Late Posting this CCO Haul

20th March, 2010

I think I got this haul about six weeks ago! I was very sick and even in the hospital so I haven’t been able to post to any of my blogs. I am feeling quite better and I return to work on Monday. I didn’t feel as excited about going to the CCO, but of course I found stuff to buy anyway. Here is my haul in a bunch.

cco mac haul

I picked up a bottle of Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel. I’ve been wanting the gel for a minute now and I’m glad I was able to get it. I think I paid about $21 for 4.2 fl. oz. ?? I can’t remember, but it was around that. I have the lotion kind and I really like the gel one better. All you need is about 1 or 2 pumps for your entire face. When I feel my face is very dry I use two pumps.

clinique moisturizer gel

OK and for the goodies, the MAC stuff:

cco mac haul

Although I have not really played around with my two new quads yet, I’m SO glad I didn’t bend to the pressure and buy these at full price when they came out. The green quad (Photo Realism), when I swatch them out, the color pay off is low – wasn’t happy with that, but I haven’t done a look with it yet so I may just love it, but I doubt it. The neutral quad (Notoreity) is OK and when I compare it with all of my MAC neutral eyeshadows and I just find that Notoriety’s neutrals are shimmery and I can work with that. The color pay off is also low-medium and I’m OK with the quad, I just don’t love it. Whatever quads the CCO has I just buy them by habit and plus I love having quads available to me when I running late for work.

photo realism notoriety quad mac eyeshadow

The one palette I was so excited to see at the CCO was Smoke and Mirrors. Love love love love! I can see myself just taking this palette with me on vacation and using it for day and night looks. No need to take anything else unless I want some color and in that case I will just pop in four colors into my empty quad. Some people were saying they can just go to their Fascinating quad, but I think the two are very different…there are silvers in the Fascinating. Smoke and Mirrors has all neutrals. Some shimmery, some matte and stain.

smoke and diamonds palette mac

I was also happy to get a Mineralized Skinfish Trio in Smooth Merge because I wanted it when it came out in the Colour Craft collection. I really like this MSF. I use it for highlight and overall as a blush. I don’t think the shimmer is too much in this MSF. I love it!

smooth merge minieralized skinfinish mac trio

Fever blush is a matte and I love love love it. I have been eyeing this blush at the CCO since three trips ago and I finally bought it. I think it’s the only red based blush I’ll wear. It is beautiful! And not too much for me. Love!

mac blush fever

And then I picked up three eyeshadows. Can’t leave a CCO without any eyeshadows so I picked up MAC’s Pagan (a hot green color) in the McQueen packaging (RIP Alex), Clarity (a hot blue color) and Flourishing (an army medium green color). I was thinking about buying Make Up For Ever’s palette and filling it up with bright eyeshadows, but I thought about all of the bright colors the CCO has in MAC so I opt now for those. I’m not sure I can see myself wearing Clarity, but I’ll see what I can do with it. I know I will rocking Pagan and Flourishing is such a beautiful beautiful green matte2 eyeshadow. I’m in love with Flourishing.

mac pagan clarity flourishing eyeshadow

And that’s it ya’ll. I didn’t swatch because my camera wasn’t acting right as usual and I will post prices up once I can find my receipt! I know everybody wants to know what CCO around the country are charging.