MAC To the Beach Collection

The new MAC To the Beach collection was just released today. This came as a complete surprise to me as it was due to be out tomorrow Thursday, May 27, 2010. If it had not been for me reading on twitter that someone had obtained their products, I probably would of missed out the whole thing. I immediately phoned my nearest Nordstrom and the sales girl confirmed the collection was released. I knew Marine Life was bound to sell out so I asked if they still had some in stock and she said yes. She couldn't put one on hold for me since the product was so new but said if I hurried, I would still be able to grab one. I literally took 10 to 15 minutes to get there and by that time, they were out. I was so annoyed. I immediately called my MAC store and they said they had plenty and they held one for me.

Now, I have to say, I was expecting more from this collection. I had saved up my pennies thinking I would want one of everything. Sadly, that was not the case. I knew ahead of time, I was not interested in any of the eyeshadows. Mainly because I already own humid and shimmermoss. The others were not colors I would wear.

I ended up only getting Marine Life which is supposed to be a highlighter but I'm going to use it as a blush. Yes, unlike many people who are not planning on using it, I do. I was planning on purchasing Hipness which is a blush but the color was extremely similar to Marine Life once the gold overlay is gone. The cream bronzers were a bit too shimmery and oily for my liking. The powder bronzers are part of the permanent line so I didn't see a need to purchase those.

The only other items I purchased was Splashing lipgloss which is a pink and Float on Bye Eye Kohl which is a vibrant aqua blue. So now I'm still searching for the perfect bronzer. Any ideas? What's your favorite bronzer?