Long time, no update… I swear I’ve barely won makeup all month 
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Smokey Pink
By August 20th, 2010, underLustre Love
By July 23rd, 2010, underIt’s MAC most hated eyeshadow formulation… and I gave it lovin’ today. It’s not terrible, except for the glitter bomb that explodes on my face when I apply it…
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After about an hour or so of wear the Mulch in my outer V really faded, but it’s still a nice look. Honey Lust is a really pretty color, just wish it didn’t get glitter everywhere.
<3
By July 22nd, 2010, underOOOOOO found a new look I LOVE!!!
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I just love it! This also the first time I am posting up a look using Shale. I use Shale a lot, but never seem to post those looks. I’ll have to do it more often 
Simple as Birds & Berries
By July 20th, 2010, underThis is an extremely simple look that still gives some color. The more and more I use Birds & Berries, the more I like it. I guess it’s just a lot more wearable (to me) than most of my other blues.
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Sweet, simple, didn’t take a lot of pictures.
Swatch of the Day: MAC Old Gold Pigment
By July 18th, 2010, underOne of my favorites!! Not sure why it took me so long to swatch this, as it’s a completely fun pigment!
MAC Old Gold Pigment
Description: Frosted tarnished gold (Frost, Permanent)
This is a duochrome pigment, and looks either gold or green depending on the angle and light. The base you apply it over can dramatically change the tone, so I decided to swatch over several different paint pots.
My skintone is a MAC NW20 and all photos were taken under “natural light” light bulbs, which mimic natural daylight.
First up is Old Gold applied over Painterly paint pot.
Now Old Gold applied over Artifact, Blackground, Greenstroke, and Delft paint pots.
Blackground and Delft really brought out the green in the pigment, while Artifact enhanced the gold. Always neat to see how paint pots can change a color!
As a side note, the photo of Old Gold on macpro.com looks horrid. It looks like a muted bland pink peach. I have a calibrated monitor for photo editing, so my colors aren’t off… Another reason why I do not go off of the swatch photos on the MAC sites when looking at colors.
Simple Old Gold Look
By July 18th, 2010, underGuess I’m getting on a pigment kick?
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I don’t think the pictures do the look justice
I love Old Gold, I have no idea why I do not use it more often! It’s been just about the only MAC product I went insane trying to get!
Swatch of the Day: Kitschmas vs. Milk
By July 17th, 2010, underI’ve been wanting to compared these two since I got Kitschmas a few months ago
MAC Kitschmas Pigment
Description: Light airy shimmering pink/mauve pearl (Frost, permanent)
MAC Milk Pigment
Description: Frosty pale silvery pink (LE: Hello Kitty)
Kitschmas is in the vial on the left, Milk in the full jar on the right.
When comparing them next to each other in natural light, Kitschmas appears to have a more pink tone, while Milk has a more lavender tone. Both have the same frosty & chunky texture.
Swatching Procedure: Both pigments were applied over MAC Painterly paint pot. My skintone is a MAC NW20. Photos were taken under “natural light” lightbulbs, which mimic natural daylight.
Conclusion? I tried hard, I really did! But I couldn’t find a super noticeable difference between the two once applied on my skin. Both look the same frost/glittery pinky-lavender shade to my eye.
So I would safely say that if you have one of these, you do not need both. Milk was a limited edition pigment released in the Hello Kitty collection February 2009. Kitschmas is part of MAC’s permanent collection, and has been part of many collections (my vial is from this past winter’s Mischief Makers “Cool Capers” pigment set). It will be part of the upcoming (and highly controversial) Rodarte collection, launching early this fall.
Shopping the pigment stash like no other!
By July 17th, 2010, underI have never used any of these pigments, but I’ve had them all for a long time! So I whipped up a quick look to get them all a spin.
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It still amazes me how very little pigment it takes when you use it. I’ll never make a dent in any of mine!
Dare to say it’s wearable?!
By July 8th, 2010, underBlues freak me out. Which doesn’t explain why I have a palette full of pretty blues and teals… I guess they’re so tempting to buy because they look gorgeous, but I always feel like an idiot when I wear them.
So when I saw this combination posted up as a FOTD on specktra.net I had to try it. It’s almost like a neutral look, but still has some color – blue!
