Out of all the collections MAC has released since I had gotten into MAC Style Black was by far my all time favorite. It was focused around goth and punk fashion and all the products were black or dark colored, hence the reason for the name of the collection.
The Reason Style Black was my favorite collection was due to the what the collection's focus was on. Like I had recently said Style Black's main focus was around the 80's goth and punk subcultures, and although I do not label myself or try to fit into a certain category I have taken bits and pieces from both subcultures and incorporated them into my own personal style. Another reason I liked Style Black so much was because many of the products were ones that could easily be used by both sexes. Women and men who were either feminine, masculine, or even androgynous could use a good amount of the products without sacrificing their femininity/masculinity/androgyny.
The products in the Style Black collection were all black or dark colored like i said before. Lipsticks, nail lacquers, mineralized eyeshadows, and even the skincare products were all black/dark colored. Among the many products was Black Knight Lipstick, which was a black creamsheen formula; Blue Flame Mineralized eyeshadow, which was blue with a black undertone; Blackware Glimmerglass, which was a black lipgloss with glitter in it; the grease paintstick, which is similar to a shadestick; and the Penultimate liquid eyeliner, which is permanent at all MAC stores. Along with the makeup the skincare products were awesome as well. I had gotten one product from the collection, although I had wanted to get more, which was the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator. It had came out years earlier with a previous collection, which I believe was Future Earth, and I had heard so much hype about it when the info about the Style Black collection was released to the public.
The Volcanic Ash Exfoliator is said to be made with Volcanic Ash and sugar, and it is very good for your skin. I have sensitive, acne pron skin so when I had used it on my face it made me break out however when I used it to exfoliate my body it worked wonders and my skin felt wicked smooth. I hope MAC brings back the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator again.
The Promo Images for the collection were absolutely stunning. A woman putting on the Grease Paintstick, a woman putting on Black Knight Lipstick, and a guy with beautiful eye makeup holding a rose were among some of the images used for the collection. They definitely captured the 80's theme of the collection with a modern twist to it. Along with the 80's theme with the modern vibe to it, some of the images also had a bit of sex appeal to them without looking trashy; I felt that the little bit of sex appeal of the images was a good idea because it made the images look all the more amazing and gave the collection a more luscious vibe.
Although the collection didn't have limited edition packaging it was still an amazing collection and in my opinion was the best collection MAC has release since I got into MAC. Maybe someday down the road MAC will release another collection that is somehow similar to this one or brings back some of the products.
