MAC Fleet Fast Blush Swatch

Sooooo pretty!

Kinda love it.


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MAC Feeling Fresh Eye Shadow

I've definitely been embracing a bit more color in my shadows lately. A lot of purple, blues and dark greens.

I'm not really sure about this bright green though. I think it might be a bit too much outside of my comfort zone still. Would you be able to pull it off?

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MAC Hey Sailor Bronzers: Nude on Board and Soft Sand

Strangely enough, though MAC is releasing 4 different bronzers with the Hey Sailor collection, they come in 2 different formulations.

Pro Longwear Bronzer: "Combining comfort, flawless sheer-low transparent coverage and long wear, this is bronze with a fully dimensional yet natural finish. "

Bronzing Powder: "A lightly frosted, tinted powder that gives skin sheer, natural colour effects and highlights. Ideal to enhance and strengthen a tan."

Both formulations come in the same compact, which is a navy and white stripe on the outside with a nice sized mirror on the inside. It is definitely a bit heavier duty than other MAC compacts and could easily be carried around with you all day. I didn't really notice a difference between the 2 formulations in terms of pigmentation level or application. Soft Sand (the regular bronzer) does have a touch more fine shimmer (which MAC calls frost), but I think that's the main difference.

Nude on Board: A basic bronzy yellow, I didn't think it was too dark for my pale skin (I'm NC15 or so), and I liked that it didn't come across as orange.

Soft Sand: This golden bronze was very similar to Nude on Board but with a touch more golden shimmer.

Either would be a good choice for a summer bronzer.


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MAC Hey Sailor Suntints: Swatches and Review

Every year MAC puts out a few Suntints colors, and I'm usually a bit mixed on them. They're often just barely tinted (which means they're great to keep in your pocket and apply while on the run), but I don't like the flavor (this year I taste nothing except a bit of sunscreen) and the sun protection isn't broad spectrum. So, I don't think this would be a good choice for the beach! But, perfectly acceptable for tooling around town running errands.









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MAC To The Beach Body Oil: Man Rays and Seaside

I know that these are "Limited Edition", but don't these get released every summer in slightly different variations?

I fully admit that I find them to be a bit mesmerizing in their bottles. Oooh! Shimmer!

Man Rays is a very pretty tan with same color shimmer, though in bright sunlight it will glint different colors a bit, mostly greens, pinks and peaches.

SeaSide is a light peachy/pink with same color shimmer. It also glints different colors though to a lesser degree than Man Rays.

I have about 1/3 of a pump (the smallest amount I could get out) on my arm here, and you can see even this really heavy application doesn't really have much of a base color. When spread out properly you don't really notice that at all. Instead things just look a bit glowy and shimmery in the sun. Eat your heart out, Edward.

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MAC Hey Sailor: Naval Blue Pigment

This is a really pretty blue, but I didn't think that it was very different from other blue pigments they've released recently. I think this is likely me (I'm not a blue makeup girl typically), but it was really pretty in the jar!

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MAC Hey Sailor Nail Polishes: Vestral White and Touch of Red

I have to fully admit, that when I opened these polishes I loved them immediately just based on the packaging! I'm still all about stripes (I don't feel they're going away any time soon) and I fell in serious love with the bottles.

If only both of the polishes inside were so nice. Touch of Red is definitely the standout. It's a bright red creme that in some lights has a bit of extra pink in it, super pretty! It applied beautifully. I have on 3 light and even coats and the coverage was perfect.

I thought that perhaps Vestral White would be a good layering or nail art white polish. No dice. It is very bright white, and looks just like white out on your nails. (Remember doing that when you were a kid?) Unfortunately, I found that the coverage was pretty spotty and my polish was gloppy even after a bit of thinning out with nail polish thinner. Even with 4 thin coats I didn't have full coverage, and by then it was all so gross on my nail that I didn't even bother taking pictures. So, pass on the Vestral White!

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MAC Hey Sailor Highlight Powder: Grab It If You Find It!

I don't usually review items that are discontinued or already sold out, but there's a chance that this might still be available at a MAC counter near you. If so, grab one! This baby sold out fast, probably helped quite a bit by Temptalia's Review and pics.

This is a bit different than many other highlighting powders that I've had from MAC.
Read on to see pics and why I think it is different.

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MAC Chanman Shadow Duos: Pretty Colors from those Crazy Mineralize Shadows

Yes, these have been out for a bit. But, I'm at the mercy of both the Michigan sun (which may or may not decide to show itself) in addition to a 13 month old who likes to skip naps. So, it took a while to get a good time to take pics.

I never really know what to make of these mineralize shadows. They're obviously so, so, so insanely pretty in the packaging. But, they can change a bit when applied depending on the blend of colors. That can be good or it can be bad, some of us like a lot of consistency.

