MAC A Tartan Tale Smoky Thrillseekers Pigment Set

Two quick things before I begin. Firstly speaking as a Scot the Tartan Tale collection was a disappointment. It was all a bit tourist shop tacky to me. Nonetheless the holiday pigment sets represent such good value for money I picked one up anyway. Secondly hats off to MAC’s customer service girls! I ordered this online and was quite upset when it arrived in the post with red glitter everywhere and shards of glass everywhere too. One of the pigments was destroyed during transit and pretty much destroyed everything else too. I rang customer services and they could not have been more helpful or apologetic. Within a week my replacement set was here. My point is that s**t happens and parcels will sometimes get ruined in the post. It’s how customer services deal with this that makes the difference between a disappointed customer and a really pleased customer. So thanks MAC!

Anyway in these sets you get four mini pigments and a mini reflects/ glitter. It costs £27.50 for 5 vials. They are smaller than normal pigments but I believe gram for gram you get a bit more for your money and It’s almost unheard of for someone to finish a full sized jar. In this set you have Jigs & Jive, Naked, Blue Brown, Dark Soul and Reflects Blackened Red Glitter. I know Blue Brown is permanent and I’m sure Naked is too. Jigs and Jives is definitely exclusive to the set though. Here they are swatched on bare skin. From top to bottom is Blue Brown, Naked, Reflects Blackened Red, Jigs and Jives and Dark Soul. 

Look at the gorgeousness of Blue Brown. It’s a warm red brown in some lights and a greenish teal in others. Like Club on performance enhancing drugs. Dark Soul is a lovely charcoal with silver flecks, Jigs and Jives is a lovely neutral taupe and naked is a pale cream highlight shade. I’ve been playing with them for a few days now and they go on smoothly and don’t fade or crease on me. Would I pay £15 for a full sized pigment? Maybe not. But if any of next year’s sets appeal to me colour wise I’ll definitely snap them up x

*I bought this myself*