Beauty | Recent MAC Haul

I'm mainly a fashion person more than a make up person. In fact the main reason I was originally inspired to start blogging was because of fashion more than any make up reason  (I Love OOTDs). Looking at my posts so far however, it looks contradicting lol, I look more like a make-up person more than anything lol. I keep having so many outfit ideas (Hell yes!), but it's just because of few situations such as time, right weather and so on that I keep holding myself to do ootd pictures outside. However I hope you look forward to my first ever OOTD post in the future (it includes one of the top from my past Primark haul post ^ ^ ).

Anyway, going to the title of this post, recently I purchased few MAC products which I want to share with you today.

The first one I want to share is this beautiful Raizin blush. This is my first ever Mac blush, although I don't own that many blushes nor am I a blush person. I think this is one of the must haves for brown to dark skinned beauties. It is matt and has a reddish brown shade that gives almost Carribean heat flush to the cheeks. Think about the clay on the hills of the South, I think that's the best way to describe the colour.
 

Got to love this eye shadow! If you have read my previous posts, you won't be surprised seeing browns here as I have huge thing for brown make ups (mainly in eye make-ups), and Mac has exactly the lists of brown shades I feel like grabbing-them-all. I have been meaning to buy this lovely Swiss Chocolate eyeshadow for time! and here it is by my side finally. Mac describes this shade as a ''Muted reddish brown'' and I think that's the best way to describe it. Swiss Chocolate has matte finish which I love as it is very pigmented and doesn't have a fallout issue like shimmery powder can have. The colour looks really beautiful as a base shade but works perfectly well as a crease shade to warm up and contrast other lighter colours. 

 

Next up we have Cork Satin which described by Mac is a ''Muted golden brown'' and although it is Satin, Cork applies as matte. Most girls use this mid brown colour as a transition colour as it is rather neutral but I like to use as base colour as well by layering it over and over obtaining a darker shade of brown than it looks in the pan. 

 

Corduroy is such a lovely brown that blends really nice and has a reddish undertone which I find very flattering. This perfect medium-dark brown shadow again with its matte formula it is really easy to blend. The pigmentation is absolutely fabulous and it's extremely versatile colour that works well on the lid, crease or outer V. For a quick look, I wear this wear this all over the lid and lightly blend cork on the crease as well on the top of the lid to tone down the darkness of Corduroy. 

A great shade of brown for those who love to work with warm tones like me! 

 

From left: Cork Satin, Corduroy, Swiss Chocolate

Last but not least we have these two gorgeous beauties: Heroine and Russian Red lipsticks.

Heroine: First of all, I have no word for magenta purple colour. Its just lately I have been into bold purple lips - there is something about it that screams edgy yet so stunning and feminine to me. Pantone announced this colour as a Radiant Orchid the colour of the year 2014! and it really couldn't be described any better. I have been hunting down to find the perfect purple shade lipsticks for couple of months now and I have to say when Mac introduced Heroine and when my lovely friend made me aware about it, my search had to stop it right there. This is the perfect shade to me. It appears a dark purple in the tube but when its swatched on the skin, there is a strong magenta presence. Its even more interesting when applied on the lips as it varies on the natural lip colour - you can see anything between medium to dark purple, bold purple to magenta purple. About the texture, it is described as matte however I can feel it is not so strong matte and can be a little satin which is good as it won't dry your lips out as the red Ruby Woo lipstick which is extremely matte (Gorgeous vibrant red, but hate the texture).

Purple lips can seem intimidating and seem like a difficult colour to pull off since it's bit different and most women are seen in reds, pinks or nudes. Here is a link to a post which I think is amazing where this colour is tried on in different women from different races to see whether its for you or not. Click here to read .

Russian Red: First and foremost, I love its deep red tone. It looks so classy and reminds me of a perfect 'Hollywood glamour red lips'. Of course will look even more glamorous with an art of similar red toned lip liner, it works well with MAC's Cherry lipliner! See here. But I have plenty of other red lip liners that I don't need to invest my money for MAC's one for this lipstick. The texture I have to say is its a semi-matte, so I suggest to put lip balm before the application of this lipstick. I've heard the shade seems to suit majority of people so don't be afraid of what skin you are! It will look equally chic and once its worn it stays put.

