MAC Lipstick Collection

MAC is one of my favourite brands. Out of all there lipstick formulas creamesheen  and lustre are my favourite. 

My collection is pretty extensive (I have 54, 48 are de-poted). 


Coloured Palette 
Top left to right: vegas volt, lavender whip, pink pearl pop, impassioned, craving, candy yum yum, chatter box, and tats (ltd edition).
Middle left to right: pervette, flamingo, sushi kiss, razzle dazzle, long legged and fabulous, show orchid, snow and up the amp.
Bottom left to right: ravishing, morange, saigon summer, margarita (ltd.edition), peach blossom, sweet and sour, chatterbox and silly

Nude Palette 
Top left to right: del rio, taupe, stone, wash, freckle tone, among the fireflies, photo, and blankety
Middle left to right: retro, honey love, cherish, midi mauve, double shot, cream cup, fetish, persistence
Bottom left to right: velvet teddy, brave, sweet surrender, creme d'nude, flesh pot, hug me, cream in your coffee and whirl

Loose lipsticks: see sheer, pure zen, kinda sexy, real redhead, hue, faux and vegas volt. These are some of of favourites. I'm going to pick up another pink pearl pop with back to Mac ( return 6 empties and get a free lipstick, nail polish or eyeshadow). Pick pearl pop is one of my summer favourites ( check my earlier Mac pink lipstick post for swatches) 

My favourite nude lipliners

Often I apply liner with balm on top instead of lipstick. Of my small collection my favourite is MAC subculture liner. It matches my natural lip colour perfectly. 

Left to right: Burberry nude beige, MAC subculture, MAC boldly bare, Essence In the Nude, MAC staunchly stylish, MAC whirl, MAC morning coffee. 

Mac Pro pencils last longer but are super drying on my lips. I need MAC prep + prime lip before applying. Other pencils I can get away with Guerlain kiss kiss lip lift ( a drier lip primer). I usually just apply primer and pencil then go. Sometimes I want a little extra like a plumper or gloss. My favourites are YSL vernis a levres plump up, Dior gloss or YSL tint in oil. 

Recommendations for liners? Let me know. I love trying new things 💕

Spring 2015 beauty empties

   I completed a major spring cleaning if my makeup. I definitely was buying too much. I threw out anything that was old or almost empty. Other things I gave away. I wasn't using it but one of my friends might like it (better than throwing it away) most things in the photo I will not be repurchasing. You got to try things to learn if you like, love or hate it right!! I was so disappointed in the Dior cream shadow pots. They were too shimmery and dried out too fast. The only mascara I will repurchase out the empties below is perversion ( and I prefer the smaller tube). Super disappointed in guerlains mascara. It clumped my lashes together into spikes. I'm currently using benefit roller girl and ysl baby doll. I prefer that type of brush to apply mascara. I am definitely changing up my beauty scene and sticking to what I know I will like... More on this later

Concealer Conversation

Concealer is something that I use everyday. Even if I dont wear any other makeup I will apply some concealer to cover up redness around my nose or dark under eye circles. Currently in my rotation I am using: lancome effacernes waterproof long lasting undereye concealer in porcelaine 1. I just started using this last month and Im so glad that I discovered it. It lasts all day!!! And they have tones of shades so you can mix and match for your skin tone. I went a few shades lighter to counteract my dark undereye circles.  Before I was using glo.minerals oil free concealer in natural. I got this 2 years ago at my dermatologist office. I used it until it was empty and I would have repurchased it but they are no longer carrying the line. It was the first concealer that I used in years that didnt cause me breakouts but it was not long lasting even with powder ontop to set. I needed to apply 3x a day which is annoying. No that I have discovered how amazing lancome concealer is I think im going to stay with it ( I do want to try that cle du peu sometime even if its crazy expensive. Its a small price to pay for something that is important and you use everyday). Last night I purchased lancomes maquicomplet concealer in camee. So far I am really liking it.  No skim reaction and it lasted all night. 
Mac prep + prime highlighter in light boost. I use this for contouring and inner corners of my eyes. Its ok. I think I need a tutorial at the mac counter to discover its true potentail. Giorgio armani master corrector in 2 is what I have been using in the summer for undereye concealer. Its too dark for the winter and im not loving the formula. I dont think I will be re purchasing this product. Another item that i use in the darkest part of my undereye area is benefits eyebright pencil. I would rather it be an easier formula to apply. The pencil is tough on that delicate area. Im on the hunt for something similar. Lastly is nars larger than life long wear eyeliner in rue Bonaparte.  I know its an eyeliner but it technically a concealer for your waterline. I prefer a nude pencil to white. Its less harsh.

