Archive for the ‘Swatches’ Category
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
MAC’s Stylishly Yours collection launched with two Fluidlines, which are gel eyeliners. (I apologize now for my crappy photo of Dark Diversion. Off day for photography, apparently. Someday I will put in more effort…)
MAC describes Fluidlines as:
Ultra-smooth, Fluidline’s gel formula provides the precision of a liquid liner with a silkier, softer finish. Goes on “foolproof” with a brush in an easy dip-and-stroke action. Long-wearing. Smudge-proof. Lines up in a rich array of colours and finishes. Brush sold separately.
MAC Dark Diversion Fluidline
Description: Blackened plum. (LE: Stylishly Yours)
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Description: Solid flat black. (Permanent)
Swatching procedure: My skintone is a MAC NW20 (maybe a bit lighter due to it being winter). All photos taken under “natural light” bulbs, which mimic natural daylight.
Dark Diversion was an impulse buy, but I think I can get some use out of it… if I remember I own it. I hardly ever use my other two Fluidlines I own (Blacktrack and Sweet Sage). Blacktrack is really intense, but works AWESOME on the waterline, despite adhering to contacts and dryness that I’ve mentioned before.
Tags: Blacktrack, Dark Diversion
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
UPS man was kind and brought my MAC Pro package today! 
So time for some swatches of stuff I bought from the Cham Pale collection that released on December 26th!!
MAC Dangerous Cuvée Paint Pot
Description: Frosted cool grey. (LE: Cham Pale)
MAC I Get No Kick Eye Kohl
Description: Metallic nude (LE: Cham Pale)
MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow
Description: Beached blonde (Lustre, Permanent)
MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil
Description: A highly pigmented wood-clenched pencil with a firm lead and silky soft application. Use for outlining, defining and drawing. (PRO, Permanent)
Swatching procedure: My skintone is a MAC NW20 (maybe a bit lighter due to it being winter). Retrospeck is applied over Painterly paint pot, so results may be different if applied on bare skin. All photos taken under “natural light” bulbs, which mimic natural daylight.
I Get No Kick currently sold out on MAC’s website, and I can see why! I think it’ll be the perfect eye kohl for brightening and highlighting my eyes (besides my usual NC15/NW20 pencil that I use on my waterline). Tomorrow I might use Dangerous Cuvée for both work and then my NYE look. Very excited to play around with these new products! ‘Bout damn time I got some new MAC 
Retrospeck I use as a highlight color often. For being a lustre finish, it doesn’t get too messy on my face.
Tags: Dangerous Cuvée, I Get No Kick, NC15/NW20, Retrospeck
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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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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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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
My 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!
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
I only purchased two from this collection: Bough Grey and Birds & Berries.
MAC Birds & Berries Eyeshadow
Description: Frosted dark green blue (Veluxe Pearl, LE: Give Me Liberty of London)
MAC Bough Grey Eyeshadow
Description: Mid-tone blueish grey (Satin, LE: Give Me Liberty of London)
Swatching Procedure: My skintone is a MAC NW20. Product is applied over Painterly paint pot, so results may be different if applied on bare skin. All photos taken under “natural light” bulbs, which mimic natural daylight.
Tags: Birds & Berries, Bough Grey
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Swatched my MAC Paint Pots today!
What is a Paint Pot?
A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. Blends smoothly over the lids. Cream-based, can be mixed with M·A·C shadows and liners.
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Description: Nude beige (Cream)
MAC Fresco Rose Paint Pot
Description: Mid-tone pink with matching pearlized pigments (Frost, Discontinued)
MAC Blackground Paint Pot
Description: Black-grey with multi-colour (Pearl)
MAC Greenstroke Paint Pot
Description: Frosted mint green with gold pearlized pigments (Frost, Discontinued)
MAC Delft Paint Pot
Description: Deep teal with gold pearlized pigments (Frost, Discontinued)
Swatching Procedure: My skin tone is roughly MAC NW20. Photos taken under “natural light bulbs” which mimic natural daylight.
Tags: Blackground, Delft, Fresco Rose, Greenstroke, Painterly
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Today’s swatch is MAC Haux Eyeshadow!
MAC Haux Eyeshadow
Description: Soft muted rosy brown (Satin)
Swatching Procedure: Product applied over Painterly paint pot on MAC NW20 skintone. Pictures taken under natural light.
Tags: Haux
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
I only have two from this new release: MAC Red Brick and MAC Atlantic Blue. (Had them for several years) Both use to be pro only colors, but now are available to “normal” MAC stores as part of the permanent line! Woohoo!
MAC Red Brick Eyeshadow
Description: Orange Red (Matte)
MAC Atlantic Blue Eyeshadow
Description: Bright violet blue (Matte)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20). Photos are taken in under natural daylight from a window. Product is applied over MAC Painterly paint pot.
