Mini Mac Lipstick Haul!

I'm so excited to be writing this blog post, after all it's not everyday I treat myself to a Mac lipstick let alone two of them. But my reasoning behind getting two of them will be come clear very shortly.

I have been eyeing up these two colours for a while now, particularly one of them and it was about time I picked them up. Mac lipsticks for me are a real treat purchase, I have like a little mini wishlist of the colours I would like to pick up and I say to myself that if they have been on my wishlist for at least 6 months to a year then I will pick it up, because I am one of those people who goes through phases of things and will maybe love something for a month or two then after a while will go off it. So I want to make sure i'm spending my money on them wisely, especially when it comes to Mac products as they are on the expensive side.

 

 My reasons for finally picking these up was because Debenhams had £10 off beauty products if you buy two beauty products, but one of them had to be an Award Winner (a list of the winners was announced on their website) and Mac lipsticks happened to be one of the winners (no surprises there!) and so with doing the quick maths in my head I could get two Mac lipsticks for £20, which would work out a tenner each which is pretty cool.

 

Also to make it even more impossible for me to resist, I had £5.00 to spend on my Debenhams beauty card and I also had a £20 gift voucher which I had not spent yet! So technically I got these two for free! And I kept £5.00 on my gift card, so it all worked out very well for me. *happy dance*.

 

 The two shades that I picked up were Syrup which is a Lustre finish which means its more sheer and glossy. And the second one is Peach Blossom which is a cremesheen formula which means its pretty opaque colour pay off and it's nice and creamy on the lips.

 

Now i've been eyeing up Syrup ever since essiebutton mentioned it in her Top 5 Mac lipsticks video ,last year I think. It's a gorgeous pinky plum sort of colour, with a bit of mauve in it too, it's just gorgeous! Probably more suited to autumn and winter time, but I just had to get it now as i've been lusting after it for so long.

 

Peach Blossom is a colour I didn't expect to get as I haven't been wanting it that long, but every time I go to Mac I always pick up this colour and swatch it and think it looks nice and so I got it. It's not that popular of a colour really, but I think it's a lovely natural peach colour that's not very in your face, you could easily wear it for work or just for a natural makeup look - I love it!

 

So that is my mini Mac Lipstick haul. I have so many other colours in my wishlist such as Plumful, Chatterbox and Patiserie just to name three. But I think i'll wait until my birthday in September until I get another one or two...or three...or more! :)


MAC Lipsticks - £15.00

 

 

What Mac lipsticks are on your wishlist?

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

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products bought with giftcard

Mac 'Blazing Haute' Extra Dimension Blush

Mac Extra Dimension Blush 'Blazing Haute'

This blush was released as part of Mac's Extra Dimension Collection last year, and it is a Limited Edition product so I shouldn't really be talking about it really as you can't currently get hold of it. But Mac often re-release products that are part of Limited Edition collections, so don't be too sad as this could well come round again.

As you can see from the photo I have used this quite a bit, as the swirly pattern and the Mac imbossing on the top of the blush has worn away for the most part.

 

It is a lovely peachy colour, it is described by Mac as a 'dirty peach' colour which is pretty spot on, some describe it as having a slight shimmer/sheen to it and I can sort of see where they are coming from as it is quite glowy. What I will say is this is definitely not a matte blush, but almost like a satin finish. 

 

It is such a great colour for the spring and summer months in my opinion, and i've been wearing it a lot as this spring has rolled around, hence why i'm talking about it now.

 

The texture of this blush is the strangest i've come across, it is almost quite hard to the touch but it is pretty well pigmented, it is not powdery at all. I do find that I need a dense brush in able to pick up the right amount of product that I desire. The Real Techniques Expert Face Brush being my personal favourite for this blush, but other than that it works like a dream.

 

It has good colour pay off and it is one of the longest wearing blushes that I own, it'll last at least 7 hours on me, which is surprising as i've read other reviews on this very blush and most seem to say it lasts 5 or 6 hours. It must be my dry skin that makes it last longer.

