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MAC Monday #1 Soft and gentle Mineralize skinfinish 4

MAC Monday #1 Soft and gentle Mineralize skinfinish

Last week I had one of those days where I had my organising head on. The first job to be tackled was my Make-up collection! To be fair it wasn’t in total chaos but I had things in places that they shouldn’t be. It was driving me to distraction.

Now that everything is in its rightful place, my mind, as well as my bedroom floor, is clutter free. Which has led me to have more

Which has led me to have more ideas for blog posts.

 

I knew that I had a fair amount of MAC goodness stashed away. Some are used on a daily basis, some are given very little attention. So now that I know exactly what I have and where it is, as a way to give it all the love that it deserves I came up with the idea for a new series “MAC Monday” what a genius I am! *sarcasm*

First up is a beloved product of mine. The Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft andGentle.

This is one of the products that I own from MAC that gets an almost daily outing. It is my go to highlight. MAC describe it as a ‘gilded peach bronze’ which at first glance I get too. On application, however, I find it to be a Champagne coloured highlight which looks peachy gold in certain lights.

 

Soft and Gentle~Gilded goodness!!

Soft and gentle is super finely milled. It also contains an insane amount of glitter! So literally, the lightest of hand is needed when applying this bad boy.It will make you resemble Edward Cullen on a Summer’s day otherwise 😉

 Tapping the excess off of the brush before applying (thankfully) gets rid of most of the glitter.
 

I reach for this highlighter more than any other that I own. I find it gives me the perfect, healthy glow. Whether I am having a really pale day or I have been hammering the St.moriz/Tropez a little bit too hard.

Its multi tonal-ness makes it wearable for most skin tones. To demonstrate that I tanned up one of my hands and did a bit of a comparison…

Left- Applied on tanned skin and Right- Applied on pale skin 

So with that, I will be off to tan up the rest of my body to match my left hand! ;p

 Which MSF’s are your favourites?

xxx

Holy grail mascara! 2

MAC Zoom Lash Mascara Review

After the last mascara review that I posted, I swore to myself that I would never write another. Mainly because to be honest, as much as I love it, I find mascara a pretty dull subject to write about.

     This morning, however, a little black package was delivered. And here I am tapping away, fickle as ever 😉

 

So what’s the bad boy in question?

MAC Zoom Lash Mascara

 

I love MAC. I would go as far as to say it is my all time favourite cosmetic brand. So it’s strange that I have never owned or wanted to own one of their mascaras I usually see them in store think ‘meh’ and head off to the lipsticks.

When I received this 1.4ml sample with an online order I was intrigued and quite excited to give it a go.

When it comes to new mascara I usually brace myself for disappointment. In my experience, 90% of the time proceedings unfold like this…

 “Ooh new mascara gonna have me some sexyyy lashes tonight!”

…20 mins later sobbing in the bathroom, removing the clumps, and starting my whole eye make-up from scratch.

So over the years, the thrill of getting a new mascara has worn off somewhat.

 

Zoom lash is something else! From the second the brush hit my lashes I could swear I had an out of body experience, heard angels sing, fireworks went off, the whole shebang!

The wand gripped my lashes with brute force and held on to the very end. Leaving them volumised, perfectly curled, and separated.

I was actually blown away by it hence (and sorry for) the overly dramatic post!

9 hours later my lashes feel exactly as they did upon initial application. Still perfectly curled. And there hasn’t been so much as a hint of flaking or smudging.

 

Needless to say, I am going to have to purchase the full size as soon as possible *goes to check price* £13.50. It’s actually only a pound more than my old faithful Loreal Telescopic! Happy days 🙂

What is your Holy Grail mascara? Have you tried Zoom lash or any of the other MAC mascaras?

 
xxx

MAC & Space NK YAY!

So this weekend I finally got my MAC fix after being unable to go last weekend when I was  poorly (super hungover!)

I might have mentioned once or twice that I live in the middle of nowhere.The nearest MAC store is an hour away! So sadly I don’t get to visit as often as I’d like.

So that explains why this haul is the size that it is! Some of these items have been on my wish list forever!!

D’ya wanna see what I got?

So as there’s quite a bit to get through I’ll break them down.

Lipsticks

L-R Hue, Angel, Vegas Volt, Creme Cup, Impassioned.

I did take 6 items back to MAC so got Creme cup for free!

(sensible shopper right here!)

MSF’s & Blusher.

Oh and a brush!

L-R MSF in medium plus, MSF in Soft and Gentle, Pink Swoon blush.

Eye shadows

All that glitters E/S in the pot, (Top) Gleam and (bottom) Naked Lunch.

 

Essential bits and bobs

Select moisture cover concealer NW20, Blacktrack fluid line and Painterly paint pot.

 

And then Space NK happened…

Laura Mercier E/S in ‘Primrose’ and universal setting powder.

NARS E/S Duo in EGEA

 

The most unoriginal NARS purchases EVER! Deep Throat blusher and Turkish Delight lipgloss.

So after this lot, I have officially put myself on a month long spending ban! If you catch me posting a haul feel free to give me a slap on the wrist! I’m off now to take off my old makeup.Then reapply some of these new lovelies ready for Sunday dinner at the pub.

 Hope you are all having a nice weekend

xxx

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