I have NO idea what was up with my concealer today… it applied all chunky. So I had to wipe it all off. Not sure if it was due to my brush being uber dirty (today was brush washing day luckily), or if I just sucked at applying it today. So my undereye area looks like poo, just ignore it 
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I think I could even wear this to work!! Yay!
this was my first time using Birds & Berries as well, even though I’ve had it since March 
Happy 4th of July!
By July 4th, 2010, underNo red white and blue, just some maroons and purples
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I used an insane amount of shadows for this which I don’t think I really had to do, but oh well, got me using some stuff And still managed to take pictures before I applied my liner… a little too eager this morning to get going to the festivities!
I LOVE Prrr lipglass, I can’t stop wearing it everywhere.
Some COLOR!!
By July 3rd, 2010, under
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I wish I could think of a patriotic scheme to do for tomorrow, but I’m worried it’d come out muddy…
Another take on yesterday’s scheme
By July 2nd, 2010, underFace
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Just another neutral look…
By July 1st, 2010, underFace
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After work I went out with some friends, so I smoked out this look with some Urban Decay Zero liner on my lower waterline, and MAC Prrr lipglass.
Yay for UPS Man!
By June 30th, 2010, underMy MAC Pro goodies came today
To my horror the box was half opened and crushed in… wtf? Luckily everything was in there and nothing was broken (mostly due to what I ordered, no pressed powder products). Still made me sad to see the sorry shape the box was in
I immediately jumped to try to the skin corrector and concealer.
MAC Studio Finish Skin Corrector in Pure Orange is helpful for concealing blue under eye areas (along with blue/black tattoos, or so I’ve read). This is a problem that plagues me, and my concealer just wasn’t cutting it so I decided to give this a whirl. I stuck the pan in a depotted 4-pan eyeshadow palette. The product is very creamy, and just the tiniest dab is all I needed. When I first applied of course it was neon orange, but it blended in easily with a MAC 194 concealer brush. The blue tinge was reduced considerably.
I have always used the discontinued MAC Studio Touch-Up Stick Concealer, but as of late I have found it difficult to work with… dry and scratchy. (Which totally could be due to the age of the product, I’ve had it for over 3 years.) So I threw the MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20 in my order as well. I applied it over the Skin Corrector. This product is deliciously creamy and easy to apply and blend in. It combined with the skin corrector definitely brightened up and improved my under eye area!! Now only time will tell how long the product holds up, and if I’ll look like a mess in a few hours or not.
Only thing I don’t like about it is that it looks like the Painterly Paint Pot. I think I’ll have to write a big “C” on it so I know it’s my concealer
At last, more foundation! Oh how I’ve missed it, especially since it’s my sunscreen since my skin gets rather finicky about moisturizers/skinscreens. As you can see, I don’t use the foam applicator it comes with. I yank that sucker out, and I shoved the temporary sponge up in the lid. I’ll see if this helps when I accidentally tip over the container. I love this foundation, but I really wish MAC offered a better container for it
I am very pleased I got 1.5 years of use out of my first foundation. Of course I wasn’t using it daily, but even with daily use, that’s still like a year or so! Definitely not bad
And the rest of my goodies, which are backups for existing products that are soon to run out, or will in a few months. Since I don’t live anywhere near a MAC store (100 miles to the nearest), just counters which won’t accept my Pro Card, I decided I’d just order up some replacement stuff. I figure if I don’t open it it’ll stay fresh just fine
I should do a comparison picture of a brand new Clear Brow Set, and my existing tube! My existing tube is light brown from all the shadow the wand has picked up. Quite amusing, at least to me.
And those are my new goodies Time to update the collection list!
No pics but…
By June 29th, 2010, underI wanted to list it all out anyway so I can try it again someday and actually take pictures
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I think when I redo it I’ll do it a bit darker. Just wanted to make a note of it
I cannot wait for my pro order to come tomorrow! Not having foundation anymore is quite sad
A different take on a sunset…
By June 25th, 2010, underHmm, this goes in my “I like” category.
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My foundation ran out today Hope my order comes soon!
Look for June 24th…
By June 24th, 2010, underJust something quick and light.
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Free shipping from MACPro.com = Yay!
By June 24th, 2010, underWoohoo, I can finally replenish some things without having to worry about paying for shipping (or tax if I went to store, which requires 150 miles each way of driving, so count gas, too).
PRO1DAY is the code. Only good through 11:59pm on today’s date.
