LOTD MAC For Wonderwoman Lipglass in Emanicpation

Above: MAC Lipglass in Emancipation

Emancipation is a pretty shade of peachy pink with shimmer. I love the super size lipglass and the huge doe foot applicator. My lips are pretty full and I am a gloss fiend, so I go through glosses a lot. The oversized doe foot applicator fits on to my lips perfectly and covers my lips with gloss with just one swipe. Emancipation is a nice colour, but it comes off a little sheer. I would say it is a semi-opaque coverage. I find that because the colour is on the sheer side, gloss does settle into my lip lines. The colour is pretty but I find it a bit light for my skin tone and the shimmer gives off a white cast. Though a pretty colour, I would prefer to wear this over a more opaque and pigmented lipstick.

Above: MAC Lipglass in Emancipation

Fabulous Pinkish Purple Lips LOTD MAC Stylishly Yours Cremesheen Lipstick in Style Curve

Above: MAC Cremesheen lipstick in Style Curve

Happy New Year boys and girls. When I saw preview and swatch pictures of MAC’s limited edition Style Curve cremesheen lipstick, I knew it was the one thing I want to get from the Stylishly Yours collection. However, I put off getting it until New Years Eve and have to go the a counter that is just a little out of my way to have it. For a girl who loves pinks and purples, surprisingly, I don’t have any thing in this colour in my lipstick collection.

Style Curve is a lovely, fun and sexy shade of magenta: a perfect blend of pinkish purple. Although the colour looks cool and blue in the pictures, this shade is on the red and warm side of the spectrum with a bluish iridescent sheen to it. For a cremesheen, this is one of the most pigmented and opaque shades I have tried. Style Curve applies semi-sheer but the colour is easily buildable  to a completely opaque finish. It only takes three coats of lipstick to become opaque for me. MAC’s lipliner in Magenta is a perfect companion shade for Style Curve. Magenta liner will add an extra oomph to the colour and make it more opaque. On my lips, this lipstick is creamy and does not feel drying at all

Above: MAC Style Curve lipstick one layer on skin

Above: MAC Style Curve lipstick  3 layers on lips without Magenta liner

Above: MAC Style Curve lipstick 3 layers with Magenta liner

 

LOTD MAC Pink Cabana Lipstick with MAC I.Want.Candy Dazzleglass Creme

Above: MAC Pink Cabana lipstick with MAC I Want Candy Dazzleglass Creme

MAC’s Pink Cabana lipstick is a goodie I picked up a long time ago, 2007 to be precise and unfortunately it is a limited edition. Luckily I have a back up because it is one of my favourites pinks. It is a frost without giving a white cast against my skin tone like most frost finishes. The colour is nicely pigmented with a golden frost to it. I think it is similar to Lollipop Loving, but pinker and more opaque. Lately, I have been wearing pinks layered with MAC Dazzleglass Creme in I Want Candy. Pink Cabana and I Want Candy create a milky pink with golden shimmer. The greenish yellow shimmer adds a iridescent cast to the pink. The two colours together look peachier, milkier and the yellow tones down the pinkness.

Above: MAC Pink Cabana Lipstick

Above: MAC I Want Candy Dazzleglass Creme

Pure Confectionery LOTD MAC Lipstick Lollipop Loving + MAC I.Want.Candy Dazzleglass Creme

Above: MAC Lipstick Lollipop Loving layered with MAC Dazzleglass Creme I.Want.Candy on top

I love the pinky coral of Lollipop Loving with the slightly green iridescence to the colour. The colour is neutral and perfect for spring and summer. It runs on the sheer side because it is a glaze, but it can be layered to become more opaque. I find that the colour applies smoothest when I prepare my lips with a lip balm five to ten minutes before. Lollipop Loving was released with the Heatherette and Sugar Load collections. When it was first released in Lollipop Loving I used it almost everyday and within six months I used almost half the lipstick. I love the vanilla scent to it too. When it was released for Sugar Overload I didn’t hesitate to buy another one. Since I have been in a lipstick and gloss layering mood lately, I have been using Lollipop Loving a lot again. I really like to layer this with MAC Dazzleglass Creme in I.Want.Candy. Together the colours a peachy nude colour that is super glossy with a hint of greenish yellow shimmer. The combination looks like lipgloss version of Lollipop Loving, enhancing the green iridescence but toning down the pink. Both colours are limited edition.

