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5.24.2014

Mac Alluring Aquatic Collection

Mac Alluring Aquatic Collection

Mac Alluring Aquatic Collection

Mac Aquatic Alluring Collection is the new talk of the town and you can tell why its gorgeous!! I've been skipping a lot of Mac collection lately but this I couldn't ignore and I'm quiet happy with the items I picked up. Lets start with the packaging it speaks for itself. I cant get over this gorgeous metallic teal packaging with the uplifting water droplets. This collection consist of
-2 Pearl Glide Intense Eyeliner ( Price $17.50 )
-6 Extra Dimension Eye shadows ( Price $19.50 )
-5 Tinted Lip Glass ( Price $16.50 )
-2 Lip Pencil ( Price $16.50 )
- 5 Lipsticks ( Price $17.50 )
- 3 Nail Lacquers ( Price $17.50 )
- 2 Extra Dimension Blushes ( Price $27.50 )
- 233 Split Fibre Eyeshadow Brush ( Price $25.00 )
- 127 Split Fibre Face Brush ( Price $35.00 )
- 2 Bronzing Powder ( Price $27.50 )
- 2 Extra Dimension Bronzer ( Price $33.00 )
- Alluring Aquatic Makeup Bag ( Price $35.00 )

Mac Alluring Aquatic Collection

Mac Alluring Aquatic Lipsticks

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- Enchanted One ( Price $17.50 3g )

- Mystical ( Price $17.50 3g )

- Goddess Of The Sea ( Price $17.50 3g )

- Enchanted One ( Price $17.50 3g )

Mac Alluring Aquatic Lipsticks

Mac Alluring Aquatic Lipsticks

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- Enchanted One
- Mystical
- Goddess Of The Sea

Enchanted One is described as a mid tone neutral pink with a matte finish. Enchanted one shows up more of a peachy nude on my nc40 skin tone. At first glance it reminded me of Mac Yash lipstick, I compared them two together Yash is more beige than Enchanted one. Even though its a matte finish lipstick the texture isn't like the usual Mac matte lipsticks its very creamy and lasted about 5-6 hours on me. I did pick up a backup for Enchanted One I was confused between Mystical and Enchanted One. I just went for Enchanted One you cant really go wrong with nude.

Mystical is described as a mid tone creamy rose with a creme sheen finish. I'm not really a big fan of frosty or creme sheen finish lipstick but this beautiful Rosy brown lipstick is a great everyday shade. Its quiet sheer but it is build able it average about 5-6 hours of wear on me and it wasn't drying.

Goddess Of The Sea is described as a dark vibrant violet with a creme sheen finish. Goddess Of The Sea is more opaque than Mystical its a beautiful berry shade would work great during fall. This one lasted about 4-5 hours of wear on me and it wasn't drying.

Mac Seduced At Sea Extra Dimension Blush

- Seduced At Sea Blush ( Price $27.50 6.5 g )

Seduced At Sea blush is described as a neutral plum with some golden shimmer. Seduced At Sea looks more of a peachy beige with some shimmers. This is my very first extra dimension blush and I'm sold I love the texture its so smooth and very easy to blend. I love the pigmentation of this blush it can be a great everyday blush. It lasted about 7-8 hours on me I think this is going to be my new favorite blush. It can be paired with Mac Melon pigment on the eyes a perfect dewy summer look.

Mac Seduced At Sea Extra Dimension Blush

Mac Refined Golden Bronzing Powder

- Refined Golden Bronzing Powder ( Price$27.50 10g )

Mac Refined Golden Bronzing Powder is described as a finely spun golden with soft pearl. Its quiet pigmented it comes of more of a medium brown with a very subtle barely there shimmer. I think this bronzing powder is great for tan skin ladies it might come of a little orangey on pale skin tone. I don't usually contour with shimmery bronzer but once you apply this bronzer you cant really notice the shimmers. Refined Golden has been on my list for ages I'm glad I finally got it it will be a great bronzing powder for warming up the skin.

Mac Refined Golden Bronzing Powder

Overall

I'm really impressed with this collection its a hit with packaging and the products. I did skip on the eye shadows cause nothing caught my eye I didn't find the colors unique. I'm very happy with the blush and bronzer both will work great on my tan skin. I do wish there was no frosty lipstick in this collection cause I wanted more of those gorgeous packaging lipstick tubes. If you were to pick only a few items from this collection I suggest for you to check out the extra dimension blushes, Enchanted One and Mystical lipstick. Some of the products from this collection might not work on deeper skin tone I think it will be best to stop by Mac swatch the products and see what suits you better.

Mac Proenza Schouler Collection

Mac Proenza Schouler Collection

When I first heard Mac was teaming up with Proenza Schouler I was anxious for the collection to launch. If you're a sucker for cool packaging like me then you'll love this one. I love the metallic rainbow ombre packaging its pretty unique. I love how this collection was put together there's something for everyone. This collection contains 2 ombre bluses, 4 lipsticks, 2 lip liners, 4 nail polishes, 2 eye liners, and a special packaging 129SE powder/ blush brush.

