MAC larger eyeshadows

Hey guys! I apologize for a belated post. I know I forgot to post last weekend and I feel bad about that, it's just been really hard to find time to do a blog. But I made some time tonight to take pictures and swatches for you guys!!
 So this review is for a couple of MAC's mineralize eye shadows and then just a regular eyeshadow that happens to be in the same size package. The review is over Cinderfella, Noble Touch, and Follow Your Fantasy. So let's get started!! :)

Just so you know, each eye shadow is from a different collection that was sold at a different time from one another.

 Let's start with Cinderfella. :) Which was about $19 and is a mineralize eye shadow. The collection this was in is Style Black, which came out around August of 2009. Another thing I bought from this collection is a nail laquer called Baby Goth Girl and it's a frost, so when I apply it, I use two coats so it's not so see through. I do wish that I had purchased Seriously Hip instead though. The reason is because Baby Goth Girl has some pink flecks in it, which I really like, but it's not very noticable with the black base. However, Seriously Hip had gold flecks in it so they were much more visable in the black polish. I guess the one that I tried in the store had a lot more pink in it. Oh well, I still do like it though, I just don't wear it very often. Ha ha.

I really like Cinderfella. It's great for smokey eyes and adds the right amount of pigment and sparkle. Once it is blended it gets a lot lighter and less sparkly, but once I have blended it, I just tap my brush on the eye shadow and tap it on to reapply the sparkle. :)

 Here it is swatched. I didn't blend either of these with a brush, but just applied the bottom swatch a little lighter than the top swatch. See how nice and sparkly this is! I love it! :)

Now for Noble Touch, unfortunately, I can't find how much this was when it was released, I'm sure it was probably $19, but I'm not sure, sorry! This is also a mineralize eye shadow. I think this was part of the Tartan Tale collection that was released for the holiday season of 2010, most being released on October 28th, while others were released on November 4th. There really is not much information about this eye shadow out there and it kind of angers me because it truely is a great shadow. It's almost like it just appeared and there's not trail of it anywhere on the internet. Ha.

It's really great because there are two colors in one giant eye shadow case! :) I love it, it's so metallic and shimmery!  The pink is just very girly and the lower color is a very bronzy-gold color. I think it's superrr pretty and definitely a spring/summer duo. :)

 On the top of my hand is the pink color, and on the bottom is the bronzy color. 



And last, but definitely not least: Follow Your Fantasy. This was absolutely from the Tartan Tale collection released in October/November of 2010. This eye shadow was $19.50. I wish I had also purchased A Wish Come True just because it's also very pretty. But Follow Your Fantasy is great cuz I don't have any other shadow with this peachy color or anything close and I didn't have enough money with me for both eye shadows.

Let me just start by saying that I really love the packaging. I have never seen an eyeshadow with a plaid pattern to it. I find it really cool looking. Ha ha. Anywhoo, this eye shadow gives off a really pretty warm peachy color and I loveee ittt. So wonderful. I wear it pretty much every season, but not very often and I think I'm going to start wearing it more because the more I write about it, the more I like it. Ha ha.

 In the swatch, the top is just from a square of the peachy color, and the bottom is with a stripe of brown through the middle of it.

So there you guys have it! These are my larger MAC eye shadows and the rest are the regular size shadows. I like them all, but don't wear them very often, for whatever reason. Ha. I will be changing that soon. :) Well, it  is 3:30am so I think it is time for me to call it a night. Goodnight guys and again, I'm sorry for the delay in posting. I hope you enjoyed this review. Please subscribe and leave some comments. :)

