I wanted to get these out quickly in the hope that the photos/swatches over my overspend haul may be useful to those still making up their minds on what they want to order. But I failed…
I’m not gonna do any proper reviews, I’m just trying to put some shots out there that are as colour accurate as I can manage.
Without further ado…
The Haul!
Stereo Rose MSF – surprisingly wearable on my pale, cool-toned skin.
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I thought it might be useful if I did this post ahead of the upcoming MAC In The Groove Collection which is due for release on the 1st July.
The rather lovely Karleigh wanted a shot of my pale arse wearing it. Well, not my ‘arse’… that would be enough to send global MAC sales plummeting. I mean… oh, you know what I mean.
Anyway, I’m gonna show you my FOTD and then I’m gonna link you to one of my fav bloggers who’s got a fabulous shot showing the shimmer far better than I was able to… so read on!
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Love, love, love.
“Repurchase” isn’t a word you’ll find used too often on this blog. I try to save it for products that really make it into daily use. When you own and enjoy using makeup as much as I do, there’s tons of products that you love with all your heart. But a repurchase? When there’s so many gorgeous new things to try? Gotta be reserved for something genuinely useful.
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural (£18) is one of my most used products.
I usually use light medium, but was colour-matched to medium last time I was instore at MAC. On the way home I was all “Oh noes, why did I let him persuade me to get medium… gonna look muddy and orange”.
Yanowot? It works really well. I couldn’t go darker than this, but when I apply Light Medium now (I still have a scrap left in the bottom of an old pan) it simply isn’t as flattering as Medium which warms me up a teeny bit without a hint of orange.
Love. It.
Also, now it’s Summer… I’m making more use of my MSF Natural than ever before. It offers more coverage than many pressed powders and when worn over a sheer tinted moisturiser gives me the coverage I’m looking for but with a light texture.
Did I mention I love it?
MAC MSF Natural is available instore at MAC or online. My tip for this product? Next time you’re instore, ask the MUA to apply a shade darker than you would normally go for…
WOAHHHHHHHHH too much blush.
Aside from that, I was really pleased with how this turned out! I was looking forlornly into my pigment drawer thinking that I don’t use them enough and although it was 6pm in the evening and I had just done my first DIY home facial (courtesy of Liz… yeah, we’re on first name terms innit) I decided to have a little play anyway. Was that the longest sentence in the blogosphere? Possibly.
I really need to start using more than 2 eyeshadow shades, I really enjoyed playing!
Products Used:
Face
~ Skin79 Super BB Cream
~ L’Occitane Etoiles des Neiges Illuminator
~ MUFE Full Cover Concealer in Shade 1
Eyes
~ Urban Decay Primer Potion
~ Silk Naturals Vanilla Pigment (all over lid up to brow bone)
~ MAC Melon Pigment (all over mobile lid)
~ MAC Revved-Up Pigment (crease and slightly above)
~ Elemental Beauty Vamp Pigment (outer v and under lower lashline)
~ Bourjois Khol & Contour in Brun Design (smudged on upper lashline then melon pigment reapplied over the top)
~ Benefit Bad Gal Lash Black Mascara
Cheeks
~ Milani Luminous Blush
~ Bobbi Brown ShimmerBrick in Nectar (yeah, I got carried away)
Lips
~ Bourjois Sweet Kiss Naturel Lipstick in 09 Sienne Kiss
I’m talking about the upcoming MAC In The Groove collection of course!
I’m self-indulging in some lovely high res shots of the items I’ve singled out from the collection that’s due for release on the 1st July.
I’m going for broke…
Too many things I want…
Seriously… gonna have to PARE. IT. DOWN.
Yikes.
Help me pare that down… I don’t need those 4 eyeshadows.
I definitely want Stereo Rose, New Vibe and Happy Together though…. and probably All Styled Up too… damn. And I’m not even a MAC addict.
What are you desperately desiring from July’s (UK) the In The Groove Collection?
Indulge me, I rarely do haul posts. But I’m really loving the things that I picked up this week. And just look how restrained I was at my local CCO (the MAC).
At the beginning of the week my Stila bits turned up from CheapSmells.. oh! I haven’t included my Stila Topaz Kajal in the photo! Oh well, I got that too… But anyway, look at that lovely taupe (bottom left). That’s Stila Cloud, a very cool toned shimmery silver taupe.
I finally took the plunge and ordered a Shu Uemura IR Beige 800 eyeshadow… I was struggling between the IR and ME versions, but felt the ME version swatched a little too pink for me.
I also took advantage of the Barielle BOGOF offer and picked up two colours from the Spring Wildflowers Collection (A Bouquet for Ava & June Bug) and two from the Summer High Steppin’ Collection (Belly Dance & Electric Boogie)
Hmm what else…
Oh, I nabbed Clinique’s (relatively) new High Lengths mascara that I’ve had my eye on for a little while… super funky alienesque brush!
Finally, I was (semi) well-behaved in my local CCO on Friday. I don’t have a MAC counter near me… so I usually target the MAC stand quite heavily when I raid the Gunwharf CCO. I picked up: Melon pigment, Blonde MSF and Femme-Fi eyeshadow. Pat on the back for resisting Moon River from the Grand Duo collection and Flower Mist Dew Beauty Powder from the Ungaro collection. (Please don’t tell me I NEED those two items in my life… I totally bend to peer pressure!)
What have you bought this week?
A girl with too many lipsticks.
And a blog about them.
