MAC Punk Couture Winter Collection lipstick swatches

MAC Punk Couture Winter 2013 collection is set to release on December 26, 2013. Here are the lipsticks from this collection. My favorite is Instigator! All of the lipsticks are matte formula and are $15.

Instigator (matte)

Instigator is described as a deep, blackened plum.

Punk Couture (matte)

Punk Couture is described as a deep, blackened grape.

Studded Kiss (matte)

Studded Kiss is described as a Oxblood red.

Hautecore (Matte)

Hautecore is a matte black. This lipstick came out for Black Friday so I'm happy to see it come out with the Punk Couture collection.

Sexy Holiday Lips with Subtle Smokey Eye

I was asked by a few YT subscribers to recreate this look. I was in a hurry and decided to give a quick smokey eye a go for the day.

Products:
MAC Prolongwear concealer NC45
MAC Beluga eyeshadow
MAC Arena eyeshadow
MAC Shroom eyeshadow
MAC Soft Brown eyeshadow
Ardell lashes #106
Riri Hearts MAC "Good girl gone bad" blush
MAC In Extra Dimension skinfinish "Double Definition"
MAC Fixed on Drama lipstick
NYX Black Berry lip liner
MAC Prolongwear foundation NC50
CoverFX Matte setting powder
Maybelline eyestudio gel liner in Black
Maybelline The Falsies big eyes mascara
Maybelline eye studio master smokey eye pencil in Emerald Fury

MAC Divine Night Collection

Introducing the MAC Divine Night Holiday Collection for 2013! 

I only picked up 3 items because I was not completely impressed by most of the products.

Not that many pictures but there is a video below!

Lavish Living Mineralized blush

Private party

You've got it cremesheen glass

RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection

This has got to be the hardest collection I have ever had to get my hands on. I'm not even going to get into the waiting room drama since I know everyone had probably the same bad experience. After making a few phone calls I was able to place an order over the phone. I settled on 7 items:

Lipsticks: Talk that Talk, Nude and Who's that Chick

Nude

Who's that chick

Talk that talk

Bronzer/blush duo: Hibiscus kiss
Let me honest: I bought this for the packaging. However, after swatching it, I think it can be a very useful item. The bronzer portion is light on my skin so I'm thinking a light, natural highlight rather than bronzer. The blush is a pretty pink against my skin tone so it can work as a light, natural pink blush.

Blush: Bad Girl Gone Good
This is a lovely color. More of a  "I'm wearing blush but not really" kind of blush on my skin tone which is what I want for fall.

Prolongwear lip pencil: Talk that Talk
This pencil does NOT move! I have to scrub my wrist to get this off. I love the color. More of a deep plum with red/ruby undertones.

Cream Color Base: Diamonds
I love the way this glistens in the sun. I did use a makeup brush to swatch but for application to the face, fingers are best. It's beautiful and I think a must have for everyone!

Sexy Beetlejuice Inspired Makeup

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!!!

This has and will remain one of my fave movies for Halloween. I decided to do a less gruesome but more sexy makeup tutorial in honor of Beetlejuice. Enjoy.

MAC Vino lip liner
Sugarpill cosmetics "Burning heart" palette
Sugarpill cosmetics loose pigment in Absinthe
MAC Humid
MAC Carbon
Ardell #105 lashes
Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner
Makeup forever #92 eyeshadow
MAC feeling flush blush
Lime Crime aquataenia palette
Lime Crime Top Hattie loose pigment
Wet n wild Ferguson crest cabernet lipstick
MAC deep dark brunette fluidline
Urban Decay naked palette "hustle"

MAC RiRi Hearts MAC Summer: RiRi Boy & Heaux

(L-R: RiRi Boy & Heaux)

This review has been a long time coming but you guys know the long story right? If not, let me explain (I love Kevin Hart! lol)

So MAC released the RiRi Hearts MAC summer collection online with a waiting room (just like the first time) and I was in that room for 2 hours waiting. I went to the grocery store for an hour, came back and was still in the waiting room! So I ended up having my purchases on backorder. I'll admit that I was upset, but glad I could get the lipsticks I wanted. 

