While I have some great product reviews on deck for you guys - I would like to take this opportunity to discuss something I'm not exactly pleased about. Because let's admit, we all love bitching.
It's not breaking news that MAC has released the Venomous Villains collection for this fall. MAC's new lines are always real hyped.. us bloggers get our panties allll up in a bunch over them and we anticipate what colors they'll come out with, if there'll be anything super unique, and MY PERSONAL FAVORITE: the goddamn packaging.
Another thing that isn't breaking news is the fact that I am packaging obsessed. If the outside looks good, I'm interested. Such a sucker for shelf appeal.
So obviously, when I heard MAC was teaming up with freakin DISNEY - I was expecting big things. I was expecting to open up the eyeshadows and have "it's a small world" start playing and perhaps some streamers come shooting out at me. MAGIC, PEOPLE. DISNEY MAGIC.
I did not receive magic.
Did MAC fire their graphic designers? Did they just say - "ehhh make em black and throw a picture of the villain on the lid - boom, done." I mean, some of the villain decals on the packaging look like straight up stickers. I could have made a Venomous Villain's collection a long time ago by hitting up Party City, buying some Cruella DeVille stickers, and sticking them on my tube of Saint Germain. Limited Edition.
I guess my main problem here is that the reason we makeup lovers buy these limited edition products isn't really because we love the color (we might, but that's not what intrigues us). It's not because we need another lipstick. And it's definitely not because we want something ordinary. It's because we want something from the Venomous Villains collection and we want it to be KICK ASS. I have Disney Princess chapstick from the dollar store that has more shelf appeal than these things. It's just a big bummer for me.
And who the hell is Dr. Facilier? I mean, I know he's from the Princess & The Frog Movie... But was Ursula not GLAM enough for her own lipstick that we had to throw a DUDE in there? That movie just came out like a year ago and I'm pretty sure the target market for MAC makeup is more into the classics rather than the brand new stuff.. It's whatever, just hit up Tink for some pixie dust and get back to me, MAC. For now, I'm mad at you.
