Posts Tagged ‘Rated R’

Swatch of the Day: MAC Yellow & Gold Eyeshadows

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Time to swatch my yellow and gold MAC eyeshadows!

MAC Chrome Yellow Eyeshadow
Description: Vivid bright yellow (Matte)
chromeyellow

MAC Bright Sunshine Eyeshadow
Description: Bright clean primary iridescent yellow (Frost, PRO)
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MAC Rated “R” Eyeshadow
Description: Bright, yellow green (Starflash, LE: Love That Look)
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MAC Goldmine Eyeshadow
Description: Intense gold with shimmer (Frost)
goldmine

MAC Gorgeous Gold Eyeshadow
Description: Low-light yellow gold (Veluxe Pearl)
gorgeousgold

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.

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Sunny eyes for a sunny day

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Finally the sun was out for the first time in who knows how many days, so I went for something bright. This is off of my “list of must do looks” that I have compiled. I think I really really like it! Yay!

Face

  • MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
  • MAC Beauty Powder in Tahitian Sand
  • MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Redhead

Foundation applied with 109 brush, then Tahitian Sand to the cheeks with a 168, topped off with the pinker side of the Redhead MSF with a 168.

Eyes

  • MAC Painterly paint pot
  • MAC Rated “R” e/s
  • MAC Firespot e/s
  • MAC Passionate e/s
  • MAC Paradisco e/s
  • MAC Shroom e/s
  • MAC Pearlglide Liner in Black Russian
  • MAC Clear Brow Finish
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara

Painterly paint pot applied as base with a flat e/s brush. Rated “R” applied to inner corners with a 219 brush. Firespot packed on over lid with 239 brush. Passionate buffed into outer V and crease with 217 brush, blended with Firespot. Paradisco used to blend out Passionate above crease, with a 272 brush. Shroom applied as a highlight with a small shader brush. Using the 219 brush, I used Rated “R” to liner under lower lashes on the inner half, and then Firespot on the outer half. Black Russian liner then applied to waterline.

Lips

  • MAC Valentine’s lipgelee

Some thoughts…. Passionate is terrible to work with. I dunno, I just don’t like the texture of it in the pan. Seems like it’s hard to pick up on a brush. But… when blended into something like today’s look, it’s really pretty.

I got a new MUFE mascara. Mine was about 7 months old and drying out so I sprung for a new one. At $22 a pop I try to avoid buying it too often, LOL!

A look from a few days ago…

Friday, September 4th, 2009

This is what I did for September 2nd. Decided to use my new goodies from the “Love that Look” and “Makeup Art Cosmetics” collections that I have gotten recently.

I think I’ve concluded that I suck at applying eyeliner *sigh*

Face

  • MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium (109 brush)
  • MAC Redhead Mineralized Skin Finish

Eyes

  • MAC Painterly paint pot as base
  • MAC Rated R e/s inner half of lid
  • MAC One Off e/s outer and crease
  • MAC Photo Realism e/s as highlight
  • MAC Full of Fuchsia Technakohl eyeliner on upper lashes
  • MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara

Lips

  • MAC Nice to be Nice lipglass

I’m loving the Love That Look collection, as I tend to love the starflash shadows. I’m lucky I ordered Rated R when I did, as the next day it went out of stock online (and it’s out at my local store). Full of Fuchsia is out of stock online as well, and I got one of the last in the area at a store.