 

This really is a great blush, and one I enjoy owning in my collection, and it was the first ever Mac blush that I got so it is a special one to me. I would get this again if it was re-released but i've never managed to finish a blush yet so we'll see. It is such a shame this isn't widely talked about, and even when the Extra Dimension Collection was released this was one of the least popular blushes, which I can't understand why but ah well each to their own.

 

Like I said this is a Limited Edition blush so I cannot link it for you, but if this crops up in a blog sale or it is re-released i'd encourage you to get it.

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

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Mac Brush Cleanser

 

Mac Brush Cleanser - £10.00

 

I'd vaguely heard of the Mac Brush Cleanser amongst the blogging and Youtube world, but it wasn't until my sister was raving about this product that I was at all interested in it. She actually went out and bought me this very bottle as part of my birthday present last year and I have to say it was a surprising gift to receive, but one that I gladly accepted and was intrigued to try out for myself.

 

 

You dispense some of the cleanser onto a paper towel, or that's what i've seen the girls at the Mac counters do anyway so i'm happy to stick to that. Then you brush your dirty makeup brush over the area of cleanser on the paper towel and if by magic the foundation, bronzer, blush etc will remove clean away from the brush. It really is amazing you can do this without using water. And your brushes are bone dry, I just don't know how this is possible.

 

I honestly think if you are using makeup brushes on a daily basis and especially if you are a professional makeup artist and often doing lots of makeup on different people throughout a day then this would be an essential product to have, as it is all very hygienic and according to MAC it helps to prolong the wear and life of your brushes too, which is always something we want.

 

As you can see by the pictures I went a bit mad and cleaned all my brushes, well spot cleaned as a matter of fact. You just use this to spot clean your brushes every day or every other day for example, or if you have used a particularly dark eyeshadow maybe.

 

But then once a week you are supposed to do a deep clean with your makeup brushes, what I like to do is use baby shampoo as it is the cheapest option and it works very well. This is the most time consuming of the two methods but it needs to be done, but if you are feeling particularly lazy one day then this is a good short term solution.

 

As you can see I now have some lovely clean brushes!

 

I loved the way this cleanser worked for my brushes, I don't clean my brushes nearly enough as I should do (bad I know) but having this on my dressing table it has encouraged me, and reminded me, to clean my brushes more often and this way is just so quick and very simple. And you don't have to wait many hours for your makeup brushes to dry, which is the best thing really!

 

 

MAC Brush Cleanser - £10.00

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx



 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own,

product gifted to me for my birthday

Mac Creme Cup Lipstick

 

Mac Creme Cup Lipstick - £15.00

 

First of all, apologies for the fact this lipstick has clearly been used, and the writing on the side of the packaging has started to wear off but i've had it for over a year and I have used it a lot and it's almost finished. But I wanted to blog about it before I used it all up. So I hope we can move past that girls :)

 

As you know i'm a fan of Mac lipsticks, everything from their formulas to their colours I just love. Apart from the £15.00 price tag, that is not something I love. However if I really love the colour or I want one as a treat or for a special occassion I will treat myself to one.

 

The latter is the reason for the purchase of this very lipstick. I graduated in July 2012 and I wanted a nice everyday simple colour to wear for the big day and I decided on Creme Cup after much debate between that and Angel. I went for Creme Cup purely because it was in a cremesheen formula, I wanted a nice moisturising lipstick and I was unsure of the frost finish that Angel provides. So this one came home with me.

 

 

If you like your baby pinks then Creme Cup is one that you definitely need in your collection, it's a lovely colour and as it is a cremesheen formula like I said, it is moisturising on the lips and it last a long time too. Can't fault the formula at all.

 

Unfortunately when my Graduation Day came, I ended up wearing a different colour as when I tried Creme Cup on it just looked too pale on my lips. This colour washes me out quite a bit, depending on what lighting i'm in. I have to say this isn't my favourite of the Mac lipsticks I own, but I have worn it a lot just to try and make use of it. I'm not going to spend £15.00 on a lipstick and then never use it and have it sitting around in my make-up collection. I've come to realise that baby pink colours like this one or anything similar, really doesn't work for me, which is a shame as I really like baby pinks they look so good on so many people. Unfortunately I am not one of them.

