Properly Made Up

And lastly in this bunch…

…I picked up some MAC staples which I’ve never had before, but really needed in my personal collection.

I picked up the ever so beautiful Up The Amp lipstick.  I also picked up two permanent eyeshadows in Saddle and in Bronze.

Here is a close up of my Up The Amp lipstick and a swatch.  I saw it on a girl on Specktra.net in an FOTD recently, who said it was her favorite MAC lipstick, whose skin tone was around an NC45 so I immediately added this lipstick to my shopping list.  I’ve seen Up The Amp on other girls, but not on women of color (where have I been?) so I was amazed at how beautiful it looked on her.  Price $14.00

Swatch!

Here are close ups of my eyeshadows (left is Saddle and on right is Bronze) and swatches (top is Bronze and bottom is Saddle).  And I was in desperate need of a blending eyeshadow so I finally picked up Saddle.  I bought Bronze by accident meaning I swatched it and immediatley like it because it caught my eye.  It’s a GREAT all over eyeshadow for when I need to go out in the evening and don’t have time to do my eye look properly. I  also do that with NARS Galapogos too, but that’s another story.  Price: $14.50 each

And in this bunch…

…I picked up a few things from the MAC Spring Colour Forecast collection.  I got two lipsticks in Radiccio (lustre finish) and Bronzilla (frost finish). Two lipglasses in Gold Dust and Kumquat.  I also picked up Vintage Grape ombre blush.  I didn’t get any of the single eyeshadows or quads because none of them looked unique to me. I went in wanting  Straw Harvest eyeshadow, but when I swatched it it came out more corally pink than orangey pink so I passed!

Here is a close up of my lipsticks (left is Radiccio and right is Bronzilla) and swatches (top is Radiccio and bottom is Bronzilla).  I love both of these lipsticks a lot and they were the only ones I liked from the entire collection. Bronzilla makes a great nude lip for me that gives some sheen to my lips so I’m in love with it.  Radiccio is such a sweet, frosty, pink purple that is so pretty! Price: $14.00 each

I do not know what happened, but I was so mad when I got home.  I was missing a lipglass.  I asked the MA at my counter to get me Lavender Wind lipglass and she did…it just never made it into my bag. Grrrrrrrrrrrr!  I know they are all sold out now so no need to cry over spoiled milk.  I wanted to put Lavedar Wind over Radiccio and Faultlessly, but oh well.

I, however, am not missing my Kamquat and Gold Dust lipglass and I’m happy about that.  I find that these two lipglasses are very pigmented and show their true colors on my lips.  I really love these two lipglasses a lot and they are unlike any other MAC lipglasses I own.

Here are close ups of my lipglasses (left is Gold Dust and on right is Kumquat) and swatches (top is Gold Dust and bottom is Kumquat).  Price: $14.00

Last, but not least, I picked up three blushes and the reason why you only see Vintage Grape in the picture below is because I ended up taking Azalea Blossom because it came out too light on my skin and I guess I’m too dark for it.  I also gave away Ripe Peach, which I totally regret now because it’s sold out everywhere, because it only gave my cheeks sheen.  I have a lot of MSFs that can do the same thing so I dumped it right away.  I should have kept it because the shimmer was light and it probably could have looked nice over another blush (I’ll never know).

I kept my Vintage Grape because it shows up on my skin and it’s beautiful.  It is my first purple blush and I love it.  I’ve been wearing it a lot recently.  It’s really hard to swatch so I didn’t because I find that I have to build up the color to get pay off, but the pay off is well worth it.  Price: $25.00

Haulage alert!  This is my last haul before MAC Liberty of London collection comes out.  I can’t wait for that collection to come out because I see a lot that I want for myself.

Back on topic!  Here is my MAC Spring Colour Forecast and some other stuffs haul.

Let me start off with the most exciting products I bought the day after they came out.  I’m talking about Viva Glam GaGa and Viva Glam Cyndi!  I went in knowing I was getting Cyndi, but after looking at and swatching GaGa I knew it would look good on me…NC45/50.   Both lipsticks are lustre finishes.

I am very happy with my new lipsticks although I’ve only rocked GaGa so far.  Ha! GaGa goes on sheer so you have to build it up if you want a hotter look.  I don’t do that or I’ll look like a fool. I totally missed out on the limited edition MAC Viva Glam GaGa makeup bag for $25.00, but whatever.  I’m mad ‘cuz nobody told me. 

The packaging for these products are kind of cool both having the signatures of the musicians.  Pure love!  I kept my boxes.  Price:  $14.00 each

From left to right…MAC Viva Glam Cyndi and GaGa:

Swatches! On the top it’s Gaga and on the bottom is Cyndi.

Well not technically.  I just bought two eyeshadows from the All Races, All …whatever it’s called collection.  I’m not really feeling the name, but I got these items after I got my MAC Love Lace eyeshadow.  I probably hauled it in the same weekend, but I can’t remember.  When I come home from hauling I always take pictures of what I purchased so I can know what I bought with what.  Thank the Gods for that, right?

Here is another MAC haul…I’m a MAC head ya’ll!

MAC Blush in Blunt for contouring ($25.00), MAC Mulled Cider and All Races eyeshadows (from All Races collection $14.50 each), MAC nail polish in Steamy (from Lillyland collection 12.00), MAC 316 lip brush ($19.50) and a 12 pan pro palette ($12.00):

I have been very lazy lately and not posting my hauls when I get them - so I am late and behind according to MAC’s collection release schedule.  I am doing my best.  I have been soooo lately, but I manage to go hauling right?  OK no more excuses.   I will try to keep up.  I’m having issues with nail polishes because I can’t remember the names and I’m too lazy to go look at them after I put them away.  I bought a lot of polishes and I’ll be posting them some time soon.  I love nail polish!

