If you didn't already know MAC is one of my favourite high end brands. I love pretty much everything in MAC and the packaging is so classy and seeing MAC products in my makeup collection genuinely makes me so happy (that sounds really pathetic but its true). So I thought I would share with you all of my happiness... I mean MAC products... anyway onto the makeup.
Of course I need to have lipsticks. 1) A person can't shop at MAC and not own a lipstick and 2) I am addicted to lipsticks.
From left to right: Hue, Russian Red, Party Line, Cyber and Up The Amp.
I currently have 5 MAC lipsticks, and trust me my wish list is quite long, but I am happy with my little collection so far and it will surely grow. Each lipstick has a different finish and although I would like to talk about them all, I'm sure this would take me hours to write and this post would be metres long. I am also typing this late at night as I couldn't sleep so I'm not sure how much of this will make sense. The finishes aren't really comment worthy, they all have great colour-payoff and have build able pigmentation. Most are quite moisturising although I do normally apply lip balm before the lip stick anyway so I don't really have an opinion on that. The only thing I will say though is that Russian Red has a Matte finish which isn't too drying (on my lips anyway) but if you have flakiness in your lips this lipstick will definitely detect it, so always remember to apply a lip scrub and balm first before any Matte finish lipsticks.
Hue is a lovely nude colour that is more on the orange/pink side of things. To be honest I don't really go for nude lips that often as bold lips are my favourite part of makeup but I do like this as a nice change sometimes.
Russian Red was my first Mac lipstick purchase and it is beautiful. It has blue undertones which make your teeth look extremely white; i think this is the most well known thing about this lipstick actually. I adore the colour, it is a true royal red (is that a colour? I don't know).
Party Line is a deep burgundy colour that sort of reminds me of wine. Although it isn't as dark as I would like I do still like wearing this lipstick.
Cyber is possibly my favourite of them all (it's a tie with Up The Amp). It looks almost black when you first look at it, it certainly frightened my mum when I showed her. However, it comes out as an extremely dark purple (not dark enough if you ask me, although I think I'm going through a black lip phase at the moment haha). This lipstick just makes me feel really tough and I'm loving it at the moment.
Up The Amp is a lipstick I like to call my 'Perrie Edwards' lipstick as I believe this is her signature lipstick colour (either this or Heroine). I am loving purple lips at the moment and the other purple lips I have are either on the darker side or a bit too pink for my liking. This looks a bit pink in the picture but I can assure you it looks like more of a cool-toned purple and I am in love with it.
Top row: Omega, Satin Taupe, Honeylust, Mythology
Bottom row: Charcoal Brown, Sketch, Woodwinked, Naked Lunch
Another MAC must-have is eyeshadows. I think this is what MAC is most famous for (correct me if I'm wrong). When people see those sleek, black, classy looking eyeshadow palettes they just melt. I currently have 8 eyeshadows and I am looking to buy one of those bigger 15 eyeshadow palettes.
Many of the eyeshadows I have are the most popular eyeshadows in the beauty world. If you are a MAC addict or a lover of all things beauty and you look at all the MAC eyeshadows in the shop you could automatically pick one of these up just by guessing. They are that popular. I am more of a neutrals kind of girl which is why I don't have many daring colours other than the slight pinks and purples. I honestly feel like it's going to take me forever to hit pan on any of these because there is so much product in one and you need the slightest bit of product on your brush because these eyeshadows are quite pigmented. I don't know much about the different finishes for each eyeshadow so I don't feel like I should comment on that because it probably wouldn't be any use or make sense so moving on.
This photo doesn't do this product any justice but it is probably my favourite product ever. I first saw this in Tanya Burrs Nicole by Missguided Collection Makeup Tutorial video and I fell in love. It is the Pressed Pigment in Deeply Dashing which is one of their bigger eyeshadows. It is EXTREMELY glittery so I recommend applying under eye concealer after applying this product to avoid too much messiness. It comes out a more warm orange-brown colour that looks so subtle and the glitters look very subtle too until you walk outside and you can see the shimmer. It is GORGEOUS. I am not a very big glitter person but I do agree that sometimes when you are feeling down, sparkle can always pick up your mood. I'm not sure if this is limited edition or a permanent product but MAC always come out with things similar to this.
Now onto skin makeup,
First is the Mineralized Skin Finish Natural and I'm in the shade Medium-Dark, which I think may be too dark for me, the lady who was helping me wasn't very good with matching the right colours to my skin. This is pretty much a very high coverage powder which I liked the sound of since I have teenage acne and want to find everything in the world to try cover it up. Which leads me onto my next product. I always wanted a concealer and the Pro-Longwear one scared me cause it's in a glass container, also I wanted a cream concealer. This is the Studio Finish Concealer and the lady matched me up to be NW20 which is too light for me (?!?). I use this either as an under eye concealer or if I'm wearing a paler foundation I use it all over blemishes and it is excellent. It has medium to high coverage and it is definitely build able and it stays on all day. It is definitely my favourite concealer.
This product I heard about in 2012 and it was actually my first major makeup purchase. This is the Peachy Keen blush and it is the prettiest coral/peach colour ever. It has some gold shimmer in it which looks lovely on the skin and it is extremely pigmented. In my opinion it suits all skin tones and seasons and would just look great with any makeup look.
These next products are both from the mineralised collection. The first is a mineralised blush in Warm Soul. I absolutely love this product it is my favourite blush at the minute. I love wearing this when I'm having lazy days as it can triple up as a contour, blush and highlight and also when I don't want too much going on on my skin, especially in autumn as I am either rocking dark eyes or lips and don't want my skin to look too much. This is a natural, light peach coloured blush with gold glitters in it which makes a nice highlighter. Speaking of highlighters, the next product is the Mineralised skin finish in Soft and Gentle which is my absolute holy grail of highlighters. I literally have not used another highlighter since purchasing this and I love it.
From left to right: Right Image, Next Fad
Both of these lip glosses were a present. I wouldn't have picked these colours otherwise. I don't think I look good in pinks to be honest. However, paired with the right lip stick these can look quite nice on. Right Image is a coral pink and it is a creme sheen glass. I thought this formula was quite sticky and I really did not like it at first. I'm not sure if I've warmed up to this product yet. Next Fad is a gorgeous colour that looks like a more orange/apricot version of Right Image and the formula for this one is a Pro Longwear Lip glass which I don't have a problem with. It doesn't have any qualities worth mentioning but it isn't sticky which is always a plus for me.
Lastly, are these Paint Pots. These remind me of a more classy and expensive version of the Maybelling Colour Tattoos. I'm not going to ramble on about these too much as I did a separate review of them earlier on my blog. Click here to read it. I think they can be great eyelid bases before eyeshadow or just as a nice wash all over the lids for a quick and easy makeup look for those lazy days. They have good pigmentation and the colour can definitely be built up.
That is all my MAC Makeup that I own as of right now. There are definitely a lot more MAC things I would like to buy but for now I am happy with my small collection (Its small in my opinion).
What is your favourite MAC Product? What MAC Product would you like to try next?
Thank you for reading!
Have a nice day :)
♥Cass
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