Friday, August 8, 2008

Fresh Green Mix




Face:
MAC Prep + Prime
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW15
MAC Pleasantry Mineralize Blush

Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Lucky Jade Shadestick (lid)
MAC Fresh Green Mix Mineralized e/s (solid side on lid over Lucky Jade, marbled side outer corner, crease)
MAC Bottle Green e/s (crease, lower lid liner)
MAC Phloof! e/s (browbone)
Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner Black
Almay One Coat Nourishing Mascara Very Black

Lips:
MAC Cultureclash Lipglass

Another Cook Heat Look



Face:
MAC Strobe Liquid
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW15
MAC Pearl Cream Colour Base (highlight)
MAC Warm Soul Mineralize Blush

Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Uppity Fluidline (lid)
MAC Warming Trend E/S (lid)
MAC Cool Heat E/S (outer corner, crease, lower lid liner)
MAC Solar White E/S (browbone)
Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner Pencil Black (lower waterline)
Maybelline Define-A-Lash Volume Mascara in Very Black

Lips:
MAC Tropic Glow Slimshine Lipstick

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Cool Heat Look


Face:
Clinique Moisture Sheer Tint Fair
Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder Stay Neutral
MAC Powder Blush Well Dressed
MAC Cream Colour Base Pearl (highlight)

Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Greenstroke Paint Pot (inner lid)
MAC Warm Chill E/S (inner lid, over Greenstroke PP)
MAC Gulf Stream E/S (center of lid)
MAC Climate Blue E/S (outer lid, crease, lower lid liner)
MAC Solar White E/S (highlight)
Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner in Black (lower waterline)
Maybelline Define-A-Lash Volume Mascara in Very Black

Lips:
MAC Slimshine Lipstick Gentle Simmer

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Black Ore Look




Face:
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW15
MAC Spaced Out Blush
Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Blackground Paint Pot (on lid)
MAC Expensive Pink E/S (inner lid, lower lid liner)
MAC Black Ore Solar Bits (mid to outer lid)
MAC Carbon E/S (crease)
MAC Femme-Fi E/S (highlight)
MAC Buried Treasure Powerpoint Eye Pencil (lower waterline)
Maybelline Define-A-Lash Volume Mascara in Very Black
Lips:
MAC Pink Grapefruit Lipglass

Monday, August 4, 2008

MAC Electro Flash, Sonic Chic, & New View Haul/Review

So finally on to some newer hauls! With Electro Flash was the return of the mineralize eyeshadows like the ones from Antiquitease but oh so more pigmented! They are all really awesome. Sonic Chic is first time ever mineralized blushes for MAC, and I'm loving them so far. New View is a Mineralize Skinfinish duo, one half of the compact being MSF Natural and the other side a shimmery highlight color. If you already had MSF Natural you may or may not have purchased this. I didn't have it and wanted to try it so I got it, and with a bonus highlight shade on one side:). I have heard that some people are buying a darker shade in this and using it as a contour powder. At any rate, it's a great product to have. So without further adu, on to the haul!

Eyeshadows (Electro Flash)- I ended up getting seven of the nine eyeshadows. The only two I didn't pick up was Two to Glow and Play on Plums. I just didn't feel these colors would look very good with my coloring so I passed on these. I picked up one lipglass. The other colors just seemed kind of bland to me or like something I already had. Some lipsticks also came out with the collection but none of these really thrilled my soul either.

From left to right:

Sea & Sky-Silvery pale blue with deep blue and silver veining/Bright blue mono (Frost). This is most possibly my favorite eyeshadow out of this collection. As I have mentioned before, I love blues and this doesn't dissapoint. I wear this very frequently and even to work because my uniform is blue. This is a must-have from this collection!

Fresh Green Mix-Golden olive with blue, gold and acqua veining/Lime mono (Frost). This is a beautiful combo. Initially when I saw this online I was not planning to buy it, but when I went to the MAC counter I was floored at how absolutely gorgeous this duo was. This is also another must-have IMO.

Odd Couple-Warm gold with lavender and bronze veining/Purple mono (Frost). Another genious combination. The purple is beautiful and the gold side is a nice unexpected pair for it. They look great together.
Hot Contrast-(bottom pic)Dirty red with silver and black veining/Black mono (Frost). This is very pretty as well. The marbled side is awesome and the times I've used it I have played up the red side and paired with the black mono it is incredibly sexy.