 Pretty MAC shadow dreams, Annie <3

MAC Royal Assets 2007

MAC Royal Assets: 6 Warm Eyes

So I realize that this palette is from the holiday season of 2007, but I figured I'd share it with you guys anyways. I'm pretty sure the collection that this is from was called Antiquease, but I'm honestly not sure. Ha ha, I'm sorry, I just know that the name of the palettes were Royal Assets. At the time this palette's cost was $36. And of course, if you go and buy it from somewhere online, the cost will be a lot more because it has been so long since it's been released. In the past 4ish years, the price of their 6 shadow palettes have gone up $2, unfortunately. But it's not much compared to other companies inflating prices in a matter of just one year. What first drew me to this collection, was, of course, the packaging, it's just so pretty! :)
So let's begin. :)
I really like the colors in this palette, i feel that it is sooo wearable and you can mix the colors to get a totally different effect. I was definitely surprised how smoothly these colors apply, it's like they literally glide across your eyelids. :) With this palette, you could do looks for work, school, parties, clubbing, etc. :)

 The names of the colors included are (from left-right, top-bottom) :
-Sunday Best (Frost) a, well, frosty light pink, very pretty
-Nobility (Shimmer) a slightly shimmery, very light brown color, sort of the color of my coffee after I add a ton of creamer, ha ha
-Retrospeck (Lustre) this is a very sheer golden color and is very sparkly, can layer over a look for some extra flare :)
-Star Violet (Veluxe Pearl) a lot like Retrospeck in the texture and look, but definitely more pigmented, really pretty plum color
-Club (Shimmer) a deep brown with a blue tint to it, really pretty, and well, shimmery
-Showstopper (Matte) a dark brown, kind of like a wooden color, but still pretty.

There are three permanant colors of the six in the palette, the permanant ones are: Retrospeck, Star Violet, and Club, so you can run into any MAC Cosmetics store and still purchase these. The brush that is included in a mini size is the 213 Fluff Brush, the full size costs $22.50, but I don't own the full size because, well, I have the mini. But also because I have an equivalent brush from Estee Lauder, which came in a kit, and unfortunately, there's no number or anything to identify which brush it is.

From top-bottom on my hand the colors are: Sunday Best, Nobility, Retrospeck, Star Violet, Club, and Showstopper. I put a box around Sunday Best so it won't be so hard to find it, ha ha.

At the time in which I purchased this palette, I wasn't too into make-up...yet. And a great big YET at that. Ha ha. But this really has recently become more of a go-to palette for my school make-up. :) I feel like Sunday Best and Nobility remind me of something along the lines of ballet-style colors, very pretty and elegant and sophisticated.  Just about any combination would work with this palette and it's really simple to go from a day look, to a night look.
Hope you guys enjoyed this review, and I hope that if you want it, that you are able to find it somewhere.

Please comment what you think about each blog and what you would like to see reviewed, and subscribe. :)

Royal wishings, Annie

Sales of January are around!! :)

So I only had $13 to spend when I went to the mall yesterday, which is like two things (normally) from Bath & Body Works. Thinking about how much everything costs now is just insane. Everything is overpriced, whether or not they're necessary. However; I found a ton of things on sale in Bath & Body Works, which made me extremely happy. :) And B&BW was the only place that I bought things from, but I love what I got. :)

First off, "select" hand sanitizers (PocketBac) were only 50 cents, while they're normally $1.50! So I like that deal, I did only buy one because I found other stuff that I wanted too.

I purchased one in Winter Cranberry. I find that it smells the same as Frosted Cranberry. I like the smell, it's sweet, but fresh. Very wintery. :)

Bath & Body Works has a new collection called Escape To the Tropics and it is comprised of three lotions.The collection is going to be released January 16th this year. It is composed of three different scents: Aruba Coconut, Bali Mango, and Rio Rumberry. I like all three. When the collection is released, the mini bottles of lotion will be $3.50 each, but currently, since it's not yet fully out, it's $1 each. Which I love. :)

So the one I wound up buying was Aruba Coconut. I reallyyyy like the smell of coconut. It kinda has a "musky" smell, but just enough to give it some depth. I really like it and I think I'll be using it pretty often. :)

Then I bought, from what I was told, is part of a new collection. There were four or five different scents and each were $3! Whereas all Anti-bacterial Deep Cleansing hand soaps are normally $5.50. The one I got is called Wildberry Hibiscus.

I really like the scent, it smells like berries and slightly like flowers. I smell raspberries and strawberries, but also something more foresty. :) It isn't shown online at all, I only see it online in the PocketBac, so if I were you, I would check your store for it, because I really like it, and I'm not sure if they were getting rid of these from extra stock or if they're new.

I also purchased a candle that they must have had in extra stock and wanted to get rid of. It came out around the time they released Paris Amour. They had different scented candles at the time: Lavender Macaroons, French Caramel Cakes, and Spiced Madeleine. I saw all three and I really like French Caramel Cakes and Spiced Madeleine.

As you can see, I ended up choosing Spiced Madeleine. I had to pick one because as I said earlier, I had a limited amount of money. I have yet to burn it, but I will try to tonight, and edit it either while it is burning, or tomorrow afternoon. However; I have absolutely smelled it and can smell it in my room as is. I smell the cinnamon and nutmeg that it is said to have in it. It really has a sweet and somewhat spicy scent to it. People have said that it smells like Creamy Pumpkin to them, but I really don't see it, I absolutely hated Creamy Pumpkin and I found it to be way overly sweet; I don't think that Spiced Madeleine smells similar at all. I love the candle and I think it's wonderful. Normally the small candles (1.6 oz.) are $3.50, in store, but I paid $1.50. The deal was that if you purchased a candle holder with it, you only had to pay $1.50 for the candle, but with the $2.50 from the holder. But the cashier said that I got a free holder, and she only charged me $1.50 for the candle, though the signs with the mini candles said that if you don't buy the holder, you have to pay regular price for the candle, but I went with it, I'm not gonna argue with a free holder. Haha.

The holder fits the candle really well. I was originally planning on either just burning it in what the candle comes in; or taking it out of its plastic holder, pulling the wick out, and sticking it in my wax melter. I was leaning more towards the second option ha ha. But now I'm good. :) As you can see, the holder is just plain and clear glass, nothing fancy, but I'm fine with that cuz you can see the cute design on the original jar.

  Well, that's it guys. Thank you for reading my blogs, scroll down for more!!

May the smells of B&BW be with you!, Annie

Blush Ombre added!!

Hey everyone, just letting you know that I exchanged the wrong Blush Ombre for the correct one, which is Azalea Blossom, today. I also just put it in my post "Daphne Guinness Collection with MAC Cosmetics". The part regarding the blush is the last product in the review. Please leave comments saying what you think about the reviews and what you might like to know or what else you would like to see me review. :) Oh, and you can also subscribe at the very bottom of the page (please let me know if there are any issues with the subscribe button). Thanks for being so patient with me and thank you for viewing my blog!!

For the love of MAC's Azalea Blossom, Annie

MAC Ice Parade and Glitter And Ice collection :) Winter 2011

I did get two things from this fantastic collection that I felt thatcould not go without. :) I got lucky when my friend and I went to the mall to get things from the collection and they had a demo/show going on. So they had one male model and one female model in what looked like an open-air snowglobe and they had white roller blades on to look like ice skates. They were there mainly to draw attention and to take pictures with people. The models were very nice and the male looked almost identical to the original model they used in their campaign pictures. But anyways, let's get started. :)

I purchased the 6 Snowglobe Eyeshadows/Warm. It was $38, which I actually appreciated because their quads are the same price, so you get more colors in this for the same price, even though the ones with 6 will have less of each individual color than the quad would, but anyways, it's a good deal if you like having variation. The main reason I purchased this one is because I don't really have many neutral colors and it had the least permanant colors in it, the only permanant one is Patina. The Cool one had similar colors to the individual ones that I already have and had two permanant colors: Howzat and Idol Eyes. Then the Sultry one I felt that I wouldn't use too often even though I really do like the colors and it had the most permanant colors: Black Tied, Trax, and Shadowy Lady.

I love the packaging sooo much!!! On the lid, it is truely like a snowglobe. There's water in it and lots of silver glitter, of course, when you shake it the glitter spins and it's so pretty.
The palette includes (from left-right, top-bottom in the palette, and top-bottom on my hand): Winterscape (Lustre), Magical Mist (Lustre), Patina (Frost), Buckwheat (Velvet), Gaelic Gold (Veluxe Pearl), and Midnight Flurry (Matte).The picture in the right (in the packaging) shows the true colors of the palette. The swatched picture does include Winterscape, but it's just really shimmery and doesn't have much of a white color when applied. The swatched picture is also a bit blurry and a little bit off but it's better than nothing. :)

Then for Christmas I got their Glitter and Ice Nail Lacquer in Unconditionally Fabulous. It has a clear base to it, so it's mainly a topcoat, but you could definitely use it by itself for shimmer. :) Like all of their nail lacquers are, it was $16.

                     

I really like the white cap it's really different from what they've ever done with their nail lacquers. :) Then as you can see, I have it over blueish nail polish and it looks very wintery. :) Again, I really really like it. It's soo sparkly so I will definitely get a lot of use out of it. :)

 So this is what I got from their major winter collection, and I would at least get the eyeshadow palette while you can. :)

Oh and just so you know, I'm not affiliated with MAC Cosmetics, nor am I paid to do reviews, nor do they send me any free products, I have purchased everything on my own. 

    Plus, I will be editing my Azalea Blossom Blush Ombre on Friday night into my previous post and will post a new one saying I've done so.

Please comment and subscribe to my blog. :)

Smoky eyes and sparkly nails, Annie

Daphne Guinnes Collection with MAC Cosmetics

Finally posting this. Again, I'm sorry it took me so long guys!! So first I'll give you some information about Daphne Guinness and her Limited Edition collection.

  Daphne Guinness was born on November 9, 1967, so she is 44, just thought you should know to get a better image that she is experienced in life and isn't a sparkling 20-something-year-old. Don't get me wrong, I'm really not saying that it's a bad thing! She seems like she has the energy of a 20-something though and she has some great talent too! Her skin is quite youthful though. I only hope that my skin looks that good when I reach that age, which will be quite a while, ha ha. Daphne is an heiress of the Guinness beer empire and was named the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1994. She has 3 children aged at 22, 20, and 16. She designed a range of clothing with Dover Street Market. Daphne is prominent in the fashion society as both a journalist and collector of couture. She is also an artist. She based this collection off of her art and said that this collection is "a window into her imagination." And oh man, I am fascinated by this window. I would buy 3 of 4 of the Cremesheen Glasses if they weren't sticky.

                          

 As you can see, she can look very classy, but also veryyyy bold. Ha. So most people were expecting bold and unwearable colors (for most), but she surprised a lot of people with a deep color basis in every item. :)

 From this collection I purchased the Interior Life quad, Pro Longwear Lipcreme in Warp Speed, and the Blush Ombre in Azalea Blossom.
                                        

The Interior Life quad is half and half pigmented and not. It costs $38 as all of their quads do. The top row is fairly difficult to get a true color, where the bottom row is very concentrated. What I mean by pigmented and concentrated, is that you don't need much on your brush to get color.

On the quad it goes from left to right and same on the bottom, then on my hand it is top to bottom: Stratus (Matte), Bruised Sky (Veluxe Pearl), Interior Life (Satin), and Heather Belles (Satin). The colors are darkest on the left of my hand (I applied more there, not just one sweep) and blend out further to the right. Stratus is the hardest one to make color apparent on me, it would probably show up better on someone with darker skin than mine. I had to circle where I put it in red so you didn't think that I forgot to swatch it. Ha ha. For me and my skin shade (at MAC NW15) I can use Stratus as a highlight (under my brow and on my inner corner). Just be sure and go easy with the bottom two, Interior Life and Heather Belles. Just two small sweeps is enough for color. :) I do like the look it gives, it's like a stormy sky, but is quite elegant and calming at the same time, definitely a smoky look. This will be my almost daily choice of eyeshadow this winter. :)

 The Pro Longwear Lipcreme in Warp Speed is a light silvery color and somewhat white, it has pink shimmer  in it too. :) I spent $17 on it. 

