Archive for July, 2010
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
It’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…
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Perfect Topping
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Expensive Pink Eyeshadow
MAC Mulch Eyeshadow
MAC Honey Lust Eyeshadow
MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Bourbon
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
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.
Tags: Bourbon, Expensive Pink, Honey Lust, Mulch, Perfect Topping, Retrospeck
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
OOOOOO found a new look I LOVE!!!
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Perfect Topping
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Expensive Pink Eyeshadow
MAC Shale Eyeshadow
MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow
MAC Pearlglide Eye Liner in Rave
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
Lips
MAC Prrr Lipglass
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 
Tags: Expensive Pink, Perfect Topping, Prrr, Rave, Retrospeck, Shale
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
This 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.
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Vex Eyeshadow
MAC Birds & Berries Eyeshadow
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Sweet, simple, didn’t take a lot of pictures.
Tags: Birds & Berries, Vex
Posted in Blue, Brand, Looks, MAC, Make Up For Ever | Comments Off
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
One 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.
Tags: Artifact, Blackground, Delft, Greenstroke, Old Gold
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Guess I’m getting on a pigment kick?
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Old Gold Pigment
MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow
MAC Creme Royal Eyeshadow
MAC Sweet Sage Fluidline
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Stash
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
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!
Tags: Creme Royal, Old Gold, Ricepaper, Stash, Sweet Sage
Posted in Brand, Gold, Looks, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Urban Decay | Comments Off
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
I’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.
Tags: Kitschmas, Milk
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Saturday, July 17th, 2010
I 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.
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Golden Lemon Pigment
MAC Grape Pigment
MAC Kitschmas Pigment
MAC Phloof! Eyeshadow
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Eldorado
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
It still amazes me how very little pigment it takes when you use it. I’ll never make a dent in any of mine!
Tags: Eldorado, Golden Lemon, Grape, Kitschmas, Phloof!, Zero
Posted in Brand, Looks, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Purple, Urban Decay, Yellow | Comments Off
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Blues 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 
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Sunbasque Powder Blush
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow
MAC Steamy Eyeshadow
MAC Birds & Berries Eyeshadow
MAC Copperplate Eyeshadow
MAC Omega Eyeshadow
MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
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 
Tags: Birds & Berries, Copperplate, NC15/NW20, Omega, Steamy, Sunbasque, Vanilla
Posted in Blue, Brand, Looks, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Neutral/Brown | Comments Off
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
No red white and blue, just some maroons and purples
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Warmed
Eyes
MAC Artifact Paint Pot
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Nanogold Eyeshadow
MAC Expensive Pink Eyeshadow
MAC Cranberry Eyeshadow
MAC Sketch Eyeshadow
MAC Spiced Chocolate Eyeshadow
MAC Soft Brown Eyeshadow
MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero (added after I took the pics
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
Lips
MAC Prrr Lipglass
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.
Tags: Artifact, Cranberry, Expensive Pink, Nanogold, Prrr, Ricepaper, Sketch, Soft Brown, Spiced Chocolate, Warmed, Zero
Posted in Brand, Looks, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Purple, Red/Maroon, Urban Decay | Comments Off
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Blonde
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Aquavert Eyeshadow
MAC Parfait Amour Eyeshadow
MAC Satellite Dreams Eyeshadow
MAC Top Hat Eyeshadow
MAC Crystal Avalanche Eyeshadow
MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
I wish I could think of a patriotic scheme to do for tomorrow, but I’m worried it’d come out muddy…
Tags: Aquavert, Blonde, Crystal Avalanche, NC15/NW20, Parfait Amour, Satellite Dreams, Top Hat
Posted in Brand, Green, Looks, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Purple | 2 Comments »
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Studio Finish Skin Corrector in Pure Orange
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20
MAC Powder Blush in Cantaloupe
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Patina Eyeshadow
MAC Copperplate Eyeshadow
MAC Espresso Eyeshadow
MAC Omega Eyeshadow
MAC Orb Eyeshadow
MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow
MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
Tags: Cantaloupe, Copperplate, Espresso, NC15/NW20, Omega, Orb, Patina, Retrospeck
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Face
MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation/Loose in Medium
MAC Studio Finish Skin Corrector in Pure Orange
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW20
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Redhead
Eyes
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Patina Eyeshadow
MAC Saddle Eyeshadow
MAC Espresso Eyeshadow
MAC Omega Eyeshadow
MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow
MAC Orb Eyeshadow
MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
MAC Brow Set in Clear
Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
MAC Plush Lash Mascara
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.
Tags: Espresso, NC15/NW20, Omega, Orb, Patina, Redhead, Saddle, Vanilla
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