Anyways, I am usually drawn to the lighter mineralize shadows, but this time around I was really (really) falling for some of the darker ones (OMG, the purple in Pink Union!). I've been reaching for these pretty often when doing my makeup.

Read on to see swatches.

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How to Apply Lower Lid Eye Liner

I just found this great eye liner tutorial on YouTube from Type F, Tyra Banks' beauty site. I love that they really show exactly what to do, very simply, and hey! They're using a drug store product. I had to share.

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Lippie Love: American Apparel's Lip Gloss

This post may actually be a little be...extraneous? Because, believe it or not, American Apparel actually posts swatch pictures on their website. For real. This is pretty amazing, I'd love it if other companies took the hint.

Beauty items at American Apparel typically are a bit of an after thought. You go for new leggings or t-shirts and that hot pink nail polish looks soooo cute. Or that tomato red lip gloss, it looks like a flattering way to incorporate the "tangerine tango" color that people can't stop talking about. I think that these glosses probably deserve to be actually on that shopping list.

This glosses aren't sticky, are a bit translucent so the colors are pretty flattering, and they taste a bit sweet. They do last for a few hours on me, and they would likely last quite a bit longer if I could go more than 10 minutes without need a drink of coffee or water.

Read on to look at a few of the shades.

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What Does It Take to Be a Maxim Cover Girl? A Peek At Kelly Kelly's Makeup!

I will fully admit that while I've never actually read (or even opened) an issue of Maxim, I've long been fascinated by their covers. The girls look ah-maz-ing. Yes, they are super sex kittened up, but when a girl is featured on the cover they go all out. This month's Maxim cover girl is Kelly Kelly, from the WWE. She got the full Maxim girl treatment, though her look is surprisingly more natural than a lot of pics I found of her on-line. I got the scoop on her look from Cara Maccianti, the makeup artist that worked with Kelly that day.

Read on to find out what Cara was going for and what products she used!

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Trish McEvoy Golden Bronzer

I harp on and on about how super pale I am. Really, I am very pale. Really pale. But not the good pale, a'la Nicole Kidman or Julianne Moore. No, this is the pale that needs to be brightened up a tad, lest I look ill.

I tend to do most of my brightening up with a MAC beauty powder, since they're so sheer the light pink isn't very obvious. I veer away from most bronzers since they make me look orange or like I forgot to wash my face. For the last week or so I've been in love with this bronzer from Trish McEvoy.

This bronzer is matte, without a sparkle of glitter in sight (thank goodness!) and when applied with a light hand I can't see any of the usual tell tale "I am wearing bronzer" color. Instead, I just look like I slept well. I've been using Trish's #62 Fan Brush to apply, though if you wanted a heavier application I'd go for #37 the Bronzer Brush.

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MAC Matchmaster: The Foundation Answer for the Hard to Match?

Recently, MAC released a new line of foundation that promises to be completely different from all of their other foundations. The pigments are different. The idea is that the pigments are encapsulated within little spheres, which helps to reflect light and in theory make the pigments blend more easily with your skin tone. Rather than needing that "perfect match" that we all find so elusive, you should be able to take a foundation that is in the ballpark, put it on, and since it mixes with your own skin tone you'll look fab.

In addition, this foundation has a demi-matte finish with oil reduction capabilities (sounds amazing to this combination skin girl), a medium coverage that is buildable and soft focus powders to help soften the appearance of lines and wrinkles. For real.

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Miracle Skin Conceal and Treat

The Miracle Skin line is meant to include your moisturizer, treatment skin care and (some) of your makeup all together in one easy to use product. I haven't tried their moisturizer/foundation/more coverage than a typical tinted moisturizer yet, but I did get to try out the concealer.

In addition to the normal concealer ingredients this product does contain Vitamin K, which will help long term with those under eye circles. As well, White Rose and Chamomille flower are anti-oxidants.

One major thing to note about this concealer: I tried Light-Medium and it was somewhat orange tinted, which makes it great for concealing dark undereye circles as a corrector. But, not so great as the concealer on it's own. I didn't really like the tint.


Really, this concealer should be a 3.5 on the coverage sale.

Consistency: This is a thick and creamy concealer, but has a bit of a mousse-like consistency
Blendability: Easily blended
Buildable coverage: Somewhat
Feeling on skin: Not really lightweight, but I wouldn't call it heavy either
Wear: 10-12 hours
Problems with wear: Caking with a thick single layer or more than one. Use a light hand
Shades Available: Light, Light-Medium and Medium. I tried Light-Medium and it was a bit too dark for me. I'm typically a light girl, so this wasn't too surprising.








Miracle Skin Transformer Conceal and Treat

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