Showing posts with label MAC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MAC. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

New MAC Collections

My life has been so crazy lately, but one thing that has been my go-to when it comes to relaxing is getting ready for all these MAC collections!

Both the Cremesheen and Suite Array collections came out last Thursday at my store. I went in between classes to check them out.

I loved the Cremesheens, but some of the colors were a lot darker than I had seen in pictures. The texture was really nice though. When I swatched them, they went on very smooth and bright.

I narrowed down my choices to: Fanfare, Hot Gossip, Modesty, Ravishing, Speed Dial, and Creme D'Nude.

And ended up with three...

Creme D'Nude, Speed Dial, and Hot Gossip

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I really love all these colors, but after trying it on, I realized Hot Gossip (top) is really similar to Sweetie (bottom).

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While at MAC, I also picked up two lipglasses to go with my two pink lipsticks: Cultured and Culture Clash. Culture Clash is from the Electroflash collection.

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I also checked out the Suite Array collection, but nothing really stood out to me. The eyeshadow suites were all colors I have, and I hated the texture of them. They were very chalky, and although they are buildable, it was just too much glitter for me.

I did, however, get Fly-by-Blu powerpoint eye pencil. I don't really need any more liners, but this one was super pretty.

I also got Warming Trend eyeshadow from the Cool Heat collection when I realized my counter still had it.

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The Emanuel Ungaro collection also came out online today. With the exception of Phloof!, none of the eyeshadows really stood out to me, and I already had it. I did, however, order the two lipsticks: Pure Rose and Freckletone. They are both lustres with I love.

I also bought Pastel Emotion lipglass to wear on top of Pure Rose. Since I had never tried a beauty powder before (only beauty powder blushes), I bought Flower Mist Dew beauty powder.

MAC is having free shipping on all US orders over 60 dollars, so check it out!

Monday, August 18, 2008

MAC Must Haves

I saw a post on J. Rose Online about her must have MAC items. I was going to try to do this with just my top 5, but I decided that would be impossible! So I'm just going to keep the same criteria she used:

  • 5 eyeshadows

  • 2 lipsticks

  • 2 lipglasses

  • 2 blushes

  • 2 pigments

  • 3 of anything else!

So here we go....


5 Favorite Eyeshadows

Swish

Nylon

Juxt

Fab N' Flashy (LE - C Shock)

Mancatcher (LE - Lure)


2 Favorite Lipsticks

Sweetie

Eden Rocks


2 Favorite Lipglasses

Sweet Inspiration

Hothouse (LE - Strange Hybrid)


2 Favorite Blushes

Pink Swoon

Pinch O' Peach

2 Favorite Pigments

Chartreuse (PRO)

Mutiny (LE - Naughty Nauticals)

3 Extra Items

Bare Study Paint Pot

Plushlash Mascara in Plushblack

Graphblack Technakohl


I know I could get by on just these items, but I certainly wouldn't want to!

Saturday, August 9, 2008

MAC Autumn Winter Trends

So, I was perusing the MAC Cosmetics webite the other day and noticed they'd added a new page -- Autumn Winter Trends. On this page, there are five different categories (artsy, de-vine, glamorama, honed, and seventease) with four looks per category. I never really understand the description that MAC gives, but I love that they show you how to recreate them. Here are some of my favorites....

Minimalism (Artsy)
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According to the MAC website, you can create lips like these either using Snob lipstick or Pervette lipstick. Lucky for me, I just got Pervette a few days ago using Back to MAC. It's a gorgeous color and I really like it. It's a very soft pink with a light touch of lilac. If this is all it takes to look artsy, I'm set!

In Vino Veritas (De-Vine)
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How gorgeous are these lips? They used Cherry lipliner and Pink Nouveau lipstick. I don't have either one of those, but I tried to recreate it anyway. I used Magenta lipliner and Creme de la Femme lipstick and it worked out nicely. I also put Funtabulous dazzleglass on top for some extra shine.

Honed to the Bone (Honed)
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I love the way this model's eyes look. She looks so natural. The website says that it's Groundwork paint pot, but that might be too dark for my eyes. Either way, this is gorgeous.


You can check out the Autumn Winter trends on the MAC website by clicking here . Let me know what YOUR favorites are!