MAC Stereo Rose is probably one of MAC's most coveted products. It's been out in a previous collection but sold out very quickly and then was re-released in MAC's recent collection Après Chic. Now, I'm not one to visit every MAC store searching for a sold out item, in fact I was pretty much 99% sure I wasn't going to buy this. Yes it had a massive hype around it, but when I tried it on the first time it just seemed like a decent blusher and well, I have too many blushers as it is.
I'd set my mind on buying MAC's Soft & Gentle which is also a MSF but it's a champagne colour so would be used as a highlighter rather than a blush. Unfortunately Westfield didn't have any Soft & Gentle... and well, I'd already prepared myself to buy something in MAC. The lady convinced me to try Stereo Rose again (they actually had a few left in stock even though everywhere else had sold out) and she applied it to the tops of my cheekbones as a highlight/blush hybrid and well, I really liked it. Damn!
So I fell for the hype/sold out story and bought Stereo Rose. It's a huge product, which is what kind of what put me off in the first place. For a product which is pretty much a blusher, it's huge and very expensive. But what attracts me to it is it's ability to highlight whilst adding colour to the cheeks. It's a coral colour with gold and bronze running through it, although if I apply too much it can look quite orangey/red on me.
The formula is really soft and it's glowy without being sparkly. I'm pretty sure it's completely sold out by now, so sorry if this is a bit teasing, but seeing as it's so popular I'm sure it'll pop up in a future limited edition collection. I don't have any exact highstreet dupes but I know that Vivo from Tesco do good baked blushers, so maybe check those out?
So there you have it... I'm a cliché blogger, I admit it!
Did any of you guys pick this up when it was available?
Lily xx
MAC Mineralise Skin Finish in 'Stereo Rose' £21.50
So pretty but quite similar to benefit coralista and NARS orgasm! X
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ReplyDeleteOuch! Kinda expensive but it does look stunning on you lily :) having an international giveaway on,y blog featuring goodies from victorias secret and others :) maybe you'd like to pop over and have a look :)
ReplyDeleteI really like it on you and it's a very pretty colour! I'd love to have it but I'm afraid I'm to pale and the colour will be too bright. Most of the time I go for more pink coloured blushes because they look way more natural on my face. I don't like it being expensive either haha but there's nothing to do about that! It's beautiful though and it's suits your face really well :)
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It looks beautiful on you! I'd love to get my hands on this, but it's kind of hard to find where I live. Oh well. :-/
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I bought Stereo Rose and I'm a bit conflicted, sometimes I like it, sometimes it just looks kind of muddy...
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely on you xx
oh that looks amazing, I am definitely heading to MAC this week!
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This actually looks gorgeous on you. Really warns up your conplexion, you look beautiful xx
ReplyDeleteAw the colour looks great on you! Don't think I would buy this any time soon though since I'm broke as :(
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Looks lovely, great colour! x
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It's such a beautiful color :))
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Such a beautiful blush! It looks gorgeous on your skin tone :) xx
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This looks gorgeous, will have to try it. I also love MAC Warm Soul x
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This looks lovely on you Lily but I reckon it would be too dark for my fair skin tone. Don't worry about being a cliched blogger, if it lives up to the hype then so be it!
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This is such a lovely shade, I really want to try it!
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I've also heard so much hype about this, it looks beautiful on you! I'm gutted it's sold out!
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Megan xxx
Beautiful colour
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It is so so pretty! I bought soft & gentle recently though as I haven't really tried a highlighter before but have way too many blushers!
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Such a pretty colour!!
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ooh wow it looks gorgeous on you!
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a dupe for this is Sleek blush in rose gold, my must have blush I love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite tempted to buy this but as I already own benefit's coralista, I'm worried it might be very similar?
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Love this colour and it looks beautiful on you! xxx
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Wow, this is really flattering on you! I've been eyeing Stereo Rose since it first came out years ago, but never picked it up. I have a few other MSFs, though, and love them! :)
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Lily, do not worry- I am a terrible blogger cliche also!!! Not only did i purchase this cult product, i also took pictures of it and wrote about on my blog!
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The colour is gorgeous
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I've just reviewed this on my blog too! ;) great post, it really suits you.
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Really want to try this!! The colour is gorgeous! :) ♥
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i have been in two minds myself about buying this! But listening to you talk about this on your video has made me want to give it a chance and hopefully it will change my mind! :)
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I got it the day it was released!! Missed out the first time, got it off the UK website and my mum sentnit to me in Dubai! Havent tried it on yet, I'm blonde and pale so I hope it looks as good on me as it does on you
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this is gorgeous! do you ever find it comes out too orangey though?
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This looks beautiful on you! Really matches your skin tone! <3xo
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Such a gorgeous color!
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I love this MSF! I too bought into the hype and snatched one up this time around. I expect I'll get a lot of use out of it in the Summer months
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Omg that looks so gorgeous on your skin I want I want I want
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Do you think this would look good on paler skin tones?
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Oh my gosh, such a gorgeous colour! And it really suits you :)
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This looks gorgeous!
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That looks amazing! The price would sting a bit though I think! xx
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I really like this shade on you! It looks amazing!
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I have one too and I love it, just need to use it sparingly, otherwise I will have metallic cheeks!
ReplyDeleteooh it really suits you! a lot of people look a bit... weird? with it on but i think it's just the right colour for your skin tone. i think i'll stick to soft & gentle, though... x
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I went to pick this one up and ended up getting the other called Porcelain Pink. Mac was sold out of Stereo Rose, which was sad because I really wanted it! I am happy with the one I picked up though.
ReplyDeleteI really want to try this out! It looks lovely!
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I love this so much. Mainly just because it's so pretty to look at, like summer in pretty MAC packaging. Soft & Gentle is amazing, coveted it for so long after my friend started using it and finally got it for my last birthday, stunning.
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Hmm it does look a lot like Coralista but I think I'd still definitely give it a try if I came across it in Mac when I had a few pennies to spare.
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely on your skin tone :)
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thanks for share...
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