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The MAC Fruity Juicy Collection Is a Fiesta of Fruit for Bronzed Babes

April 27th, 2017 by Karen 23 Comments

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The MAC Fruity Juicy collection, coming May 28th to MAC counters and online (available through June 29th)

Hey, have you ever noticed that when someone cuts up some fruit ? for you, even if it’s, like, the stringiest, most mediocre mango or the blandest apple ever, it tastes better?

What’s up with that? I don’t even know.

mac fruity juicy packaging
Frooooooot!

Like, if someone walked up right now with a tray of all the fruit on the packaging for the new MAC Fruity Juicy collection and said, “Hey! Here’s some coconut and banana slices for you. And half a nice papaya. Mmm… And we’ve got some tasty pineapple cubes!” I would not be hating life.

It’s a warm-toned color collection

Summer, summer, summertime! I know! It’s almost here. I can hardly contain myself [INSERT CONNOR CLAIRE’S HIP WIGGLY DANCE]. 🙂

That’s one of the things I always look forward to — MAC summer collections. Most of the time they’re warm and colorful to go with whatever summery bronzed bodaciousness you’re wearing, and Fruity Juicy is too.

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The yum-inducing MAC Fruity Juicy collection

A focus on face and cheek products

A tropical fruit salad o’ makeup, Fruity Juicy goes all out with face and cheek products, which makes sense to me, seeing as how MAC tends to focus on bronzed, beautiful skin in their summer collections.

There are four bronzers (I’ve tried the two $27 Bronzing Powders but haven’t tried the $33 Studio Sculpt Bronzers yet), two liquid highlighters (Lustre Drops in Sun Rush and Bronze Hero, both $21), a beautiful $33 bronzer/blush/highlighting Pearlmatte Face Powder called Oh My Passion, and a bottle of Prep+Prime Coconut Fix+, which I need to spray on my face RIGHT NOW. *spray*

Ah… That smells so good. We’ll get to that one in a second.

mac fruity juicy boxes
Now I want a smoothie…

But there are also some eye palettes, lipsticks and Lipglasses

Of course there are. There are three $32 Eye Shadow X 6 six-pan eyeshadow palettes (Fruit a La La, Love in the Glades, Oh My Banana), four $17 lipsticks (Calm Heat, Shy Girl, Love at First Bite, Si Si Me) and four $21 Cremesheen Glasses (Cha-Cha-Cha, Shake Shake Shake, La Salsa, Summer Succulence).

Oh, and there’s also a makeup bag and a couple of brushes.

When and where

The complete cornucopia comes May 18th to MAC counters and online, and it’ll be available through June 29th.

Coconut Fix+ will probably sell out fast

Go coconuts and get there early if you want to get Coconut Fix+. That’s all I’m sayin’.

How cute is that bottle!? I can’t, I just can’t. And it smells SO GOOD! It’s coco-nutty, but not that faux kinda super sweet coconut. Near as I can tell, it’s the same Fix+ you and I know and love, and it’s good for setting your makeup or adding a quick hit of hydration to your skin.

I literally cannot stop spraying it on myself…

*spray* See, told you.

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Prep + Prime Fix+ in Coconut ($23)

When MAC did a bunch of LE Fix+ scents a while back (remember when those sold out quickly?), Coconut Fix+ was in that mix. I think it’s gonna fly off the shelves this time again.

PLUS, IT’S JUST SO PRETTY!

And if you’re curious about the eyeshadow palettes…

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The MAC Eye Shadow X 6 palettes from the lower left in Fruit a La La, Love in the Glades and Oh My Banana ($32 each)

The MAC Eye Shadow X 6 palettes: Oh My Banana is the best!

There are three X 6 palettes in the collection (all powder shadows), and Oh My Banana is my fave. It’s the one with gold, orange, cranberry and brown.

I don’t know if you agree, but I think there’s often a discrepancy between the quality of MAC’s LE shadows and their permanent collection products. To me, their permanent shadows are almost always better, but quality-wise the shadows in Oh My Banana seem right up there with MAC’s permanent line shadows. They’re MAC-caliber smooth, easy to blend, and they don’t irritate my eyes.

But the shadows in the other two palettes — Fruit a La La (with the red shadow) and Love in the Glades (with the blue and green)?

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From the top: MAC Eye Shadow X 6 palettes in Oh My Banana, Fruit a La La and Love in the Glades
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Wearing MAC Eye Shadow X 6 in Fruit a La La on my lids; Bronzing Powder in Refined Refined Golden, Pearlmatte Face Powder in Oh My Passion and Lustre Drops in Bronze Hero on my cheeks; and MAC Lipstick in Shy Girl and Cremesheen Glass in Summer Succulence on my lips
MAC Eye Shadow X 6 in Love in the Glades on my lids; Bronzing Powder in Baiana Bronze, Lustre Drops in Sun Rush and Pearlmatte Face Powder in Oh My Passion my cheeks; and Lipstick in Shy Girl and Cremesheen Glass in Summer Succulence on my lips

Questionable quality: Fruit a La La and Love in the Glades

I love both of the color combos, but the mattes in these two palettes seem a little… How shall I put it? Overripe?

