Purple and pink tropical look

I did this look the other day when I fancied something bright and colourful. Unfortunately my camera isn't very good and it didn't capture the brightness of the colours, but you get the idea anyway. :)

This is what I used to create this look:

Eyes:

Guerlain eyeshadow primer

Dior eyeshadow quint in #940 Tropical - turquoise (inner corner), light purple (middle of lid, above crease and lower lashline), dark purple (outer corner/crease), light pink (above crease)

Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Boysenberry/Amaretti (highlighter shade belowe brow bone)

Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Covet

Boots No7 Extreme Length mascara (black)

Cheeks:

Mac Two Virtues mineralize blush

Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Boysenberry/Amaretti (highlighter shade on top of cheeks)

Lips:

Mac Bubblegum lipstick

I guess this look could easily be created with Mac eyeshadows (or any other brand that offers bright coloured eyeshadows), but I don't know the dupes for these shades.

Here are some pictures of the products I used:

Christian Dior eyeshadows in #940 Tropical

Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Boysenberry/Amaretti

Mac Two Virtues mineralize blush

Mac Bubblegum lipstick

PS. I know that some of you found my blog by searching for images of Mac Pleasureflush MSF, so you might be interested to know that the highlighter shade of the Laura Geller Blush n Brighten is an EXACT dupe of Pleasureflush (it has the same veining as well!) and is therefore a more affordable option should you not wish to fork out $70+ on a Pleasureflush. ;) It came in a set (I dream of Italy 2), but is available on eBay and is really quite cheap, I think I've seen some for $15 or so. The blush is the same size as an MSF, so the highlighter bit is probably about 3 gramms or so, and you get a really pretty (not at all shimmery) blush as well. I think I might do a review of these lovely blushes from Laura Geller as they are well worth checking out.

Long time no speak

It's been a really long time since I last posted on here, I'm usually too busy browsing other blogs for reviews to bother with my own. :) I also spend a lot of time on eBay searching for new make up and limited edition treasures. But I do have some pictures I took a while ago and really wanted to show off, so here we go again. :)

Colour Craft look no. 3

Today's look was done using Mac Mineralize eyeshadow quad in Girlish Romp, Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Triple Fusion, Mac lipglass in Funky Fusion, plus Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Ransom, Mac Brow Set in Show Off and Le 2 de Guerlain mascara in Butterfly sparkle. I really like Girlish Romp, the colours are so soft and girly, and go together really well. Triple Fusion is lovely too, it works as a light blush/highlighter on me, very pretty.

Here are some pictures:

Another Colour Craft look

I have done another look today using my new Colour Craft goodies. To create the look I used Mac Mineralize Eyeshadow quad in Fashion Patch (except the black shade), Mac Mineralize Eyeshadow trio in Persuasive (dark blue shade for the outer crease), Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural and Shimmer in Medium, Mac Mineralize Blush in Daft Pink, and Mac lipglass in Crazy Haute. Other products used are Boots No7 Metallic eyeliner in Blue, Boots No7 liquid eyeliner in Sapphire, Maybelline Lash Stilletto Mascara and Mac Brow Set in Show Off. Here are some pictures:

Face of the day

After my big Colour Craft haul yesterday, I felt like using some of the products to create my look today. So I used Smooth Merge MSF as a blush and Eclectic Edge lipglass. On my eyes I used RMK eyeshadows in purple and pink to create this purple look. What do you think?

My Colour Craft haul

Everybody is posting about their Colour Craft hauls, so I couldn't be left out either. I was very upset yesterday when I looked on Mac's UK website and there was no sign of Colour Craft. I phoned my local Mac counter and a very confused MA told me that it was going to be out on the 15th. I later looked again on the website among the Mineralized producst and found the MSFs and blushes up already. Called another counter and was told (by a lot more clued up MA) that although it was going live on the website, CC would not be in the stores until Monday (that's the 13th). I then phoned Mac and asked if they were actually sending the orders out before Monday, was told yes, and if I order before noon, I can have it today. So.... I did, and here is what I got:

I didn't get Porcelain Pink as I already own it, but couldn't resist all the lovely MSFs. I also didn't get Style demon blush because I thought it might be too dark, but I will go to the Mac counter on Wednesday to check it out in person. I didn't get any of the lipsticks (will see in person, right now I'm thinking I'll might get Trimming talk and Madly creative), and also didn't get Pretty pattern and Nice mix up lipglasses as I wasn't sure about them, but having seen some swatches, I'm pretty sure I'll get Nice mix up on Wednesday. Not Pretty pattern as it looks too brown and boring to me. I got all 6 eyeshadows and they all look so pretty, can't wait to use them.

Here's a picture and some swatches of the lovely MSFs:

My favourite MSFs are Cheeky Bronze and Smooth Merge, and I also love Porcelain Pink, it's such a gorgeous soft pink colour. Also loving Hand finish and Daft pink blushes, they feel more like mini-MSFs to me, especially Hand finish.

I will also check out the Naked Honey collection on Wednesday, although I'm really only planning on getting the lighter shade of the highlighting powders.

My new storage solutions

I have recently purchased some nifty little storage units from eBay for keeping my stash in. I have a big make up collection and most of it is stored in boxes which isn't very easy to get at (they're under my chests of drawers). So I have bought a bigger 5 drawer unit and some smaller ones, and although they don't take anywhere near most of my stuff, I have managed to organize my eye products (liners, mascaras, etc.) and (drugstore) lipglosses, plus put all my Mac products in one, easily reachable place. See slideshow below: