THE PAT McGRATH THREAD

[veronika23]

~ Updated Sept 26th 2019 ~

Since the brand is coming to Sephora. I thought I'd start a thread just for the brand for news and info. 

Brand page: https://www.sephora.com/pat-mcgrath-labs

NEW PRODUCTS

Blitz Astral Quad Eyeshadow Palette

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/blitz-astral-quad-P451138

Obsessive Opulence: MatteTrance Lipstick

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/obsessive-opulence-mattetrance-lipstick-P451132

Mothership VI Eyeshadow Palette - Midnight Sun

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/mothership-vi-eyeshadow-palette-midnight-sun-P449790

Eye Ecstasy: Eye Shadow Palette Mini

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/eye-ecstasy-eye-shadow-palette-P448447

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfection-foundation-P447519

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Primer

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfecting-primer-P447764

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Setting Powder

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-setting-powder-P447770

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation Brush

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfection-foundation-brush-P448622

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Powder Brush

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfection-powder-brush-P448623

Mothership VI Eyeshadow Palette - Midnight Sun

Spoiler

[RGbrown]

@itscarin 

I saw the video and stand by my assessment 😋 It's not the palette I had hoped it would be, nor is it a palette I think I would get much use out of, even with a couple of outstanding shades. More gold, more bronze, more rose? Nope nope nope, not what I wanted to see, though I guess it's not surprising either. 

[Javadoo]

Oh…more pinks. I think I’m all set. I was hoping for something…more. Something different. Her sh*t all looks the same to me now…and definitely not worth the money. 
I am way more excited to use my Sydney Grace x Temptalia palettes. 

[Mochapj]

Artistry wand - a pen with mixing medium in it 

 

[Mochapj]

Huetopia - there will also be something called an Artistry Wand that has mixing medium to intensify pigments 

[Mochapj]

It is going to be Mothership IX Huetopia Artistry Palette 

there was a shade called "Huetopia" (sort of peachy gold satin) in last year's Fleur Fantasia quad, so I'm guessing it will also feature in this palette. 

 Huetopia

[Mochapj]

the next launch appears to be another eyeshadow mothership 

 

[tjffc]

@Mochapj Looking forward to seeing what will be available in this launch.

[FullCoverageBB]

@Mochapj, @ChristalM, and @WinglessOne, reading your conversation had me intrigued, so I decided to look at all of the Mothership pallets at Sephora...basically, every one does have at least one pink color! I do also agree it'd be nice to see some new colors in Mothership pallets, especially given the price. 

[WinglessOne]

@FullCoverageBB  Oh, I don't mind 1 or 2 pink shades in each Mothership; I mean, she also often includes at least one gold shade. But since 2019, Pat's been on a big consistent rose-themed kick, starting with Mothership VII Divine Rose which is mostly a curated palette of previously released shadows from various other palettes. Each new palette since has been heavily pink themed, including a 6-pan MTHRSHP, and she's done full rose-themed collections of eyeshadows + lipsticks + other things. I'm all rosed out, man. 😄 

I have each Mothership except VII which doesn't appeal to me at all. I don't hate the shadows it contains, but seeing them pulled together as a color story bores me—plus, I already own nearly all of them since I have the other Motherships. (No offense to folks who have and love VII, of course. It's just not my cup of tea. Some folks hate VI Midnight Sun, after all, but I love that palette.) So, I'm hoping for a Mothership that contains only 1 pink at most. I'll be thrilled if it's a rainbow palette. Those are my jam. 

EDIT: I misnumbered Midnight Sun as Mothership V when it's really VI, and Divine Rose as VI when it's really VII. Fixed that. 

[SportyGirly125]

@WinglessOne Am I the only one that was disappointed today with the reveal?  I really thought it would be rainbow pastel colors but then it looks like colors we have seen before from different Motherships or Quads.

[ChristalM]

@SportyGirly125 Nope I am with you. I was hoping for something different. This is just more of the same. I might consider getting it at a good discount but I won't be ordering on launch day. Disappointing

[WinglessOne]

@SportyGirly125  You're definitely not the only one who's disappointed. The only possibly unique-to-PMG shades might be the coral matte (I don't recall that in any of the other palettes or singles) and the one that looks like a brown-gold-green multichrome. The purple-pink-blue multi looks interesting, but it's not different enough from shades in the Mothership Mega palette (though the formula's obviously going to be different). Everything else looks like a rehash of the last 2 Motherships and the rose-themed quads. 

I don't get "rainbow" from this palette at all, though it's marketed as "rainbow to outer space." I didn't expect pastels; I figured it'd contain bolder colors, based solely on teaser descriptions. So I'm not surprised this isn't a fully pastel palette. But do 2 multichromes really merit a "rainbow" description of a 10-pan palette, Pat? 🙄 Midnight Sun is more rainbow themed than this new palette. C'mon now. 

Maybe I'll feel different when I see some real life swatches. But for now: as much as I love Pat's duo and multi chromes, I'm not feeling this Mothership. 

[ChristalM]

@WinglessOne @FullCoverageBB exactly. It is not that I dislike pink but this Divine Rose theme has been beaten to death! LOL. Enough and give us something else please 🙂 Just my two cents as always...

[tjffc]

@WinglessOne@SportyGirly125  I too have noticed an intense focus on rose-themed shades from PAT McGRATH. Although I enjoy using the shades, I'd like to see different color stories from this brand as well.

[SportyGirly125]

@WinglessOne I feel like it might be pastel colors 

[WinglessOne]

@Mochapj  Based on the "do you dream in color" hint on Pat's instagram, I hope it's an eyeshadow palette (Mothership or otherwise) containing a variety of shades that are anything but more pinks. Though the bit of pink rose packaging in the video doesn't give me much hope for a non-pink Mothership. Reeeeally wish she'd close the rose chapter and move on. 

[ChristalM]

@WinglessOne omg yes. I wish she would move on from this rose theme! 

[Mochapj]

@WinglessOne based on the packaging I’m fairly confident it’s the next Mothership, plus it’s been a while since the last one.

however the images also still look like Divine Rose graphics so I’m not as interested in that.

Despite the fact that I’m not super into pastels, I’m kind of hoping it’s a pastel palette because I’d like to see what the brand would do with that 

[hersheykisseslv]

A bit of a random question, how long does it take for PM launches to arrive at Sephora?

[SportyGirly125]

@hersheykisseslv It really depends.  The blushes launched a week after it was on her website.  Sometimes Sephora doesn't get them till weeks later.  For example the holiday collection last year.  Also, Sephora doesn't always get her full collection.  The latest drop, Sephora did not get Golden Nectar highlighter and Nymphette blush because they were PMG exclusives.

[Mochapj]

@hersheykisseslv usually 1-2 weeks after it launches on her site. But there are always some shades of items she reserves as exclusively for her website.