They’re just kinda hard to blend, and the grains seem larger than usual, which for some reason bugs my water lines. With both Fruit a La La and Love in the Glades, I had to take off my eye makeup halfway through the day because my water lines kept watering.

I have sensitive eyes, but I dunno… Just my two cents.

Baiana Bronzer is bae.

Yes, I just used “bae” in a sentence and was serious about it, haha. You guys, this bronzer is BLOWING MY MIND RIGHT NOW.

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Clockwise from the left: MAC Bronzing Powders in Baiana Bronze and Refined Golden ($27 each), and Lustre Drops in Bronze Hero and Sun Rush ($21 each)

This neutral matte bronze has a dollop of delish golden warmth. It’s rare to find a matte golden bronzer that isn’t too matte, and this one’s also smoother than soft serve, which takes it up to Covet Level 10. Don’t miss it.

And a pretty Pearlmatte Face Powder

Leave room in your fruit basket for Pearlmatte Face Powder, too, ’cause it’s all kinds of complex when you swirl the tan, yellow, pink and coral shades together (like a fab fruit salad).

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Pearlmatte Face powder in Oh My Passion ($33)

The tan marvelously meshes with the pink, coral and yellow, and when the light lands on your cheeks just right, it reveals a touch of heavenly pearl.

mac fruity juicy swatches bronzer pearlmatte lustre drops
From the top: MAC Bronzing Powders in Refined Golden and Baiana Bronze; the Pearlmatte Face Powder in Oh My Passion; and the Lustre Drops in Sun Rush and Bronze Hero

At the very least, swatch these Lustre Drops

I’ve written about my love for these flexible, long-lasting liquid highlighters in depth before, and I still adore them. Their fine opalescent finish glows without glitter. It’s whisper of a highlight, but you can build them up with layers until you reach full power shimmer.

Bronze Hero is the darker of the two and the one I recommend if you’re NC42 or up. Sun Rush is lighter, but I bet it’ll work for just about everyone. Great stuff.

Lovin’ three of the lipsticks

Fuchsia Love at First Bite, creamy coral Shy Girl and violet Si Si Me are all must-haves. So much pigment! And they’re smooth too.

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Lipsticks from the left in Calm Heat, Shy Girl, Love at First Bite and Si Si Me ($17 each)
mac shy girl lipstick swatch
Cremesheen Lipstick in Shy Girl
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Amplified Lipstick in Love at First Bite
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Satin Lipstick in Si, SI, Me!
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Matte Lipstick in Calm Heat

Personally, I would steer clear of Calm Heat (the palest matte shade), ’cause it’s not one of those easy mattes, ya know? It catches every single flake on my lips and refuses to apply evenly.

I’d hoped that these would all have a limited edition tropical fruit scent (because how cool would that have been?), but alas, they’re trademark MAC vanilla (as are the Lipglasses).

The Lipglasses

I love all four. ‘Nuff said. They’re glossy and moisturizing.

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MAC Cremesheen Glasses from the left in Summer Succulence, Cha-Cha-Cha, Shake Shake Shake! and La Salsa ($21 each)
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Cremesheen Glass in Shake Shake Shake!
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Cremesheen Glass in La Salsa
mac cha cha cha swatch
Cremesheen Glass in Cha-Cha-Cha
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Cremesheen Glass in Summer Succulence
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From the top: MAC Lipsticks in Calm Heat, Shy Girl, Love at First Bite and Si Si Me; Cremesheen Glasses in Summer Succulence, Cha-Cha-Cha, Shake Shake Shake and La Salsa

My favorite one, though, is warm peachy pink Cha-Cha-Cha. I wore it on top of Shy Girl Love at First Bite Lipstick yesterday, and together they’re the exact same color as a ripe dragonfruit.

Gonna wear that combo a TON this summer! 🙂

Bronzing Powder ingredients
Pearlmatte ingredients
Eye Shadow X 6 ingredients
Lustre Drop ingredients
Prep + Prime Fix+ ingredients
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Cremesheen Glass ingredients
Lipstick ingredients

Tropical fruit smoothies for everyone! Cha, cha, cha. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The MAC Fruity Juicy Collection Is a Fiesta of Fruit for Bronzed Babes / Originally published April 27th, 2017

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  1. Agata says

    April 27th, 2017 at 7:40 pm

    Karen, where do I start? This collection is beautiful and your whole color story is beautiful. Your looks are stunning. But beyond that, I just want to say that the amount of work you put into your posts doesn’t go unnoticed. You are truly amazing and so creative!
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    • Indya says

      April 28th, 2017 at 8:59 am

      What she said! Everything is gorgeous!
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  2. Amy says

    April 27th, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    I can’t agree more with Agata. Truly satisfying posts, so much to see in this one and no stone goes unturned! These are also some of the best eye looks I’ve seen in a long time – complex yet wearable, creative yet doable. Thank you!