Tags: Atlantic Blue, Red Brick
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Whew, what a long name for an eyeshadow!
I have this up for swap on MUA and someone requested photos so I decided it was a good time to grab a swatch of it as well, and just post it all up on here.
I don’t think this eyeshadow is still sold, I bought it quite awhile ago and hardly ever used it.
Sephora Colorful Mono Chrome N°04 Eyeshadow
Description: I would describe it as a teal that reflects some green and gold. Unfortunately I cannot find the official color description Sephora’s description of Colorful Mono eyeshadows: “Sephora Mono Eyeshadow has the perfect, high-payoff combination of brilliant color, an easy-blending formula, and endless versatility that will revolutionize your eye-makeup outlook and deliver show-stopping effects. This expert formula comes in three fabulous finishes: matte, glittering, and metallic shimmer. Apply your color dry for a natural vibe or dampen your brush and apply wet for an all-out sophisticated stare. Let inspiration be your guide and watch your makeup go from everyday to extraordinary.”
Swatching Procedure: Product and swatch pictures taken under “natural light bulbs” which mimic natural dayling. Skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20, and product was applied over MAC Painterly paint pot.
Tags: Chrome N04
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
I have yet to buy anything from MAC’s Warm & Cozy collection (my initial excitement over the products wore off as I started to see swatches), but I did already have Embark eyeshadow, which is a permanent product but part of the collection. So I figured I might as well go ahead and swatch it since it’s in a current collection
MAC Embark Eyeshadow
Description: Intense reddish brown (Matte, Permanent)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Photos are taken in under natural daylight from a window. Product is applied over MAC Painterly paint pot.
It applied a bit “chunky” to my skin, I don’t know why. Felt like I really had to dig the brush in to get any on the brush. Kind of chalky… I don’t think I’ve used this eyeshadow too much, maybe once or twice to darken up a look.
I’m torn on whether I should get Modelette eyeshadow from Warm & Cozy… I already have so many browns and neutrals that I am not sure I really need another. So I think I’m saving my money for something else…
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Gotta swatch my only purchase from the Love Lace collection!
MAC Hypnotizing Eyeshadow
Description:Frosted greyed mauve (Frost, LE: Love Lace)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Photos are taken in under natural daylight from a window. Product applied over MAC Painterly paint pot.
Tags: Hypnotizing
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Time to swatch my yellow and gold MAC eyeshadows!
MAC Chrome Yellow Eyeshadow
Description: Vivid bright yellow (Matte)
MAC Bright Sunshine Eyeshadow
Description: Bright clean primary iridescent yellow (Frost, PRO)
MAC Rated “R” Eyeshadow
Description: Bright, yellow green (Starflash, LE: Love That Look)
MAC Goldmine Eyeshadow
Description: Intense gold with shimmer (Frost)
MAC Gorgeous Gold Eyeshadow
Description: Low-light yellow gold (Veluxe Pearl)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Photos are taken in my bathroom under “Natural Light” bubs which mimic natural daylight. Products applied over MAC Painterly paint pot.
Tags: Bright Sunshine, Chrome Yellow, Goldmine, Gorgeous Gold, Rated R
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Time to swatch all of my MAC eye liners that are in pencil form! (Fluidlines to come later)
I don’t have a lot from MAC because Urban Decay has a hold on my eye liner soul with their 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils. But I have picked up some MAC ones here and there. I love MAC’s Pearlglide formula, and the Softsparkles are nice as well.
MAC Auto-de-blu Technakohl Liner
Description: Amethyst
MAC Full of Fuchsia Technakohl Liner
Description: Fuchsia-purple with icy fuchsia sheen (LE: Makeup Art Cosmetics)
MAC Grey Utility Powerpoint Eye Pencil
Description: Uniform grey
MAC Minted Eye Kohl
Description: Vibrant mint green with pearl
MAC Rave Pearlglide Eye Liner
Description: Deep purple with purple glitter (LE: Love That Look)
MAC Black Russian Pearlglide Eye Liner
Description: Black with navy blue glitter (LE: Love That Look)
MAC Iris Accents Softsparkle Eye Pencil
Description: Pale violet with silver pearl (LE:
Balloonacy)
MAC Peacocked Softsparkle Eye Pencil
Description: Rich turquoise green with silver pearl (LE: Little Darlings)
MAC Chocolight Softsparkle Eye Pencil
Description: Teddy-brown with matching pearl (LE: Little Darlings)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Photos are taken in my bathroom under “Natural Light” bubs which mimic natural daylight.
Tags: Auto-de-blu, Black Russian, Chocolight, Full of Fuchsia, Grey Utility, Iris Accents, Peacocked, Rave
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Today’s swatches are my three MAC Cream Colour Bases: Plumed Violet, Pearl, and Premeditated. Cream Colour Base is often abbreviated CCB.