 

So for me I wouldn't purchase this colour again, but formula wise and just Mac lipsticks in general I will definitely purchase more in the future.

 

Any questions/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Mac Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick

 

Mac Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick - £15.00

 

I made a sneaky Mac lipstick purchase this week, what with having to order a Christmas present online through Debenhams for one of my friends, and there was a 10% off all beauty I thought i'd treat myself to an early Christmas present.

 

 

I am a massive fan of Mac Lipsticks, their formula is amazing, they last a long time and their colour range is simply the best that i've come across. Everyone raves about them and quite rightly so. This Viva Glam Nicki is a Satin formula, which if i'm lead to believe is the next step up from a matte, so it gives that matte look but with a bit more moisture. This is the first satin formula lipstick i've had from Mac and I like it a lot.

I was never one hundred percent sure on this colour, every time i've swatched it in store I always thought it was too bright. Then I look at people's swatches on blogs and on youtube and sometimes it still looked very bright and then other times it doesn't, so I was always torn. But my favourite type of lipstick is the kind of pink based corals, so when I found out this lipstick was only going to be avaliable until February 2014, and considering Christmas is coming up and also all the proceeds to the Viva Glam lipstick go to the Mac Aids Fund charity aswell, I finally decided to bite the bullet and just go for it.

 

And now seeing it at home in person and trying it on, I absolutely love it! Some people describe this colour as a bubblegum pink, I totally disagree with that. Its a bright pink with definite coral undertones. It's not exactly the right time of year for this colour of lipstick, I prefer darker more berry and red lipsticks in winter, but nonetheless this will be the perfect summer lipstick in my opinion.

 

I'm so glad I decided to get this lipstick, it's so gorgeous! And if you're thinking about it yourself, then i'd urge you to get it now while you still can.

 

Any questions/comments please leave in the comments.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Mac Simmer Blush

Mac Mineralise Blush in 'Simmer'

 

I'm a self confessed blush addict and I thought it's high time I shared one of my favourites in my collection.

 

When I first got into Mac, all I ever really focused my attention on was their lipsticks, but then I started looking into their other products and came across their blushes. Weirdly, I don't own any of their blushes from the permanent line, i've had a look but none seem to really jump out at me.

 

Mac are always bringing out new collections, I both love and hate this. I love it because they bring new beautiful things for us all to drool over, and also they often re-promote limited editions products every once in a while, which is great if you missed a particular product you wanted the first time around. I also hate the collections because my bank balance takes a beating. But some times it's very worth it.

 

 

This Mineralise Blush was released with the Tropical Taboo collection back in the summer of this year. I try to keep an eye on the Mac Collections and a lot of the time I don't purchase anything. When this collection came out I wasn't all that interested either, however when I saw the swatches of this blush in particular I knew I had to have it.

 

I went to the Mac counter in Debenhams and swatched it for myself and loved it, and I managed to get the last one they had!

It must have been fate :)

 

As you can see in the pan, there is a burgundy wine colour on the one side and a sort of peachy gold colour on the other. From the look of it you may think this is something that someone with a pale skintone, like myself, could not pull off, but with a light hand this looks stunning!

 

I've swatched the two colours individually and the larger swatch is of them blended together. The reason I love this, is that to me it looks like a darker version of Nars Orgasm, almost like a raspberry gold sort of colour. That kind of pinky gold blush is my favourite kind, and this would look amazing for a night out, but i've worn this in the daytime with no problem.

 

When I look at these colours it reminds me of a sunset in the height of summer, or also beautiful red and gold autumn leaves and just autumnal colours in general. This blush is so transitional, i'd wear it both in summer and then going into autumn and winter.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this blush is no longer avaliable. But if you keep an eye on ebay and blog sales then it may crop up somewhere. And as I said before, Mac often re-promote their products so I wouldn't be surprised if this popped up again in another collection, seeing how popular it was the first time round.

 

Any comments/questions please leave in the comments below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own. Product bought myself.