 It depends on how much you apply as to how white-silver the color is on your lips. I applied a fairly light amount to my lips, but just enough to get color in the picture. Then, in the swatch, it is darker on the right side of my hand and fades more to the left. I love it, it makes my teeth look whiter which is great because there's something on my braces called a chain that stains and makes my teeth look yellow even though it's only the chain.

I finally exchanged the wrong Blush Ombre for the correct one (Azalea Blossom)!! :) I put it on about an hour ago and it feels so light on my face, I don't even notice it's there, which is how all blushes should feel!! I love it!! In the packaging, the blush goes from a light pink at the top and blends into a lavender color at the bottom. It costs $26 and is most definitely worth every single dollar!! In the package you can see the shimmer really well and the fantastic shades they chose to use.

                                              

On my hand from top to bottom is the pink, then the middle where the two colors meet, and at the bottom is the plain purple. Azalea Blossom has shimmer in it, but when applied, it is really light and slightly noticable when you move your face in the light, so it really flatters your face and draws attention. You could use the blush multiple ways: just the pink, just the purple, the very middle where they blend together, or swirl your brush all through the blush (in circular motions). Personally, I like to swirl it. When used, it gives just a hint of color and is just very nice and adds a touch of elegance. I'm sooo happy that I purchased this and it is well worth it!! However; if you are picky, I suggest going to your local MAC Cosmetics store and trying it out and seeing how you like it.

How to approach a cosmetic counter employee - Try not to be afraid to ask an employee there to assist you with application of a blush and which ones they recommend and give you some tips about how to apply it! About 95% of their employees are more than willing to assist you and be nice about it. I have only had a few snooty experiences, but those kinds of people are in every business. If you find a snooty employee, just say "Nevermind.", put the blush down, and leave. The majority of the time, they don't want to lose a sale so they will then suck up to you, if not, just go back later; or you have the option of saying "Nevermind.", walking away with the blush sample in your hands and ask another employee who appears to have a better attitude. Keep your head held high and don't get an attitude with them, chances are if you do that or talk bad about an employee to another, they will tell them and/or give you bad service because they will assume that you're a gossip or someone that is just rude. Use your manners with the employees, remember, they're people too, they aren't robots with no feelings, and if they get a customer with major attitude, they're obviously going to want to get rid of you as soon as they can. If I were in their shoes, I may even go as far as to say something like "I don't appreciate you speaking to me that way, so let's both act like professionals and adults here. We both want something, so please treat me with the same respect and assistance that you want from me." Again, try to treat them how you want them to treat you, if you respect them, chances are, they'll reflect the same respect back to you. :)

         I hope that all of this helps!!

Please leave your comments and what you think of my posts. :)

Loving the new collection, Annie

Up First, an After Christmas Mini Haul

So, I went to the mall yesterday (December 29) and the day before (December 28) and I figured I'd show you guys what I purchased. :)

 The 28th I pretty much only purchased from MAC Cosmetics. I bought the Interior Life quad from their collaboration with Daphne Guinness, and the Pro Longwear Lipcreme in Warp Speed.

The quad costs $38, as all of their quads do.              And the Lipcreme costs $17.

   Then the 29th, I went to MAC Cosmetics again, Sephora, and The Body Shop. Unfortunately, the lady at MAC gave me the wrong blush, so I have no review for the Daphne Guinness Blush Ombre. I asked for it in Azalea Blossom and handed her the store sample and she still gave me Vintage Grape. You'd think I would have learned by now to check what the give me because this is probably the tenth time this has happened at this exact store.