I hope you enjoyed reading and seeing my make up purchase again. I know this time I didn't do any swatch pictures but if you want to see swatches of any of them above do ask me to in the comments below. 

Till then see you in my another future post xoxo

Beauty | MAC illustrated by Rebecca Moses Brown Face Kit Swatches and Review

Hello beauties, I hope you're doing well. As usual I keep promising myself that I make sure I post as much and as frequent as I can to make that archive look more attractive! But sadly my uni life gets in the way. But I know next time I'm gonna post, I will be saying the same thing . Lol. 
Today I thought I would share you with some pictures of the new make up kit by MAC Illustrated by Rebecca Moses which I got sent from my sister from Hong Kong :D.  

First of all, I love this limited edition packaging. The packaging was created by fashion designer Rebecca Moses exclusively for MAC. The official black packaging is replaced with white background with sketches of gorgeous eyes, lips and black swirls. The product is adorned with the same design as is on the open ended cardboard sleeve that covers the product. Both the cardboard cover and the product has a beautiful, soft texture and feels so luxurious to handle. 

Just lifting up the lid and looking at the shades inside I was really amazed how all the different colours in the palette were so pretty as if they're complimenting each other. I think the kit is literally a neutral lovers heaven! with collective palette of each prettier than the next. 

So what's inside this kit?

A peachy blush that I gathered is a  MAC Melba which adds a beautiful sheen to your cheeks. Next up we have four bronze/neutral hued eye shadows. Those who have read my past posts, may not be surprised to know that the brown eye shadow in this kit is my favorite. The palette also comes with duo brush and a mirror which is always perfect on the go as well as two Mac lipsticks protected under the plastic flap. 

Mac Melba blush: The peachy blush described by Mac as a 'soft, coral peach' which I think agree with that. Even though personally not being a big fan of blushes, I think this shade suits most skin complexion. It is matte and I think it goes well with most make up looks as the shade is neutral and not too vibrant and noticeable. 

Eye Shadows

The four eye shadows are a perfect combination of matte and shimmer, light and dark. The only eye shadow that I currently use in this palette is the brown which is Smoked Sepia. I'm not a big fan of glitter and shimmer that much as I like my eye make up to be smokey and matt. Even though I don't personally use every other eye shadow, to those who are into these colours/texture, I want to tell you that they blend so effortlessly on the skin and also with each other. Either a ''natural day look'' or ''deepen it up and go dramatic for a night out'', there is obviously a valid reason for these combination to live inside the same palette home. 

This shadow is called Orb and has a matt texture even though it is described as ''soft, peachy satin''. The shadow has the tiniest amount of glitter that it hardly transfers to the skin so I would not describe it having the satin finish. I think I might be using this shadow as a highlighter for my brows sometimes lol.

All that glitters is described as ''beige with gold pearl'' has a goldy shimmer/satin finish look. The two pictures are taken in different lighting. This shadow has become the most hit for many girls but as I am not a fan of glitter at all, this one turns out to be my least favorite in this palette. 

Next up, we have Smoked Sepia which as mentioned earlier is my favorite. It is described as ''rich brown'' and is definitely how it looks and how I would like. Brown eye shadow is something I apply on to my eye lids to achieve that smokey but neutral eyes for everyday look. It is my all time favorite eye colour. Yes I mentioned favorite again.

Described by Mac as 'dark brown', last but not least is the Show Stopper that looks like the darkest shade in brown spectrum.

Lips wear

Last but not least in the palette, the kit comes with two gorgeous MAC lipsticks named Ravishing (top) and Myth (bottom). I love the little plastic flap that is there to protect the lipsticks from getting any fall outs of the powder.

Duo Brush

This gorgeous palette also comes with a duo brush - One end you have 275 SE angled brush which is perfect for applying the shadows over the eyelids. On the other end is the 316 SE brush which is a lip brush. Both the brushes are just amazing, with soft texture and blends the shadows and lipsticks really well. 

So there you are, my review of MAC Illustrated by Rebecca Moses Brown Face Kit, that I been planning to post for ages. Tell me what you think of this gorgeous palette, any yay or nay that you particularly have? And usual thank you for reading my post :)