MAC Proenza Schouler Collection
- Ocean City Blush ( Price $30.00 for 9 g )
- Mangrove Lipstick ( Price $22.00 for 3 g )

Mac Proenza Schouler collection was released last month and this is what I picked up from that collection. A few years ago Mac had released a collection with a few ombre blushes and I had only purchased 2 of those ombre blushes and missed out on the orange one. So when I saw Ocean City blush I had to get my hands on it and I'm so glad I did its not an exact dupe but its somewhat similar to the Ripe Peach ombre blush.

Mac Ocean City Blush

Mac Ocean City blush is described as a vivid orange ombre into tan shade with a matte finish. I'm a huge coral/peachy shade fan which is one of the main reason I gravitated towards this blush. The pigmentation is not the best Ive seen from mac but it is buildable and if you do a light hand application it gives you a beautiful flush of color. This blush can be worn as a everyday blush the tan shade helps tone the intense coral shade. This blush lasted about 8to9 hours of wear on me. The only complain I have is the compact its kinda hard to open I struggled to open it and scratched it a little bit.

Mac Mangrove Lipstick

Mac Mangrove Lipstick is described as a bright clean orange red with a matte finish. Mangrove caught my eye its a gorgeous bright coral red lipstick with a warm undertone. I think its safe to say everyone had their eyes on mangrove since summer is right around the corner this shade was definitely a must have for me out of all 4 lipsticks. The color payoff is amazing its really pigmented you can sheer it out by blotting but I would rock Mangrove just the way it is bright and bold. It averages about 5-6 hours of wear on me it did leave a sheer stain behind. This lipstick did not dry out my lips I didn't find a exact dupe for this lipstick Mac So Chaud is more orange , and Mac Scarlet Ibis is more deeper than Mangrove.

L-R Mac Ocean City Blush, Mac Mangrove Lipstick (Picture taken with flash)

L-R Mac Ocean City Blush, Mac Mangrove Lipstick (Picture taken without flash)

Mac Mangrove Lipstick

Overall
All though this collection comes with an amazing packaging I had to hold back and purchase the items that I know I would put to use. The nail polishes were a no go for me I'm not a big fan of mac nail polishes. If you do want to pick up one lipstick from this collection I would say go for Mangrove and if you're not a big fan of bright lipstick check out Woodrose and Pinkfringe. I already mentioned how much I love Ocean city its really a gorgeous blush for me its a must have. Check out www.maccosmetics.com you still have the chance to pick up the lipsticks. Unfortunately the blushes are sold out you can try calling your local mac store or nordstrom for availability.

This is what I received in my ipsy may glam bag. I can't do that no peeking thing before my bag arrives I'm very eager to know what I'm getting every month. This month I wasn't too happy about my glam bag but when I saw a Avene skincare product I was kinda excited since I heard a lot about that brand but never got to try anything from it. I don't know why I received that moisturizer for dry skin in my glam bag cause I have extremely oily skin and I'm pretty sure I mentioned it on the survey. I never heard of hey honey skincare brand but its a mask and I love masks so excited to give that a try. Pacifica eye shadow duo hmph that's a product I can live without and about the Sans Tan sunscreen all I can say is I hope it doesn't cause any breakouts.

Ipsy May Glam Bag

- Avene Thermal Spring Water

- Pur~lisse Pur~moist Hydra Balance Moisturizer

- Sans Tan SPF35 Sunscreen

- Hey Honey Take It Off! Exfoliating Honey Peel Off Mask

- Pacifica Mineral Eyeshadow Duo

Are you a ipsy member? If so what did you get in your May Glam Bag? Check out ipsy and join me if you haven't.

X O X O Mona

Weekend Chitchat

Happy Sunday everyone!!! I thought I'd share my Mani of the week with you all I'm not good at nail artsy stuff so this is as good as it gets. I love nude nail polishes and this is one of my favorite nude nail polish its Sephora OPI Nonfat Soy Half Caff I wish sephora still carried OPI nail polishes. The gold glitter is Julep Oscar nail polish.

Sephora OPI Nonfat Soy Half Caff

Julep Oscar Nail Polish

So this is the purchase of the day I love LOVE statement necklaces. I paid a visit to Zara and saw this gorgeous piece and it was the last one so I had to bring it home with me.

Necklace Zara

Mac Lipstick Quick Sizzle

Quick & Easy Bronze Look

Hey guys I did this super quick and easy bronzey look for Imats It literally took me 10 min hope you guys like it and try it out.

BROW
- Mac Spiked Eye Brow Pencil
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder

FACE
- Mac Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50
- Makeup Forever HD Foundation
- Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
- Hourglass Radiant Light Ambient Lighting Powder ( to set the concealer )
- Benefit Hoola Bronzer
- Mac Utterly Game Mineralize Blush
- Mac Soft & Gentle MSF
- Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural