RiRi Hearts MAC-Fall Release in October-UPDATED INFO!!

**UPDATE**

MAC tweeted last week that this collection will be available sooner than originally expected.  Instead, the collection will be available in MAC stores on September 26th and online September 30th.  The collection will then be available everywhere else on October 3rd.


Word on the street is that the Fall RiRi Hearts MAC collection will be released in early October (allegedly October 3rd).  This release is the largest of the RiRi Hearts MAC collection and will also feature "signature" packaging (which of course costs more).  The packaging is gorgeous! Pretty, gold, and covered with Rihanna's signature or "R" design.  The collages below are images borrowed from hausofrihanna.com!

The collection will feature:

• Lipsticks-$16.50
• RiRi Woo (retro matte blue red) (re-release) 
• Talk That Talk (retro matte deep plum)
• Who's That Chick (mid tone frosty orange)
• Nude Matte (nude cream)
• Lipglass-$16.50
• RiRi Woo will become a lipglass!!!!!!
• Blush
•  Bad Girl Gone Good (warm copper)
• Eyeshadow Palettes-Quad-$44.00
• Smoked Cocoa
• Grey/Champagne/Black w/silver/Charcoal
• Her Cocoa
• Bronze gold/Peach/Antique gold/Chocolate bronze
• Mascara $17.50
• Gigablack Extended Play
• Pro Longwear Lip Pencil-$21.50
• RiRi Woo
• Talk That Talk
• Blush/Bronzer Duo-$26.00
• Hibiscus Kiss (re-release)
• Veluxe Brow Liner-$21.50
• Deep Brunette
• Deep Dark Brunette
• Liquid Last Liner-$21.50
• Brushes 
• 187SE-$42.00
• 282SE-$32.00
• Lustre Drops-$20.00
• Barbados Girl (re-release)
• Eyelashes-$17.50
• #35
• #36
• Cream Color Base-$22.00
• Diamonds (soft pink beige w/gold)
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RiRi Boy and Heaux...Swatches.

Beautiful colors! Check out the pics below.

RIRI Hearts MAC--On Sale NOW.

And probably selling out fast.  I seriously waited for FOREVER and got timed-out three different times, after the stuff was in my cart. This is so unnecessary and overboard, ugh.  Part of the blame is that Rihanna let her 'fans' know this was going on sale today, so I believe part of the clogging is from her fans.  Seriously, two hours to checkout? Ridiculous.

Just a Friendly Reminder...

...MAC's All About Orange collection debuts in stores this week, Thursday, June 6th.  Also, Rihanna's 2nd collaboration with MAC will be available online ONLY the same day!!!  Check out my previous posts for deets on the colors and items.  I'm ordering my MAC All About Orange online right now from Nordstrom (all items are available!) and will post as soon as I receive them (hopefully later this week).

RiRi (Hearts) MAC Summer 2013

The RiRi <3 MAC 2nd collection is slated to be released (online only) on June 6, 2013.  This collection is supposed to feature three lipsticks (RiRi Woo plus 2 new shades), Lustre Drops, and a Blush Duo.  The lipsticks are all retro matte finishes, so they will have great smooth color with no sheen.  The new lipstick shades are: Riri Boy and Heaux. RiRi Boy is described as a "retro matte version of Up the Amp" and Heaux is a "deep berry" color.  They both look absolutely gorgeous! I'm probably more excited about these two lipsticks than RiRi Woo (which, again, will also be re-released in this collection).  If you don't have Up the Amp, it's a great purple shade that looks gorgeous on all skin tones! It's a lighter purple that looks great for the summertime or for a nice date night.  I'm sure the matte version is going to be even better! So excited!

"Hibiscus Kiss", the blush duo, features a cool coral shade blush and a matte bronze shade (which would be great for light contouring).  "Barbados Girl", the lustre drops, are a shimmery bronze color.  They'll look great added to moisturizer or foundation in the summer time.  

For me, the lipsticks are a must have in the collection, as well as the blush duo.  Not sure if I will get the lustre drops or not yet.

Russian Red vs. Ruby Woo vs. Riri Woo

So i've tried all three lipsticks back to back and here are my thoughts.  Russian Red is still my absolute favorite.  I know it does not flatter all skin types as well as Riri Woo or Ruby Woo, but it looks great on me and is truly a deep, blood red.  Although Russian Red is also a matte lipstick, is still has a slight sheen when it dries.  I like Riri Woo better than Ruby Woo because it is slightly darker and applies with more ease than Ruby Woo, which tends to pull across the lip (because it is a drying matte lipstick). Also, Riri Woo applies more evenly than Ruby Woo, so after one swipe you have opague pigmentation. Riri Woo also seems less drying than Ruby Woo, but has the same staying power!  However, if you already have Ruby Woo, you may just pass on Riri Woo because they are very very close.  Not exactly the same, but very similar.

If you plan on wearing any of these reds, a lip scrub is in order! I used my Fresh Sugar Lip Scrub prior to trying on these lippies and followed up with a little Vaseline to moisturize. 

Color swatches (Don't judge me if my lips are colored outside the line.  I used the camera on my iPhone as a mirror lol):

Left to Right: Russian Red, Ruby Woo, RiRi Woo

Finally, here's a pic of me last week wearing Russian Red (didn't feel the need to reswatch, my lips are not having it tonight). 

My RiRi Woo Arrived Today

Today in the mail I received my signature MAC black box which contained my limited edition RiRi Woo lipstick.  For those of you who don't know what RiRi Woo is, see this previous post.  There are some pics below, and as soon as I get home and put baby girl to bed, I will post some lip swatches and compare it to Russian Red, my all time favorite MAC red lippie (which I prefer over Ruby Woo, personally). 

RiRi Woo

Today was the official release date (in the U.S., tomorrow internationally) of Rihanna's lipstick collaboration with Mac Cosmetics, RiRi Woo.  RiRi Woo is said to be inspired by Mac's best-selling Ruby Woo, a perfect matte red lipstick.  There are similarities between the two, but RiRi Woo is said to be more blue-based, meaning that it will likely live up to its promise of flattering women of all shades.  

I had to update this at 3:45pm to state that its officially sold out online! Wow.  Next collection release will be in June, and the lipstick is supposed to be a part of each collection.  So if you missed out, there are a couple more opportunities to snatch this limited edition lipstick up!  Can't wait until mine come in the mail!!