Archive for June, 2010

Yay for UPS Man!

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

My MAC Pro goodies came today :D

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.

pureorange
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.

studiosculpt
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 :)

loosefoundation
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 :)

macprojune
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…

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

I wanted to list it all out anyway so I can try it again someday and actually take pictures :D

Eyes

  • MAC Painterly Paint Pot
  • MAC Paradisco Eyeshadow
  • MAC Off The Page Eyeshadow
  • MAC Expensive Pink Eyeshadow
  • MAC Woodwinked Eyeshadow
  • MAC Grain Eyeshadow
  • MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • MAC Plush Lash Mascara
  • 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…

    Friday, June 25th, 2010

    Hmm, this goes in my “I like” category.

    Face

  • MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
  • MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Warmed
  • Eyes

  • MAC Painterly Paint Pot
  • MAC Goldmine Eyeshadow
  • MAC Bronze Eyeshadow
  • MAC Coppering Eyeshadow
  • MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow
  • MAC Grain Eyeshadow
  • MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • MAC Plush Lash Mascara
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • 0625closeup

    0625closeup2

    0625closeup3

    0625closeup4

    My foundation ran out today :( Hope my order comes soon!

    Look for June 24th…

    Thursday, June 24th, 2010

    Just something quick and light.

    Face

  • MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
  • MAC Tahitian Sand Beauty Powder
  • Eyes

  • MAC Painterly Paint Pot
  • MAC Spiritualize Pigment
  • MAC Phloof! Eyeshadow
  • MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • Make Up For Eve Lash Fibers
  • MAC Plush Lash Mascara
  • Lips

  • MAC Prrr Lipglass
  • 0624closeup

    0624closeup2

    Free shipping from MACPro.com = Yay!

    Thursday, June 24th, 2010

    Woohoo, 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!