What are Cream Colour Bases? MAC’s description is:
Versatile and multi-purpose, Cream Colour Base can be applied directly to bare skin, or layered over foundation, moisturizer, or powder. Smooth and easy to apply with a brush, sponge, or fingers-colour effects range from a light veil to highly dramatic, depending on method of application. Cream Colour Base is fragrance-free. (The following shades are not recommended for use in lip area: Black, Dusk and Fawntastic. The following shades are not recommended for use in the eye area: Fabulush, Improper Copper, Premeditated and Virgin Isle.)
MAC Pearl Cream Colour Base
Description: Soft pale gold with icy shimmer (Frost)
MAC Plumed Violet Cream Colour Base
Description: Pro, Discontinued?
MAC Premeditated Cream Colour Base
Description: A deep, bright vivid blue red (Discontinued?)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Photos are taken in my bathroom under “Natural Light” bubs which mimic natural daylight.
I did these swatches today because tomorrow I am mailing out Pearl to a new owner. I could never get Pearl to work… it would make my eyelids really greasy and everything would crease… even if I put it over a paint pot. I didn’t have a use for it, so I posted it up for swap. I am getting Cakeshop shadestick in return. I haven’t ever used a shadestick, but figured it could be something neat to try. At the very worse it ends up sitting around like my Pearl CCB has been doing,
I have done a few pretty purple looks with Plumed Violet applied as a base. I have never used Premeditated, only swatched it 2 or 3 times. I have Flammable paint, so I don’t really need a red eye base (yeah yeah, they say not to use it on eyes… I’m a risk taker!). So Premeditated also sits around. Maybe some day I’ll find a use…
Tags: Pearl, Plumed Violet, Premeditated
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
This time around I’m swatching the eyeshadows in my “Pink” MAC palette! These are the ones that I’ve decided are “full” pinks. I have a “Pink-ish Purples” palette that I put other ones in that, to me, are not a full pink or a full purple color. Does that make sense? Probably not, but most people have unique ways of organizing their palettes to their personal tastes.
MAC Passionate Eyeshadow
Description: Real mid-tone red (Matte)
MAC Sushi Flower Eyeshadow
Description: Pinky-coral with pink shimmer (Satin)
MAC Budding Beauty Eyeshadow
Description: Bright fuchsia (Frost, LE: Dejarose)
MAC Sunset B Eyeshadow
Description: Frost clean mid-tone pink (Starflash, LE: Starflash)
MAC Swish Eyeshadow
Description: Bright pink with icy shimmer (Frost)
MAC Pink Freeze Eyeshadow
Description: Bright pink with icy pearl (Frost)
MAC Sweet Lust Eyeshadow
Description: Pinky-rose (Lustre)
MAC Slip Pink Eyeshadow
Description: Sunny coral pink with pearlized pigments (Velvet, LE: Technacolour, Lingerie)
MAC Yogurt Eyeshadow
Description: Soft pale pink (Matte)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin.
Photos are taken in my bathroom of the shadows themselves under “Natural Light” bubs which mimic natural daylight. Swatch pictures were taken by a window with natural sunlight.
Tags: Budding Beauty, Passionate, Pink Freeze, Slip Pink, Sunset B, Sushi Flower, Sweet Lust, Swish, Yogurt
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Today’s swatches are…
What I categorize as my MAC “bright green” eyeshadows!
MAC Swimming Eyeshadow
Description: A scintillating sea green (Lustre)
MAC Bio-Green Eyeshadow
Description: Bright yellow green with gold pearl (Frost, Pro)
MAC Lime Eyeshadow
Description: Lime green (Matte, Pro)
MAC Bitter Eyeshadow
Description:Vivid bright golden green flecked with shimmer (Velvet)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin.
Photos are taken in my bathroom of the shadows themselves under “Natural Light” bubs which mimic natural daylight. Swatch pictures were taken by a window with natural sunlight.
Tags: Bio-Green, Bitter, Lime, Swimming
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
The swatch of the day is…
MAC Fresco Rose Paint Pot
Description: Pink with matching pearl (Frost)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatch done over bare skin.
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
Tags: Fresco Rose
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
The swatch of the day is…
My 3 white MAC eyeshadows! These are the ones I consider “true” whites that don’t have any overtly gold/pink/whatever tones to them. Those I include in my highlights palette, and not my white palette.
MAC Crystal Avalanche Eyeshadow
Description: White with reflects (Veluxe Pearl)
MAC Chill Eyeshadow
Description: Luminous satin, cool white (Discontinued)
MAC Gesso Eyeshadow
Description: Vivid white (Matte)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin.
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
Tags: Chill, Crystal Avalanche, Gesso
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Swatch of the Day is…
My 8 MAC silver eyeshadows!