      At Sephora I purchased Jingle G from Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers collection. It was on sale from the original price of $25, down to $11!! The unfortunate thing is that there is only 10ml (0.33 fl. oz.) in the bottle, but I know it will take me foreverrr to use because I have so many others and don't need another full-sized perfume, ha ha. 

                                                   

Anywhoo, it smells soooo gooddd. I really like it!! It mostly smells like vanilla with hints of flowers and a slight musk, I know musk sounds gross or manly, but it really isn't, at least not in this perfume, it just adds some depth to the scent. :) I really don't have too much to say about it other than how wonderful it smells! Ha ha. In the picture it looks like there's white on her lips, but it's just shine from the flash of my camera. Her lips and belt are a metallic color, the belt is gold and her lips are a deep red.

And then with my online order, I purchased a Korres lipgloss set of four for just $28!! All of these in this set are full-sized too! They charge $17 for one, so I had to jump on this cuz I had heard nothing but good things about this brand. They all smell like cherries, and not that artificial cherry smell, it smells like real cherries. Which is a big thing for me, I hate when they market something as a certain scent and it just smells sooo fake. But these really don't and I love them for that, they have a slightly tacky feel to them, but it's not too bad. I wouldn't pay $17 for one, but I would pay $28 for a set of four. :) The names go from left to right in the box and top to bottom on my hand. Natural Purple, which is more of a brown color, not really purple; Rose, which is a light rosy color; Fuchsia, a more red-pink color; and Light Purple, the lightest of all of them and fairly sheer, but very pretty. The last three colors have to be my favorite and so far I can't decide which one I like best. :)

  

 Then at The Body Shop, I bought 3 things. I mainly went in there because I wanted another body butter. Those are FANTASTIC!! And it really doesn't matter if you buy it in the large or small container. The small is about $6 and the large (which I bought when I went in) is $18. I went for the large one because I already tried their body butters in Satsuma (orange) and Mango. Personally, I like the mango better. Mostly because it is a more subtle scent and I can hardly smell it (if at all) in the morning. While the satsuma one is a very strong orange scent. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but not when I'm going out. The body butters are great for after you shave, both on your legs and under your arms...well it does say body butter. Ha ha. Yesterday, I purchased the Almond scent. It smells hea-ven-ly!!

                        

I decided that because my hands have been really dry for about a week (mainly because of winter weather and washing my hands a lot) that I would put some of the body butter in a squeeze tube both for ease of access and because I don't like sticking my fingers in a big tub unless I'm going to then go and wash my hands (it tends to get under my nails). I know it sounds odd, but it's me ha ha.

 I also purchased a shower gel in Passion Fruit, $8 for 250ml (8.4 fl. oz.). To me, it's just another shower gel. I really do enjoy the scent though.

Uhhh, all I have to say really is that it smells pretty good! Ha. I mean, it cleans and you feel clean after using it slight lingering scent, but not enough to interfere with a perfume that you use after if you shower in the morning.

  And lastly, a Home Fragrance Oil in Vanilla & Tonka Bean. There is 10ml (0.3 fl. oz.) in the bottle, which is quite a bit considering you only need about 2 or 3 in a scentbug, but it should last for quite a while then. :) The Home Fragrance Oils from them costs $7.50. Basically what you do with a home fragrance oil is you can put some oil in an oil burner or a Scentbug from Bath & Body Works, but they currently aren't selling them, I think it's only sold in the summer, this is what I use. A scentbug is something that uses a little fan to disperse the scent through your room.

I reallyyy like the way it smells. If you couldn't tell, I like the way vanilla smells, ha ha. For whatever reason this scent makes me feel really relaxed, like a day at the spa or a soothing bubble bath, ha ha.

    So that is everything that I got this week from my mall trips. I'm going to post reviews on the pieces I have from the MAC and Daphne Guinness collaboration TONIGHT!! I promise you guys, I feel so bad for not posting it sooner!! And please leave your comment about what you think of this post! :)

Happy scenting, Annie