    Reply
  3. Efrain says

    April 27th, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    Gosh the moment I saw Baiana bronze I knew we were meant for each other, it seems to be the perfect bronzer for my skin tone.

    Also Oh my passion looks so gorgeous but I’m on the fence about the color I think it’ll only work as a highlighter on me, and I don’t use a lot of highlighter.

    And I agree with Amy and Agatha this collection is soooo gorgeous but the way you present it, is what makes it more awesome. Well done girl!

    Reply
  4. Lily S. says

    April 27th, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    Oh Wow, I love your new blog look! So clean and fresh!
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  5. Nancy says

    April 27th, 2017 at 8:35 pm

    Karen, above you say that you wore Shy Girl yesterday. Yesterday’s post mentions wearing Love at First Bite. Can you please confirm. Thank You!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 27th, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      Hi Nancy,

      Thanks for catching that. The shade I wore yesterday is indeed Love at First Bite. 🙂

      Reply
      • Nancy says

        April 27th, 2017 at 9:18 pm

        Thanks Karen!

        I really like the combo which is why I wanted to clarify.

        Reply
  6. LindaLibraLoca says

    April 28th, 2017 at 12:42 am

    Every kind of food tastes better when someone else prpares it for you. At least for someone as lazy in the kitchen as I am.
    Too bad about the green eyeshadow palette, it was the one I was eyeing, but as someone wearing contacts I can’t take the risk of them irritating my eyes.
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  7. Eleni says

    April 28th, 2017 at 2:33 am

    The bronzer … I’m eyeing the bronzer and drops. You created such a beautiful and exotic look with this collection! Thanks for the great review and the amazing photos xx
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  8. Aditi says

    April 28th, 2017 at 3:21 am

    Really love the new look of your blog, very refreshing – just like this new collection of MAC. I really appreciate the amount of hard work yo’ve put in designing your post in line with the collection. Kudos to that!

    Any idea about launch of this collection in Australia?

    xx Aditi
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  9. Madeline says

    April 28th, 2017 at 5:22 am

    I need it alllll!!

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  10. Kim says

    April 28th, 2017 at 6:01 am

    So much color and happiness in this collection! Everything looks fab on you, as always. Too bad about the quality of Love in the Glades because you’re usually rocking the blues and greens. I love the look of Fruit a La La in the palette, too (always like the reds and pinks). The coconut Fix+ sounds delish. 🙂

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  11. JackieC says

    April 28th, 2017 at 6:20 pm

    On a different outlet I’ve seen that this collection will be released on May 18th instead of the 28th. Would you have any information on this?

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    • Karen says

      April 28th, 2017 at 9:21 pm

      Hi Jackie,

      It’s May 18th. Thanks for letting me know about the typo.

      Reply
  12. Nicole says

    April 29th, 2017 at 6:01 pm

    So May 18th is the arrival date at say Nordstrom MAC counter? I need to be there opening day. Yes. I said need not want. These things look life sustaining. Thank you!!

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    • Karen says

      April 30th, 2017 at 10:23 am

      Hi Nicole,

      The info I got from MAC pr said that May 18 is the in-store date and online date, so I’m assuming that includes Nordstrom MAC counters. You may want to call them to confirm though.

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      • Nicole says

        April 30th, 2017 at 2:05 pm

        Thanks! I love your blog. Have a great day.

        Reply
  13. Erin says

    May 1st, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    Liking the lips more than I thought I would and I’m bummed about the green palette, it was a very nice set of greens!
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  14. Rachel S. Runyan says

    May 2nd, 2017 at 1:34 am

    I adore the packaging! It’s a really pretty collection. The eyeshadows actually look pretty darn good for a MAC LE release.

    Reply
  15. Fancie says

    May 7th, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    This collection is so gorgeous!! Lord knows I want to buy it all just for the packaging lol. I love me some Fix+ and have been meaning to grab more so I guess now is my time with this beautiful bottle and yummy coconut formula. I’m definitely getting that Pearlmatte too. It’s just too stunning!
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  16. Joyce B. says

    May 18th, 2017 at 7:40 am

    I missed the presale on the coconut Fix+ spray. I checked Mac’s web site this morning at 7:30 ET and it wasn’t up yet. Thought I’d lay down for a bit– and fell asleep. Woke up at 10, ran to the computer and it was up– and sold out. Darn! Checked Nordstrom quick, sold out. Tried Macy’s– they had it! So if you’re desperately looking for the coconut Fix+, try macys.com. I also bought the Cremesheen Glass in La Salsa. You were right Karen, that Fix+ went fast.

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  17. Adrienn says

    May 25th, 2017 at 12:46 am

    Hi Karen, and for everyone!

    I’m thinking to pick Si si me lipstick to my collection, but I’m hesitate if it is not like Girl about town, or any other shades already exist in Mac lipstick range?

    Could anyone give me an advice?

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