpile..

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    • Hi Indi,

      It’s more of a true black. On some skin tones, Smolder turns blue or green. Also, I think it’s a little bit more smudgy when worn along the lashline if it isn’t set with an eyeshadow or an invisible powder.

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  22. I need Feline! A lot of black liners almost turn a blue-ish color on me (especially if I’m wearing purples or blues for shadows). The nude rose lippie looks pretty — I will always have a fondness for nude lips! 🙂 I just spend a load of money on MAC over the weekend . . . but I just *need* a few things from this collection!

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    • Hi Michelle,

      I have that problem too. Are you strictly a MAC girl, or are you open to other makeup lines? Cargo makes a fantastic black pencil called Plant Love Eye Liner. It’s a true black that stays on all day long (even on the waterline). If you want to check it out here’s the post. 🙂

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  25. Hey Karen, does the Feline Kohl last a long time on the waterline? I’m having a problem with the liner I use on my waterline, it is migrating all under my eyes after about 1 hour= GROSS!

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    • Hi Erin,

      It lasts a really long time. I popped some on yesterday at 3, and it was on until I took off my makeup at 10.

      Another long wearing eye kohl to consider is Cargo’s Plant Love Liner. It goes on super smooth, doesn’t irritate the waterline and lasts a really long time! Here’s a review and some swatches in case you’d like to check it out. 🙂

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  26. Feline is gorgeous. I think I bought four of them when it was re-released last year with the Starflash eyeshadows. 🙂

    Those greasepaints look awesome. Do you use a primer under them or just put them on your bare lid?

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    • Hi Elle,

      I’ve done both. It stays put both ways. When wearing the Greasepaints on the lower lash line as liner, though, they can get a little smudgy, but all you have to do is set them with an invisible powder or a coordinating eye shadow. 🙂

      Do you plan on getting anything from this release?

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  29. Oh yeahhh I want Feline BAD! Sososo bad! Every time it was supposed to be released with a collection, it didn’t. Maybe now that there’s MAC PRO they’ll get it. That’s probably all I’ll be picking up from the collection, since I’ll be spending a bit more on Style Black =D
    .-= Marce’s last blog post… Chanel Glossimers – Swatches =-.

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  32. Ha ha, usually I feel relieved too unless it’s something I think is crap or way out of my comfort zone. I’m truly my own worst critic. I’m not an essay person. I’d prefer to take a test anyday! I did like writing my C.L. essay though. My G&S essay will be easy peasy too since I’m doing a story that I love (Brothers Grimm’s Snow White) to analyze in a feminist criticism point of view. It can’t get any easier than Brothers Grimm. 🙂

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  33. Oh yeah, Feline is the cat’s meow! (sorry, I could not resist that bit of cheesiness.)

    How does it compare to Smolder from Style Black? It’s funny cause I was convinced Feline would be re-released for Style Black, since it’s like, the best black eyeliner evah!
    .-= Stef’s last blog post… We heart Illamasqua, a review… =-.

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  36. How do you use the hidden sharpener attached to the greasepaints? I tried to use it but ended up getting product stuck all over the inside of it. Nothing was sharpened.

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  38. fuchsia fix is worth hunting down! i actually have it from when it was a regular TLC awhile ago…picked it up at my local Cosmetics Company store. gorgeous color, glad they are re-releasing it because I’m running out. 😀

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    • Hi Erin,

      Sure thing! 🙂 Please let me know what you think of it… and save your receipt just in case you don’t love it.

      How’s your Thursday going so far?

      Reply

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