Love Connection-Pale beige with gold and blue veining/Warm gold mono (Frost). This is a beautiful neutral combo. Very glittery, takes natural colors to a whole another level.

Polar Opposite-Dirty Purple with silver, indigo and pink veining/True silver mono (Frost). The silver side is super shiny and the purple is very pretty, can't wait to play with this one:).

Pink Split-Dirty rose with bronze and pale blue veining/Pink with gold pearl mono (Frost). This is probably the least pigmented one of the eyeshadows I got, but I have found the way to make it work is to wear it over fresco rose paint pot. It wears very nicely this way.

Lipglass:

Cultureclash-Frosty clear baby pink with multidimensional pearl. This is a pretty pink lipglass that I love.


Blushes (Sonic Chic):

Pleasantry- Intense mid tone blue pink with gold pearl. This color looks super bright in the pot but is so beautiful on. It gives me a nice healthy glow with some subtle shimmer. Probably my favorite mineralize blush.

Warm Soul-Mid tone beige with gold pearl. I really like this blush too. It kind of gives you a more subtle bronzey flush. It's great for the summer.

Love Thing-Dirty burgundy with gold pearl. I love this color but it's a little too intense for me. I make it work by using a VERY light hand. It's probably more suitable for darker skin tones.


Mineralize Skinfinish duo (New View):

Medium/Natural and Shimmer-Light peachy pink (Shimmer) / Soft creamy beige. I bought this in a shade to match my skin tone. I really like it, it gives good yet light coverage and I use the shimmer side to highlight above my cheeks on the bridge of my nose.

Cool Heat Haul/Review

And yet another haul I didn't post. Better late than never huh? :-p This collection really appealed to me because I'm really into blues and teals. I also have to wear blue a lot for work so this collection is perfect for me! I got all seven eyeshadows and two of the slimshines.




Eyeshadows I got (in two seperate pictures b/c it was too many to show the up close detail:) from left to right)-

Warming Trend-Frosty light taupe (veluxe pearl). This color actually shows up as a gold on me. Very pretty though and the texture is great.

Climate Blue-Mid-tone violet blue with pink pearl (velvet). This is a gorgeous color, blue with pink sparkles. The texure isn't the best, being a velvet but I make it work. This is a very unique color.

Blue Flame-Dirty metallic navy blue (veluxe pearl). This is similar to Deep Truth e/s from the permanent line. That's ok by me though because I love me some blues! I wear it in my crease a lot or even as liner.

Cool Heat-Frosty teal with multi-dimensional pearl (frost). This is a nice teal color. Some are saying that it is similar to Big T that came out with the C-Shock collection, but I missed that one so I couldn't tell you. I like this but it's a little hard to work with as well.Warm Chill-Frosty seafoam green with gold pearl (frost). This is a pretty pale green color that isn't very pigmented but it's so beautiful. I like to wear in on my inner lid and tear duct.

Gulf Stream-Frosty mid-tone blue green with green pearl (frost). This is one of my favorites from this collection. It is really unique and pigmented. Loves it.

Solar White-Frosty muted white gold (frost). Last but certainly not least. Another one of my favorites from this collection if not my favoritest. lol. It almost looks pink in the pot, but it goes on as this beautiful light gold color. It's great for anything-hightlight, on the lid, tear duct, it's so versatile. I absolutely love it.The slimshines I got from left to right:

Tropic Glow-Blue pink with silver pearl (frost). In the tube this looks outrageously barbie pink. But it goes on so wearable. It's still fairly bright but sheer and super shiny. It's actually very lovely.

Gentle Simmer-Light clean yellow pink with white pearl (frost). Another fabulous pink. It's a more lighter, subtle pink. I wear this one a lot.

Neo Sci-Fi Look

Face: MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW15
Cheeks: MAC Spaced Out blush
Eyes: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot (Lid)
MAC Evening Aura e/s (Lid)
MAC Magnetic Fields e/s (Crease, lower lid liner)
MAC Femme-Fi e/s (browbone, inner corner)
MAC Stubborn Brown Powerpoint eye pencil (lower waterline)
Maybelline Define-A-Lash Volume Mascara in Very Black
Lips: MAC Pleasureseeker lipstick
MAC Naked Space lipglass

Do you like my cute necklace? Got it from Wet Seal :)!