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Haul: MAC + Mickey Contractor

28 Jan

MAC + Mickey Contractor

There was one reason I was excited for the MAC + Mickey Contractor collection — the Select Moisturecover Duo.  Before heading over to the store for the Peacocky collection, I took a look at how Mickey Contractor’s collection was doing on MAC’s website.  I was surprised to see that the concealer was already sold out, along with a few other items.  My anxiety kicked up a notch but was relieved when I found that the concealer was still in stock at my local store.  What made this concealer special to me is that it contains two color correctors in shades perfect for experimenting with covering up my mother’s hyper-pigmentation and the moisturizing formula is also great for mature skin.  I also ended up picking up the two blushes from the collection; Sur is a great rosy everyday blush and Gana works as a frosty light gold highlighting shade sans glitter.  I love using orange as a crease color in many of my looks so I picked up Saffron Eye Shadow, which is described as a “deep coral caramel.”  Saffron is done in their Satin finish that is usually a dream when it comes to blending.  Lastly, I picked up a Matte lipstick called Mehr, a beautiful neutral pink that is going to become a go to for wearing to work.  Most of the collection is gone from the website, but you may be able to track some of these items down at a MAC store.  Checkout swatches after the jump:

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Haul: MAC Peacocky Collection

17 Jan

MAC

Peacocky Collection

Check out my first video back from my YouTube hiatus.  I stopped by MAC and hauled like I had not hauled in a long time.  I picked up my favorites from MAC’s Peacocky (above), Mickey Contractor and Cham Pale collection.

Products mentioned in the video:

Mega Metal Shadow:

Dalliance

Prance

Paparazz-She

Odalisque

Noir Plum

Kissable Lipcolour:

Flaunt It!

Super

Temper Tantra

Check out swatches after the jump:  (more…)

Haul: MAC Pret-A-Papier Collection

25 Apr

MAC Pret-A-Papier Collection

I stopped by the new MAC store in Times Square this week to check out the Pret-A-Papier collection.  I thought I was not going to pick up anything from the collection because it is for the neutral lovers out there, while I’m a lover of brights, but of course I still walked out with a few items.  My picks were: Dressmaker, Dressmaker Lipstick, Fold and Tuck Lipglass, Light Over Dark Mineralize Blush Duo and Tissueweight Eye Shadow.  Check out more pictures and swatches after the jump:   (more…)

MAC Holiday/Winter 2009 Collections

30 Sep

I was on Twitter today and found out that one of my favorite sites to stalk MAC Collections, Temptalia, posted several  blog entries today on upcoming MAC Holiday/Winter 2009 Collections. Check out my thoughts below and click on the names of the collection for more details (list of products and images when available) over at Temptalia.

Holiday 2009 Collections:

Magic, Mirth, & Mischief Colour Collection – This collection has so many lip and eye products to choose from. I’m excited for the Cremesheen Glass repromotes. I have Ever So Rich. Although they have little color pay-off,  I love the vanilla aroma without the stickiness, and even after the gloss wears off my lips still feel moisturized. The collection contains some new Mineralize Eye Shadow Duos and Mineralize Blush for those mineralize fans out there. There will also be 3 new Dazzleglasses. Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Magic, Mirth, & Mischief Eye/Lip Kits – This portion of the massive holiday collection contains 8 mini palettes for the lips, eyes, and face. Mini palettes tend to collect dust in my drawers but are great gifts for makeup junkies always on the road.  Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Magic, Mirth, & Mischief Lip/Eye Bags – The lip bags sound cute with a coordinating lipstick, dazzleglass and lip pencil in each set. The eye bags contain a fluidline, pigment, mascara, and an eyeliner brush. This portion also contains the brush sets that I constantly warn people about. Do not expect the same quality you get from a full size brush. The brushes are mass produced. The bristles are not cut the same and do not feel as gentle on the face. I got an angle brush last year in a set that was to rough even on my brows. There are some MAC holiday brush set defenders out there that did not agree with my comments in the past and to them I say this is my opinion and that you have obviously not tried their full size counterparts to make that assertion. If you have experienced a MAC full size  brush you will consider the holiday sets a downgrade. The brushes may be cute but are good for touch-ups at best. Some of the brushes are decent (168SE and 190SE for example) but the collective are a lesson in you get what you pay for. Save the $49.50 and buy a full size brush or two. Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Exclusive Holiday Kits/Sets – MAC will also be releasing 2 kits, one of which will be exclusive to Nordstrom and the other to MAC Stores. Available everywhere will be a Viva Glam Lip Kit and their Kids Helping Kids collection to help their HIV/AIDS initiatives. Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Mischief Makers Collection - This collection features sets of miniature liplasses/lustreglasses and pigments/glitters. Magnetique lipglass, one of the lip colors I was obsessed with this year, will be repromoted in one of the sets. The understated Instant Gold lustreglass is also a personal favorite that will be included in the same set. Release Date: November 5th, 2009

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Upcoming MAC Collections

14 Jul

Pigments

Check out what’s coming out this Fall/Winter from MAC*:

07/17 – Graphic Gardens (Nordstrom Exclusive)

07/30 – Baby Blooms

07/30 – Love That Look

08/20 – Make-Up Art Cosmetics

08/27 – Jin Soon Choi for MAC Nail Lacquer

08/27 – Flirt with Fall

09/10 – MAC in HD

09/17 – Fall Trend

09/24 – Dazzleglass  Cremes

09/24 – Style Black

10/12 – DSquared2 Collection

10/15 – Magic, Mirth, and Mischief

11/05 – Mischief Makers

12/26 – Warm and Cozy

12/26 – Chill Out

01/07 – Palm Beach

01/07 – Studio Fix Lash

01/07 – Cool Nudes with Brown

*Collection names and release dates are subject to change. This information will be updated as information becomes available.

For the latest news on MAC collections check out my favorite sites: www.specktra.net and www.temptalia.com.

Glossy Kissez,

DRBrooklyn730

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