I think I mentioned that I wanted to see M∙A∙C's A Tartan Tale in person, preferring to avoid the hysteria surrounding new M∙A∙C introductions. This is one collection I should have gone to see the second it arrived. In my humble opinion, it's fantastic!Yesterday at Nordstrom, I saw a large part of A Tartan Tale, and today I ordered from M∙A∙C some of the items that had sold out at Nordstrom - and a few more. I couldn't stop. I think I placed three orders. I have always loved tartan plaids. This collection, housed in tartan plaids, is lust-worthy outside and inside.
I purchased two limited-edition eye kits: Six Dashing Lassie Eye Shadows ($36) and Six Reelers & Rockers Eye Shadows ($36), which is shown above. I finger-tested each at the store and found that they were even prettier on the skin than in the palettes!
Six Reelers & Rockers is described as "bent on fun." Not sure that's me, but I love it. It includes a light, dark, mid-tone mix of Melt My Heart, Gaelic Gold, Crown & Sceptre, Family Treasures, White Rabbit, and Carbon, all in a tartan compact with the M∙A∙C heraldic crest. I swatched it for you, starting in the compact at top left and moving across the top row, then moving to the bottom row, starting at the bottom left. The shades were swatched with a sponge-tipped applicator and photographed in full sun. There isn't a shade in this palette that I won't wear.
The Six D
ashing Lassie shadows are equally gorgeous. The palette is shown at left. Like the other, the shades looked pretty in the palette and gorgeous on the skin. My swatch photo isn't as bright (taken within 10 minutes of the first - go figure!), but is should show you 
that the range of shades is nice. They all complement one another.M∙A∙C describes the palette as being designed for "lassies who love to dazzle then dash," a "swishy-swish" tartan compact featuring a limited-time mix of Once Upon a Time, A Dashing Lassie, Magic Mist, Bronze, Buckwheat, and Showstopper Eye Shadows. My swatching method was the same - left to right top row first, bottom row second.
There was a third eye kit, but it didn't grab me: Six Twists of Tartan. It was somewhat discordant to my eyes. If you haven't seen it, just click on the link.
I'm smitten. I haven't been this happy with a M∙A∙C purchase in a long time. I bought one more kit at Nordstrom. I will show it to you later today. Then I came home and went a little crazy, ordering face palettes and brush kits. They will arrive this week, and I promise to show them to you quickly. I know I'm late to the Tartan Tale party. Most beauty bloggers featured it weeks ago.
You can purchase A Tartan Tale at M∙A∙C online, M∙A∙C stores, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's. There are good reasons for this collection to sell out.
Palette photos courtesy of M∙A∙C