I did a rather large order to stock up and replenish some things, as well as pick up a few items that were either out of stock at the Las Vegas store when I was there, or didn’t think of getting.
On it’s way…
- Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20
- Studio Finish Skin Corrector in Pure Orange
- Plush Lash Mascara
- Prep+Prime Lash
- Bulk Wipes
- Brow Set in Clear
- Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
Nice little haul
I did visit the Las Vegas store in early June. It’s a pro store, but not as cool as the NYC Pro store. But the employees are 10000% friendlier than the ones at the NYC store! Definitely great service!
In Vegas I picked up:
- Chromagraphic Pencil in Black Black
- Chromagraphic Pencil in NC15/NW20
- Prrr Lipglass
- Plush Lash Mascara
Black Black has turned out to be a disappointment. Great black on waterline, but smudges all over my face in about 20 minutes of wear. Guess Urban Decay’s Zero is just meant to be my HG black waterline pencil… NC15/NW20 pencil gives a lovely “perky” look when applied on the lower waterline. Great for my early mornings at work! Prrr is great, nice pop to my lips without a ton of color. Definitely worth it to purchase. And Plush Lash… well, not as great as MUFE’s Smoky Lash Mascara, which is what I use to wear, but $8.10 is definitely better than $22.00. And when applied over MUFE Lash Fibers and really bulked up, it makes my lashes look great. Gotta make some sacrifices sometimes, and buying a $22 mascara was getting really really old!
Now to just wait for my package My foundation is nearly out, so I hope it arrives fairly quick! And I can’t wait to give Pure Orange skin corrector a try on my blue undereye circles!
And the time keeps on ticking away….
By May 11th, 2010, underAs you can tell, the updates don’t come as often anymore
For work during the week I usually just slap on some neutral colors and call it good. And then I’ve been sick lately, so last weekend I didn’t get to play with makeup like I usually do.
I’m falling out of practice!!!!
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I do believe this is the first time I’ve used Seeds of Love in a look!
I’ve done some selling of some stuff, so I need to update my collection page. Housekeeping to do!!
Expensive Pink + Indian Ink = <3
By April 25th, 2010, underI love it!!
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CCO Haul!
By April 25th, 2010, under
Stopped by the CCO today…
A few weeks ago my Perfect Topping MSF fell off my bathroom counter and shattered So I figured instead of repressing it, I’d just pick up a new one at the CCO, and try to sell the shattered one. Lucky me, they had two left, and one of them had a lot of purple veining. Score!!!
So I got…
MAC Perfect Topping Mineralize Skinfish
MAC Spiritualize Pigment (LE: Metal Urge)
MAC Cool Capers Mini Pigment Set (Fuschia, Grape, Deep Blue Green, Reflects Transparent Teal, Holiday 2009)
You know the story behind my Perfect Topping MSF repurchase. Spiritualize was a random buy, I found it pretty and original jar pigments are so sought after now I feel the need to buy them up, haha. And I’ve wanted the Cool Capers set since last fall, but didn’t want to pay full price.
Just a tiny little haul, nothing else really caught my eye at the CCO (either had it or not interested). I’m really after cheek products and pigments lately instead of shadows, so that’s killing my hauls, haha.
Revisit…
By April 23rd, 2010, underI wanted to do something with color for work (like I’ve said over and over… all neutrals every day gets me a bit down) so I decided to re-try an old look. I think it came out a lot better, but then again, all my looks from a year ago looked downright scary! I hadn’t started using products in my crease, and I’m not sure I even attempted to blend. Oh what a difference a year can make!!!
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Link to look done last year: http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/01/10/pretty-in-pink/
I like it!
By April 21st, 2010, underI really ended loving this look! It’s fun, but still in a subtle way. Lime green that’s wearable?!
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I think I finally felt like Nice Kitty Lipglass was wearable. Neon pink can be intimidating, but it worked for this look! I really need to try to use my lipglasses more often, they are so neglected
Mineralize Look.
By April 18th, 2010, underPlayed with some of my unused Mineralize eyeshadows
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It was pretty, but didn’t have great staying power like normal MAC shadows do. But I was happy to finally use these shadows, I’ve had them sitting around since last fall!
Bronze-y look for this working Saturday…
By April 17th, 2010, underI had to work today, but I still took some quick pictures of the looks I did. Usually during the week I just throw random neutral colors together, but I took this combination out of my list of combinations to try!
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