MAC Pandamonium Eyeshadow
Description: Smoky grey with silver pearlized pigments (Lustre, Limited Edition)
MAC Knight Divine Eyeshadow
Description: Black with silver pearl (Veluxe Pearl)
MAC Smoke & Diamonds Eyeshadow
Description: Frosty gray taupe (Starflash, Limited Edition)
MAC Silver Ring Eyeshadow
Description: Grey with silver sheen (Veluxe Pearl)
MAC Silverthorn Eyeshadow
Description: Mid-tone gray with silver pearl (Veluxe Pearl, Limited Edition)
MAC Electra Eyeshadow
Description: Silver with icy shimmer (Frost)
MAC Cumulus Eyeshadow
Description: Creamy grey with silver pearl (Frost, Limited Edition)
MAC Idol Eyes Eyeshadow
Description: Silvered violet with gold (Lustre)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin.
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
Tags: Cumulus, Electra, Idol Eyes, Knight Divine, Pandamonium, Silver Ring, Silverthorn, Smoke & Diamonds
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Swatch of the day is…
MAC Blonde Mineralize Skinfinish
Description: Soft Pink to Rose degrade (Forst, LE: Blonde, Brunette, Redhead)
and….
MAC Redhead Mineralize Skinfinish
Description: Gold to salmon pink degrade (Frost, LE: Blonde, Brunette, Redhead)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done on bare skin (no base, foundation).
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Swatch of the day is…
MAC Reflects Purple Duo Glitter
Description: Sparkling rich purple (Permanent to Pro line, also in Metal Urge collection)
and…
MAC Reflects Copper Glitter
Description: Sparkling saffron (Permanent to Pro line, also in Makeup Art Cosmetics collection)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin. With glitters I do a set applied dry and a set applied wet (wetting agent being MAC Fix+).
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
Tags: Reflects Copper, Reflects Purple Duo
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Swatch of the Day is.. (and a tiny review)
Urban Decay 24/7 Super Stash set
Description: This is a set of 9 Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils. 4 of the colors are exclusive to this set.
- Zero (zealous black)
- Oil Slick (black sparkle)
- Corrupt (brown sparkle)
- Eldorado (gold)
- Graffiti (bright medium green with silver sparkle)
- Binge (navy)
- Ransom (bright iridescent purple)
- Rockstar (darkest eggplant)
- Stash (dark green/gold)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches were done on bare skin (no base).
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
I just picked this set up at Sephora today, so I thought I’d say a few quick words about it as well. First off, I LOVE the 24/7 pencils! The formula is so soft and creamy – no tugging on the lids here! For about 30 seconds the product remains blendable, and then dries down to a waterproof formula. And holy crap, they’re waterproof! I swatched several shades on my arm at Sephora, and their makeup remover would not remove them and I had to use alcohol (side note: MAC Wipes DO remove these liners easily, I’ve never had difficulty removing them at home). As much as I love my MAC products and prefer to buy MAC, I definitely give Urban Decay the upper hand on eye pencil formulation and color choice!
I originally went for this set for Graffiti and Eldorado. I have Zero and Stash already, which I got in another 24/7 set last year (seems that Zero is included in nearly all the sets). However, I am loving Oil Slick, Corrupt, and Binge as well! Oh, and Rockstar… hell, they’re all great!
My only gripe so far is the size. I thought my 0.8g sized 24/7 pencils were small… these in this set are 0.5g and TINY. I can see how they can be difficult to hold and use, but I think I’ll be able to adjust. Even though they’re tiny, I think they’ll all last me a decent while, or so I hope! I heard that Eldorado will be released to the full size collection in the spring, which is good to hear because I am really loving it’s rich gold color. I hope the other 3 (Oil Slick, Corrupt, and Binge) also join the full size collection.
The set was $36, which comes down to $4 per pencil. Not terrible! Definitely a good way to sample shades, or to save money. Full size 24/7 pencils are $17 a piece and very large, so if someone isn’t a heavy liner user, I see this as a great way to get some great liners for occasional use, and not have to spend a lot of money on full size products.
Tags: Binge, Corrupt, Eldorado, Graffiti, Oil Slick, Ransom, Rockstar, Stash, Zero
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Swatch of the Day is..
MAC Milk Pigment
Description: Frosty pale silvery pink (Limited Edition)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin. With pigments I do a set applied dry and a set applied wet (wetting agent being MAC Fix+).
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
Tags: Milk
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
This is something new that I am going to try!
Swatch of the Day is..
MAC Fresh Green Mix Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo
Description: Lime mono/Golden olive with blue, gold and aqua veining (Frost)
Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20. Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin. With Mineralize Eyeshadows I do a set applied dry and a set applied wet (wetting agent being MAC Fix+).
Photos are taken in my bathroom which has “Natural Light” bulbs to mimic natural daylight. No flash is used.
Tags: Fresh Green Mix
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