Above: MAC Lipstick Lollipop Loving

Above: MAC Dazzleglass Creme I.Want.Candy

Dazzling in Tangerine LOTD MAC Digi-Pops Dazzleglass in Utterly Posh

Above: MAC Dazzleglass in Utterly Posh

I picked up MAC’s Dazzleglass in Utterly Post last year for their Euristocrats II 2009 collection. As you can tell I have used this colour quite a bit. MAC has released this colour again for their Digi-Pops collection, that is exclusive to The Bay (Canada) and Nordstrom (USA). Utterly Posh is a muted orange with brown tones. The gloss has micro glitter in pink, gold and orange. Texturally, it is thick and sticky, but that does not bother me because those attributes make the gloss longer lasting. It is a lovely colour to wear on its own because it is nicely pigmented. I also like to layer this with lipsticks and lipglosses. I have worn this shade in this FOTD.

Would You Wear Chartreuse Lipgloss? LOTD MAC Alice + Olivia I Want Candy Dazzleglass Creme

Above: MAC Alice + Olivia Dazzleglass Creme in I Want Candy

When I saw I.Want.Candy Dazzleglass Creme lipgloss in Alice + Olivia previews I was instantly curious and attracted to the colour. I thought the shock of yellow green is pretty and fun for summer. The colour is interesting on the lips, depending on your natural lip colour, it can create a different colour. On my medium pink lips, the chartreuse colour creates a peachy nude tone to my lips while reflecting a yellow green shimmer. The gloss is sheer and my natural lip colour shows through the yellow green shimmer. The gloss’ texture is creamy and not sticky; however, it does apply a bit blotchy and I had to help smooth the gloss over evenly with my fingers. After that, I let the gloss naturally set on my lips, which only takes a few minutes. The shimmer is subtle and this is not a glittery gloss. It is an interesting colour and I haven’t see a chartreuse colour gloss from MAC before.

I am not sure if I would be wearing I Want Candy alone on my lips too much, but I think with the right makeup, it would look very cool. I am thinking a smokey eye or even a nude eye look with a black liner. Perhaps a light golden green such as MAC Juxt and black liner with lots of black mascara? I do really like it as a layering gloss. I have paired the gloss with MAC Pink Cabana and Lollipop Loving lipsticks and it makes the pink and coral lipsticks more nude. I don’t think this colour is for everybody but I think it is worth checking out and trying it on at the store.

PS I actually think this would make a very pretty and HAWT HAWT HAWT nail colour. MAC are you listening?

LOTD MAC to the Beach Lipglass Flurry of Fun Review and Swatch

MAC’s lipglass in Flurry of Fun is a shimmery iridescent shade of tangerine. The light orangy shade is full of blue and pink shimmer, but it is dominantly blue. On my lips the colour is very sheer and picks up a lot of shimmer. In fact, my lips look rather frosty with the heavy dose of shimmer and iridescence in the gloss. Because of its lack of pigment on my lips and the strong shimmer, I think Flurry of Fun would make a better layering gloss over peachy and coral shades of lipstick and more pigmented glosses. The gloss’s texture is not as tacky as regular lipglasses, but the gloss still have a decent staying power of 3-4 hours for me. However, after eating and drinking the gloss has rubbed off, leaving only a layer of sparkle on my lips. Being that Flurry of Fun is a high gloss and sparkle lipgloss, I think it would be a nice layering gloss or an evening gloss for parties and clubbing.

LOTD Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in 78 Phoenix

Chanel’s Rouge Allure Laque in 78 Phoenix is a lovely shade of hot watermelon pink. I think Phoenix is perfect for summer. It is my favourite pink shade to wear during the spring and summer months. I love to have hot pink lips with a nude eye and black or brown liner. Phoenix is a fuchsia that runs warm against my skin tone. The colour applies much more pigmented and opaque then Ming 76. Phoenix lasted on my lips for 6-7 hours and that is after eating lunch and drinking water. I only need one layer to achieve full colour coverage and opacity. The colour is so pigmented that I don’t have bald and steaky spots on my lips. By the end of the day, I still have a nice dose of colour on my lips, minus the shine. At the end of the day, Phoenix looks like a lip stain but with a creamy look and texture to my lips. I love the way the Rouge Laque feels on my lips because it is smooth and creamy. It has a light sheen to it, so bellas that don’t like high, over the top shine will like this. Phoenix is also glitter and shimmer free. It is also non-sticky; however, since it is not sticky, it does have a bit of slip to it, I noticed that the colour did smudge out of my natural lip line. Despite this small drawback and that it is expensive ($39 CAD), I really like Chanel Rouge Laques and there is still one or two I want to get!

Spring into Corals LOTD MAC Prêt-à-Papier Lipglass in Fold and Tuck Review & Swatches

This April MAC introduced a limited edition line of spring neutrals, predominately featuring corals. If you love neutrals and corals this is a collection for you. Though some of the corals look quite similar, especially the lipsticks. MAC has pushed out a lot of corals and peachy tones lately. I love me some corals for spring and summer, even though I have quite a few coral lipsticks and lipgloss. For Prêt-à-Papier, I picked up Coral Crepe Paint Pot, which would be featured in the next post and Fold and Tuck Lipglass.

Fold and Tuck is a creamy shade of coral with just a hint of shimmer. It is decently pigmented and the texture is sticky, as of all the lipglasses. The sheen is evident but not over the top shiny. In the tube, Fold and Tuck reminds me of a peachier, more orange and less glittery version of MAC Wonderstruck Lustreglass, one of my all time favourite lipglosses. On my lips the colour is a pink based coral that looks like a shimmery cream. Although this gloss is decently pigmented, I find that it applies streaky and blotchy on me. I think this may be a better layering gloss on me.

LOTD Fun Ways to Wear Medusa’s Mineral Eye Dust: As Lipstick/Lipgloss! Burgundies, Berries, Golds and Champagnes

Above Medusa’s Makeup Mineral Eye Dust to left to bottom right: Magma; Volcano; Rising Sun; Desert Storm; Magma and Vanilla Latté.

Happy Easter Ladies! Yes it is time for another posting of using Medusa’s Makeup Mineral Eye Dusts as lipstick or lipgloss.  Since Medusa’s Mineral Eye Dusts are an all natural product, you can wear these anywhere, including your lips. This post will feature Rising Sun; Desert Storm; Pompeii; Vanilla Latté; Magma; Volcano. To prepare my lips, I used a liberal layer of lip balm but did not blot off the excess. Then I proceed with mixing the eye dust with Medusa’s Makeup Stick It Primer.

Also check out LOTD Reds; Purples; and Pinks.

Above: Magma

Magma: When used on my skin as eyeshadow, Magma is a metallic maroon with slight rosy tones. On my lips, Magma is very pigmented and opaque. As a lip colour it looks like a metallic rosy red that runs warm against my skin.

Above: Volcano

Volcano: This colour is a purplish metallic maroon. On my lips the colour looks like a rich dark berry with pink tones. Volcano reminds me of MAC Most Popular lipstick (lustre).

Above: Rising Sun

Rising Sun: I love this as eyeshadow and as a highlighting colour but on my lips it is BLEH. The colour is too light and gold for my skin tone. While the pigment is strong and opaque as eyeshadow, pigmentation is very sheer and blotchy as a lip colour. If I were to use this on my lips I would lightly pat the gold eye dust on pink or red lipsticks to create a gold iridescent finish; however, I will not wear Rising Sun alone on my lips.

Above: Desert Storm

Desert Storm: Like Rising Sun I like this as an eyeshadow but as a lip colour it does not look good. I was hoping some of the pink tones will show through to create a fantastic champagne golden pink but it looks just like Rising Sun. I would use it the same way as Rising Sun above.

Above: Pompeii

Pompeii: This is a deep dusty rose with golden tones as an eyeshadow. As a lip colour it is a pretty muted mid-tone rosy pink that is slightly metallic.

Above: Vanilla Latté

Vanilla Latté: Vanilla Latté has long been one of my favourite eye dusts from Medusa. It is the perfect golden pink champagne. On my lips it looks like a medium tone nude golden pink champagne. To me Vanilla Latté reminds me of a more nude and less pink version of NARS Orgasm lipgloss. Vanilla Latté It makes a lovely neutral with a bit of metallic finish.