Two looks :)

UDPP
MAC Jete e/s
Fuchsia and pink e/s from Wales palette
MAC Phloof! e/s
Covergirl Lash Blast


And one from today - very basic and neutral :)

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MAC Style Snob e/s
MAC Magnetic Fields e/s
MAC Phloof! e/s
UD Zero eyeliner
Clinique Egyptian creamshaper
Exceptionnel de Chanel mascara

CC is always welcome!! :D

How I Highlight - An answer in pictures to 'Anonymous'

Two (or three?) posts ago, I received a comment from Anonymous:

i love this look and teals are so perfect for your skintone!

re: nars albatross, can i ask how you are applying it and with what type of brush? i have albatross and i'm using an angled contour brush to apply it after my blush, however it looks very white and distorts the colour of my blush.

on you however, it just looks great and glowy. perhaps the density of my brush is too great? argh!

The highlighter used in these pictures isn't NARS Albatross - sorry! It's Bourjois Highlighting Powder but you get the idea. I use a brush from Flirt! simply called the 'Blush' brush. It's pretty fluffy and dense which is why I only lightly swirl my brush onto the highlighting powder. I highlight my cheeks after applying blush. It goes on top of my cheekbones :)

Please note that this is just how I apply my powder highlighter.

PS It looks dusty but it's not, lol :(

I hope this helps!

How my love affair with MAC began ..

Dear MAC,

Four years ago, I had never even heard of you. Three years ago, I came across one of your counters in Myer and gawked at the $30-something price tag for an eyeshadow. But a few months down the track, I decided to purchase some pigment samples and the rest was history. Honestly, I'm not sure why I started off with pigments. I mean, what's a newbie gonna do with pigments? Now, the majority of my make up arsenal consists of you, MAC.

Love, XOVINTAGELOVE.

MAC pigments are:

Pigment is a highly concentrated loose colour powder that contains ingredients to help it adhere to the skin. Create a subtle wash of colour or an intense effect. Does not streak or cake. Easy to blend and long-lasting.

I started off with just samples cos the full size jars they come in can last you two lifetimes. Seriously. You only need to use a teensy bit for such a concentrated level of colour! However, with some colours, I decided that maybe I do need a full jar so now my MAC pigment collection includes not only samples but about 12 full size jars :) They're really versatile! Pigments are just restricted for eye use. I use some for lip colours, highlighting cheekbones, mixing into clear nail polish etc

Don't let their size fool you. You'd be hard pressed to finish one of these jars!

Here's a real quick and dirty swatch of one of my many favs - Deckchair and Coco Beach.

Deckchair, a gorgeous peachy pink, was released with the D'Bohemia collection. It's texture's quite smooth but it's pretty intense in shimmer not colour. I love using this as a cheek highlighter and even mixed in with Vaseline for a nice pretty lip colour.

Coco Beach is really deep in colour - love it! Coco Beach is kinda like burnt metallic bronze in colour with gold shimmer and reddish undertones. Again, like many of MAC's pigments, it's finely milled and not chunky like some of the other MAC pigments (Rose, I'm talking to you!). I'm not sure which collection this was originally released in but MAC has re-relased this in their smaller vials for some past holiday collections.

Stay tuned for more swatches of my MAC pigment collection :)

Swatches & Review: MAC Light Over Dark Mineralise Blush

- Released with the Grand Duos collection (March 2009) which consisted of 7 mineralised blushes each with a marbled and mono side.
- Light Over Dark is described by MAC as "Orange yellow mélange / Deep brown". There's sort of a reddish undertone to it which doesn't go well with my red cheeks :(
- I dislike a lot of the mineralise blushes MAC has come out with recently because the shimmer is really pronounced when applied on my cheeks. If it wasn't for the hardcore shimmer, I would have kept this. It's a nice bronzy glowy shade - perfect for summer!


First picture is without flash followed by a picture with flash..

I gots the blues FOTD

Kidding :)

I really love wearing blues and teals but sometimes I feel as though it's too much haha.

What I used:
Nivea tinted moisturiser
MAC Eversun beauty powder blush
NARS Albatross
Benefit Hoola

UDPP
MAC Rollickin' paint pot
Sleek iDivine eyeshadow palette - original
MAC Phloof! eyeshadow
UD Zero eye pencil
Covergirl Lash Blast mascara

Korres Quince lip butter - sloppily applied haha