Both lipsticks arrived with a white substance on them. I assumed this was the wax from the machine used to make lipsticks, so I used 91% alcohol (just in case) with a Q-Tip to remove the white wax-like substance. 

Now on to the lipsticks.

First up is RiRi Boy. 

RiRi Boy Lipstick

I must say that it is a pretty color. It is a retro matte formula and described as a "vivid lavender." I would agree with this description. It's a very bright matte. The formula feels like velvet on the lips, but I will say make sure you use lip balm a few minutes before you apply or it will tug on you lips super hard!

RiRi Boy Lipstick

Bring on that Heaux!

Heaux Lipstick

It's a fun way to play with words for this "matte berry" color as MAC describes it. This went on very smooth with no tugging on the lips. Heaux, like RiRi Woo and Riri Boy is also of a retro matte formulation. Heaux pulls more red that berry on me. This is a very sultry color and is my fav of this collection.

Heaux Lipstick

Both Riri Boy and Heaux are sold out on online (http://www.maccosmetics.com/ ) and I don't know if there will be a restock. I hope so though...

Covergirl Clean Whipped Creme Foundation Review and Demo

Covergirl recently released a new foundation called "Clean Whipped Creme." It's a light whipped formula that claims to give the skin "a boost of moisture without the greasy, shiny finish." Covergirl claims that this foundation:

• Won't dry skin or clog pores 

• Gives 100% smooth natural look  

I decided to give this foundation a try in color #365 since I was that shade in the Covergirl nature luxe. The consistency is very light and airy. This foundation is more of a satin finish and not a matte finish. I applied the foundation using a wedge sponge (you can also use your fingers). It only took 4 hours before my T-zone became oily and that's after I set with setting powder. I can say that the coverage is not that great, but it can be built up to cover any desired areas and it does a great job of evening out your skin-tone.

This is a foundation that I would say is a "House foundation" meaning that I'd wear it at home for something light just incase I need to step out for a minute. This foundation is available in 10 shades. Check them out here: 

http://www.covergirl.com/face-makeup/foundation-makeup/whipped-cream-foundation

You can see the live demo below:

Urban Decay Fall 2013- All About lips!

Urban Decay has declared Fall 2013 as the season that's all about lips with the release of their fall collection. The collection consists of the relaunch of the 24/7 glide on lip pencils ($19) and some amazing lipsticks ($22). You can also look forward to a Naked pressed powder ($24), a brow box ($29) and 2 new nail polishes! This collection is on Urbandecay.com now and will be at other retailers like Ulta, Sephora and Macys later this July.

Here are a few of my favorites

Rapture Lipstick

Venom Lipstick

Jilted Lip Liner

69 Lip Liner

Anarchy Lipstick

MAC Tropical Taboo Collection Haul

MAC recently released it's Mineralized collection for the summer called "Tropical Taboo." I passed on the eyeshadows and stuck with 2 cremesheens, 2 blushes and the 159 brush. I also picked up ablaze lip liner since I missed it in the Fashion Sets collection.

First up are the blushes.

Simmer mineralized blush is described as a burnt rose with peach/gold pearl. I love that this blush gives so much sheen and just a pop of color without being too bright. It's beautiful on the cheeks!

Simmer

(L-R: Swirled colors, lighter color and darker color)

Next up is Sweet Samba. Sweet Samba is described as a dark pink with tan pearl. This blush is a burst of color! The dark pink is very pigmented so I suggest using it with a light hand.

Sweet Samba

(L-R: Tan color, Pink color, Swirled colors together)

Next up are the cremesheens! These are my very first and I love them! There were a total of 4 but I picked up 2 colors that I think are amazing for summer: Fever Isle and Narcissus.

(Top: Narcissus
Bottom: Fever Isle)

Narcissus

Fever Isle

The 159 is a duo fiber face brush and is a new brush to the MAC brush line. It is a described as a paddled shaped brush used to give smooth, refined application of blush and highlight to the face.