Mac MALEFICENT

Got to admit, the image for this collection is pretty awesome. I wanted something from this collection because of the graphics ( sucker!!! ) I picked up the quad because it looked safe enough. It reminded me of the quint from Chanel that came out around Christmas of this year. You can see the two shades that are similar below. The Chanel shadows are softer and way more pigmented, and of course they are not quite the same shade.  

                                      

Chanel "Charming"

Needed a black liner. I have been using a cream liner that I like but by the end of the day it slides into my eyes and burns like crazy. I have to wash it off immediately. I hope this will stay put. I have used a felt tip liner before. I think it was the liner from lancome, but the same thing happens. It burns my eyes. We will see!

The highlighter only came in one shade. I'm sure it wasn't made with me in mind, but it is a brightener. It is suppose to bring a soft sheer wash of color to the skin. Use it over makeup for highlights, touch-ups or under makeup to brighten and prime. This is according to the description form mac. this is similar to YSL's touche eclat which I did have and liked alot. 

I want to go back and pick up the red lipstick even though I don't wear red lipstick very much. It just looks like a real pretty red. This is a pretty basic collection, nothing too special or exciting about it. I am looking forward to the Alluring Aquatic Collection that comes out online May 15th and in store May 22nd.  

Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation

A new foundation! I have been using this for a couple of months now and I love it! I have very oily aging skin. Well what does that mean? My skin is very oily but it is also very dehydrated. That's the aging part. It is really kind of bizarre to have skin that feels thirsty like it desperately needs water but feel like an oil slick. Some foundations tend to slide off my oily skin and leave me looking oily and blotchy.......lovely. I am very excited about this one. It is oil free and mattifying!

I have the shade Chestnut. I wasn't sure at first because it is a bit warm, but as you can see it blend into my skin perfectly. I would see it is a medium coverage and leaves the skin looking like skin. I like makeup to enhance not completely cover every flaw. I use half a pump and press it into my skin with my fingers. starting from the center working outwards. I avoid my forehead because I don't need foundation there. I then use a flat top kabuki ( Sigma F80 ) to blend it out.
Then I'm ready for whatever will come next.......depends on the day.

Divergent Swatches

How long did it take for me to get to this? bad blogger, bad. So here are my swatches!

ABNEGATION eye Palette

Most of the shadows are matte with the exception of Golden Honey, which is a shimmer. If you choose, you may layer the Transform color over the matte shades. I found that this shadow falls apart when layered it would probably behave better if it were used wet.

DAUNTLESS eye palette

I have to look to see if I swatched  diverge a beautiful mossy, bronzey green, so pretty. Dauntless ink is a very matte, very black and nicely pigmented. Serene vanilla is a good brown bone highlight color for brown skin. It doesn't go chalky and horrible.

ERUDITE eye palette

 My favorite palette because of the very safe neutral colors. As you can see burnt mahogany is matte but I put a bit of choose over top to show how it will add shimmer to base shadow. Choose is a lot like transform but seems to hold together a bit more. Transform just turns into fairy dust. 

and lastly the blush palette is called DIVERGENT CHEECK PALETTE (original )

The first swatch is the highlight gleaming pearl. It adds a golden highlight to the cheeks very pretty. Both blushes are quite nice. I have worn both shades. Obscure coral looks kind of scary in the "pan", but fear not brown skin can handle it. Misty rose can be a bit chalky looking, but if used with the gleaming pearl it gives the high points of the cheeks a rosy glow.

I am enjoying this palette as a whole. I think they are a good size, not to big or bulky and the end pieces that contain the glittery, transforming shades come off.

 I carry the glosses with me and apply them throughout my day. My favorite? Temptations Choice, yes the very shade I was least excited about trying. It adds a shimmer to any base shade and just livens it up, and I love the minty tingle they have. Go figure.

Divergent Limited Edition Collector's Kit

Have you seen this? I was on Sephora's website a few weeks ago and saw the collector's kit. The colors looked great and it was limited edition. Cool, i'll check it out, mais non. It was sold out on line I went to a few stores, sold out. I finally found one at the Sephora in JC Penney. First of all I didn't even know Divergent was a movie. I am guessing this kit and palettes are a nod to the movie. There is a multi- piece collector's palette that contains 3 eye shadows, a bronzer,blush and lip gloss for $32.50, a 7 piece nail art kit for $27.50 and  this collector's kit.

The kit contains 3 limited edition eye shadow palettes, a cheek palette, four lip glosses and a double ended brush, all for $59.50. The brush is a bit scratchy and I won't be using it. I have lots of other brushes that I prefer.  There is a little sleeve on the lid that contains 3 double sided cards that have inspiration looks on them so you can " get the look." I'm going to start with the 4 lip glosses.

FEAR NOT

I do love the packaging. They are plastic with a metallic plastic tapered cap. I like the flattened shape because when you set these down they don't roll away. It has a basic "doe foot" applicator.The formulation of all of these are very light and fluid. These are not thick and sticky. They also have a minty smell, like those plumping glosses. I know I can use these over the mauvey, rosey shades I tend to wear. 

Fear Not is a deep mauve color. if your lips are pigmented like mine it will blend in with your lip color and just give you a nice gloss, not a heavy " I just consumed a bucket of chicken " gloss.

NATURAL VIRTUE

Natural Virtue is a pale mauve shade. It is very pretty and will lighten deeper plum, or brown shade and make them more of a deep nude beige.

SUPREME RITUAL

I am wearing Naked 3 colors on my eyes!

Supreme Ritual is a pale "nude" color or a light beige gloss. It is lighter and more cool than Natural Virtue. This one was a bit more fluid than the other two also.

I was not very eager to try this one. I do not like shimmery, pearlescent gloss on my lips. They tend to make my full lips look greasy and gross. G & G not a good thing. I was very surprised when I put this one on. I actually like it!

Overall There isn't a dud in the bunch. I like all of these and I will be using them often. I do not mind reapplying lip products throughout the day. I have very dry lips and I always want something on them. I will be back to swatch the eye shadows and the blush in another post! TTFN!! 

Urban Decay Naked 3

Here we go again. Another Naked palette. I have the first one, skipped the second and had to get the third. I saw it on Kandee Johnson's youtube channel. since I do enjoy a good palette my interest was peaked. I ordered mine from the Urban Decay website. I have had it for a good week and a half. Here are my thoughts: It blows the original out the water. There are all new shades in this palette, no repeats! Yeah.The palette is again all neutrals but with a rosy tone. The shades are on the warm side and that is just perfect for me. Cool tones usually mean ashy. Some of the shades in the first palette came off a bit too ashy. Pretty, but ashy.

Strange,Dust,Burnout,Limit

Buzz,Trick,Nooner,Liar

Factory,Mugshot,Darkside,Blackheart

There is a two-ended brush included and it is not a throw away. I find myself reaching for it again and again. It is a very handy brush to pack on the color with one end, and blend with the other.

 
These colors are smooth, blend extremely well. There is only one dud in the group and that for me is, DUST. It is a dust of straight up glitter. That would not necessarily be a problem if the glitter would stay put. It tends to fly all over the place. The lightest shade looks scary, but it too blends very nicely and doesn't just sit an the lid. On the other end of the palette is BlackHeart, beautiful smoooth operator. It can be used as a liner completly dry. I like to use it at my lash line, blend it out and then use a cream liner.Be careful with this one you will have a bit of fallout. My favorite shade is Nooner. I use it as an allover lid shade, or a transition shade. I have not used the new Primers yet but I intend to at a later date. I use the original primer potion. When I use it up I will start on the samples. The original UDPP does tend to dry out my lids so I will be interested to see if the new ones are any better in that regard.

I am very pleased with this palette and give it two thumbs up!  

L'Oreal Lingering Mocha

I was flipping ( sorta' ) through the current issue of ELLE magazine and a little something caught my eye. I am still trying to find a lipstick that I can just grab and put on without a mirror. You have one I bet. You know that kind of lip color that will work no matter what you are wearing. A perfect my lip color, but better kind of color. Nude but not chalky or ashy. I saw this color and it looked perfect. I thought maybe the color in the magazine was just a bit too red and maybe it would be different in person. I found it it Target and it did look a bit spicy. They should have called it Spiced Mocha. I thought I would give it a try anyway.

                                                             "Spiced Mocha" Right?

This is the lip color worn by Uma Thurman for her ELLE cover shoot

 

On my hand it looks mauve, spicy mauve

It goes on smooth. There is very little slip, but as it wears it can feel a bit dry. It does not look particularly dry, but it feels that way on my lips. If you like a glossy finish this may not appeal to you. I used Hover Lip liner, by Mac.

 Lip gloss: Natural by NYX

 

My lips tend to feel dry so the semi matte finish bothers me. It looks great but just feels as though it's drying my lips out. I even use a lip balm before I applied the pencil and lip color. Love the color! and I have been reaching for it a lot as I'm running out the door!