Happy Valentine’s Day my friends! I will be celebrating with my valentine Ziggy tonight over a nice candlelit dinner and water. I’m kidding of course. Anyways, for you folks with human valentine’s here is some inspiration.
Look 1: Soft, colourful eye makeup with light pink lips.
Eyes: All colours from the Tokidoki Devil Girl Chromatico Palette
On the lids – Thirsty (yellow-beige)
Crease: Bulletto (dark brown)
Highlight: Carina (sparkly white)
Lower Lash Line: Bruttino (navy blue) and Nancy Rocks (purple)
Eyeliner: MAC Liquid Eye Liner in Black
Mascara: YSL Volume Effect Faux Cils in Black
Lips: YSL Rouge Volupte in #7 Lingerie Pink
Look 2: Brown neutral eye with nude lips.
Eyes:
Lids: MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study (shimmery beige/white). Also used this for the highlight
Crease: Satin Taupe (brown taupe)
Lower lash line: MAC Soot (grey)
Eyeliner: Sephora Waterproof Gel Liner in Must Have (black)
Mascara: Lancome Hypnose Drama in Black
Lips: MAC Innocence, Beware!
Cheeks: NARS Super Orgasm (NARS Laguna for contouring)
Look 3: Simple eyes with bold lips.
Eyes:
Lids: MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study
Crease: Urban Decay Naked (from the Naked palette)
Eyeliner: Sephora waterproof gel liner in Must Have (black)
Mascara: Rimmel London Volume Accelerator mascara in black
Lips: MAC Quick Sizzle
Cheeks: L’Oreal Paris The One Sweep in Flush
Hope you all have a fabulous Valentine’s Day and let me know how you wore your makeup!
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It has seriously been a year since I have last been excited about a MAC collection. Not since Quite Cute has anything even remotely interested me from any limited edition collection from the popular makeup brand. Then, a few weeks ago my MAC dry spell was up. I was spending my lunch hour perusing through Temptalia and I saw the promo images for the MAC Shop and MAC Cook collections. The images were so colourful and Stepford Wives-meets-hot mess that I had to continue reading. I saw the promo shots of the colours and I was instantly hooked.
The collection launched on February 9 and I have literally been counting down the days until I could call my local MAC counter and ask them to put aside a few products. I was seriously obsessed. There was a preview event at some MAC stores on January 31 and I was stalking Specktra and Temptalia waiting for some swatches to see what the colours actually looked like. Between the two collections I was interested more in Shop MAC as that contained all the lip colours. Other products released were eyeshadow quads, cream blushes, Fluid Lines, beauty powders, brushes, and Tendertones, which I was kind of interested in getting, but $18 for a glorified lip balm, no thanks.
L to R: Quick Sizzle, Innocence, Beware!, Naughty Saute
I ended up picking up more than I thought I would. I got three of the lipsticks, Naughty Saute, Innocence, Beware!, and Quick Sizzle, as well as a Kissable Lipcolour in Enchantee.
Naughty Saute on the lips
Naughty Saute was the colour I was the most excited for out of anything released with this collection. The lipstick is a cremesheen finish, so therefore it’s buildable colour and quite glossy. It is very pink and most people have been calling it a Pepto Bismol pink which I think does it justice. If you are a devoted follower of this blog you guys know I love my pink lipsticks and whenever MAC releases a new baby pink I’m on it like my dog on chicken. Since I work full time I called my local MAC counter at The Bay and got them to put aside two of them (one for me and one for my mom since she loves pink lipstick as much as I do).
L to R: Viva Glam Gaga I, Saint Germain, Naughty Saute, Enchantee (Kissable Lip Colour)
The colour is quite different than Viva Glam Gaga I, which is much softer. It is also different than Saint Germain, which is more of a Barbie pink. Also, VG Gaga, Saint Germain, and Naughty Saute are all different finishes so they look different on the lips as well.
The next colour I got was Quick Sizzle which seems to be the star lip colour from the collection. I asked MAC to put aside this one as well but by literally 10:10 a.m. (the store opened at 10) they had one left so they couldn’t hold it for me. When I got there a little after lunch it was sold. They did let me try on the tester and offered to call a more popular MAC counter and they surprisingly had one, so they held it for me (the colour was actually sold out by the time I got to the other MAC counter).