Here is all that I got over the past month…

From the MAC store I picked up MAC Love Lace eyeshadow from the, Love Lace collection, which is absolutely lovely (it looks hot on my lid - I think it’s a frost but I can’t remember right now), a back up of MAC 3N lipglass and MAC 5N lipstick which I should have bought a back up of because I have been using that lipstick almost everyday since I got it.  Eeeeek!

I went to Bloomingdales to see if they still had MAC Blue Flame mineralized eyeshadow because I had saw it two weeks prior.  I got lucky and picked up the last one.  Yay!  So I have all of the Style Black eyeshadows except for MAC Young Punk which I didn’t want.  I also asked for a MAC Kohl Power Pencil in Raven which is lovely.

SWATCHES!!!

Top:  MAC 5N lipstick

From left to right:  MAC Raven Kohl Power Pencil, MAC Love Lace Eyeshadow & MAC Blue Flame Min. Eyeshadow

Unfortunately I am very disappointed in the fact that I didn’t want anything more than what I picked up from this collection, Warm & Cozy.  I am devastated that I didn’t want anything from the All Races, Love Lace and Lilyland collections as well.  Eeeeek!

So what this means is that I am not really in a good mood right now.  I had a list of stuff I wanted and I came up with that list from looking at bloggers/youtube guru swatches and reading the descriptions of each product from the MAC website.  I went to my MAC counter and I was only able to purchase two things…YES TWO THINGS…in good faith in the fact that I will use these products for sure.  If I had bought anything else I probably would be trying to make trades or sell by the end of next month from non-use.

OK so this is what I bought and I am very happy with my purchases.  Honestly, I am still thinking about picking up 5N lipstick from All Races and that Raven kohl power pencil from Love Lace.  I may just go back and get those soon.

Spiced Tea Lipstick $14.00 and 3N Lipglass $14.00…

Swatches!  On the top it’s Spiced Tea lipstick and on the bottom it’s 3N lipglass.

My best friend was too lazy to create her own MAC account so she used mine to order her things and I forgot I had a couple of items in my checkout and she ended up buying my stuff, by mistake, plus hers.  My order came to about $50 for both things.  Yeah, MAC is high end on the low end and it’s still expensive.  Yeah, I know.  No worries.  I was happy to be getting them.

Anyway, I got a 168 brush ($32.00 I believe) and a lipstick in Faultlessly ($14.50 - from the F/W 2009 collection) which is an amplified (it goes on creamy and in true color).  This lipstick is amazing and looks amazing on me.  It has a little shimmer in it and it goes on dark, but it is lovely.  And I threw away my e.l.f. (ewww) angled contour brush because my new 168 is WONDERFUL.  I love both of my items.  Here are the pics…

I did not wait in traffic for 3 hours to go to Tannersville, PA Tanger Outlets this past weekend in the pouring rain, sleet and cold to hit up the CCO, but I did anyway (I really went to cash in on my 20% Coach Factory Store offer I got in the mail - I’ll post that lovely haul tomorrow).  I will say again how much I dislike this CCO.  They have a nicer selection of MAC eyeshadows than my CCO (Jersey Shore), but that’s about it.  I didn’t particularly care for the staff here either (the younger girls that helped me in the past were better than this set I had to deal with but that’s another story).  They are lacking in MAC products like it’s nobody’s business, but I am over it.

Anyhoooo!  I picked up three MAC eyeshadows ($10.25 each) and a MAC brush ($17.50).

From left to right…MAC Top Hat (a true purple color), Glamour Check! (a shimmery reddish-brown color) and Brown Script (a matte tannish brow).  Brush:  MAC 239

Swatches!

Long over due, but here it is (from the Fragrance Outlet & Cosmetic Company Store - CCO)…

NYX single syeshadow in white and lip glosses (from left to right in upper left hand corner of above image) in Cady Shop and Ice Princess

MAC Kohl eyeliner pencil in Feline (bottom right off above image)

MAC Greasepaint Stick in black (bottom right off above image)

MAC lipglass in Liberated… (Style Warriors packaging)

MAC 165, 134 and 129sh brushes

MAC 129sh brush w/ Fafi protective case

MAC eyeshadows in (top pan) Flip and (bottom pan) Bold and Brazen and mineralized eyeshadow quad in Fashion Patch

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC50 and Mineralized Skinfinish in Perfect Topping

MAC Nail Laquer in (from left to right) Fluid, Naturally Rich and Firehouse

I couldn’t help it. I had to go back and pick up Cinderfella mineralized eyeshadow. Before the MAC Style Black collection came out I just knew I would go for Young Punk and Blue Flame…but when I saw it in person I wasn’t in awe over it, but I did fall into awe over both Cinderfella and Gilt by Association. These eyeshadows are BEAUTIFUL and I am not crazy about MAC mineralized eyeshadows either. These two are just so unique. Had to have. HAD TO HAVE!!

I also picked up a couple of eyeshadows. I told myself that I will buy at least two eyeshadows every time I get paid to build up my collection. So I picked up Ricepaper and Sketch this time around.  I’m using Ricepaper as a highlighter and I just love love Sketch…beautiful matte, deep purple.

Love!  I’ve been using it in my crease and it just comes out so pretty on my skin.  Once I get a better camera I will start posting swatches…until then I can only show you what I bought.

Here are pics!