NUDE-Back to Basics in Makeup

Eye and Lip colour favourites 

Only this past year have I really gotten into using/liking neutral colours. I have always experimented with colour and thought of nudes to be well-boring. 

Currently in my nude/neutrals collection:

EYESHADOWS

MAC- Samoa Silk, Motif, Arena, Dazzlelight, Era, Honesty, Soft Brown, Wood Winked, Mulch, Satin Taupe; Pro longwear in Sweet Satisfaction and paint pot in Groundwork

Smashbox- photo-op eyeshadow trio in multi-flash (Naked, Crisp and Doe). MY favourite NUDE shadows ever. I have been using this for 2 years and I'm on my third compact. I can't find a dupe for the doe or crisp shades. The doe shade is the perfect light taupe brown for my complexion. 

Dior- 5 couleurs in 030 Incognito. I read about this palate for years and I finally spent the $60 to get it. Its ok. I only usually wear the bottom right grey/taupe colour. The pigmentation isn't as good as MAC shadows and I won't be re-purchasing. 

Urban Decay-Naked Basics. This is the only UD naked palate that I own and I do like it. Especially the naked 2 shade. 

EYELINERS

Burberry-eye definer in Midnight Brown. I got this in Hawaii at a Nordstrom counter to try and I'm so glad i did. THE BEST. I use it for lining my upper and lower lids close to the lash line. I love this so much that I don't want to use it because I have no way of ordering another one :( no burberry counter east of Toronto

NARS-large than life long-wear eyeliner in Rue Bonaparte. I got this to line my lower water line. When I first opened it i sharpened it. not realizing it was a twist up and ruined it. well i have to extend it so the plastic doesn't cut my eye. note to self. don't sharpen eyeliners until your sure they don't twist up. I never use this. Its just something that I forget to do.

Dior-Eyeliner Pencil in 063 Elegant taupe. What a beautiful shade. Comes out so nice on your hand. But try and put it on your eye and you will nearly tear your lid off. doesn't go on smooth like Urban Decay 27/7 Liners. Needless to say. I don't use this one and would never repurchase a Dior eyeliner based on the experience :(

MAC- Powerpoint eye pencil in Bountiful Brown. A nice brown shade and easy to apply. 

Urban Decay-24/7 Glide on Shadow Pencil in Mushroom. Great formula but keep the cap on tight or it will dry out. 

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on eye pencils: mushroom, underground, demolition and whiskey. I love these new shades and how they changed the outside packaging to reflect the formula. Matte for Matte, shimmery for shimmer. Genius. 

LIPS

DIOR Addict Lipstick in 333 Nude,  Addict Extreme 316 Incognito, Addict Gloss in 223. Love the formula. Glossy, moisturizing and light. 

NARS lip laquer in chelsea girls. Love this colour but this stuff is sticky. I only wear when my hair is pinned up because my hair ends up getting stuck in it. no fun.

YSL- Rouge pur in 133 Nude Beige. This ones an old one but the colour is a great dark nude with a slight pink shimmer. I haven't found anything else like it.

MAC Creamsheen in Creme Cup and Amplified in Blankety. Gorgeous shades but very drying on the lips

*See swatches below*