L to R: Candy Yum Yum, Quick Sizzle
The colour has a matte finish so it goes on quite bold with tons of pigment on the first swipe. The colour is also extremely long lasting and does leave a bit of a stain on the lips. I would describe the shade as a bright magenta pink with blue undertones. At first I thought it would be too similar to Candy Yum Yum from the Quite Cute collection as they are both bright darker pinks, but they are very different when compared side by side.
The last lipstick I got was Innocence, Beware! which is a pink nude colour, also a cremesheen. Although I love nudes I wasn’t going to get this colour originally but when I tried it on I thought I might as well (also, The Bay has their Beauty Card event going on right now, when you spend $50 or more on cosmetics you get a $10 savings card on your next $50 beauty purchase, so therefore, because I was getting Quick Sizzle I thought I might as well spend a little more, get more products, and get $10 off).
L to R: Innocence, Beware!, Blankety, Myth
The colour, which is a repromote, is very wearable and will probably be the most used one out of the three for me. It’s a really pretty nude colour with a shine to it because of it’s finish. It’s not as concealer-looking as Myth and not as dark as Blankety. I got the last one at the MAC counter I was at, but this is a really good one, I highly recommend it.
Enchantee on the lips
The last lip product I got was a Kissable Lip Colour in the colour Enchantee. Kissable Lip Colours are not part of MAC’s permanent collection and retail for more than a lipstick (C$22.50 compared to C$17.50). I really wanted to try one and loved the colour, so I picked Enchantee up.
The colour is like a baby milky pink, very similar to YSL’s Lingerie Pink. It may look like a gloss with the long skinny tube and doe-foot applicator, but surprisingly applies and feels like a lipstick. I’m not a huge fan of MAC’s Lipglass so I was very happy that it didn’t have the same sticky texture. I really didn’t need another pink lipstick but since these are limited edition I couldn’t resist.
I chose to pass on the eyeshadow quads (even though the Colour Added quad was so tempting) and Tendertones because I felt that I didn’t really need anymore eyeshadows for the time being, as well as lip balms (I love my Rosebud Salve and EOS Lip Balms). I don’t really need anymore lipsticks (especially pink ones) but lip colour is my weakness, I’m obsessed. Plus, like I said, I haven’t shopped MAC in so long and I was literally counting down the days until this collection so I felt it was justified.
Oh, and I wasn’t the only one excited for Shop MAC, Ziggy couldn’t keep his excitement in check either.
Did you pick up anything from Shop MAC/Cook MAC? If so, what did you get? Also, did you pick up any of the lip colours? What are your thoughts? Leave me a comment below!
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After last month’s review on the December Luxebox by Loose Button, the company asked me to review their January 2012 box. In case you guys aren’t familiar with the program, basically you pay C$12 a month and you receive a box of four to five beauty goodies ranging from sample size to full size.
There are a number of beauty subscription sample services out there such as Glymm, Topbox, and Birchbox (for all you American peeps out there). There are a number of pros and cons with the boxes; pros being you get to sample a variety of products and brands you wouldn’t necessarily think to buy, you typically get at least one full-size product, and it’s a nice surprise when you open the box, not knowing what is in there, which is also a con. Each box is random so you don’t know what you are going to get and there may be some items in there that you feel may not be worth the $12 you paid for the box for that month.
I absolutely loved my December 2011 box and was so excited to receive the January one. I actually received it in February (February 6, 2012 to be exact) as Loose Button shipped the boxes very late in January because of some supplier issues. The box may have come late but the company justified it by giving out an extra bath and body box.
The regular box contained the usual little touches like a personalized “Made for Shayna” sticker (love this detail) as well as a card explaining each product. Here is what I received:
Pur minerals – 4-in-1 Foundation in Tan– Skip the mess and go pressed with this award-winning foundation, powder, concealer and SPF15. Retail Price: $31(8g).
Benefit Cosmetics – B. Right! Moisture Prep Toning Lotion – For extra radiant skin that smooths & revitalises, allowing skin to fully optimize benefits of your moisturizer. Retail Price: $29(177.4ml)
Donna Karan Beauty – Cashmere Mist Body Cleansing Lotion – Dual-purpose formula both cleanses and moisturizes. Retail Price: $40 (190ml)
Moroccanoil – Fine and Light-Coloured Hair – Utilizing argan oil as its main ingredient this award-winning signature hair care product is now available in a light consistency, perfect for fine or light-colored hair. Retail Price: $41(100ml)
Seattle’s Best Coffee (Bonus Item) – Level 3 – Premium coffee as it was meant to be, finely crafted, tastefully smooth and easy to find. Retail Price: $9.99(340g)
In the bath and body box I also received a Shick Hydro Silk razor and a sample of Fekkai Advanced Brilliant Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner. There was also a variety of different coupons including a four dollar off coupon for a pack of the razor refills, .55 cents off Shick shaving cream, one dollar off Seattle’s Best coffee, and 8,000 Shopper’s Optimum points if you buy any Frederik Fekkai product (8,000 points equals $10 off at Shopper’s Drug Mart).
Overall, I really liked the January box. I feel like I have a brand new shower routine as everything I got (aside from the Benefit product, Moroccan Oil, the foundation, and coffee) has to do with the bath in some way. I really needed a new razor as my other Shick razor is so dull it’s not even funny, so I was really happy to try the new Hydro Silk one. Here is what I thought for everything else:
Pur Minerals foundation ($19.50 at The Shopping Channel): The colour I received was in the shade Tan and being an NC15 skin tone, this was obviously too dark for me right now. I did try out the product and it didn’t come out as dark as I thought it would; I applied it over my MAC Pro Longwear foundation as a setting powder and it gave a nice glow to my face. Would I purchase a full size of this? No, because I already use Bare Minerals which is a mineral foundation anyways. I may add though that according to the brochure Loose Button includes with each box it says that the foundation I received as full size, however a full size of this is eight grams and the one I got was 4.3 grams, so I was a bit confused about that.
Benefit Cosmetics B. Right! Moisture Prep Toning Lotion – I absolutely love the little sample bottle this came in and it will definitely get put to good use once this runs out. This is the first skincare product from Benefit I tried and although it smelled great and seemed to do it’s job I wouldn’t purchase a full size of this. I use Clinique’s Toning Lotion (step two in their Three-Step System) and I absolutely love it and seeing how I use all three steps from Clinique I’m not about to venture off into a different brand for one of the steps. This toner is almost in-between a gel and liquid consistency which is something I’m not used to. I was very happy to try this product out regardless of whether or not I would repurchase it.
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Body Cleansing Lotion – When I first saw this product I actually thought it was a moisturizer and then I read the notes on it in the pamphlet and turns out it’s a body wash. At first smell it smells like hotel soap but when it foams up you can really smell the fragrance. The smell is okay, it actually reminds me of Olay body wash. Would I purchase a full-size of this product? No, but I am really happy to try it out and it is a very generous sample of it. Apparently you can use it to wash fine lingerie or hosiery, which although is a plus, I probably won’t be using it for that purpose.
Moroccan Oil Oil Treatment for Fine or Light-Coloured Hair – I don’t have fine or light-coloured hair so I’m going to pass this along to a friend that does. I am very impressed by the size of this sample, at 25 ml you can get a lot of uses out of this. I’m not a huge Argan or Moroccan Oil fan as I don’t have unruly, frizzy, or curly hair, so I do have another sample of this (albeit smaller) that I have used on occasion. I don’t notice a huge different in my hair but I have heard it works wonders on others.
Seattle’s Best Coffee Level 3 – This was a nice little surprise as who can’t use a pack of coffee? I have a Tassimo machine at both work and home so I don’t brew coffee anymore the traditional way, but I’ll probably rip this open and give it a try. The coffee is pre-ground so you don’t have to worry about grinding the beans.
Overall, even though I wouldn’t repurchase really anything from this month’s Luxebox, I really liked the variety of products I got and the value of the box far exceeds the price you pay for it. I always like trying new things and new brands so even though nothing got me that excited to run out and buy a full size of, my heart still skipped a beat digging through my box (not to mention the fact that this month included two boxes).
To sign up for your own Loose Button Luxebox head on over to the Loose Button website or visit them on Facebook to see what other people got in their boxes.
Did you receive a January Luxebox? What did you get? Also, what are your thoughts on beauty subscription sample services?
Please note: I did receive this product for review, however, it did not affect my opinions on it. All opinions are my honest own 
.
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