MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection, My Picks Part II, Swatches, Review & FOTD, Extra Dimension Bronzer in Aphrodite's Shell, Lipstick in Mystical, Eye Shadows Lorelei, Legendary Lure and Nail Polish Shimmerfish

Last weekend I wrote about the first part of my haul from MAC's Alluring Aquatic Collection. After that, I went to the counter several times to make sure that I was not missing anything, especially inside that gorgeous packaging that I am loving at the moment. It turned out I was in fact missing some pieces, so I took some action that I don't regret. Here comes the second part of my haul. Today might be a good time to post about it since I have hear that the collection started to roll out in US too.

I started firstly by picking up rest of the eye shadows since the quality of these are superb. They are very pigmented and complex. I also picked up Silver Sun after preparing this post (which I am wearing and loving at the moment). I swatched all of the shades last time but here I include a sun swatch for you to see the multi colored pretty shimmer.

I feel like I have way too many bronzers so I didn't even check that section of the release the first time around. Then I have heard everyone speak about Aphrodite's Shell so as I was visiting the counter on Monday, I checked it out in person to see why. Aphrodite's Shell is a great bronzy nudy blush/bronzer for fair to medium ladies. It has enough pink inside so that it doesn't look orange. Also the very fine shimmer of it doesn't look flat nor shimmery. If you think you can't pull off bronzers or they all appear/look unnatural, you should definitely check out Aphrodite's Shell.

Having purchased only one lipstick last time, this time I took my time and tried some of them once more. You can see all the lipsticks of this collection swatched in my previous post. Pet Me Please and Siren Song gave me concealed lip effect since I naturally have pigmented lips. I would like to get either Mystical or Enchanted One and upon trying them both, somehow I didn't feel comfortable with Enchanted One. It is a matte formula and it sat between the cracks of my lips, looking as if I am on a desert and I haven't drunken anything for days. I thought this can't be the intention of "Aquatic" Collection so sadly had to skip this. I am seeing though that particular shade worn beautifully by many others so probably it is just me. Instead I went for Mystical, a mid toned reddish pink with glossy finish.

After some days, it was discussed at Specktra how MAC Mystical and Morning Rose (from Magnetic Nude Collection) are related. I don't own many MAC Lipsticks but I happened to have Morning Rose, which is a special one for me since it is a present from my hubby. Here is a side by side swatch of the two. As others pointed out, Mystical has more red, is more intense and has more of a wet/glossy finish. Morning Rose pulls more pink, is lighter  and has more of a shimmery finish.

Final thoughts: I am so happy that these started selling out before I can purchase the whole collection since it is hard to resist that quality and packaging. Now MAC set that bar high, I hope the upcoming releases to be as good. Be sure to check these out in person.

My favorites from Alluring Aqua:

What are your picks?